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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999. 2 In these Regulations, “the Principal Arrangements" means the arrangements contained in the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements set out in Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 1977 . Modification of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Act 1998 and variation of the Principal Arrangements 2 1 The provisions of the arrangements contained in the exchange of letters set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect so far as they relate to Great Britain, and the effect of the Principal Arrangements shall be varied in accordance with those provisions. 2 The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 , and regulations made or having effect as if made under any of those Acts so far as such regulations relate to Great Britain, shall have effect subject to such modifications as may be required for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the Principal Arrangements as amended by the provisions of the arrangements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Hugh Bayley Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 5th August 1999
EDUCATION, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Appointed Day) (England) Order 1999. 2 The appointed day for the purposes of paragraph 4(3) and (6) of Schedule 32 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 in relation to the payment of grant under the Education (Schedule 32 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) (England) (No.2) Regulations 1999 shall be 1st September 1999. David Blunkett Secretary of State for Education and Empolyment 10th August 1999
EDUCATION, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Arnold and Carlton College, Nottingham (Dissolution) Order 1999, and shall come into force on 1st September 1999. 2 On 1st September 1999 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to New College, Nottingham. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the corporation immediately before 1st September 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 September 1999; c to the transferor were to the corporation; and d to the corporation were to New College, Nottingham. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 3rd August 1999
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 27th August 1999. Amendment of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1999 2 1 The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1999 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article. 2 In article 3 (functions of the Institute) after the words “promotion of clinical excellence” there are inserted the words “and of the effective use of available resources”. 3 After article 5 there is added— Admission to meetings 6 The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 shall apply to the Institute. Frank Dobson Secretary of State for Health 5th August 1999
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 27th August 1999. Amendment of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence Regulations 1999 2 The National Institute for Clinical Excellence Regulations 1999 are amended as follows— a in regulation 1(2), in the definition of “the Act”, for “1997” there is substituted “1977”; b in regulation 4(1), for the word “should” there is substituted the word “shall”. Frank Dobson Secretary of State for Health 5th August 1999
AGRICULTURE Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Paying Agency (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations– a “accredited” means accredited by an instrument in writing in accordance with the requirements of the Commission Regulation; b “the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales; c “Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation ( EC ) No. 1663/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No. 729/70 on the financing of the common agricultural policy and (by virtue of Article 16(2) of the Council Regulation) for the application of the Council Regulation; d “competent authority” means the competent authority for the purposes of accrediting a paying agency in accordance with Article 1 of the Commission Regulation in respect of relevant payments of a kind mentioned in regulation 3(1) below; e “the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1258/99 on the financing of the common agricultural policy ; f “functions” means the functions exercisable in implementation of the common agricultural policy of the European Community; g “paying agency” has the meaning it has in Article 4 of the Council Regulation; h “relevant payment” means any payment made or payable to an agricultural producer pursuant to any measure of a Community institution adopted in implementation of the common agricultural policy of the European Community, or pursuant to any enactment which implements any such measure; and i “transferred functions” means any functions exercisable by the Assembly by virtue of any enactment other than these Regulations or by virtue of any arrangement made under section 41(1)(a) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 . Paying agency functions 3 1 The Assembly may, if accredited by the competent authority, exercise any of the functions of a paying agency in respect of any relevant payment, and any claim relating to a relevant payment, provided that the payment is of a kind for the purposes of which or in relation to which any transferred functions are for the time being exercisable. 2 The Secretary of State for Wales shall cease to exercise any functions of a paying agency for so long as the Assembly is accredited to act as such. Joyce Quin Minister of State (Commons), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 5th August 1999 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales David Hanson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Secretary of State for Wales 6th August 1999
EDUCATION, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Modern Foreign Languages) (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999. 2 The Education (National Curriculum) (Modern Foreign Languages) Order 1991 is amended as respects England by the insertion in the Schedule to that Order of the entry “Irish” after “Hindi”. Jacqui Smith Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 4th August 1999
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Tolls Order 1999 and shall, in accordance with section 17(11) of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988, come into force on 1st September 1999. 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 1998 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Larry Whitty Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 3rd August 1999
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND Citation and Commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on the 1st September 1999. Abnormal Loads 2 For Parts I and II of the Table to Regulation 4 of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 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 £41.00 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 £20.00 Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £187.00 Overall length Greater than 18.75 metres and not more than 27.4 metres Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours £41.00 Greater than 18.75 metres and not more than 27.4 metres Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours £187.00 Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £187.00 Total weight of vehicle Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £187.00 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 £41.00 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 £20.00 Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £187.00 Overall length Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £187.00 Total weight of vehicles Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £187.00 Dangerous goods 3 In regulation 5 of the 1998 Regulations, for the reference to the booklet entitled “Dangerous Traffic”, 9th edition issued in 1997, there shall be substituted a reference to the 10th edition of that booklet issued in 1999. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Larry Whitty Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 3rd August 1999
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS Citation and commencement 1 This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 24th August 1999. Establishment of safety zones 2 A safety zone is hereby established around each installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Act applies) having a radius of five hundred metres from the point as respects that installation which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to European Datum (1950) specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule. Removal of safety zone 3 In Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1999 the entry relating to South Drilling Centre Buckland Field Block 9/18 is deleted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Michael Meacher Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 3rd August 1999
NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1999. 2 In this Order, “the 1998 Act ” means the Northern Ireland Act 1998. PART VII OF THE 1998 ACT (HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES) Establishment of Equality Commission 2 The following provisions of the 1998 Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 2nd August 1999: Section 73(1), except for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Section 73(2) to (5) Schedule 8. Functions of Equality Commission 3 The following provisions of the 1998 Act shall come into force on 1st October 1999: Section 73(1), for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Section 74, for all remaining purposes Section 75(4), so far as relating to paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 9 Section 95(5), so far as relating to paragraphs 1 and 13 of Schedule 12 Section 99, so far as relating to paragraphs 2, 16 and 19 of Schedule 13 Section 100(2), so far as relating to the entries in Schedule 15 coming into force by virtue of this Order Paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 9, except for the purposes of paragraph 2 of that Schedule Paragraphs 1 and 13 of Schedule 12 Paragraphs 2, 16 and 19 of Schedule 13 In Schedule 15, the entries relating to: House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 Schedule 2 to the Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. Statutory duty on public authorities 4 The following provisions of the 1998 Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 1st January 2000: Section 75 Schedule 9. PART VIII OF THE 1998 ACT (MISCELLANEOUS) Discrimination: certificates by Secretary of State 5 The following provisions of the 1998 Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 2nd August 1999: Sections 90 to 92 Section 100(1), so far as relating to paragraph 18 of Schedule 14 Schedule 11 Paragraph 18 of Schedule 14. Paul Murphy Minister of State Northern Ireland Office 28th July 1999
DISABLED PERSONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 1999. Commencement of provisions concerning the Disability Rights Commission 2 The following provisions of the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (the “Act”) shall come into force on 6th August 1999— 1 subsections (1) to (3) of section 1 (establishment of the Disability Rights Commission); 2 section 12 (regulations); 3 section 13 (interpretation); 4 subsection (1) of section 14 in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments); 5 section 15 (Crown application); 6 Schedule 1 (establishment of the Disability Rights Commission, constitution etc. ); and 7 paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments). Transitional provision 3 Until the coming into force of section 1(4) of the Act, paragraph 3 of Part III of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (reserved bodies) shall apply to the National Disability Council, in addition to the Disability Rights Commission, notwithstanding the deletion of the reference to the National Disability Council by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act. Margaret Hodge Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment and Equal Opportunities Department for Education and Employment 28th July 1999
TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) (London Underground Works) (Amendment) Order 1999, and shall come into force on 1st August 1999. Amendment of the definition of the London Underground Works in the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) (London Underground Works) Order 1999 2 In article 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Nomination) (London Underground Works) Order 1999 , in paragraph (c) of the definition of the London Underground works, for the words “dated 8th July 1999” there shall be substituted the words “dated 9th July 1999”. 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 28th July 1999
EDUCATION, ENGLAND 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999. 2 The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 1999 shall be amended as follows. 3 In the definition of “non-maintained special school” in regulation 2(1) the words “a maintained special school, a grant-maintained special school,” shall be omitted. 4 1 For paragraph (a) of regulation 4 there shall be substituted the following paragraph— a the appropriate body in relation to a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community or foundation special school, or a maintained nursery school (in each case within the meaning of the 1998 Act) is the authority maintaining it; . 2 In regulation 4(c)(ii) there shall be inserted before the word “body” wherever it occurs the words “person or”. 5 In paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 there shall be inserted after the word “has” the words “, or is eligible for,”. 6 Sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 and the word “and” preceding it shall be omitted. Estelle Morris Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 2nd August 1999
AGRICULTURE Title, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Countryside Access (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999, shall come into force on 17th September 1999 and shall apply to England. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Countryside Access Regulations 1994 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 3 After regulation 13 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation– 14 The Minister shall not, in relation to land in England, accept an application for aid under regulation 5 in respect of any access period beginning in the year 2000 or any subsequent year. . Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 3rd August 1999
MAGISTRATES' COURTS 1 This Order may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts Committees (South Yorkshire) Amalgamation Order 1999 and shall come into force for the purposes of articles 2 and 4 on 1st April 2001 and for all other purposes on 1st September 1999. 2 The magistrates' courts committees for the metropolitan districts of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield shall be abolished. 3 There shall be constituted as a body corporate a new magistrates' courts committee which shall be known as the South Yorkshire magistrates' courts committee. 4 The area of the South Yorkshire magistrates' courts committee shall consist of the metropolitan districts of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. 5 The transitional and consequential provisions set out in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect in connection with the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of this Order. Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Keith Vaz Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor’s Department 26th July 1999
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 16th August 1999. Amendment of Order 2 1 The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 1999 shall be amended as follows. 2 In article 4(4) (teacher assessment) there shall be substituted for the reference to “section 4(2)(a) and (b)” a reference to “section 356(2)(a) and (b)”. 3 There shall be substituted for paragraph (1) of article 7 (further assessment: English and mathematics), the following paragraph– 1 Where in the opinion of his head teacher a pupil’s level of attainment in mathematics or, in the case of English, AT2 (Reading) or AT3 (Writing) or both, would, if the pupil were assessed by the administration to him of the NC tests for mathematics or, in the case of English, AT2 (Reading) or AT3 (Writing) or both, as the case may be, laid down for the purposes of the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for the Core Subjects) (Key Stage 2) (England) Order 1999 , be level 4 or higher, it shall be the duty of the head teacher to make arrangements for the pupil to be assessed in mathematics or, AT2 (Reading) or AT3 (Writing) or both, as the case may be, by the administration to him of those tests at such time as is specified by the Secretary of State pursuant to article 11; and article 5(3) and (5) (apart from the words “Subject to article 7”) of that Order shall apply in relation to that pupil accordingly. . Estelle Morris Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 9th August 1999
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999. 2 In this Order references to sections and subsections are references to sections and subsections of the Health Act 1999. Appointed days 2 1 The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 62 (regulations and orders), 63 (supplementary and consequential provision etc. ) and 64 (interpretation) is 3rd August 1999. 2 For the purpose only of consulting the industry body, 3rd August 1999 is the day appointed for the coming into force of— a section 34 (power to control prices); b section 36 (statutory schemes: supplementary) in so far as it relates to the introduction of a limit under section 34; c section 37 (enforcement); d subsection (6) of section 38 (controls: supplementary) except in so far as it relates to sections 33 (powers relating to voluntary schemes) and 35 (statutory schemes). 3 1st September 1999 is the day appointed for the coming into force of— a section 33(1) to (6) except in so far as it relates to section 35; and b section 38 in so far as it relates to the exercise of any power conferred by section 33(6). 4 1st November 1999 is the day appointed for the coming into force of— a sections 34, 37(1) to (9) and 38(5) in so far as they are not already in force; and b section 38 in so far as it relates to the exercise of any power conferred by sections 34 and 37. Frank Dobson Secretary of State for Health 2nd August 1999
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Local Government Act 1999. Provisions coming into force on 10th August 1999 2 1 Sections 1(1)(d), (e), (4)(a) and (b) and 17 of the Act shall come into force in relation to England and Wales on 10th August 1999. 2 The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 10th August 1999– a in relation to England; b in relation to Wales in so far as those provisions relate to an authority falling within section 1(1)(d) or (e) of the Act. Provisions coming into force on 27th September 1999 3 1 Sections 16, 18 and 24(1) of the Act shall come into force in relation to England and Wales on 27th September 1999. 2 The provisions of the Act as specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 27th September 1999– a in relation to England; b in relation to Wales in so far as those provisions relate to an authority falling within section 1(1)(d) or (e) of the Act. Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2000 4 1 Sections 14 and 24(2) and (3) of the Act shall come into force in relation to England and Wales on 1st April 2000. 2 The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 to this Order (which relate to matters specified in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 1st April 2000– a in relation to England; b in relation to Wales in so far as those provisions relate to an authority falling within section 1(1)(d) or (e) of the Act. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 28th July 1999