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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Health Councils (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991. 2 These Regulations apply only to Community Health Councils in Wales. Amendment of the Community Health Councils Regulations 2 1 The Community Health Councils Regulations 1985 shall be amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2(5) (exercise of functions relating to Councils) for the words “A District Authority in Wales” there shall be substituted the words “In Wales, the Welsh Health Common Services Authority ”. David Hunt Secretary of State for Wales 12th February 1991
SEA FISHERIES Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fishing (Days in Port) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st March 1991. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Sea Fishing (Days in Port) Regulations 1991 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 The principal Regulations are hereby amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6 below. 3 In regulation 2(1) thereof (interpretation)— a there shall be inserted after the words “In these Regulations—” the following definition— “the appropriate Minister” means— i in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ii in relation to Scotland or Wales, the Secretary of State, iii in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; ; b there shall be inserted after the definition of “British sea-fishery officer” the following definition— “the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation ( EEC ) No. 3926/90 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1991 and certain conditions under which they may be fished ; . 4 For regulation 3 thereof (scope) there shall be substituted the following regulation— 3 1 Subject to paragraph (2) below, these Regulations apply to— a any fishing vessel which is registered in the United Kingdom where the vessel has an overall length that exceeds 10 metres and its landings of cod and haddock from the sea areas described in Schedule 1 during the period 1st January 1989 to 30th June 1990 exceeded 100 tonnes and 40% by weight of its total landings, and b any vessel replacing a vessel in the category referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above. 2 These Regulations do not apply to any fishing vessel for the time being exempted by the appropriate Minister pursuant to the decision of the Commission of the European Communities dated 13th February 1991 issued under Article 13 of the Council Regulation. . 5 In regulation 5 thereof (offences) there shall be substituted for paragraph (1) the following paragraphs— 1 Where a vessel to which these Regulations apply does not remain in port in accordance with regulation 4(1) or 4(5), its master, owner and charterer (if any) shall each, in the absence of a reasonable excuse, be guilty of an offence. 1A Any master, owner or charterer of a vessel to which these Regulations apply who in purported compliance with regulation 4(3), 4(4) or 4(5) furnishes any information which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly furnishes any information which is false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence. . 6 In regulation 6(1) thereof (penalties) in paragraph (1) there shall be inserted after the words “regulation 5(1)” the words “or 5(1A)”. In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on Trumpington Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 26th February 1991. Strathclyde Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 26th February 1991
ARMORIAL BEARINGS, ENSIGNS AND FLAGS 1 This Order may be cited as the Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 1991 and shall come into force on lst April 1991. 2 The fees payable in relation to the matters specified in Schedule B to the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867 (and repeated in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order) shall be varied by substituting those specified in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order (the fees formerly payable being shown in column 2). 3 The Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 1990 is hereby revoked. James Douglas-Hamilton Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St. Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 12th February 1991
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES 1 This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1991, shall extend to Scotland only and shall come into force on 1st April 1991. 2 The provisions of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to fees charged in respect of the matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the references to the sums specified in those provisions (for which the sums mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule were substituted by the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1990 , there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule. 3 In the Schedule to the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1990 there shall be omitted the entries relating to the following provisions of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968, namely paragraphs (a), (b), (f) and (g) of subsection (3) and paragraphs (a) and, except in relation to transfer of a licence, (b) of subsection (4). James Douglas-Hamilton Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 12th February 1991
COURT OF SESSION, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 1) (Fees of Solicitors) 1991 and shall come into force on 11th March 1991. 2 This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt. Amendment of the Rules of the Court of Session 2 1 The Rules of the Court of Session shall he amended in accordance with the following paragraphs. 2 In rule 347(d) (additional fee) — a omit the word “and” at the end of paragraph (6); and b in paragraph (7) after the word “account”, insert the following:— ; and 8 the steps taken with a view to settling the litigation, limiting the matters in dispute or limiting the scope of any hearing. . 3 In Part IV of Chapter III of rule 347 (Defended Actions) for paragraphs 15 and 16, substitute the following paragraphs:— 15 Settlement a Settlement by Tender-Fees for either party:— i Basic fee for lodging or for considering first tender £60.00 ii Fee for lodging, or for considering, each further tender £40.00 iii If tender accepted, an additional fee to each party £40.00 b Extrajudicial settlement— Basic fee for advising on, negotiating and agreeing extra-judicial settlement (not based on judicial tender) to include preparation and lodging of joint minute £100.00 c In addition to any fee awarded under subparagraph (a) or (b), the Auditor may allow a further fee in respect of additional work undertaken with a view to settlement (whether or not settlement is in fact agreed), including offering settlement, not exceeding £200.00 16 Hearing Limitation Fee— to include all work undertaken with a view to limiting the matters in dispute or limiting the scope of any hearing, and including exchanging documents, precognitions and expert reports, agreeing any fact, statement or document not in dispute, and preparing and lodging any joint minute £250.00. . J. A. D. Hope Lord President, IPD Edinburgh 14th February 1991
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. 2 This Order shall come into force on 15th March 1991 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) (coming into operation of order) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 . 3 For all other purposes this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1991. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “boundary map” means one of the 29 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991” duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976. Transfers between local government areas 3 The areas marked as indicated in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order on the boundary map indicated in column I of that Schedule shall be transferred— a from one county to another as specified in the heading to each Part of that Schedule; b from the district specified in column 3 of that Schedule; c from the parish (if any is named) specified in column 4 of that Schedule; d to the district specified in column 5 of that Schedule; e to the ward specified in column 6 of that Schedule (being a ward of the district to which the area is transferred); f to the parish (if any is named) specified in column 7 of that Schedule; g to the ward (if any is named) specified in column 8 of that Schedule (being a ward of the parish to which the area is transferred); h to the electoral division specified in column 9 of that Schedule (being an electoral division of the county to which the area is transferred); i to the petty sessional division (if any is named) specified in column 10 of that Schedule; and j to the coroner’s district specified in column 11 of that Schedule. Town and country planning 4 Any provision of a development plan applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply thereto notwithstanding the transfer; and after such transfer, any such provision shall, in so far as it so applies, be for all purposes deemed to be a provision of a corresponding plan of the authority which becomes the appropriate local planning authority for the transferred area as a result of the transfer. Retained property 5 Numbers 1 and 2 London Road, Ascot which are transferred by this Order to the district of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire are hereby specified in relatinon specified in relation to regulation 62(1)(b) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment Emily Blatch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 18th February 1991
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (England) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 22nd March 1991. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Local Government Act 1988. Application 2 This Order applies to the activity mentioned in section 2(2)(c) of the Act (other cleaning) if carried out by a defined authority mentioned in section 1(1) of the Act which has functions in England or if carried out in England by a joint committee which falls to be treated as a defined authority by section 1(4) of the Act and of which at least one of the members is such an authority. Exemption 3 Where— a by virtue of article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England) Order 1988 the activity to which this Order applies was not, in the case of the authority in question, treated as a defined activity in the financial year ending on 31 March 1991; and b that activity would, but for this Order, be treated as a defined activity in the case of that authority on 1st April 1991, that activity shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out before 1st August 1991. Michael Heseltine Secretary of State for the Enviroment 22nd February 1991
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Training Authority (Abolition) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991. 2 In this Order “the Authority” means the National Health Service Training Authority. Revocation of Orders and abolition of the Authority 2 The National Health Service Training Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1983 and the National Health Service Training Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 1986 are hereby revoked and the Authority is hereby abolished. Enforceability of rights 3 Any right which was enforceable by or against the Authority shall be enforceable— a by or against South Western Regional Health Authority if it is in respect of a claim made by a former officer of the Authority arising out of his employment. b in any other case, by or against the Secretary of State. Transfer of property 4 All property of the Authority is hereby transferred to the Secretary of State. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. Stephen Dorrell Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 25th February 1991
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Wales) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 15th March 1991. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Local Government Act 1988. Application 2 This Order applies to an activity if carried out by a defined authority mentioned in section 1(1) of the Act which has functions in Wales or if carried out in Wales by a joint committee which falls to be treated as a defined authority by section 1(4) of the Act and of which at least one of the members is such an authority. Exemption 3 The activity mentioned in section 2(2)(c) of the Act (other cleaning) shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as the following conditions are fulfilled: a that activity was not treated as a defined activity on 31st March 1991 by virtue of article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1988 ; b on 1st April 1991 that activity would, but for this Order, be treated as a defined activity; and c that activity is carried out on or after 1st April 1991 and before 1st August 1991. David Hunt Secretary of State for Wales 5th February 1991
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) (No.1) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 18th March 1991. Introduction 2 the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 shall be further amended in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. Amendment to regulation 3 (interpretation) 3 In regulation 3(1) before the expression “examination” and the meaning assigned to it there shall be inserted the following: “design gross weight” means— in the case of a vehicle equipped with a Ministry plate, the weight shown thereon as the design weight or, if no weight is so shown thereon, the weight shown thereon as the weight not to be exceeded in Great Britain; in the case of a vehicle which is not equipped aith a Ministry plate, but which is equipped with a plate in accordance with regulation 66 of the Construction and Use Regulations, the maximum gross weight shown on the plate in respect of item 7 of Part I of Schedule 8 to those Regulations; and in any other case, the weight which the vehicle is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden; . Amendment to regulation 4 (application) 4 In regulation 4(1), for subparagraph (c) there shall be substituted the following: c other motor cars, the design gross weight of which exceeds 3500 kilograms; . Amendments to regulation 8 (conditions of acceptance of vehicle) 5 In regulation 8(2),— a in sub-paragraph (h), for “of any directions” there shall be submitted “with any directions”; and b the word “or” immediately following sub-paragraph (m) shall be omitted and after sub-paragraph (n) there shall be added— or; o on the submission of the vehicle foe a periodical test or a re-test following a periodical test, the Ministry plate issued in respect of the vehicle— i is not affixed in accordance with regulation 70(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations; or ii contains particulars which do not correspond to the vehicle to which it is affixed. . Amendment to regulation 16 (fees for re-tests) 6 In regulation 16(3)(c)(i), “20,” shall be omitted. Amendment to regulation 35 (condition of acceptance of vehicles) 7 In regulation 35 for “derogate regulation 8” there shall be substituted “derogate from regulation 8”. Amendments to Schedule 2 (Classes of vehicles to which the regulations do not apply) 8 In Schedule 2— a for paragraph 13 there shall be substituted— 13 Living vans the design hgross weight of which does not exceed 3500 kilograms. ; and b after paragraph 18, there shall be inserted— 18A Converter dollies used solely for the purposes of agriculture, horticulture and forestry, or for any one or two of those purposes ; Amenmdments to Schedule 3 (the prescribed contruction and use regulations) 9 In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3— a in Item 11 “and 36” shall be omitted; and b Items 17 and 20 shall be omitted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Christopher Chope Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 13th February 1991
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 16th February 1991. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 . Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (prescribed amount) for the figure “£5” there shall be substituted the figure “£6”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Nicholas Scott Minister of State, Department of Social Security 15th February 1991
HOUSING, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Variation Order 1991 and shall come into force forthwith. 2 In this Order “the Order of 1990 ” means the Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1990 . 3 Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions used in this Order shall have the same meaning as in the Order of 1990. Aggregate grant for 1990-91 2 For the aggregate amount of housing support grants and the general and hostel portions thereof fixed for the year 1990-91 by articles 2 and 3 of the Order of 1990 (as indicated in parenthesis in the second column of the following table) there shall be substituted the amount and portions set out in the third column thereof:— £ £ Aggregate amount (59,568,643) 57,963,694 General portion (58,234,951) 56,633,430 Hostel portion (1,333,692) 1,330,264. Apportionment of aggregate grant for 1990-91 3 1 The general portion shall be apportioned among appropriate local authorities in proportion to their estimated net expenditures assessed in the manner provided in the Schedule to the Order of 1990. 2 The hostel portion shall be apportioned among appropriate local authorities in proportion to their estimated net expenditures for the year 1990-91 on the provision of hostels and lodging houses. James Douglas-Hamilton Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 2nd February 1991 We consent, Sydney Chapman I. C. Patnick Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 8th February 1991
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991. 2 These Regulations shall extend only to Scotland. 3 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 In regulations 6(2) and 8(3) of the principal Regulations for the figure “70%” there shall be substituted the figure “40%” Allan Stewart Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 11th February 1991
COMMUNITY CHARGES, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 18th February 1991. 2 These Regulations extend only to England. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “boundary order” means an order made under Part IV of the Local Government Act 1972 . Application of Regulations 3 1 Paragraph (1) of regulation 4 applies where a boundary order provides for the transfer, on the first day of the chargeable financial year beginning on 1st April 1991 or any later year, of an area from the area of one charging authority to that of another charging authority. 2 Paragraph (2) of regulation 4 applies where a boundary order provides for the creation of a parish on the first day of the chargeable financial year beginning on 1st April 1991 or any later year. Modification of Regulations 4 1 In a case to which this paragraph applies, the provisions specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto shall have effect, as respects the period beginning on the day on which these Regulations come into force or, if later, the day after that on which the relevant boundary order is made, and ending immediately before the day on which the transfer for which the order provides takes effect, with the modifications specified in relation to those provisions in column 2. 2 In a case to which this paragraph applies, for the purposes of Parts II and III of Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 to the Community Charges and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 1991 references to the precept of a parish council or chairman of a parish meeting, however expressed, shall be treated– a in relation to an area which is a new parish for the purposes of the Local Government Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Order 1991 ; and b as respects the period beginning on the day on which these Regulations come into force or, if later, the day after that on which the relevant boundary order is made, and ending immediately before the day on which a precept for the relevant year is issued as respects that parish, as including references to the amount specified in relation to the parish in question in the relevant boundary order; and paragraph 4 of Part III of Schedule 1 to those Regulations shall be construed accordingly. Michael Heseltine Secretary of State for the Environment 15th February 1991