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NATIONAL DEBT 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Savings Stock Register (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st August 1997. 2 In regulation 57 of the National Savings Stock Register Regulations 1976 , there shall be inserted after paragraph (3) the following paragraphs— 4 Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, information of any description mentioned in that paragraph may be disclosed in accordance with, and subject to such conditions as may be specified in, arrangements made by the Director of Savings for the purpose of enabling the person to whom the information is disclosed to provide, or assist in connection with the provision of, relevant information to the holder of any stock, and any such person shall, in respect of any information which he receives in accordance with this paragraph, be subject to the obligation of secrecy imposed by this regulation as if he were a person employed in connection with business arising under these Regulations. 5 In paragraph (4) above, “relevant information” means information about any investment opportunities, services or facilities available from or through the Director of Savings, including any information about— a the register, b the National Savings Bank, or c any means by which the Treasury raise money under the auspices of the Director of Savings. . Bob Ainsworth Graham Allen Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 29th July 1997
NATIONAL DEBT 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Savings Certificates (Yearly Plan) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st August 1997. 2 In regulation 31 of the Savings Certificates (Yearly Plan) Regulations 1984 , there shall be inserted after paragraph (2) the following paragraphs— 3 Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this regulation, information of any description mentioned in that paragraph may be disclosed in accordance with, and subject to such conditions as may be specified in, arrangements made by the Director of Savings for the purpose of enabling the person to whom the information is disclosed to provide, or assist in connection with the provision of, relevant information to a holder, and any such person shall, in respect of any information which he receives in accordance with this paragraph, be subject to the obligation of secrecy imposed by this regulation as if he were a person employed in connection with business arising under these Regulations. 4 In paragraph (3) of this regulation— a “holder” means the person to whom the terms of any agreement apply or the holder of any certificate, and b “relevant information” means information about any investment opportunities, services or facilities available from or through the Director of Savings, including any information about— i the National Savings Bank, ii the National Savings Stock Register, or iii any means by which the Treasury raise money under the auspices of the Director of Savings. . Bob Ainsworth Graham Allen Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 29th July 1997
MEDICAL PROFESSION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) (Amendment) Rules 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997. 2 In these Rules:– a “the 1980 Rules ” means the General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) Rules 1980 ; and b unless the context otherwise requires, a rule referred to by number alone means the rule so numbered in the 1980 Rules. Amendments to the 1980 Rules 2 In rule 1(2), after the words “the Professional Conduct Committee,”, there shall be inserted the words “the Assessment Referral Committee, the Committee on Professional Performance,”. 3 In rules 4 and 5, after the words “the Professional Conduct Committee” where they appear in each rule, there shall be inserted the words “, the Assessment Referral Committee, the Committee on Professional Performance”. Irvine of Lairg, C. 28th July 1997 Hardie 29th July 1997
NATIONAL DEBT 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Premium Savings Bonds (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st August 1997. 2 In regulation 30 of the Premium Savings Bonds Regulations 1972 , there shall be inserted after paragraph (2) the following paragraphs— 3 Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this regulation, information of any description mentioned in that paragraph may be disclosed in accordance with, and subject to such conditions as may be specified in, arrangements made by the Director of Savings for the purpose of enabling the person to whom the information is disclosed to provide, or assist in connection with the provision of, relevant information to the purchaser or holder of any bond, and any such person shall, in respect of any information which he receives in accordance with this paragraph, be subject to the obligation of secrecy imposed by this regulation as if he were a person employed in connection with business arising under these Regulations. 4 In paragraph (3) of this regulation, “relevant information” means information about any investment opportunities, services or facilities available from or through the Director of Savings, including any information about— a the National Savings Bank, b the National Savings Stock Register, or c any means by which the Treasury raise money under the auspices of the Director of Savings. . Bob Ainsworth Graham Allen Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 29th July 1997
NATIONAL DEBT 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Savings Certificates (Children’s Bonus Bonds) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st August 1997. 2 In regulation 28 of the Savings Certificates (Children’s Bonus Bonds) Regulations 1991 , there shall be inserted after paragraph (2) the following paragraphs— 3 Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this regulation, information of any description mentioned in that paragraph may be disclosed in accordance with, and subject to such conditions as may be specified in, arrangements made by the Director of Savings for the purpose of enabling the person to whom the information is disclosed to provide, or assist in connection with the provision of, relevant information to the purchaser or holder of any certificate, and any such person shall, in respect of any information which he receives in accordance with this paragraph, be subject to the obligation of secrecy imposed by this regulation as if he were a person employed in connection with business arising under these Regulations. 4 In paragraph (3) of this regulation, “relevant information” means information about any investment opportunities, services or facilities available from or through the Director of Savings, including any information about— a the National Savings Bank, b the National Savings Stock Register, or c any means by which the Treasury raise money under the auspices of the Director of Savings. . Bob Ainsworth Graham Allen Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 29th July 1997
NATIONAL DEBT 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Savings Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st August 1997. 2 In regulation 26 of the Savings Contracts Regulations 1969 , there shall be inserted after paragraph (2) the following paragraphs— 3 Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this regulation, information of any description mentioned in that paragraph may be disclosed in accordance with, and subject to such conditions as may be specified in, arrangements made by the Director of Savings for the purpose of enabling the person to whom the information is disclosed to provide, or assist in connection with the provision of, relevant information to the contributor in respect of any savings contract, and any such person shall, in respect of any information which he receives in accordance with this paragraph, be subject to the obligation of secrecy imposed by this regulation as if he were a person employed in connection with business arising under these Regulations. 4 In paragraph (3) of this regulation, “relevant information” means information about any investment opportunities, services or facilities available from or through the Director of Savings, including any information about— a the National Savings Bank, b the National Savings Stock Register, or c any means by which the Treasury raise money under the auspices of the Director of Savings. . Bob Ainsworth Graham Allen Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 29th July 1997
MERCHANT SHIPPING 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Safe Manning) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997. 2 The Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997 shall be amended as follows— a in regulation 2(1), after the definition of “IGC Code” the following definition shall be inserted:— “length” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997 ; b at the end of regulation 3(b), there shall be added “and which are less than 80 GT or under 24 metres in length”; and c in regulation 5(4)(b), after “adaptation period” there shall be inserted “not exceeding 3 years”. 3 The Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations 1997 shall be amended as follows— a in regulation 2(1), after the definition of “hazardous cargo” the following definition shall be inserted: “length” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997 ; b at the end of regulation 3(b)(ii), there shall be added “and which are less than 80 GT or under 24 metres in length”; c in regulation 16(1)(b)(ii), for the first reference to “15(2)” there shall be substituted “15(3)”; d in regulation 17— i in paragraph (1), for “9(1), (2), (8) or (10)” there shall be substituted “9”; ii in paragraph (2), for “4(b)” there shall be substituted “4(6)”; and iii after paragraph (2), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:— 2A Where an employer has pursuant to regulation 9(3) become subject to the duties of the company under that regulation, any contravention of regulation 9 by the employer shall be an offence, punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or on indictment by a fine, or (in the case of an individual) by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 31st July 1997
MAGISTRATES COURTS 1 This Order may be cited as the Family Law Act 1996 (Modifications of Enactments) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st October 1997. 2 In section 65(2)(a) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (Meaning of family proceedings) for “(m) and (n)”, there shall be substituted “(m), (n) and (p)”. 3 In section 125(4)(c)(ii) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (Warrants) for “section 18(4) of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 ”, there shall be substituted “section 47(8) of the Family Law Act 1996”. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 28th July 1997
FAMILY LAW 1 This Order may be cited as the Family Law Act 1996 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1997. 2 Section 57 (jurisdiction of courts) of, and paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 9 (modifications of enactments) to, the Family Law Act 1996 shall come into force forthwith. 3 1 The following provisions of the Family Law Act 1996 shall come into force on 1st October 1997: a Part IV (Family Homes and Domestic Violence) except section 60, b section 66(1) (minor and consequential amendments), so far as it relates to Part III of Schedule 8, c section 66(2) (transitional provisions), so far as it relates to paragraphs 7 to 15 of Schedule 9, and d section 66(3) (repeals), so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 10 in respect of— i the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976 , ii sections 16 to 18 and 28(2) of, and paragraph 53 of Schedule 2 to, the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 , iii the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 , iv section 34(2) of, and paragraph 37 of Schedule 2 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1985 , v paragraph 56 of Schedule 2 to the Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 , vi paragraphs 33 and 34 of Schedule 17 to the Housing Act 1988 , vii section 8(4) of the Children Act 1989 , viii section 58(10) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 18 to, the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , and ix paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 . 2 Until such time as Part II of the Family Law Act 1996 is brought into force, section 22(2) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (as substituted by paragraph 52 of Schedule 8 to the 1996 Act) shall be modified by substituting for the words from “if -(a) a divorce order” to “made or granted”, the words “if a decree of divorce, a decree of nullity of marriage or a decree of judicial separation has been granted”. 4 Until such time as Part II of the Family Law Act 1996 is brought into force, paragraphs 2(2), 7(3), (4) and (6), 12 and 13(1) of Schedule 7 to that Act shall be modified as follows:— a for paragraph 2(2) there shall be substituted the following: 2 On granting a decree of divorce, a decree of nullity of marriage or a decree of judicial separation or at any time thereafter (whether, in the case of a decree of divorce or nullity of marriage, before or after the decree is made absolute), the court may make a Part II order. : b in paragraph 7(3) and (4) the words “(or, in the case of judicial separation, his spouse)” shall be substituted for the words “(or, if a separation order is in force, his spouse)”; c paragraph 7(6) shall be omitted; d in paragraph 12(1) the words “divorce or” shall be inserted after the words “decree of” and paragraph 12(2) shall be omitted; and e in paragraph 13(1): i the words “the making of a divorce order or” and “the making of that order or” shall be omitted, and ii the words, “dissolving or” shall be inserted after the words “grant of a decree”. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 28th July 1997
AGRICULTURE Title, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Corn Returns Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st August 1997. 2 These Regulations shall apply to Great Britain. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires — “ the Act ” means the Corn Returns Act 1882; “ the Authority ” means the Home-Grown Cereals Authority, established by the Cereals Marketing Act 1965 ; “return” means a return made in pursuance of section 5 of the Act of purchases of British corn. Prescribed areas for making returns 3 The areas prescribed in accordance with section 4 of the Act (from which areas weekly returns are to be made) shall be those areas listed in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. Making of returns 4 1 Any person required by section 5 of the Act (weekly returns of purchases of British corn) to make a return shall, save where he and the Authority have agreed that he shall do so in some other manner, either— a do so in writing, and sign it, and then post it by first class post, or b complete it in such a way that it is capable of being easily read after transmission by facsimile machine, and then send it by means of such a machine, to the Authority on each Friday (or, if that Friday is a public holiday, the next working day) occurring next after a period for which he is required to make a return. 2 A return shall contain the information specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations, and shall relate to the period of seven days (starting on a Friday) most recently preceding the day on which it is required to be posted or sent to the Authority. 3 A separate return shall be made for each of the prescribed areas from which the person required to make the return purchased British corn by wholesale from the grower, or if no such purchase was made during the seven-day period in question a return shall be made stating that fact. Revocations 5 The Corn Returns Regulations 1976 , the Corn Returns (Scotland) Regulations 1976 , the Corn Returns (Scotland) (Variation) Regulations 1990 , and the Corn Returns (Variation) Regulations 1990 are hereby revoked. Donoughue Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 28th July 1997 Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office 30th July 1997 Sewel Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office 28th July 1997
MERCHANT SHIPPING 1 This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution: Substances Other than Oil) (Intervention) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997. 2 The substances prescribed for the purposes of section 138A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (Application of sections 137 and 138 to substances other than oil) are those listed in the Schedule to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 29th July 1997
BUILDING AND BUILDINGS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Building Standards (Relaxation by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997. 2 In these Regulations– “ the Act ” means the Building (Scotland) Act 1959; “the building standards regulations” means the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 . Construction or change of use of particular buildings 2 1 This regulation shall apply to an application made under section 4(1)(a) of the Act for a direction dispensing with or relaxing any provision of the building standards regulations in the case of the construction or change of use of a particular building. 2 The power to dispense with or relax such a provision shall be exercisable by the local authority instead of by the Secretary of State except where an application for a warrant under section 6 of the Act in respect of the building is referred to the Secretary of State under section 6A of the Act . Revocation and transitional provision 3 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the Building Standards (Relaxation by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 are hereby revoked. 2 Notwithstanding the revocation in paragraph (1), the Building Standards (Relaxation by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 shall continue to apply to an application made under section 4(1)(a) of the Act where an application for a warrant for the construction or change of use of a building is made before 1st September 1997. Malcolm Chisholm Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th July 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Thames Valley (Police Authority) Order 1997. 2 In this Order “ 1996 Act ” means the Police Act 1996 . 3 This Order shall come into force on 1st October 1997. 2 1 The functions to which this Order applies— a all functions of the Thames Valley police authority on or after 1st April 1998; and b before that date (but on or after 1st October 1997), the functions of that police authority in respect of the financial year beginning on 1st April 1998 under— i Chapter IV of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (precepts) , and ii sections 7 (local policing objectives) and 8 (local policing plans) of the 1996 Act. 2 For the purposes of the functions to which this Order applies— a paragraph 26(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1996 Act (meaning of “relevant council”) shall have effect from 1st October 1997 as if Berkshire County Council had been wound up and dissolved on that date; and b accordingly, the appointments which are required to be made to the Thames Valley police authority by paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule (appointments of members of police authority by joint committee appointed by relevant councils) shall be made, as soon as practicable after that date, by a joint committee appointed by the County Councils of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and the Councils of the Borough of Milton Keynes and of each district in the County of Berkshire (as relevant councils) in accordance with that provision. 3 For the purposes of the functions referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above— a section 19(2)(b) of the 1996 Act (approval of decisions about precepts) shall have effect as though the reference to the members of the police authority appointed under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act was a reference to the members so appointed by virtue of paragraph (2) above; and b the members of the Thames Valley police authority appointed under paragraph 2 of that Schedule otherwise than under paragraph (2) above shall not participate in the discharge of those functions. 4 A member of the Thames Valley police authority who was appointed under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1996 Act otherwise than by virtue of paragraph (2) above and who is not subsequently so appointed shall cease to hold office as a member of that Authority on 1st April 1998. 5 In determining the period of a term of years for the purpose of paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the 1996 Act (term of appointment of members of a police authority), any period as a member of the Thames Valley police authority prior to 1st April 1998 under an appointment made by virtue of paragraph (2) above shall be disregarded except where the person in question had been a member of that authority by virtue of an appointment under paragraph 2 of that Schedule prior to his appointment by virtue of paragraph (2) above. Alun Michael Minister of State Home Office 28th July 1997
BROADCASTING 1 This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Technical Services) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 20th August 1997. 2 The services specified for the purposes of section 24(3)(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1996 are those consisting of the transmission of telecommunication signals (as such expression is defined in section 48(6) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 ) by means of which access to programmes or other information included in digital programme services or digital additional services is controlled so that only those viewers who are authorised to receive such programmes and information do so, and which are required to be offered to all holders of licences under Part I of the Broadcasting Act 1996 in accordance with regulation 11(1)(a) of the Advanced Television Services Regulations 1996 . Chris Smith Secretary of State for National Heritage 29th July 1997