othertales/uklegislation huggingface dataset:
Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010 Anti-Slavery Day 1 1 The Secretary of State shall by order made by statutory instrument specify a date which shall be observed each year as Anti-Slavery Day. 2 The purpose of Anti-Slavery Day shall be to— a acknowledge that millions of men, women and children continue to be victims of slavery, depriving them of basic human dignity and freedom; b raise awareness amongst young people and others of the dangers and consequences of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation and encourage them to be proactive in the fight against it; c draw attention to— i the progress made by government and those working to combat all forms of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation, and ii what more needs to be done. 3 In this Act “ slavery ” includes— a trafficking for sexual exploitation, b child trafficking, c trafficking for forced labour, and d domestic servitude. Short title and extent 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010. 2 This Act extends to England and Wales.
Appropriation ( No. 2) Act 2010 Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services 1 1 All the amounts and sums authorised by the Consolidated Fund Act 2009 for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2011, totalling, as is shown in Schedule 1, £218,175,405,000 in amounts of resources authorised for use and £219,011,739,000 in sums authorised for issue from the Consolidated Fund, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of that Act, to the Estimates and Requests for Resources specified in Schedule 2 to this Act. 2 The abstracts of Schedule 1 and of Schedule 2 which are annexed to this Act shall have effect as part of this Act. Short title 2 This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2010.
Fiscal Responsibility Act 2010 (repealed) Initial duties 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further duties for securing sound public finances 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress and compliance reports 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accountability to Parliament 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Act 2010 (repealed) Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of things done or omitted in interim period 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Fund Act 2009 Use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2010 1 The use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010 is authorised to the amount of £6,617,232,000. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending with 31 March 2010 2 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply to the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010 the sum of £23,998,577,000. Use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2011 3 The use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2011 is authorised to the amount of £218,175,405,000. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending with 31 March 2011 4 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply to the service of the year ending with 31 March 2011 the sum of £219,011,739,000. Short title 5 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund Act 2009.
Video Recordings Act 2010 Repeal and revival of provisions of the Video Recordings Act 1984 1 1 On the commencement of this Act, sections 1 to 17, 19, 21 and 22 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (regulation of the distribution of video recordings)— a cease to be in force, and b having been notified to the European Commission in accordance with the Technical Standards Directive on 10 September 2009, come into force again by virtue of this subsection. 2 In subsection (1) “ the Technical Standards Directive ” means Directive 98/34/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. 3 The Schedule to this Act contains transitional provision. Short title, commencement and extent 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Video Recordings Act 2010. 2 This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed. 3 This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 Bodies to which this Act applies 1 This Act applies to the following bodies— The Board of Trustees of the Armouries, The British Library Board, The Trustees of the British Museum, The Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, The Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland, The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery, The National Library of Scotland The Trustees of the National Maritime Museum, The Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, The Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland, The Board of Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery, The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery, The Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Board of Trustees of the Wallace Collection. Power to return victims' property 2 1 A body to which this Act applies may transfer an object from its collections if the following conditions are met. 2 Condition 1 is that the Advisory Panel has recommended the transfer. 3 Condition 2 is that the Secretary of State has approved the Advisory Panel's recommendation. 4 The Secretary of State may approve a recommendation for the transfer of an object from the collections of a Scottish body only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers. 5 “ Scottish body ” means— The Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland, The National Library of Scotland , The Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland. 6 The power conferred by subsection (1) does not affect any trust or condition subject to which any object is held. 7 The power conferred by subsection (1) is an additional power. “Advisory Panel” 3 1 For the purposes of this Act “ Advisory Panel ” means a panel for the time being designated by the Secretary of State for those purposes. 2 The Secretary of State may designate a panel for the purposes of this Act only if the panel's functions consist of the consideration of claims which— a are made in respect of objects, and b relate to events occurring during the Nazi era. 3 “ Nazi era ” means the period— a beginning with 1 January 1933, and b ending with 31 December 1945. Short title, extent and commencement 4 1 This Act may be cited as the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009. 2 This Act extends to— a England and Wales, and b Scotland. 3 The preceding sections of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint. 4 An order may make different provision for different purposes. 5 Before appointing a day for the coming into force of the preceding sections of this Act so far as they relate to Scottish bodies the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers. 6 “ Scottish body ” has the meaning given by section 2(5). 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Law Commission Act 2009 Reports on implementation of Law Commission proposals 1 After section 3 of the Law Commissions Act 1965 (c. 22) insert— Reports on implementation of Law Commission proposals 3A 1 As soon as practicable after the end of each reporting year, the Lord Chancellor must prepare a report on— a the Law Commission proposals implemented (in whole or in part) during the year; b the Law Commission proposals that have not been implemented (in whole or in part) as at the end of the year, including— i plans for dealing with any of those proposals; ii any decision not to implement any of those proposals (in whole or in part) taken during the year and the reasons for the decision. 2 The Lord Chancellor must lay the report before Parliament. 3 The first reporting year is the year starting with the day on which section 1 of the Law Commission Act 2009 comes into force; and the second reporting year is the year after that and so on. 4 If a decision not to implement a Law Commission proposal (in whole or in part) is taken in a reporting year, subsection (1)(b) does not require a report for a later reporting year to deal with the proposal so far as it is covered by that decision. 5 If a decision not to implement a Law Commission proposal (in whole or in part) has been taken before the first reporting year, subsection (1)(b) does not require any report to deal with the proposal so far as it is covered by that decision. 6 “ Law Commission proposal ” means— a a proposal formulated by the Law Commission as mentioned in section 3(1)(c); b a proposal for consolidation or statute law revision for which a draft Bill has been prepared by the Law Commission as mentioned in section 3(1)(d). Protocol about the Law Commission's work 2 Before section 4 of the Law Commissions Act 1965 (c. 22) insert— Protocol about the Law Commission's work 3B 1 The Lord Chancellor and the Law Commission may agree for the purposes of this section a statement (a “protocol”) about the Law Commission's work. 2 The protocol may include (among other things) provision about— a principles and methods to be applied in deciding the work to be carried out by the Law Commission and in the carrying out of that work; b the assistance and information that Ministers of the Crown and the Law Commission are to give each other; c the way in which Ministers of the Crown are to deal with the Law Commission's proposals for reform, consolidation or statute law revision. 3 The Lord Chancellor and the Law Commission must from time to time review the protocol and may agree to revise it. 4 The Lord Chancellor must lay the protocol (and any revision of it) before Parliament. 5 Ministers of the Crown and the Law Commission must have regard to the protocol. Commencement and short title 3 1 This Act comes into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 2 This Act may be cited as the Law Commission Act 2009.
Appropriation ( No. 2) Act 2009 Use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2010 1 The use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010 is authorised to the amount of £281,855,500,000 Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending with 31 March 2010 2 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply to the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010 the sum of £291,596,314,000. Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid 3 1 All the amounts and sums authorised by this Act and the other Act mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010, totalling, as is shown in the said Schedule, £484,281,696,000 in amounts of resources authorised for use and £486,035,320,000 in sums authorised for issue from the Consolidated Fund, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Acts mentioned in the said Schedule 1, for the services and purposes specified in Schedule 2 to this Act. 2 Parts 1 to 54, 56 and 57 of Schedule 2 also set out, for the services and purposes specified in those Parts of that Schedule, the limits set for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20) on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid for the year ending with 31 March 2010. 3 Those limits shall be deemed to have been in force from 18 June 2009. 4 A direction given after the passing of this Act for authorising the application of resources as appropriations in aid for the year ending with 31 March 2010 — a may, to the extent of any excess proposed in Estimates or in a Statement of Excesses laid before the House of Commons, authorise appropriations in aid in excess of the relevant limit set for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 for that year by this Act or a previous Appropriation Act; but b where the limit so set has not, by 12 August following the giving of the direction, been increased by a subsequent Appropriation Act or has by that date been so increased by less than the excess, shall be deemed to have authorised appropriations in aid only up to that limit or, as the case may be, up to that limit as so increased. 5 Nothing in Schedule 2 limits the amounts which are or may be made applicable, in accordance with any direction, as appropriations in aid of resources for the service of the House of Commons Administration for any year. 6 The abstracts of Schedule 1 and of Schedule 2 which are annexed to this Act shall have effect as part of this Act. Repeals 4 The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 are hereby repealed. Short title 5 This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2009.
Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Act 2009 Increase in limit on selective financial assistance for industry 1 1 In section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 (c. 52) (selective financial assistance: general powers), for subsection (5) (which specifies the limit on the amount of financial assistance) substitute— 5 The limit shall be £12,000 million, but the Secretary of State may, on not more than four occasions, by order made with the consent of the Treasury increase or further increase that limit by a sum specified in the order, being a sum not exceeding £1,000 million. 2 The Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Act 2003 (c. 11) is repealed. Assistance in connection with exports of goods or services 2 1 In section 1 of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991 (c. 67) (assistance in connection with exports of goods and services), for subsection (1) substitute— 1 The Secretary of State may make arrangements under this section in connection with supplies by persons carrying on business in the United Kingdom of goods or services to persons carrying on business outside the United Kingdom. 1A Arrangements under subsection (1) may be made in connection with goods or services supplied before the arrangements are made or in connection with goods or services which are to be, or which may be, supplied. 2 The power conferred by section 1(1) of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991 (c. 67) (as amended by subsection (1)) includes power to make arrangements in connection with goods or services supplied before this section comes into force. Extent, commencement and short title 3 1 Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment amended or repealed. 2 This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed. 3 This Act may be cited as the Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Act 2009.
Consolidated Fund Act 2008 (repealed) Use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2009 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending with 31 March 2009 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2010 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending with 31 March 2010 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 Health and safety offences: mode of trial and maximum penalty 1 1 In section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) (offences), for subsections (1A) to (4) there is substituted— 2 Schedule 3A (which specifies the mode of trial and maximum penalty applicable to offences under this section and the existing statutory provisions) has effect. 3 Schedule 3A is subject to any provision made by virtue of section 15(6)(c) or (d). 2 After Schedule 3 to that Act there is inserted the Schedule 3A set out in Schedule 1 to this Act. 3 In Article 31 of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 ( S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)) (offences), for paragraphs (1A) to (5) there is substituted— 2 Schedule 3A (which specifies the mode of trial and maximum penalty applicable to offences under this Article and the existing statutory provisions) has effect. 3 Schedule 3A is subject to any provision made by virtue of Article 17(6)(c) or (d). 4 After Schedule 3 to that Order there is inserted the Schedule 3A set out in Schedule 2 to this Act. Consequential amendments and repeals 2 1 Schedules 3 (consequential amendments) and 4 (repeals) have effect. 2 The Secretary of State may make any amendments to existing regulations that he or she considers necessary or expedient in consequence of the amendments made by section 1(1) and (2). 3 The power conferred by subsection (2) is exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. 4 The Department concerned (within the meaning given in Article 2(2) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9))) may make any amendments to existing regulations that it considers necessary or expedient in consequence of the amendments made by section 1(3) and (4). 5 The power conferred by subsection (4) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)). Such a rule is subject to negative resolution within the meaning of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)). 6 In this section “ existing regulations ” means regulations made before the passing of this Act. Short title, commencement and extent 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008. 2 This Act comes into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 3 This Act does not apply to offences committed before it comes into force. 4 This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (except that an amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the provision to which it relates).
Appropriation ( No. 3) Act 2008 (repealed) Use of resources for the year ending with 31st March 2009 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending with 31st March 2009 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appropriation of amount and sum voted for a supply service 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 Repeals and associated provisions 1 1 The enactments referred to in Schedule 1 are repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule. 2 Schedule 2 (consequential and connected provisions) has effect. Extent 2 1 This Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom. 2 This Act also extends to the Isle of Man. 3 Subject to subsection (5), the repeals and amendments in Schedules 1 and 2 have the same extent as the enactments repealed or amended, except as mentioned in the relevant entry. 4 Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide— a that the repeal by this Act of any enactment specified in the Order shall on a date so specified extend to any of the Channel Islands or any British overseas territory, and b that any provision of Schedule 2 specified in the Order shall on a date so specified extend to any of the Channel Islands or any British overseas territory subject to any modification so specified. 5 Except as provided by an order under subsection (4), this Act does not repeal or amend any enactment so far as the enactment forms part of the law of a country outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. Short Title 3 This Act may be cited as the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008.
Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008 Information about children with special educational needs 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008. 2 This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed. 3 Section 1 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes. 4 This Act extends to England and Wales only.
European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 The Treaty of Lisbon 1 In this Act “ the Treaty of Lisbon ” means the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community signed at Lisbon on 13th December 2007. Addition to list of treaties 2 At the end of the list of treaties in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) add— ; and s the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community signed at Lisbon on 13th December 2007 (together with its Annex and protocols), excluding any provision that relates to, or in so far as it relates to or could be applied in relation to, the Common Foreign and Security Policy; . Changes of terminology 3 1 In section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (interpretation) before the definition of “the Communities” insert— “ the EU ” means the European Union, being the Union established by the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7th February 1992 (as amended by any later Treaty), . 2 A reference to the EU in an Act or an instrument made under an Act includes, if and in so far as the context permits or requires, a reference to the European Atomic Energy Community. 3 The Table in the Schedule to this Act sets out substitutions required to reflect terminology after the commencement of the Treaty of Lisbon. 4 The Secretary of State or the Treasury may by order make other amendments of Acts or instruments made under Acts to reflect changes in terminology or numbering arising out of the Treaty of Lisbon. 5 An order under subsection (4)— a may include incidental provision, b shall be made by statutory instrument, and c shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. 6 In an Act or instrument made under an Act a reference to all or any of the Communities shall, in the application of the enactment or instrument after the passing of this Act, be treated as being or including (as the context requires) a reference to the EU. Increase of powers of European Parliament 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Euratom Treaty 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parliamentary control of decisions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title 7 This Act may be cited as the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008. Commencement 8 1 Section 3 (and the Schedule) come into force in accordance with provision made by the Secretary of State by order made by statutory instrument. 2 An order under subsection (1)— a may make provision generally or for specified purposes only, b may make different provision for different purposes, and c may include incidental, transitional and consequential provision. 3 The other provisions of this Act come into force on Royal Assent.