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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 10th April 2006. 2 In these Regulations “the principal regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principle regulations 2 In regulation 2(1) of the principal regulations in the definition of “liable relative”, for “or former spouse” substitute “, former spouse, civil partner or former civil partner”. Amendment of regulation 20 (capital limit) of the principal regulations 3 In regulation 20 (capital limit) of the principal regulations for the amount “£20,500” substitute the amount “£21,000”. Amendment of regulation 28(1) of the principal regulations 4 In regulation 28(1) (calculation of tariff income from capital) of the principal regulations a for the amount “£12,500” (both times it appears) substitute the amount “£12,750”; and b for the amount “£20,500” substitute the amount “£21,000”. Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations 5 In schedule 3 to the principal regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)— In paragraph 10(A) i in sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (3) after “spouse” (each time it appears) insert “or civil partner”, ii in sub-paragraph (1)(b) after “spouse’s maintenance” insert “or his civil partner for that civil partner’s maintenance”. 6 In paragraph 27H of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)— a In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for the amount “£4.85” (each time it appears) substitute the amount “£5.05”; b In sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for the amount “£7.20” (each time it appears) substitute the amount “£7.50”. Amendment of Schedule 4 to the principal regulations 7 At the end of Schedule 4 to the principal regulations (capital to be disregarded), after paragraph 25 , there shall be added the following paragraph— 26 Any payment made to the resident under Regulations made under Article 9 of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (Power to provide for payments) . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 10th March 2006 Nigel Carson A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Castle Buildings 10th March 2006
PLANT HEALTH Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as The Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 10th April 2006. 2 In these Regulations, “the principle Regulations” refers to the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 2 1 The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraph 2. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (2), the definition of “the Decision” after the words “Commission Decision 2004/4/ EC ” insert “as amended by Commission Decision 2005/840/EC ” . Revocation 3 The Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 are revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 10th March 2006. David Small A Senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2006. 2 In this Order “relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993. 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions 2 For the purposes of section 105(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 2.7 per cent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 10th March 2006. John O'Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY PART I INTRODUCTION Citation, commencement and effect 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workmen’s compensation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earnings limits 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory sick pay 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory maternity pay 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduated retirement benefit 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disability living allowance 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT Applicable amounts for income support 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income support transitional protection 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relevant sum for income support 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescribed sum for jobseeker’s allowance 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V STATE PENSION CREDIT State pension credit 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VI REVOCATION Revocation 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PENSIONS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2005 Order) (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006. 2 In this Order “ the Order ” means the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. Appointed days 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in— a Part 1 of the Schedule— i for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 9th March 2006, and ii for all other purposes, is 6th April 2006; b Part 2 of the Schedule is 1st April 2006, and c Part 3 of the Schedule is 6th April 2006. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th March 2006. Philip Angus A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
COMPANIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (1986 Order) (Operating and Financial Review) (Repeal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006. 2 These Regulations come into operation on 31 March 2006. 3 In these Regulations “the 1986 Order” means the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986. Repeal of requirement to prepare operating and financial review 2 1 Article 242AA of the 1986 Order (duty of directors of quoted company to prepare operating and financial review) is repealed. 2 In consequence of that repeal the 1986 Order is amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 8th March 2006 M Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
COMPANIES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) (2005 Order) (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006. 2 In this Order — “the 1986 Order ” means the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 ; and “the 2005 Order ” means the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the 2005 Order set out in the Schedule is 6th April 2006. Transitional provision for Article 18 of the 2005 Order 3 New Article 317A shall have no effect in relation to provisions made before 19th July 2005 which are not void under old Article 318 . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 8th March 2006 M Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
PENSIONS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Pension Protection Fund (Risk-based Pension Protection Levy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 9th March 2006. Matters prescribed for the purposes of assessing the risk-based pension protection levy 2 For the purposes of Article 158(2)(a)(iii) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (pension protection levies – other risk factors), the prescribed matters are— a the nature of, and b any risks associated with, any arrangements which the Board considers may reduce the risk of compensation being payable from the Pension Protection Fund in the event of an insolvency event occurring in respect of an employer in relation to the scheme. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th March 2006. Philip Angus A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of the Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement for screening decision 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Screening procedure 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement for consent 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoping opinion 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of information 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The consent application 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further information and evidence relating to environmental statements 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other EEA States 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The consent decision 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of decisions and consents 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals (general provisions) 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of appeals by written representations 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of appeals by hearing 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of appeals 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Participation 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence of carrying out a project without a decision under these Regulations 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence of carrying out work in contravention of a condition 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence of procuring a decision by supplying false information etc. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stop notices 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties for contravention of a stop notice 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reinstatement 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of entry and default powers 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional Provisions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Employment Code of Practice (Access and Unfair Practices during Recognition and Derecognition Ballots) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006. Code of Practice 2 Subject to Article 3, the Department for Employment and Learning appoints 19th March 2006 as the day on which the Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices during Recognition and Derecognition Ballots, a draft of which was prepared and published by the Department on 14th January 2005 under Article 95(2) of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, shall come into operation. Transitional provisions 3 Where the parties are informed by the Industrial Court under paragraph 25(9) or 117(11) of Schedule 1A to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 before 19th March 2006 the Code of Practice on Access to Workers during Recognition and Derecognition Ballots will continue to apply. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 9th March 2006. D.S.S. McAuley A senior officer of the Department for Employment and Learning
GAME Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Game Preservation (Special Protection for Irish Hares) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006, and shall come into operation on 17 th April 2006. Prohibition of the killing, taking, sale or purchase of Irish Hares 2 A person shall not kill, take, sell, or purchase Irish Hares at any time during the period 17 th April 2006 to 31 st March 2007 inclusive. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 9th March 2006. W Shannon A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
LORD CHANCELLOR Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Lord Chancellor (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 3rd April 2006. Consequential provision 2 The Schedule has effect with respect to the making of provision consequential to that under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. Falconer of Thoroton, C. Dated 13th March 2006
ROADS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as The Motorways Traffic (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 13th April 2006. Amendments 2 The Motorways Traffic Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 shall be amended as follows— 1 In regulation 9A (a) (restriction on the use of hard shoulder) for “on a weekday” there shall be substituted “from Monday to Saturday inclusive”. 2 In Schedule 1 the existing paragraph shall be renumbered as paragraph 1. and at the end of that paragraph as so renumbered there shall be added the following paragraph — 2 The area of the citybound hard shoulder of the Motorway M1, from a point 480 metres south of the southern parapet wall of the Ballyskeagh Road Bridge to a point 210 metres north of the northern parapet of the Black’s Road Bridge bounded on its western side by the western side of the hard shoulder and on its eastern side by the outer edge of a road marking in the form of — a a broken longitudinal white line; or b two continuous longitudinal white lines encompassing white chevrons. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 2nd March 2006. R. Sherman A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 27th March 2006. Amendment to the principal regulations 2 In regulation 1(2) of the Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 for “Department of Health and Social Services” substitute “Department for Social Development”. Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Bridget Prentice Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs Dated 18th February 2006 We approve Gillian Merron Tom Watson Two of the Lord’s Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 27th February 2006
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application, revocation and saving 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons eligible for legal aid 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contributions from persons receiving legal aid 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CREDIT UNIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limit on deposits by persons too young to be members 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limit on loan amounts 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum repayment period for unsecured loans 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 This Scheme may be cited as the Organic Farming (Conversion of Animal Housing) (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2006. Interpretation 2 In this Scheme “the principal Scheme ” means the Organic Farming (Conversion of Animal Housing) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2003 . Amendment of the principal Scheme 3 Article 9 (closing date for claims) shall be amended by substituting for the words “31st March 2006” the words “31st March 2007”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 22nd February 2006. David Small A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Scheme. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 22nd February 2006. Jack Layberry A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
CREDIT UNIONS Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limit on membership 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 13th April 2006. Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 2 In regulation 29(2) (length) of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 for “4.73” there shall be substituted “5”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 1st March 2006. Stanley Duncan A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2006. Revaluation of earnings factors 2 The earnings factors for the tax years specified in the first column of the Schedule in so far as they are relevant — a to the calculation— i of the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit, or ii of any guaranteed minimum pension, or b to any other calculation required under Part III of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment), are directed to be increased for those tax years by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in the second column of the Schedule. Rounding of fractional amounts 3 Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in Article 2(a)(i), as increased in accordance with this Order, would not but for this Article be expressed as a whole number of pounds, it shall be so expressed by the rounding down of any fraction of a pound less than one half and the rounding up of any other fraction of a pound. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st March 2006. John O'Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development