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LAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Compulsory Acquisition (Interest) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st July 1996. Rate of interest 2 1 The rate of interest payable by virtue of section 22 of and Article 23 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1934 , section 34 of and paragraph 22 of Schedule 5 to the Roads Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 or section 97(2) of and paragraph 18 of Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 on compensation money in respect of land compulsorily acquired shall, in respect of any period after the coming into operation of this Order, be 0.5 per centum per annum below the standard rate described in paragraph (2). 2 For the purposes of paragraph (1), the standard rate is: a the base rate quoted by the reference banks and effective on the 1st July 1996; and b the base rate quoted by the reference banks and effective on each subsequent reference day. 3 If different base rates are quoted by different reference banks and effective on a reference day, the rate which, when the base rate quoted by each reference bank is ranked in a descending sequence of seven, is fourth in the sequence is to be used to obtain the standard rate. 4 If more than one base rate is quoted by a reference bank and effective on a reference day, the last quoted rate shall be treated as the base rate quoted by that reference bank and effective on that day. 5 For the purposes of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4)— a the reference banks in relation to any reference day, are the seven largest institutions— i authorised by the Bank of England under the Banking Act 1987 , and ii incorporated in and carrying on a deposit-taking business (within the meaning of that Act) in the United Kingdom, which quote a base rate in sterling effective as mentioned in those paragraphs; b the size of an institution is to be determined by reference to its total consolidated gross assets denominated in sterling, as shown in its audited end-year accounts last published before the relevant reference day; and c the reference days are 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December (or, if any such date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the next week-day which is not a Saturday or public holiday). 6 In paragraph (5)( b ), the reference to the consolidated gross assets of an institution is a reference to the gross assets of that institution together with any subsidiary (within the meaning of Article 4 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 . Revocation 3 The Compulsory Acquisition (Interest) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on James McKeown Assistant Secretary 22nd May 1996.
STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 12th June 1996. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly. Amendment of regulation 21 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 21 of the principal Regulations (normal weekly earnings)— a in paragraph (1) for “paragraphs (2) to (6)” there shall be substituted “the following provisions of this regulation”; b after paragraph (6) there shall be added the following paragraph— 7 In a case where a woman receives a back-dated pay increase which includes a sum in respect of a relevant period, normal weekly earnings shall be calculated as if such a sum was paid in that relevant period even though received after that period. . Insertion of regulation 21B into the principal Regulations 3 After regulation 21A of the principal Regulations (effect of statutory maternity pay on incapacity benefit) there shall be inserted the following regulation— Effect of maternity allowance on statutory maternity pay 21B Where a woman, in any week which falls within the maternity pay period, is— a in receipt of maternity allowance pursuant to the provisions of section 35(1A) of the Contributions and Benefits Act; and b entitled to receive statutory maternity pay in consequence of receiving a back-dated pay increase which includes a sum in respect of the relevant period, the employer shall only be liable to make payments of statutory maternity pay in respect of such week of an amount equal to the amount (if any) by which the rate of statutory maternity pay exceeds the rate of maternity allowance received by her in that week. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on . W. G. Purdy Assistant Secretary 20th May 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 9th July 1996. 2 In this Order “the 1981 Order ” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. Increase of speed limit 2 The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be increased from 30 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour in relation to the restricted roads specified in Schedule 1. Reduction of speed limit 3 The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be reduced from 40 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour in relation to the restricted roads specified in Schedule 2. 4 The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be reduced from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour in relation to the following restricted road, namely Collingwood Road, Belfast. Revocations 5 The provisions described in Schedule 3 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on . J. Carlisle Assistant Secretary 28th May 1996
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Pensions Ombudsman) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st July 1996. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly. Amendment of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Pensions Ombudsman) Regulations 2 After regulation 2 of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Pensions Ombudsman) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 , there shall be inserted the following regulation— Extension of Pensions Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to scheme administrators 2A 1 The Pensions Ombudsman may investigate and determine any complaint in relation to the administration of a scheme, involving an authorised complainant and the administrator of the scheme. 2 Where the Pensions Ombudsman commences an investigation under paragraph (1), the provisions of Part X of the Act (investigations: the Pensions Ombudsman) shall apply in relation to the administrator as they apply in relation to the trustees or managers of the scheme. 3 In this regulation— “administrator” means any person, other than the trustees or managers of a scheme or the employer to which the scheme relates or has related, concerned with the administration of the scheme; “scheme” means a personal or an occupational pension scheme. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on W. G. Purdy Assistant Secretary 20th May 1996.
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis Control (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 17th June 1996. Amendment of the Brucellosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1972 2 The Brucellosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1972 shall be amended as provided by Articles 3 and 4. 3 Subject to Article 4, in Article 9 (Compensation) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 2 For the purposes of this Order the market value of an animal means— a in the case of a bovine animal over 30 months old, either— i the price which might reasonably have been obtained for it at the time of valuation in accordance with paragraph (3) from a purchaser in the market if it had been free from brucellosis; or ii the price which would have applied had the animal been slaughtered in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No. 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom , whichever is the higher. b in the case of a bovine animal 30 months old or under, the price which might reasonably have been obtained for it at the time of valuation in accordance with paragraph (3) from a purchaser in the market if it had been free from brucellosis. . Saving 4 Article 9 shall continue to apply in relation to a bovine animal slaughtered prior to 17th June 1996, as if this Order had not been made. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on. P. T. Toal Assistant Secretary 14th June 1996
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Tuberculosis Control (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 17th June 1996. Amendment of the Tuberculosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1964 2 The Tuberculosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1964 shall be amended as provided by Articles 3 and 4. 3 Subject to Article 4, in Article 10 (Compensation) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 2 For the purposes of this Order the market value of the animal means— a in the case of a bovine animal over 30 months old either— i the price which might reasonably have been obtained for it at the time of valuation in accordance with paragraph (3) from a purchaser in the market if it had been free from tuberculosis; or ii the price which would have applied had the animal been slaughtered in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No. 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom , whichever is the higher. b in the case of a bovine animal 30 months old or under, the price which might have been obtained for it at the time of valuation in accordance with paragraph (3) from a purchaser in the market if it had been free from tuberculosis. . Saving 4 Article 10 shall continue to apply in relation to a bovine animal slaughtered prior to 17th June 1996, as if this Order had not been made. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on . P. T. Toal Assistant Secretary 14th June 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Family Credit (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 2nd July 1996. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Insertion of regulation 49A into the Family Credit (General) Regulations 2 After regulation 49 of the Family Credit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (death of claimant) there shall be inserted the following regulation— Young person leaving full-time education 49A 1 Subject to paragraph (3), where an award of family credit is payable and the claimant or his partner are responsible, or are treated as being responsible for the purposes of regulation 7 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another), for a young person and that young person— a is, for the purpose of that award, a person of a prescribed description under section 127(1)( d ) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, and b ceases, or has ceased, to receive full-time education, that cessation shall be a change of circumstances affecting the award, the award shall be reviewed and the award shall cease with effect from the date specified in paragraph (2). 2 The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall be— a 2nd July 1996 where the young person ceased to receive full-time education as from a date before that date, or b the date upon which the young person attains the age of 16 or ceases to receive full-time education, whichever is the later. 3 Paragraph (1) shall not apply where a young person referred to in that paragraph is a member of the same household as one or more children or, as the case may be, young persons who are receiving full-time education and for whom the claimant or his partner are responsible or are treated as responsible for the purposes of regulation 7. 4 For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), “young person” includes a young person who attains the age of 19— a during the period between the date of claim and the date from which the claimant is awarded family credit, or b during the period an award of family credit is payable. 5 In this regulation, “full-time education” means full-time education, either by attendance at a recognised educational establishment as defined in section 143(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or otherwise, if such education is recognised by the Department pursuant to section 138(2) of that Act, but is not a course of advanced education for the purposes of Chapter VII of Part IV (students). . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on W. G. Purdy Assistant Secretary 5th June 1996.
ROADS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Street Works (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996. 2 In this Order “ the Order ” means the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in the Schedule is 3rd June 1996. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on J. Carlisle Assistant Secretary 3rd June 1996.
LEGAL AID, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 29th June 1996. 2 In these Rules, “the principal Rules ” means the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1992 . Transitional provisions 2 Rules 4 and 5 shall apply for the purposes of work done on or after 30th June 1996 to which the principal Rules apply. Alteration of date 3 In rules 6(3) and 9(5)( a ) of the principal Rules for the date “30th June 1996” there shall be substituted “30th June 1997”. Amendment to the principal Rules 4 Schedule 1 to the principal Rules shall be amended as follows— a for paragraph 1 of Part I, there shall be substituted the paragraph set out in Schedule 1; b for the table set out in paragraph 4(3) of Part II, there shall be substituted the table set out in Schedule 2. 5 Schedule 2 to the principal Rules shall be amended as follows— a for the table set out in paragraph 8 of Part I of Schedule 2, there shall be substituted the table set out in Schedule 3; b for Table 1 set out in Part II of Schedule 2, there shall be substituted the table set out in Schedule 4. Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 3rd June 1996 We approve Bowen Wells Derek Conway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 4th June 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government (General Grant) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 21st June 1996. General Grant 2 For the purpose of paragraph 3(1) of Part I of Schedule 1 to the Local Government &c. (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 the districts specified for the year ending 31st March 1997 shall be the districts listed below— Ards Belfast Dungannon Newry and Mourne Armagh Carrickfergus Larne Strabane Ballymena Castlereagh Lisburn Ballymoney Craigavon Magherafelt Banbridge Down Moyle Revocation 3 The Local Government (General Grant) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on . J. McCormick Assistant Secretary 7th May 1996
PHARMACY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st June 1996. 2 In these Regulations the “principal regulations” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 2 of the principal regulations (registration fees) for “£90·00” there shall be substituted “£100” and for “£5·00” there shall be substituted “£10”. 3 In regulation 3 of the principal regulations (restoration fees) for “£30·00” there shall be substituted “£50”. 4 In regulation 4 of the principal regulations (retention fees):— a in paragraph (1)( a ) for “£90·00” there shall be substituted “£100”; b in paragraph (1)( c ) for “£5·00” there shall be substituted “£10”; c in paragraph (2)( a ) for “£40·00” there shall be substituted “£45”; d in paragraph (2)( b ) for “£40·00” there shall be substituted “£45”; e in paragraph (2)( c ) for “£15·00” there shall be substituted “£20”. 5 In regulation 5 of the principal regulations (Penalty):— a in paragraph ( a ) for “£25·00” there shall be substituted “£50”; b in paragraph ( c ) for “£5·00” there shall be substituted “£10”. 6 In regulation 6 of the principal regulations (further certificate) for “£1·00” shall be substituted “£5”. Revocation 7 Regulations 4(1)( b ) and 5( b ) of the principal regulations shall be revoked. Sealed with the Common Seal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland on in the presence of G. T. Hannawin President D. J. Lawson Secretary 3rd May 1996 The Department of Health and Social Services hereby approves the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on . D. A. Baker Assistant Secretary 7th May 1996
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996. Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 2 In regulation 21(1)( c ) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 for “£40” there shall be substituted “£60”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on . W. G. Purdy Assistant Secretary 3rd May 1996
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Slaughter-houses (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 3rd May 1996. Amendment of the licensing Regulations 2 The Slaughter-houses (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1955 shall be amended as provided in regulations 3 and 4. Animals which may be slaughtered in licensed meat plants 3 For regulation 8 there shall be substituted the following regulation— 8 A person shall not use any slaughter-house or pig slaughter-house licensed under Section 1 of the Act, or cause any such premises to be used for the slaughter of an animal the meat derived from which is not intended for human consumption unless such slaughter takes place pursuant to, and in accordance with, a slaughter scheme introduced by or under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68 . . Records and returns 4 1 For the fourth Schedule there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations. 2 For the fifth Schedule there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on P. T. Toal Assistant Secretary 2nd May 1996.
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Bovine Animals (Enforcement of Community Purchase Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st May 1996. Interpretation 2 1 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. 2 In these Regulations— “approved operator” means, as the case may be, the operator of a rendering plant, licensed under Article 6(1) of the Specified Bovine Material (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 or the operator of an incinerator approved under regulation 12(2) of the Specified Bovine Material (Treatment and Disposal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 ; “the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation ( EC ) No. 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom; “Community provision” means a provision of the Commission Regulation specified in the Schedule; “licensed operator” means the owner or occupier of a slaughterhouse licensed under the Slaughter-houses Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 ; and “the scheme” means the scheme, introduced by the Commission Regulation, for the purchase of bovine animals which do not show clinical signs of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and which were, during a period of three months prior to their sale, present on a holding in the United Kingdom. Offences 3 1 Where there is a contravention of any Community provision referred to in Column (1) of Part I of the Schedule, the licensed operator in whose premises the contravention occurred shall be guilty of an offence. 2 Where there is a contravention of any Community provision referred to in Column (1) of Part II of the Schedule, the approved operator in whose premises the contravention occurred shall be guilty of an offence. Penalties 4 A person guilty of an offence under regulation 3 shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine, and on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on P. T. Toal Assistant Secretary 1st May 1996.
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Temporary Speed Limit (Sydenham By-Pass, Route A2, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 10th June 1996. Application and duration of speed limit 2 1 The driving of motor vehicles at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on the eastbound carriageway of Sydenham By-Pass, Route A2, Belfast, from its junction with Middlepath Street, to its junction with Dee Street, is prohibited for a period of 4 months from 9th June 1996. 2 The driving of motor vehicles at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on the westbound carriageway of Sydenham By-Pass, Route A2, Belfast, from its junction with Dee Street, to a point approximately 240 metres west of that junction, is prohibited for a period of 4 months from 9th June 1996. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on . J. Carlisle Assistant Secretary 1st May 1996
FOOD Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 This Order may be cited as the Beef (Emergency Control) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 30th April 1996. Amendment of the Beef (Emergency Control) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 2 The Beef (Emergency Control) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended by— a inserting after Article 2(2), the following paragraph— 3 The provision in paragraph (1) shall not apply to meat from a bovine animal that was born, reared and slaughtered in any of the countries specified in the Schedule. ; b at the end inserting the following Schedule— SCHEDULE Countries Exempted from Article 2(1) Article 2(3) Argentina Australia Botswana Brazil Mauritius Namibia New Zealand Paraguay Poland South Africa Swaziland Uruguay United States of America Zimbabwe . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on D. A. Baker Assistant Secretary 29th April 1996.