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Criminal Law, England And Wales Citation and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2015. Provisions coming into force on 29th December 2015 2 The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 come into force on 29th December 2015— a section 76 (coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship); b section 77 (guidance about investigation of offences under section 76). Karen Bradley Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 4th December 2015
Value Added Tax Citation, commencement and effect 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st January 2016. 2 1 Regulations 4, 5 and 6 have effect as follows— a regulation 4 will have effect in relation to longer periods commencing on or after 1st January 2016, b regulation 5 will have effect in relation to methods approved or directed under regulation 102 of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 on or after 1st January 2016, c regulation 6 will have effect in relation to prescribed accounting periods commencing on or after 1st January 2016. 2 “Longer periods” in paragraph (1)(a) and “prescribed accounting periods” in paragraph (1)(c), mean the longer period and prescribed accounting period determined under Part 14 of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995. Amendment of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 3 The Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 are amended as follows. 4 In regulation 101 (input tax and partial exemption: attribution of input tax to taxable supplies)— a in paragraph (3)— i after sub-paragraph (d), omit “and”, and ii after sub-paragraph (e), insert— , and f the value of supplies made from an establishment situated outside the United Kingdom. ; b in paragraph (8) omit sub-paragraph (b) and the preceding “; or”. 5 In paragraph (1A) of regulation 102 (input tax and partial exemption: use of other methods)— a after sub-paragraph (b), omit “and”; b after sub-paragraph (c) insert— d may be based on sectors provided that the method reflects the use made of the goods and services in the business and each sector reflects— i the use made of the goods and services in that sector, ii the structure of the business, and iii the type of activity undertaken by that sector, and e must exclude the value of supplies made from an establishment situated outside the United Kingdom where the method is not based on sectors. . 6 In regulation 103 (input tax and partial exemption: attribution of input tax to foreign and specified supplies)— a renumber that regulation as regulation 103(1), b after “directed by the Commissioners under regulation 102,” insert “subject to paragraph (1A)”, c after paragraph (1) insert— 1A In calculating the proportion of any input tax incurred on goods or services used or to be used by a taxable person in making both taxable and exempt supplies which is to be attributed or treated as attributed to taxable supplies, the calculation— a may be based on sectors provided that the calculation reflects the use made of the goods and services in the business and each sector reflects— i the use made of the goods and services in that sector, ii the structure of the business, and ii the type of activity undertaken by that sector; and b must exclude the value of supplies made from an establishment situated outside the United Kingdom where the calculation is not based on sectors. . Jim Harra Edward Troup Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs 7th December 2015
Income Tax Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Van Benefit and Car and Van Fuel Benefit Order 2015. 2 This Order comes into force on 31st December 2015 and has effect for the tax year 2016-17 and subsequent tax years. Amendment to section 150 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2 In section 150(1) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (car fuel: calculating the cash equivalent) for “£22,100” substitute “£22,200”. Amendment to section 155 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 3 In section 155(1B)(a) and (b) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (cash equivalent of the benefit of a van) for “£3,150” substitute “£3,170”. Amendment to section 161 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 4 In section 161(b) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (van fuel: the cash equivalent) for “£594” substitute “£598”. George Hollingbery Mel Stride Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 7th December 2015
Environmental Protection Citation, commencement and expiry 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of information by the Secretary of State 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional National Plan register 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty on regulator 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reports of emissions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of emission allowance 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of emission allowance on plant closure or plant variation 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Environment Agency's costs of establishing and maintaining the register 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation and savings 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consumer Protection PART 1 General Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 9th January 2016. PART 2 Amendments to Primary Legislation Amendment to the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 2 1 The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended as follows. 2 In subsection (2) of section 14 (computation of prescriptive periods) omit the definition of “ ADR official”. Amendment to the Limitation Act 1980 3 1 The Limitation Act 1980 is amended as follows. 2 In section 33B (extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross-border or domestic contractual disputes) omit subsection (1)(c). Amendment to the Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 4 1 The Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 is amended as follows. 2 In section 1B (extension of limitation periods because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross-border or domestic contractual disputes) omit subsection 1(c). Amendment to the Equality Act 2010 5 1 The Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows. 2 In section 140AA(extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross-border or domestic contractual disputes) omit subsection 1(c). PART 3 Amendments to Secondary Legislation Amendment to the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 6 1 The Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 5 of Article 51B (extension of time limits: non-binding ADR procedure) omit the definition of “ADR official”. Amendments to the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 7 1 The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows. 2 After regulation 8 insert— Consumer information regarding the ODR platform 8A A competent authority must provide a link to the ODR platform on its website. 3 In regulation 15(1)(b) for “to 14” substitute “and 12”. 4 In paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 insert— g provides a link to the ODR platform on its website. Nick Boles Minister of State for Skills Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2nd December 2015
Electricity Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity Capacity (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015. 2 These Regulations come into force on the day after the date on which they are made. Amendment of the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 2 1 The Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations ”) are amended in accordance with these Regulations. 2 Any reference in regulations 3 and 4 to a numbered regulation is to that regulation as so numbered in the 2014 Regulations. Amendment to regulation 17 (Excluded capacity: NER 300 and CCS grant scheme CMUs) 3 In regulation 17(2)— a before the definition of “relevant grant” insert— “carbon capture and storage technology” has the meaning given in section 7(3) of the Energy Act 2010 ; ; and b for the definition of “relevant grant” substitute— “relevant grant” means a grant— under a relevant scheme; the first payment of which is made, or to be made, within the period of 10 years immediately before the commencement of the delivery period; and which is made for purposes other than— carrying out activities of research and development in relation to the design and use of carbon capture and storage technology in respect of CMU i; or assessing the feasibility of the use of carbon capture and storage technology in respect of CMU i . Amendment to regulation 59 (Requirement to provide applicant credit cover) 4 In regulation 59(3), for “5 working days” substitute “15 working days”. Andrea Leadsom Minister of State Department of Energy and Climate Change 3rd December 2015
Insolvency Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Services Account (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on 31st December 2015. Amendment to the Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Service Account (Fees) Order 2003 2 Article 2 (fees payable in connection with the recognition of professional bodies pursuant to section 391) of the Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Services Account (Fees) Order 2003 is amended as follows— a in paragraph (1) for “£4,500” substitute “£12,000”; b in paragraph (2) for “£300” substitute “£360”. 3 The substitution made by article 2(b) of the fee payable in respect of the number of persons authorised to act as insolvency practitioners by virtue of membership of a body recognised pursuant to Section 391 (recognised professional bodies) of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies only in respect of such persons who are so authorised as at 1st January 2016 and each subsequent 1st January. Anna Soubry Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2nd December 2015
Health Care And Associated Professions Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the General Medical Council (Constitution of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service) Rules Order of Council 2015 and comes into force on 31st December 2015. Privy Council approval 2 Their Lordships, having taken the Rules in the Schedule into consideration, are pleased to and do approve them. Richard Tilbrook Clerk of the Privy Council
Deep Sea Mining Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Deep Sea Mining Act 1981 (Isle of Man) Order 2015 and shall come into force on 1st January 2016. Extension of the Deep Sea Mining Act 1981 to the Isle of Man 2 The Deep Sea Mining Act 1981 shall extend to the Isle of Man, subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order. Revocation 3 The Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981 (Isle of Man) Order 2000 is revoked. Ceri King Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria and Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2015. 2 These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013 2 1 The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation) , in the definition of “private law children case”— a at the end of paragraph (b)(i), omit “or”, and b after paragraph (b)(ii) insert— iii section 51A of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (post-adoption contact orders) ; or . 3 In regulation 69 (criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to other family cases to which specific merits criteria apply) , after paragraph (4)(a)(ii) insert— or iii to section 51A of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (post-adoption contact orders); . Amendment to the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 3 In paragraph 23 of the Schedule to the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 , after “regulations made under” insert “section 17A of the Children Act 1989 , section 49(3) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (personal budgets and direct payments) ,”. Shailesh Vara Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 9th December 2015
Health Care And Associated Professions Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the General Medical Council (Amendments to Miscellaneous Rules and Regulations) Order of Council 2015 and comes into force on 31st December 2015. Privy Council approval 2 Their Lordships, having taken the Rules and Regulations in the Schedule into consideration, are pleased to and do approve them. Richard Tilbrook Clerk of the Privy Council
Corporation Tax Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Exchange Gains and Losses (Bringing into Account Gains or Losses) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 31st December 2015. 2 These Regulations have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2016. Amendments to the Exchange Gains and Losses (Bringing into Account Gains or Losses) Regulations 2002 2 1 The Exchange Gains and Losses (Bringing into Account Gains or Losses) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 4— a in paragraph (1) for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (4) and (5)”, and b at the end insert— 5 Paragraph (1) does not apply so far as the net gain or net loss falls to be brought into account apart from this regulation or regulation 6. . 3 In regulation 13— a in paragraph (1), at the start insert “subject to paragraph (3A),”, and b after paragraph (3) insert— 3A This regulation does not apply so far as the net gain or net loss falls to be brought into account apart from this regulation. . Mel Stride George Hollingbery Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd December 2015
Corporation Tax Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Insurance Companies (Amendment to Section 129 of, and Schedule 17 to, the Finance Act 2012) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 31st December 2015 and have effect in respect of transfers of business which occur on or after that date. Amendment of section 129(8) (intra-group transfers and demutualisation) 2 1 Section 129(8) of the Finance Act 2012 is amended as follows. 2 Insert “relevant” before “liabilities” in paragraph (a) and before “assets” in paragraph (b). 3 For the words after paragraph (b), substitute— In this paragraph, “relevant liabilities” and “relevant assets” means those liabilities and assets which give rise to amounts that are taken into account as part of the calculation under Chapter 6 of Part 2, and “relevant time” means the time immediately before the transfer (in the case of the transferor) and the time immediately after it (in the case of the transferee). . Amendment of paragraph 13 of Schedule 17 (transitional provision) 3 1 Paragraph 13 of Schedule 17 to the Finance Act 2012 is amended as follows. 2 In sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “proportion” substitute “amount”. 3 For sub-paragraph (5) substitute— 5 In sub-paragraph (4)(a), “the appropriate amount” means the amount which fairly represents the value of the receipts or expenses attributable to the part of the business transferred immediately before the transfer. . Insertion of paragraph 35A of Schedule 17 4 After paragraph 35 of Schedule 17 to the Finance Act 2012 (but within Part 2 of that Schedule) insert— 35A 1 Sub-paragraph (2) applies to assets which by reason of paragraph 35 (or the previous application of this paragraph) are regarded for the purposes of this Part as assets forming part of the long-term business fixed capital of a company (“company A”). 2 Where— a company A transfers all of its basic life assurance and general annuity business and non-BLAGAB business to another company (“company B”), and b the transfer is a relevant intra-group transfer, for the purposes of this Part the assets form part of the long-term business fixed capital of company B instead of company A. 3 “Relevant intra-group transfer” has the same meaning for the purposes of this paragraph as it has for the purposes of paragraph 13. . Charlie Elphicke David Evennett Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 1st December 2015
Corporation Tax Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Jersey) Order 2015. Double taxation and international tax enforcement arrangements to have effect 2 It is declared that— a there has been made with the Government of Jersey— i the Exchange of Letters set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order; and ii the Arrangement referred to in the Exchange of Letters, as set out in Part 2 of that Schedule, which varies the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Jersey) Order 1952 , as amended by the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Jersey) Order 1994 and the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Jersey) Order 2009 , with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to income tax or corporation tax and taxes of a similar character imposed by the laws of either party; and b it is expedient that those arrangements should have effect. Ceri King Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
Cynllunio Gwlad A Thref, Cymru Enwi a dehongli 1 1 Enw’r Gorchymyn hwn yw Gorchymyn Deddf Cynllunio (Cymru) 2015 (Cychwyn Rhif 2 a Darpariaethau Trosiannol ac Arbed) 2015. 2 Yn y Gorchymyn hwn— ystyr “ Deddf 2004 ” (“ the 2004 Act ”) yw Deddf Cynllunio a Phrynu Gorfodol 2004 ; ystyr “ Deddf 2015 ” (“ the 2015 Act ”) yw Deddf Cynllunio (Cymru) 2015. Y darpariaethau sy’n dod i rym ar 4 Ionawr 2016 2 Y diwrnod penodedig i adran 3 o Ddeddf 2015 ddod i rym i’r graddau y mae’n rhoi adrannau newydd 60, 60A a 60B yn lle adran 60 o Ddeddf 2004 yw 4 Ionawr 2016. 3 Y diwrnod penodedig i’r adrannau a ganlyn o Ddeddf 2015 ddod i rym i’r graddau nad ydynt eisoes mewn grym yw 4 Ionawr 2016— a adran 11; b adran 12; c adran 13; d adran 14; ac e adran 31. Y darpariaethau sy’n dod i rym ar 16 Mawrth 2016 4 Y diwrnod penodedig i’r adrannau a ganlyn o Ddeddf 2015 ddod i rym i’r graddau nad ydynt eisoes mewn grym yw 16 Mawrth 2016— a adran 15(1) a (2); b adran 40; c adran 41; a d adran 42. Y darpariaethau sy’n dod i rym ar 1 Ebrill 2016 5 Y diwrnod penodedig i’r adrannau a ganlyn o Ddeddf 2015 ddod i rym yw 1 Ebrill 2016— a adran 2; a b adran 15(3). Darpariaethau trosiannol ac arbed 6 Nid yw adrannau 2 ac 11(3) o Ddeddf 2015 yn gymwys i gynllun datblygu lleol sydd wedi ei gyflwyno i’w archwilio yn unol â Rhan 6 o Ddeddf 2004 pan ddaw’r adrannau i rym. Mae’r adrannau’n gymwys i gynllun o’r fath ar ôl iddo gael ei fabwysiadu neu ei gymeradwyo yn unol â Rhan 6 o Ddeddf 2004. 7 Mae adran 60 o Ddeddf 2004 yn parhau i gael effaith fel pe na bai adran 3 o Ddeddf 2015 wedi ei chychwyn gan erthygl 2. Carl Sargeant Y Gweinidog Cyfoeth Naturiol, un o Weinidogion Cymru 2 Rhagfyr 2015
Terms And Conditions Of Employment Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st February 2016. Amendments to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014 2 In the Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014 — a omit the entry relating to the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England; b in the entry relating to auditors appointed by the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England, for the words in the first column substitute “Auditors appointed to audit the accounts of bodies listed in Schedule 2 to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 .”; c in the second column of the entry relating to the Care Quality Commission, omit paragraph (b) and insert— b the functions exercised by the Healthwatch England committee , including any functions of the Care Quality Commission exercised by that committee on its behalf ; or c any activities not covered by (a) or (b) in relation to which the Care Quality Commission exercises its functions. d in the entry relating to the Health and Safety Executive, for the words in the second column substitute “Matters relating to those industries and work activities for which the Health and Safety Executive is the enforcing authority under the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 and which are about the health and safety of individuals at work, or the health and safety of the public arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work.”; e in the entry relating to the Homes and Communities Agency, for the words in the second column substitute “Matters relating to the proper conduct of the business of registered providers of social housing.”; f in the second column of the entry relating to the Pensions Regulator, omit the word “other”; g in the second column of the entry relating to the Prudential Regulation Authority, after the words “within the meaning” insert “of the”; h omit the entry relating to the Standards Commission for Scotland and the Chief Investigating Officer; i in the second column of the entry relating to the Welsh Ministers, at the end insert “Matters relating to the environment and natural resources as set out in the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012 .”; and j at the appropriate places, insert the entries set out in the Schedule to this Order. Nick Boles Minister of State for Skills Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 7th December 2015
Criminal Law, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Criminal Courts Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 24th December 2015. Amendments to the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Criminal Courts Charge) Regulations 2015 2 Omit regulation 3 (amount of the criminal courts charge) of, and the Schedule to, the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Criminal Courts Charge) Regulations 2015 . Michael Gove Lord Chancellor Ministry of Justice 2nd December 2015