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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. 2 This Order shall come into force on 6th May 1999, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date this Order shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made. 3 In this Order– “the borough” means the borough of Dacorum; “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and any reference to “the map” is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 . Wards of Dacorum 2 1 The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished. 2 The borough shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1. 3 The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule. 4 Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. Wards of the parish of Berkhamsted 3 1 The existing wards of the parish of Berkhamsted shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted East and Berkhamsted West and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the ward of the borough bearing the same name and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be five. Wards of the parish of Tring 4 1 The existing wards of the parish of Tring shall be abolished. 2 The parish of Tring shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in column (2) of that Schedule and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Revocation 5 The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 16th October 1998
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as the A4 Trunk Road (Concorde Roundabout, Hillingdon) (Prohibitions on the Northern Carriageway) Order 1998, and shall come into force on 19th October 1998. 2 In this Order: “Concorde Roundabout” means the junction at the Southern terminal of the M4 Heathrow Airport Spur Motorway in the London Borough of Hillingdon; “1st prohibited period” means a period between 0400 hours and 1100 hours on Monday 19th October 1998 and thereafter between the same hours on each subsequent morning; and “2nd prohibited period” means a period between 1600 hours and 2100 hours on Thursday 22nd October 1998 and thereafter between the same hours on each subsequent Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 3 Save as provided in article 5 below, no person shall, during the 1st prohibited period or 2nd prohibited period, cause or permit any vehicle to enter into the north side circulatory carriageway of Concorde Roundabout. 4 Save as provided in article 5 below, no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to turn right from the north side circulatory carriageway of Concorde Roundabout. 5 The prohibitions specified in articles 3 and 4 above, shall apply only at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs and shall not apply to– a any vehicle being used for police, fire brigade or ambulance purposes, b anything done at the direction or with the permission of a constable in uniform or a traffic warden. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions A R Mellors Area Manager, West London Highways Agency, London Network & Customer Services 12th October 1998
INCOME TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Double Taxation Relief (Air Transport) (Hong Kong) Order 1998. 2 It is hereby declared— a that the arrangements specified in the Article set out in the Schedule to this Order have been made with the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to income tax and corporation tax and taxes of a similar character imposed by the laws of Hong Kong; and b that it is expedient that those arrangements should have effect. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Leicester City Council) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 13th November 1998. Exemption of defined activities carried out by Leicester City Council 2 The following types of work carried out by the council of the city of Leicester shall not be treated as defined activities so long as they are carried out in that authority’s area during the period beginning with 13th November 1998 and ending on 31st March 2001: managing sports and leisure facilities ; legal services ; construction and property services ; financial services ; information technology services . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 16th October 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. 2 This Order shall come into force for all purposes on 6th May 1999, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date this Order shall come into force on 10th October 1998. 3 In this Order– “the borough” means the borough of Wellingborough; “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; any reference to “the map” is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, marked “Map of the Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 ; and any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number. Wards of Wellingborough 2 1 The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished. 2 The borough shall be divided into sixteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule. 3 The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes, or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule. 4 Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. Wards of the parish of Great Doddington 3 1 The parish of Great Doddington shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Great Doddington North and Great Doddington South. 2 The parish wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for the Great Doddington North and Great Doddington South parish wards shall be three and nine respectively. Revocation 4 The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 8th October 1998
CONTRACTS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st November 1998. Proof of size of purchaser’s business 2 1 These Regulations apply to any proceedings relating to a contract for the supply of goods and services made between a supplier and purchaser neither of whom are United Kingdom public authorities while the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 is not fully in force. 2 In any such proceedings it shall be presumed (for the purposes of determining whether that Act applies to the contract by virtue of any order made under section 17(2) thereof), until the contrary is proved, that the business of the purchaser is a large business. 3 In this regulation– a “United Kingdom public authority” means an authority– i which is a United Kingdom public authority for the purposes of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998 (“the first commencement order”); or ii being an authority which was not in existence on the date that Order was made, that is to say, 4th October 1998, it is to be regarded by virtue of any later order made under the said section 17(2) as a United Kingdom public authority; and b “large business” means a business which is a large business for the purposes of the first commencement order. Barbara Roche Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry 4th October 1998
CONTRACTS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Rate of Interest) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st November 1998. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the official dealing rate” means the rate announced from time to time by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England (“the Bank”) and for the time being in force as the official dealing rate, being the rate at which the Bank is willing to enter into transactions for providing short term liquidity in the money markets. Rate of statutory interest 3 The rate of statutory interest for the purposes of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 shall be 8 per cent over the official dealing rate per annum. Barbara Roche Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry 4th October 1998
CONTRACTS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998. Interpretation 2 1 In this Order– a “large business purchaser” means a purchaser, not being a United Kingdom public authority, whose business is a large business; b “United Kingdom public authority” means an authority falling within Schedule 1; and c “small business supplier” means a supplier, not being a United Kingdom public authority, whose business is a small business. 2 For the purposes of this Order, a business is– a a small business, if the number of full-time employees employed in the business is 50 or fewer; or b a large business, if the number of full-time employees employed in the business is more than 50, when calculated in accordance with Schedule 2. Contracts in relation to which the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 comes into force on 1st November 1998 3 1 The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 shall come into force on 1st November 1998 in relation to contracts for the supply of goods or services made on or after that date of either of the following descriptions, that is to say– a contracts made between a small business supplier and a purchaser who is a United Kingdom public authority; or b contracts made between a small business supplier and a large business purchaser. 2 The question whether a contract falls within either of those descriptions is to be determined by reference to the circumstances when the contract is made and, accordingly, is not affected by any subsequent change in those circumstances. Barbara Roche Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry 4th October 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Leeds Community and Mental Health Services Teaching National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment (No. 2) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 19th October 1998. Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order 2 In article 3(2) of the Leeds Community and Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 (functions of the trust) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph– e to provide and manage under section 5(1)(b) of the Act hospitals and other establishments and facilities in the area of Leeds Health Authority associated with the reprovision of hospital accommodation and services from High Royd’s Hospital, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6AQ and Roundhay Wing, St. James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF (including the management of teaching and research facilities) and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services and community health services. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. Alan Milburn Minister of State, Department of Health 5th October 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (No. 3) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 3rd November 1998. Exemption of catering for purposes of schools and welfare 2 Catering for the purposes of schools and welfare by the council of the London Borough of Ealing shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it consists of the provision of hot meals and is carried out during the period beginning with 3rd November 1998 and ending on 31st March 1999. Exemptions of managing sports and leisure facilities 3 1 The management of sports of leisure facilities by the council of the borough of Harrogate shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out within their district during the period beginning with 3rd November 1998 and ending on 1st April 2000. 2 The management of sports and leisure facilities by the council of the borough of Tonbridge and Malling shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out at the Angel Leisure Centre, Angel Lane, Tonbridge during the period beginning with 1st January 1999 and ending on 31st March 1999. 3 The management of sports and leisure facilities by the council of the city of Worcester shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out at Worcester Racecourse, Pitchcroft, Worcester WR1 3EJ during the period beginning with 1st January 1999 and ending on 31st December 1999. Exemption of maintenance of ground 4 The maintenance of ground by the council of the London Borough of Merton shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out at the sites in that borough listed in a contract known as PMO11 Grounds Maintenance Contract, Morden Area, during the period beginning with 1st January 1999 and ending on 31st March 2000. Exemptions of legal services 5 1 The provision of legal services by any of the county councils listed in paragraph (2) below shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out during the period beginning with 1st October 1999 and ending on 31st March 2001. 2 The councils mentioned in paragraph (1) above are– Derbyshire County Council Leicestershire County Council Staffordshire County Council. Exemption of financial services 6 The provision of financial services by the council of the District of South Gloucestershire shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out during the period beginning with 1st April 1999 and ending on 1st July 2000. Exemption of information technology services 7 The provision of information technology services by the council of the county of Dorset shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in respect of a finance-related system known as POLAR for and on behalf of North Dorset District Council during the period beginning with 3rd November 1998 and ending on 31st March 1999. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 6th October 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the District of West Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. 2 This Order shall come into force on 6th May 1999, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date this Order shall come into force on 10th October 1998. 3 In this Order— “the district” means the district of West Somerset; “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and any reference to “the map” is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the District of West Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 . Wards of West Somerset 2 1 The existing wards of the district shall be abolished. 2 The district shall be divided into eighteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule. 3 The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes, or where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule. 4 Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. Minehead parish 3 1 The existing wards of the parish of Minehead shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Alcombe East, Alcombe West, Minehead North and Minehead South and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the ward of the district bearing the same name. 3 The number of councillors to be elected for each of the parish wards of Alcombe East and Alcombe West shall be three and for each of the parish wards of Minehead North and Minehead South shall be five. Revocation 4 — The District of West Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State,Department of the Environment,Transport and the Regions 5th October 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority (Transfers of Trust Property) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 29th October 1998. 2 In this Order– “the Authority” means the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority; “the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order; “the trust property” means, in the case of each National Health Service trust specified in the Schedule, the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by, agreed upon by and signed on behalf of the Authority and that National Health Service trust on 12th May 1998. Transfer of trust property 2 On 29th October 1998, in the case of each National Health Service trust specified in the Schedule, the trust property shall be transferred from the Authority to that National Health Service trust. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. Alan Milburn Minister of State, Department of Health 5th October 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Supplemental, Saving and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1998, and shall come into force on 1st October 1998. 2 1 The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Supplemental, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998 shall be amended as follows. 2 In article 4(1) and (2), after “supplemental” there shall (in each place) be inserted “, saving”. 3 In the heading to Schedule 2, there shall be inserted before “TRANSITIONAL” the words “SUPPLEMENTAL, SAVING AND”. 4 In Part I of Schedule 2, there shall be inserted after paragraph 4 the following new paragraph– North East London Education Association 4A Notwithstanding the repeal of Part II and certain related provisions of the School Inspections Act 1996 (“the Inspections Act”)– a there shall continue to be a body corporate known as the North East London Education Association (“the Association”); b the following provisions of the Inspections Act shall continue to have effect in relation to the Association– i section 31(1) to (3), (5), (6) and (7); ii section 32; iii section 38(3) and (4) so far as those subsections enable the Secretary of State to make provision for the disposal of the property of Hackney Downs School and the discharge of any liabilities of the Association in respect of that school; iv section 39; v section 44(1)(a) and (2); vi in section 45(1) the words “(except an order under section 38)”; vii in section 45(2) the words “(except an order under section 39)”; and viii Schedule 5; c the North East London Education Association Order 1995 ( S.I. 1995/2037 ) shall continue to have effect; d any order previously made in relation to the Association and Hackney Downs School under section 38(3) of the Inspections Act shall continue to have effect; e section 45 of the Inspections Act shall continue to apply in relation to any order made in respect of the Association or Hackney Downs School under section 38 or 39 of that Act. . Estelle Morris Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 30th September 1998
DISABLED PERSONS TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Rail Vehicle (Exemption Applications) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st November 1998. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “application” means an application for an exemption; “exemption” means an exemption under section 47 of the Act from any relevant requirement; “relevant requirement” means any requirement of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 with which a rail vehicle is required to conform; and “the Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Manner of making exemption applications 3 Every application shall be made in writing to the Secretary of State and shall contain the particulars specified in the Schedule to these Regulations. Period and revocation of exemptions 4 1 An exemption shall continue in force for such period as may be specified in the exemption, but may be revoked by notice by the Secretary of State— a at any time if the operator of the relevant regulated rail vehicle so requests; or b forthwith if (having consulted the operator) the Secretary of State is satisfied that the operator has failed to comply with any restriction or condition subject to which the exemption was granted. 2 Before giving a notice pursuant to paragraph (1) above the Secretary of State shall consult the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.