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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999. 2 In this Order “ the Order ” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a Articles 66 (discretionary payments out of the social fund) and 67 (budgeting loans: criteria for making awards) of the Order; b paragraph 53(3) and (4) of Schedule 6 to the Order (minor and consequential amendments) and Article 78(1) of the Order in so far as it relates to it; and c in Schedule 7 the repeal of sections 135(3) and 136(4)(e) of the Contributions and Benefits Act and Article 78(2) in so far as it relates to them, is 5th April 1999. Transitional provisions and modifications 3 1 Any question arising upon— a an application made before the appointed day for a payment out of the social fund; or b a review of a determination made subject to directions and guidance in force before the appointed day, shall be determined subject to directions and guidance in force immediately before the appointed day. 2 Until such time as paragraph 54 of Schedule 6 is commenced section 136(1A) of the Contributions and Benefits Act shall have effect as if references to “an appropriate officer” and “the appropriate officer” were references respectively to “a social fund officer” and “the social fund officer”. 3 In paragraph (1) “subject to directions and guidance” means— a directions given under section 134(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act and section 64 of the Administration Act; b general directions issued under section 136(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act and sections 64 and 147(5) of the Administration Act; and c guidance issued under section 134(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, and taking account of guidance and general guidance issued under section 64 of the Administration Act and general guidance issued under section 136(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act and section 62(3) of the Administration Act. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 31st March 1999.
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Charges Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Originating capital debt of the Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay (Decisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1999. 2 In these Regulations “employee” and “employer”, in relation to— a statutory sick pay, have the meanings given by section 159(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act; b statutory maternity pay, have the meanings given by section 167(1) of that Act. Application for the determination of any issue arising as to, or in connection with, entitlement to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay 2 1 An application for the determination of any issue arising as to, or in connection with, entitlement to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay may be submitted to an officer of the Board by— a the Department; or b the employee concerned. 2 Such an issue shall be decided by an officer of the Board only on the basis of such an application or on his own initiative. Applications in connection with statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay 3 1 An application for the determination of any issue referred to in regulation 2 shall be made only in writing, in a form approved for the purpose by the Board, or in such other manner, being in writing, as an officer of the Board may accept as sufficient in the circumstances. 2 Where such an application is made by an employee, it shall— a be delivered or sent to an office of the Board within 6 months of the earliest day in respect of which entitlement to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay is in issue; b state the period in respect of which entitlement to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay is in issue; and c state the grounds (if any) on which the applicant’s employer has denied liability for statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay in respect of the period specified in the application. Revocation of regulation 20 of the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 4 Regulation 20 of the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 25th March 1999. The Commissioners of Inland Revenue hereby concur. S. C. T. Matheson G. H. Bush Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 26th March 1999
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and duration 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Contributions, etc. (Decisions and Appeals — Transitional Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1999. 2 In these Regulations “the Transfer Order ” means the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999. Modification of enactments 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, until Chapter II of Part II of the 1998 Order (social security decisions and appeals) is wholly in operation, any enactment specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in column (2) of that Schedule. 2 Paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply with respect to— a any such question as is mentioned in— i paragraph (b) of section 15(1) of the Administration Act (questions for the Department) in so far as that question does not raise an issue of a kind specified in sub-paragraph (c), (d) or (e) of Article 7(1) of the Transfer Order (decisions by officers of Board), or ii paragraph (e) or (f) of section 15(1) of the Administration Act; b any question which is, by virtue of section 165(1) of the Pensions Act (determination of questions by Department), included in the questions to which section 15(1) of the Administration Act applies, or c any decision to which Article 4(6) of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (1999 Order) (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (decisions to which Part III of the Transfer Order is not to apply) applies. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 29th March 1999.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Implementation of action programme 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice to remedy contravention of regulation 3 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against notices requiring works etc. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOOD SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Specified Risk Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specified risk material for human consumption 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initial treatment of bovine, sheep and goat carcases in a slaughterhouse 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marking of sheep carcases 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation of unmarked carcases of sheep and goats 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presence of an official veterinary surgeon 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possession of unmarked carcases of sheep and goats 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arrival of carcases at listed premises 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation for the purposes of— a regulations 1 and 2, on 1st April 1999; b regulations 3 and 4, on 6th April 1999. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 . Amendment of regulation 44 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 44 of the principal Regulations (application for allocation of national insurance number) for “to the Department” there shall be substituted “either to the Department or to the Inland Revenue”. Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations 3 In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (application of Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 1973 to earnings-related contributions, Class 1A contributions and Class 1B contributions) in Regulation 26A(3) (payment of earnings-related contributions quarterly by employer) for “£600” there shall be substituted “£1,000”. Revocation 4 Regulation 2(2) of the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on Bryan Davis Assistant Secretary 24th March 1999. The Commissioners of Inland Revenue hereby concur. Nick Montagu S. C. T. Matheson Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 25th March 1999
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Science Park Foundation Limited (Funding) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 7th May 1999. Specification of the Foundation 2 The Northern Ireland Science Park Foundation Limited is hereby specified as a body to which the Department of Economic Development may make grants under paragraph (1)(b) of Article 30 of the Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on M. A. Warnock Assistant Secretary 26th March 1999. The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Order. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on D. W. Thomson Assistant Secretary 26th March 1999.
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 31st May 1999. Revaluation of earnings factors 2 The earnings factors for tax years specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, in so far as they are relevant — a to the calculation— i of the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit, or ii of any guaranteed minimum pension, or b to any other calculation required under Part III of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment), are directed to be increased for those tax years by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in the second column of that Schedule. Rounding of fractional amounts 3 Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in Article 2(a)(i) of this Order, as increased in accordance with this Order, would not but for this Article be expressed as a whole number of pounds, it shall be so expressed by the rounding down of any fraction of a pound less than one half and the rounding up of any other fraction of a pound. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 29th April 1999.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Protection from Harassment (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of Articles 1 and 5(3) to (9) of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 shall be 12th April 1999. Adam Ingram Minister of State Northern Ireland Office 22nd March 1999
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 25th March 1999. Amendment of regulation 25 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2 In regulation 25 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (entitlement ceasing on failure to comply)— a in paragraph (1)(a) after “requiring attendance under” there shall be inserted “an employment programme or”; b in paragraph (1)(b) for head (i) there shall be substituted the following head— i the claimant attends on the day specified in a notice under regulation 23 but fails to attend at the time specified in that notice (other than a notice requiring attendance under an employment programme or a training scheme), and the Department has informed the claimant in writing that a failure to attend, on the next occasion on which he is required to attend, at the time specified in such a notice may result in his entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance ceasing, and ; c for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 2 In this regulation, “an employment programme” and “a training scheme” have the meaning given in regulation 75. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 23rd March 1999.
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Disease of Animals (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 10th June 1999. Modification of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 2 For paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 there shall be substituted the following paragraph— Bovine tuberculosis 4 1 Subject and according to the provisions of this Order, the Department may by order provide for the slaughter of— a any animal affected with bovine tuberculosis or suspected of being so affected; or b any animal of a susceptible species which is or has been in contact with any animal referred to in paragraph (a), or which appears to the Department to have been in any way exposed to the infection of bovine tuberculosis. 2 An order under sub-paragraph (1) may provide for the slaughter of any animal under that sub-paragraph to be made subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the order. 3 In sub-paragraph (1)— a any reference to bovine tuberculosis includes any such form of the disease, or any such stage of its development, as may be prescribed by order made under that sub-paragraph; and b “animal of a susceptible species” means any animal or bird— i of a species kept for human consumption or the production of milk for human consumption; or ii of any other species which presents a serious risk of transmitting bovine tuberculosis to animals or poultry of the species referred to in sub-paragraph (i) or to humans. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on R. S. Johnston Assistant Secretary 28th April 1999.
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 12th April 1999. 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— “the Administration Act ” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; “the Up-rating Order ” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1999(c). Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date 2 Section 135(3) of the Administration Act (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act) shall not apply if a question arises as to either— a the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order; or b whether the conditions for the receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied, until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Administration Act. Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland 3 Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order. Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 4 In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 (prescribed circumstances for increase of an invalid care allowance)— a in sub-paragraph (a) for “£140” there shall be substituted “£145”; and b in sub-paragraph (b) for “£18” and “£140” there shall be substituted “£19” and “£145” respectively. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 5 In regulation 7 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance) for “£48·00” there shall be substituted “£49·50”. Revocation 6 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 18th March 1999.
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1999. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Modification of statutory provisions 2 The statutory provisions specified in column 1 of the Schedule shall have effect subject to the modifications specified opposite thereto in column 3 of the Schedule. Transitional provision 3 Any exemption, approval, authorisation, certificate, notice or direction granted or given or other thing whatsoever done, or having effect as if granted, given or done, for the purpose of any provision modified by these Regulations, shall, if in force immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations, continue in force and have effect as if granted, given or done in accordance with that provision as so modified. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on 25th March 1999. John J. L. Francey Assistant Secretary
SUPREME COURT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 12th April 1999. Fee to be taken on an application for a warrant of arrest 2 In Section 1 of the Schedule to the Supreme Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 after paragraph 24, there shall be added the following new paragraph— Warrants of arrest 24A On an application for a warrant of arrest under Article 5(3) of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 30·00 The application . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 11th March 1999 We concur Jane Kennedy Bob Ainsworth Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 16th March 1999
COUNTY COURTS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the County Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 12th April 1999. Fee to be taken on an application for a warrant of arrest 2 In Section IV of Schedule 1 to the County Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 after paragraph 3 there shall be added the following new paragraph— UNDER ARTICLE 5 OF THE PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1997 4. On an application for a warrant of arrest £10.00 . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 11th March 1999 We concur, Jane Kennedy Bob Ainsworth Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 16th March 1999
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 12th April 1999. 2 In these Regulations— a “ the Order ” means the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; b “personal injuries” includes any death and any disease or other impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition. Saving and revocation 2 1 These Regulations shall apply to any application for legal aid where the period of computation, as defined in Regulation 1(2) of the Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 , begins on or after 12th April 1999. 2 The Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 are hereby revoked save in their application to any case to which paragraph (1) does not apply. Persons eligible for legal aid 3 For the yearly sums specified in Article 9(1) of the Order there shall be substituted— a where legal aid is sought in connection with taking, defending or being a party to proceedings which include a claim in respect of personal injuries, for the yearly sum of “£8,571”, the yearly sum of “£8,751”; and b in any other case, for the yearly sum of “£7,777”, the yearly sum of “£7,940”. Contributions from persons receiving legal aid 4 For the yearly sum of “£2,625” specified in Article 12(1)(a) of the Order there shall be substituted the yearly sum of “£2,680”. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 16th March 1999.