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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (No. 1) (England) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 13th August 1999. Exemption of cleaning of buildings 2 The cleaning of buildings by the Council of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out– a for the purposes of a school maintained by a defined authority; and b during the period beginning with 13th August 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000. Exemption of maintenance of ground 3 The maintenance of ground by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as– a it is carried out during the period beginning with 13th August 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000; and b it is restricted to the planting and tending of trees on land which forms part of, or adjoins, a site on which the Council provide housing accommodation under Part II of the Housing Act 1985 . Exemption of repair and maintenance of vehicles 4 The repair and maintenance of vehicles by Essex County Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out at the Coval Lane Repair Depot, Chelmsford, during the period beginning with 1st October 1999 and ending immediately before 1st January 2000. Exemption of managing sports and leisure facilities 5 The management of sports and leisure facilities shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out– a by Chichester District Council at the Westgate Centre, Chichester; b by Sevenoaks District Council at the Sevenoaks Leisure Centre, during the period beginning with 13th August 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000. Exemption of security work 6 Security work shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out by Essex County Council– a at the County Hall complex, the Judges Lodgings or the Shire Hall (all at Chelmsford); b on any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday; c between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.; and d during the period beginning with 1st October 1999 and ending immediately before 1st January 2000. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Alan Meale Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 16th July 1999
PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER 1 This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Commissioner (No. 2) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 19th August 1999, save for Article 5 which shall come into force on 6th September 1999. 2 Schedule 2 to the Act shall be amended by the deletion of the entries “Countryside Commission”, “Monopolies and Mergers Commission”, “Office of Public Service”, “Rural Development Commission” and “Youth Justice Board” and by the insertion in the appropriate place in alphabetical order of the entries “Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales”, “Alcohol Education and Research Council”, “Britain–Russia Centre and the British East–West Centre”, “British Association for Central and Eastern Europe”, “Cabinet Office”, “Competition Commission”, “Countryside Agency”, “Gaming Board for Great Britain”, “North of Scotland Region Electricity Consumers' Committee”, “Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Scotland” and “Youth Justice Board for England and Wales”. 3 Schedule 2 shall be further amended by the substitution for Note 6 of the following Note— 6 The reference to the Cabinet Office does not include any of the Secretariats, the Joint Intelligence Organisation or the office of the Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service, but includes the executive agencies of the Cabinet Office and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the service of the Cabinet Office, and the reference to the Treasury includes its subordinate departments and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the service of the Treasury. . 4 Schedule 4 to the Act shall be amended by the substitution, for the entry “Child support appeal tribunals constituted under section 21 of the Child Support Act 1991”, of the entry “appeal tribunals constituted under Chapter I of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998”. 5 Schedule 4 to the Act shall be further amended by the deletion of the entry “Medical appeal tribunals constituted under section 50 of that Act”. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
MAGISTRATES' COURTS 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Hague Convention Countries) Rules 1999 and shall come into force on 16th August 1999. 2 In these Rules, a rule or Schedule referred to by number means the rule or Schedule so numbered in the Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Hague Convention Countries) Rules 1980 . 2 In rule 4A(1)(c) the words “or revocation” shall be omitted. 3 In Part II of Schedule 2 (Notice to payee that maintenance order has not been registered) for the words “one calendar month” there shall be substituted the words “two calendar months”. 4 In Part II of Schedule 2 (Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972) for both occurrences of the word “complaint” there shall be substituted the word “application” and for both occurrences of the word “complainant” there shall be substituted the word “applicant”. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 12th July 1999
CONTRACTING OUT Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Highway Functions) Order 1999 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires: “the 1980 Act ” means the Highways Act 1980 ; “the 1991 Act ” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 ; “highway” has the same meaning as it has in section 328 of the 1980 Act; “highway authority” has the same meaning as it has in section 1 of the 1980 Act; “highway connected land” means land which does not form part of the highway but which has been acquired by a local highway authority in connection with a highway under section 239(1) or (4) or section 246 of the 1980 Act or otherwise; and “local highway authority” has the meaning given in section 329(1) of the 1980 Act. 3 In Schedule 1 to this Order, any expression used in the 1980 Act has the same meaning as it has in that Act unless the context otherwise requires. 4 In Schedule 2 to this Order, any expression used in the 1991 Act has the same meaning as it has in that Act unless the context otherwise requires. Contracting out of functions of local highway authorities 2 Any function of a local highway authority which is conferred by or under any of the provisions described in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to this Order may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by the local highway authority whose function it is. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 20th July 1999 Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 22nd July 1999
CIVIL AVIATION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Yugoslavia (Prohibition of Flights) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 9th August 1999. Revocation 2 The Yugoslavia (Prohibition of Flights) Regulations 1998 are hereby revoked. Interpretation 3 In these Regulations “the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation ( EC ) No. 1064/1999 of 21 May 1999 imposing a ban on flights between the European Community and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1901/98 . Prohibition on flights 3 Save where article 102 (Restriction with respect to carriage for valuable consideration in aircraft registered outside the United Kingdom) of the Air Navigation (No. 2) Order 1995 is contravened, any person operating an aircraft which takes off from or lands in the United Kingdom contrary to article 1 of the Council Regulation shall be guilty of an offence under these Regulations. 4 Any person who, knowingly and intentionally, participates in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the provisions of articles 1 and 2 of the Council Regulation contrary to article 5 of the Council Regulation shall be guilty of an offence under these Regulations. 5 1 Any person guilty of an offence under these Regulations shall be liable– a on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; b on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both. 2 Where an offence under these Regulations has been committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 3 Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, paragraph (2) above shall apply in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with his functions of management as if he were a director of the body corporate. 4 Where a Scottish partnership is guilty of an offence under these Regulations and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner, he as well as the partnership shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 5 Proceedings against any person for an offence under these Regulations may be taken before the appropriate court in the United Kingdom having jurisdiction in the place where that person is for the time being. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 15th July 1999
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999. 2 In these Regulations, “ the Regulations ” means the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 , and a regulation referred to by number alone means the regulation so numbered in the Regulations. Amendments to the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 2 1 In the Regulations: a for the expression “taxing master”, wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “costs judge”; b for the expression “Chief Taxing Master”, wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “Senior Costs Judge”. 2 In regulation 4: a the following definition shall be inserted after the definition of “appropriate authority”: “costs judge” means a taxing master of the Supreme Court; ; b the definition of “taxing master” shall be deleted. 3 In regulation 11(7), for “instituted by an originating summons in the Queen’s Bench Division” there shall be substituted “brought in the Queen’s Bench Division, follow the procedure set out in Part 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 ,”. 3 1 In regulation 6(2), after “shall be accompanied by”, there shall be inserted “receipts or other evidence of the applicant’s payment of the costs claimed, and”. 2 In regulation 6(3): a at the end of sub-paragraph (b), “and” shall be deleted; and b there shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (c) the following: and d contain either full particulars, including the date and outcome, of any claim that regulation 44(7) of the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 should be applied in respect of any work comprised in the claim under these Regulations, or a certificate by the solicitor that he has not made, and will not make, any such claim. . Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Keith Vaz Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor’s Department Dated 14th July 1999
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Holme Lacy College (Dissolution) Order 1999, and shall come into force on 1st August 1999. 2 On 1st August 1999 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Pershore and Hindlip College. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the corporation immediately before 1st August 1999 as if the references in that section– a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the operative date were to 1st August 1999; c to the transferor were to the corporation; and d to the corporation were to Pershore and Hindlip College. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 25th June 1999
BROADCASTING Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Independent Analogue Broadcasters (Reservation of Digital Capacity) (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 17th July 1999. Amendment to The Independent Analogue Broadcasters (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 1996 2 For article 1(2)(i) in Part I of the Independent Analogue Broadcasters (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 1996 there shall be substituted– i in Part II, “qualifying company” has the same meaning as in section 24(6) of the 1990 Act and in Part III, “qualifying company” has the same meaning as in section 57(1B) of the 1990 Act. . 3 For article 9 in Part III of the Independent Analogue Broadcasters (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 1996 there shall be substituted– 9 1 The C5/S4C multiplex licence shall include, in addition to the conditions referred to in section 12(1) of the 1996 Act, such conditions as appear to be appropriate to the Commission for securing that, in consideration of the making of such payments as are specified in paragraph (2) below, the holder of the C5/S4C multiplex licence will use the digital capacity specified in the direction of the Secretary of State referred to in article 8(1) for the broadcasting of services provided by the holder of the Channel 5 licence and by– a the Welsh Authority, or b the Welsh Authority and one or more qualifying companies which either is or are controlled by the Welsh Authority. 2 The payments referred to in paragraph (1) above are– a payments made by the holder of the Channel 5 licence, and b payments made by either– i the Welsh Authority, or ii the Welsh Authority and one or more qualifying companies which either is or are controlled by the Welsh Authority, as are from time to time agreed between each of them respectively and the holder of the C5/S4C multiplex licence or (in default of agreement) determined by the Commission. . Janet Anderson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 15th July 1999
DESIGNS 1 These Rules may be cited as the Patent Office (Address) (Revocation) Rules 1999 and shall come into force on 10th August 1999. 2 The Patent Office (Address) Rules 1991 are hereby revoked. Kim Howells, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 13th July 1999
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (Interim Period Extension) Order 1999, and shall come into force forthwith. 2 The interim period specified by section 1(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1974 shall continue until 16th July 2000. Marjorie Mowlam One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 14th July 1999
ROAD TRAFFIC Commencement and citation 1 This Order may be cited as The A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route Experimental Traffic Order 1998 Experimental Variation Order 1999, and shall come into force on 2nd August 1999. Variations 2 The A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route Experimental Traffic Order 1998 is varied by the following provisions of this Order. 3 In schedule 1 item 3 is substituted as follows:– Stanstead Road link road between the north arm and south arm, 3 both sides of the carriageway west of the eastern island (including the island situated between the eastern island and western island); and both sides of the carriageway east of that island. 4 In schedule 1 item 5 is substituted as follows:– Catford Road, 5A north side, from its junction with Catford Hill, to a point 65.0 metres west of its junction with Rushey Green. 5B south side, from its junction with Catford Hill, to a point 40.0 metres west of its junction with Rushey Green. 5C both sides of the northern limb, between its junction with Rushey Green and a point 65.0 metres west of that junction. 5D both sides of the southern limb, between its junction with Rushey Green and a point 40.0 metres west of that junction. 5E both sides of the road between the northern limb of Catford Road and the southern limb of Catford Road adjoining the island site on the west of Rushey Green. 5 In schedule 4 item 6 is substituted as follows:– Stanstead Road link road between the north arm and south arm, 6 both sides of the carriageway west of the eastern island (including the island situated between the eastern island and western island); and both sides of the carriageway east of that island. 6 In schedule 4 item 7 is substituted as follows:– Stanstead Road link road between the north arm and south arm, 7 west side of the carriageway east of the eastern island from the projected southern kerbline of Stanstead Road (north arm), south for a distance of 3.0 metres. 7 In schedule 4 item 8 is deleted. 8 In schedule 4 item 15 is substituted as follows:– Catford Road, 15 south side, from its junction with Catford Hill, to a point 40.0 metres west of its junction with Rushey Green. 9 In schedule 4 item 17 is substituted as follows:– Catford Road, 17A north side, from a point 34.0 metres east of the eastern boundary of Thomas Lane, to a point 65.0 metres west of its junction with Rushey Green. 17B both sides of the northern limb, between its junction with Rushey Green and a point 65.0 metres west of that junction. 17C both sides of the southern limb, between its junction with Rushey Green and a point 40.0 metres west of that junction. 17D both sides of the road between the northern limb of Catford Road and the southern limb of Catford Road adjoining the island site on the west of Rushey Green. Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 13th July 1999
DISABLED PERSONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Goods, Facilities, Service and Premises) Order 1999. Code of Practice 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Code of Practice on the Rights of Access to Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises ( ISBN 0–11–271055–7), issued by the Secretary of State under section 51(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 on 29th June 1999, is 1st October 1999. Revocation 3 The Code of Practice on the Rights of Access to Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises (ISBN 0–11–762432–2) referred to in the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Goods, Services, Facilities and Premises) Order 1996 is revoked with effect from 1st October 1999. Margaret Hodge Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment and Equal Opportunities, Department for Education and Employment 8th July 1999
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 This Order may be cited as the A5 Trunk Road (Nesscliffe Bypass) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 5th August 1999. 2 In this Order all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway. 2 The new highway which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the route described in the Schedule to this Order shall become a trunk road from the date when this Order comes into force. 3 The centre line of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy black line on the plan numbered HA10/2WM176–1, marked “The A5 Trunk Road (Nesscliffe Bypass) Order 1999”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and deposited at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Ashdown House, Zone 2, Room 2/A4, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE. 4 The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of the new trunk road that– a where the highway is maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained by that authority, and b where the highway is not so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question, until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the new trunk road is opened for traffic. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions J P Boud Director Highways Agency Project Services Division 1st July 1999
CORONERS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) (Amendment) Order 1999. Commencement and application 2 1 This Order shall come into force on 1st September 1999. 2 This Order shall not have effect in relation to any inquest begun before the day on which it comes into force or to any post-mortem examination which, before that day, a coroner has directed or requested a medical practitioner to make. Amalgamation of coroners' districts 3 The existing Sandwell North coroner’s district and Sandwell South coroner’s district of the County of West Midlands shall be amalgamated to form one coroner’s district to be known as the Sandwell coroner’s district. Consequential amendments 4 The West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) Order 1974 shall be amended as follows– a in article 3, for the word “seven” there shall be substituted the word “six”, and b in the Schedule, for the two entries relating to Sandwell North coroner’s district and Sandwell South coroner’s district there shall be substituted the following entry– Sandwell coroner’s district The district of Sandwell . Gareth Williams Minister of State Home Office 12th July 1999