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EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (London Residuary Body) (Property Transfer) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 31st August 1996. 2 1 Article 4(10) of the Education (London Residuary Body) (Property Transfer) Order 1992 ( “the principal Order”) shall be revoked and the condition that the Hackney Sixth Form Centre, Cassland Road, E9 shall be disposed of and the proceeds of sale dealt with as required by Article 4(9) of that Order, if the former Shoreditch School and Site is brought into use as specified in Article 4(6A) of that Order, shall not apply. 2 The words “or (10)” in article 4(4) of the principal Order shall be revoked. James Paice Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 6th August 1996
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations, which extend to Great Britain, may be cited as the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 8th August 1996. Extension of power to make regulations 2 1 For the purposes only of enabling regulations under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to be made to implement any obligation imposed by any of the Directives or to deal with any matter arising out of or related to any such obligation, the reference to dangerous substances in section 1(1)(c) of that Act shall have effect as if it included a reference to environmentally hazardous substances. 2 In this regulation — a “the Directives” means — i Council Directive 94/55/ EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road, ii Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail, and iii European Parliament and Council Directive 94/63/EC on the control of volatile organic compound ( VOC ) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations; and b “environmentally hazardous substances” means substances which are dangerous to the environment (whether or not they are already within section 1(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 as dangerous substances). Signed by order of the Secretary of State. John Bowis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 7th August 1996
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. Revocation and transitional provision 2 1 The Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions) Regulations 1994 are hereby revoked. 2 Notwithstanding paragraph (1), regulation 4 of those Regulations (and the provisions of regulation 1 of, and the Schedule to, those Regulations so far as they relate to regulation 4) shall have effect in relation to the school year beginning in 1996 and any pupil who enters the first year of the fourth key stage in that year as if regulation 4(2)(b) of those Regulations referred to an examination to be held in that school year. 3 In this regulation “school year” has the meaning given to that expression in section 3(6) of the Education Reform Act 1988, and the reference to the fourth key stage is, subject to the operation of section 3(4) to (6) of that Act, a reference to the period set out in paragraph (d) of section 3(3) of that Act. James Paice Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 6th August 1996
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as The Brunel College of Arts and Technology and South Bristol College (Dissolution) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. 2 On 1st September 1996 the Old Corporations shall be dissolved and all of their respective property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the New Corporation, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by either of the Old Corporations immediately before 1st September 1996 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 September 1996; c to the transferor were to either of the Old Corporations (as the case may be); and d to the corporation were to the New Corporation. James Paice Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department for Education and Employment 6th August 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Bedford Borough Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 3rd September 1996. Exemptions 2 The management of sports and leisure facilities by the Bedford Borough Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is undertaken at the Oasis Beach Pool, Cardington Road, Bedford before 1st April 1998. 3 The management of sports and leisure facilities by the Suffolk Coastal District Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is undertaken at The Sports Centre, High Road East, Felixstowe, Suffolk before 1st January 1999. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 6th August 1996
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE,ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities in England) (General Dental Services Incentive Schemes) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. Prescribed functions of Health Authorities in England 2 1 For the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of the National Health Service Act 1977, the two functions set out in paragraphs (2) and (3) are prescribed functions of each Health Authority in England. 2 The first function referred to in paragraph (1) is, where the Health Authority considers it appropriate to do so, to propose to the Secretary of State for his approval one or more schemes for making payments to general dental practitioners whose names are included in the Authority’s dental list, being schemes designed to increase the availability of general dental services in the Authority’s area. 3 The second function referred to in paragraph (1) is to establish, operate, make payments under, and monitor each such scheme as relates to the Authority’s area and has received the approval of the Secretary of State. 4 Each Authority in whose area such a scheme has been approved by the Secretary of State shall provide him with information relating to the functioning of each such scheme and to the use of sums paid under it. 5 In paragraph (2), “dental list” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 . Stephen Dorrell One of her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State(Department of Health) 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1996. 2 Regulation 4 shall come into force on 1st September 1997 and all other regulations shall come into force on 1st September 1996. 2 The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations. 3 1 Regulation 36B shall be amended as follows. 2 Paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) (being spent provisions) shall be omitted. 3 For paragraph (9), there shall be substituted the following paragraph — 9 Subject to paragraph (11A), the requirements of this paragraph are that a speed limiter fitted to a paragraph (2) vehicle must be set at a speed not exceeding 85 km/h and the stabilised speed of the vehicle must not exceed 90 km/h. . 4 After paragraph (11) there shall be inserted the following paragraph — 11A Where — a a speed limiter fitted to a paragraph (2) vehicle is set at a particular speed above 85 km/h (approximately 52.8 mph); and b the processes used in the construction of the vehicle, the speed limiter and its other equipment were such as to ensure that, with the speed limiter set at that particular speed, the vehicle would have a stabilised speed of not more than 90 km/h (approximately 55.9 mph), the speed limiter of the vehicle shall, for the purposes of paragraph (9) and regulation 70A, be deemed to have been set at a speed of 85 km/h. . 5 After paragraph (12), there shall be inserted the following paragraph — 12A Until 1st September 1997, paragraph (11A) shall have effect with the omission of the words “and regulation 70A”. 6 In paragraph (15) — a the words ““set speed”,” shall be omitted; b the word “and” immediately before the definition of “relevant speed” shall be omitted and after that definition there shall be inserted — “set speed”, in relation to a paragraph (1) vehicle, has the same meaning as in regulation 36A; and subject to paragraph (11A), “set” in relation to a speed limiter fitted to a paragraph (2) vehicle, has the same meaning as in Community Directive 92/6; and references to the speed at which a speed limiter is set shall be construed accordingly. . 4 In regulation 70A, there shall be inserted at the beginning of paragraph (3) the words “Subject to regulation 36B(11A),”. 5 In Table I of Schedule 2, after item 64 there shall be inserted the following item — 64A 92/6 10.2.92 L57, 2.3.92, p.27 The installation and use of speed limitation devices Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Steven Norris Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 22nd July 1996
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. Amendment of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 2 1 The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation. 2 In regulation 6 (applications for vocational training numbers) in paragraph (3)(a) for “(bb)” there shall be substituted “(2A)”. 3 In each of regulations 25(1)(b) (recovery of overpayments) and 31(b) (overpayments) for “regulation 8” there shall be substituted “regulation 4(1)” . 4 In Schedule 1 (terms of service for dentists)– a in paragraph 4 (a continuing care arrangement), in sub-paragraph (3) after “sub-paragraph (2)(c)” there shall be inserted “(and also in paragraph 5(2)(c))”; b in paragraph 5 (a capitation arrangement), for head (c) of sub-paragraph (2) there shall be substituted– c the care and treatment which is to be provided includes any of the items of treatment mentioned in paragraph 4(3). ; c in paragraph 8 (duration and extension of a continuing care arrangement), for sub-paragraph (1) there shall be substituted– 1 A continuing care arrangement shall lapse at the end of the 16th month beginning with the month in which– a the patient was first accepted by the dentist under the continuing care arrangement; or b it was extended, or was last extended, in accordance with sub-paragraph (3). ; d in paragraph 9 (duration and extension of a capitation arrangement)– i for sub-paragraph (1), there shall be substituted– 1 A capitation arrangement shall lapse at the end of the 16th month beginning with the month in which– a the patient was first accepted by the dentist under the capitation arrangement; or b it was extended, or was last extended, in accordance with sub-paragraph (3). ; and ii in sub-paragraph (3), “, but the arrangement may not be extended more than once in the same calendar year” shall be omitted; e in paragraph 31 (information about NHS charges) after the word “Board” there shall be inserted “may”; f in paragraph 31A (complaints) in sub-paragraph (6)(e) for “practice” there shall be substituted “dentist”; and g in paragraph 31C (returns) , in sub-paragraph (1) after “is” there shall be inserted “included”. Transitional arrangements 3 A continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement entered into before 1st September 1996 but still current on that date shall continue to have effect as if regulation 2(4)(c) and (d) of these Regulations had not come into force, until such time as the arrangement lapses, is terminated or is extended. George Kynoch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th August 1996
IMMIGRATION 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996. 2 In this Order “the Act”means the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. 2 The provisions of the Act which are specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 26th July 1996; the provisions specified in Part II of the Schedule shall come into force on 1st September 1996; and the provisions specified in Part III of the Schedule shall come into force on 1st October 1996. Ann Widdecombe Minister of State Home Office 25th July 1996
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS,MARRIAGES, ETC. ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Accounting) Amendment Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 30th August 1996. 2 In these Regulations “the 1968 Regulations ” means the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968 . Changes to accounting procedures 2 In regulation 87(1) of the 1968 Regulations (rendering of accounts), for the words from “each period of 3 months” to “respectively” there shall be substituted the words “the period of 12 months ending on the 31st March each year”. Transitional provision 3 For the period ending on 31st March 1997, regulation 87(1) of the 1968 Regulations shall have effect as if for the words substituted by regulation 2 above there had been substituted the words “the period beginning on 1st July 1996 and ending on 31st March 1997”. Given under my hand on 31 July 1996 Dr. D. Holt Registrar General Signed by authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Angela Knight Economic Secretary to the Treasury 3 August 1996
CHEMICAL WEAPONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 (Commencement) Order 1996. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996, except for section 39, is 16th September 1996. Anthony Nelson Minister for Trade, Department of Trade and Industry 3rd August 1996
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. Amendment of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 2 1 Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (terms of service for dentists) shall be amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 4 (a continuing care arrangement), in sub-paragraph (3), after “sub-paragraph (2)(c)” there shall be inserted “(and also in paragraph 5(2)(c))”. 3 In paragraph 5 (a capitation arrangement), for head (c) of sub-paragraph (2) there shall be substituted— c the care and treatment which is to be provided includes any of the items of treatment mentioned in paragraph 4(3). . 4 In paragraph 8 (duration and extention of a continuing care arrangement), for sub-paragraph (1) there shall be substituted— 1 A continuing care arrangement shall lapse at the end of the 16th month beginning with the month in which— a the patient was first accepted by the dentist under the continuing care arrangement; or b it was extended, or was last extended, in accordance with sub-paragraph (3). . 5 In paragraph 9 (duration and extension of a capitation arrangement)— a for sub-paragraph (1), there shall be substituted— 1 A capitation arrangement shall lapse at the end of the 16th month beginning with the month in which— a the patient was first accepted by the dentist under the capitation arrangement; or b it was extended, or was last extended, in accordance with sub-paragraph (3). ; and b in sub-paragraph (3), “, but the arrangement may not be extended more than once in the same calender year” shall be omitted. Existing arrangements 3 A continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement entered into before 1st September 1996 but still current on that date shall continue to have effect as if regulation 2(4) and 2(5) of these Regulations had not come into force, until such time as the arrangement lapses, is terminated or is extended. Stephen Dorrell One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State (Department of Health) 5th August 1996
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on September 1996. Abnormal loads 2 For Parts I and II of the Table to Regulation 2 of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (“the 1995 Regulations ”) there shall be substituted the following: — PART I Time of Commencement of Passage Charge Overall width Greater than 2.75 metres and not more than 6.1 metres Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours £38 Greater than 2.75 metres and not more than 6.1 metres Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours £18 Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £173 Overall length Greater than 18.3 metres and not more than 27.4 metres Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours £38 Greater than 18.3 metres and not more than 27.4 metres Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours £18 Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £173 Total weight of vehicle Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £173 PART II Time of Commencement of Passage Charge Overall width Greater than 3.65 metres and not more than 6.1 metres Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours £38 Greater than 3.65 metres and not more than 6.1 metres Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours £18 Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £173 Overall length Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £173 Total weight of vehicles Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £173 Dangerous goods 3 In regulation 3 of the 1995 Regulations for the reference to the booklet entitled “Dangerous Traffic”, 8th edition issued in 1995, there shall be substituted a reference to the 9th edition of that booklet issued in 1996. Removal of statutory vehicles 4 For the table to regulation 4 of the 1995 Regulations there shall be substituted the following table: (1) (2) Minimum Charge Additional Charge Motor cycle & combinations £8 £3 Vehicles with two axles — which could not be removed otherwise than by a large breakdown vehicle £53 £17 in any other case £31 £10 Vehicles with more than two axles £105 £35 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport 5th August 1996
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Tolls Order 1996 and shall, in accordance with section 17(11) of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988, come into force on 1st September 1996. 2 1 The toll leviable in respect of each of the classes of vehicles set out in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order shall be of the amount set out or described opposite thereto in column (2) of that Schedule. 2 For the purposes of determining the class of vehicles to which a trailer belongs, a trailer which, when being drawn, is attached to the vehicle drawing it by partial superimposition shall be regarded as part of the vehicle drawing it and not as a separate vehicle. 3 The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Tolls Order 1995 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport 5th August 1996
POST OFFICE 1 This Order may be cited as the Postal Privilege (Suspension) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 6th August 1996. 2 1 In paragraph (2) below, “the postal privilege” means the exclusive privilege of conveying letters from one place to another and of performing all the incidental services of receiving, collecting and delivering letters, being the privilege conferred on the Post Office by section 66(1) of the British Telecommunications Act 1981, and the reference to the conveyance of a letter includes a reference to the performance of such incidental services as aforesaid. 2 The postal privilege shall be suspended for the period from the coming into force of this Order until the end of 5th September 1996 in relation to the conveyance of a letter which is conveyed in consideration of a payment of less than £1 made by or on behalf of the person for whom it is conveyed. Anthony Nelson Minister for Trade, Department of Trade and Industry 5th August 1996
CRIMINAL LAW 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Offensive Weapons Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996. 2 This Order extends to Northern Ireland. 2 Subsections (1) to (3) of section 4 of the Offensive Weapons Act 1996 shall come into force on 1st September 1996. David Maclean Minister of State Home Office 4th August 1996
IMMIGRATION 1 This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. 2 For the Schedule to the Immigration (Transit Visa) Order 1993 there shall be substituted the Schedule to this Order. Timothy Kirkhope Parliamentary Under−Secretary of State Home Office 5th August 1996