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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Hereford and Worcester (Staff Transfer) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 This Order makes provisions which are consequential on or supplementary to, the Hereford and Worcester (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order ”). Interpretation 2 In this Order— “contract of employment” means a contract under which a person works for another person whether under a contract of service or apprenticeship or otherwise but does not include a contract for services; “designated list” means the list marked “The Hereford and Worcester (Staff Transfer) Order 1998 Designated List” which is signed by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, one copy of which is deposited with each of the four City) and District Councils affected by the 1996 Order, one with the Hereford and Worcester County Council and one in the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions; “employee” means a person employed under a contract of employment including a person employed under a fixed term contract the expiry date for which is after 31st March 1998, but does not include a person whose employment is on a temporary basis and who on 31st March 1998 has had a continuous period of employment (when calculated in accordance with sections 210 to 219 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 ) of less than two years. Transfer of Staff 3 1 This article shall apply to any employee (a “designated employee”)— a who immediately before 1st April 1998 (“the reorganisation date”) is employed by the Hereford and Worcester County Council, the Hereford City Council, the Leominster District Council, the South Herefordshire District Council or the Malvern Hills District Council; b whose employment would continue but for the abolition of those councils; and c whose name is mentioned, or who falls within a class or description of employees which is mentioned, in the designated list. 2 The contract of employment of a designated employee shall not be terminated on the reorganisation date but shall have effect— a in the case of an employee whose name is mentioned in, or who falls within a class or description of employees mentioned in any section of Part I of the designated list, as if originally made between that employee and the county or district council mentioned at the head of that section; b in the case of an employee whose name is mentioned in, or who falls within a class or description of employees mentioned in any section of Part II, Part III, Part IV or Part V of the designated list, as if originally made between that employee and the district council mentioned at the head of that section. 3 This article is without prejudice to any provision of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 25th February 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Lancashire County Council (Boroughs of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool) (Staff Transfer) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 This Order makes provisions which are consequential on or supplementary to, the Lancashire (Boroughs of Blackburn and Blackpool) (Structural Change) Order 1996 . Interpretation 2 In this Order— “contract of employment” means a contract under which a person works for another person whether under a contract of service or apprenticeship or otherwise but does not include a contract for services; “designated list” means the list marked “The Lancashire County Council (Boroughs of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool) (Staff Transfer) Order 1998 Designated List” which is signed by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, one copy of which is deposited with the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, one with the Blackpool Borough Council, one with the Lancashire County Council, and one in the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions; “employee” means a person employed under a contract of employment including a person employed under a fixed term contract the expiry date for which is after 31st March 1998, but does not include a person whose employment is on a temporary basis and who on 31st March 1998 has had a continuous period of employment (when calculated in accordance with sections 210 to 219 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 ) of less than two years. Transfer of Staff 3 1 This article shall apply to any employee (a “designated employee”)— a who immediately before 1st April 1998 (“the reorganisation date”) is employed by the Lancashire County Council; b whose employment would continue but for the transfer of functions to the Councils of the Boroughs of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool; and c whose name is mentioned, or who falls within a class or description of employees which is mentioned, in the designated list. 2 The contract of employment of a designated employee shall not be terminated on the reorganisation date but shall have effect in the case of an employee whose name is mentioned in, or who falls within a class or description of employees mentioned in any section of Part I or Part II of the designated list, as if originally made between that employee and the borough council mentioned at the head of that section. 3 This article is without prejudice to any provision of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 25th February 1998.
PLANT HEALTH Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 25th February 1998. Amendment of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 2 1 The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) below. 2 In Schedule 4, Part A, Section 1, after item 54 there shall be inserted the following— 55. Cut flowers of Orchidaceae originating in Thailand In relation to consignments leaving Thailand after 9th February 1998, an official statement on the phytosanitary certificate, either— under the heading “Additional declaration”, that the cut flowers have been produced at a place of production which has been found to be free from Thrips palmi Karny on official inspections carried out at least monthly during the three months prior to export; or, under the heading “Additional declaration”, that as a consignment prior to export the cut flowers have been subjected to an appropriate fumigation treatment to ensure freedom from Thysanoptera, and, under the heading “Disinfestation and/or disinfection treatment”, specifying the fumigation treatment applied prior to export. . 3 In Schedule 5, Part B, Section I, after item 8 there shall be added the following— 9 Cut flowers of Orchidaceae originating in Thailand and which left Thailand after 9th February 1998. 4 In Schedule 16 there shall be inserted at the end the following— Commission Decision 98/109/ EC OJ No. L27, 3.2.98, p. 47 . Jeff Rooker Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 23rd February 1998 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 19th February 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 20th February 1998
COUNCIL TAX, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Amendment of Order 2 Article 5(1)(c)(ii) of the Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Order 1992 shall be amended by substituting “£160” for “£130”. Calum MacDonald Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 12th February 1998
COUNCIL TAX, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Amendment of Regulations 2 Regulation 2(2)(c) of the Council Tax (Discounts) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 shall be amended by substituting “£36” for “£30”. Calum MacDonald Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 12th February 1998
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 The new highway which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Order shall become a trunk road as from the date when this Order comes into force. 2 The centre line of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan. 3 The length of trunk road described in Schedule 2 to this Order and shown by broad striped hatching on the deposited plan shall cease to be a trunk road and shall become an unclassified road as from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Council of Gwynedd that the new trunk road is open for through traffic. 4 In this Order:— all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; i “the deposited plan” means the plan numbered HA10/2 WO21 marked the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road (A470) (Ty Nant to North of Maentwrog Road Station Improvement) Order 1998, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Welsh Office Repository, Curran Embankment, Cardiff; ii “the new trunk road” means the highway mentioned in Article 1 of this Order; iii “the trunk road” means the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road (A470). 5 This Order shall come into force on 5th March 1998 and may be cited as the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road (A470) (Ty Nant to North of Maentwrog Road Station Improvement) Order 1998. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales D M Timlin Head of Roads Administration Division Welsh Office 17th February 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Harlow District Council and North Hertfordshire District Council) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 19th March 1998. Exemption of activities carried out by Harlow District Council 2 The following activities carried out by the council of the district of Harlow shall not be treated as defined activities so long as they are carried out at or in relation to the Berecroft Estate, Harlow during the period beginning with 19th March 1998 and ending on 28th February 1999: housing management ; maintenance of ground ; other cleaning ; legal services ; and construction and property services . Exemption of maintenance of ground carried out by North Hertfordshire District Council 3 The maintenance of ground by the council of the district of North Hertfordshire shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in the Letchworth and Baldock areas within that district during the period beginning with 19th March, 1998 and ending on 31st October 1998. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State, Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 17th February 1998
CORONERS 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Kent (Coroners) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 In this Order “the 1988 Act ” means the Coroners Act 1988 ; 2 1 There shall be a single coroner’s district for the county of the Medway Towns (which county comes into existence on 1st April 1998 by virtue of article 5(2) of the Kent (Borough of Gillingham and City of Rochester upon Medway) (Structural Change) Order 1996 ) and for so much of the county of Kent as is included in the existing Mid Kent and Medway Coroner’s District. 2 The council of the county of Kent shall be the relevant council for the purposes of the 1988 Act for the coroner’s district constituted by paragraph (1) above. 3 The person who, on 31st March 1998, is the coroner for the existing Mid Kent and Medway Coroner’s District by virtue of having been appointed for or assigned to that district shall be deemed to have been appointed coroner for the coroner’s district constituted by paragraph (1) above by the council of the county of Kent. 4 Any person who, on 31st March 1998, is a deputy or assistant deputy coroner for the existing Mid Kent and Medway Coroner’s District shall be deemed to have been appointed deputy or, as the case may be, assistant deputy coroner for the coroner’s district constituted by paragraph (1) above with the approval of the chairman of the council of the county of Kent. 3 1 Any process issued, order made, direction given, inquest begun or other thing done by or to the coroner for the existing Mid Kent and Medway Coroner’s District shall be deemed to have been issued, made, given, begun or done by or to the coroner for the coroner’s district constituted by article 2(1) above. 2 All documents, exhibits, registers and other things in the custody of the coroner for the existing Mid Kent and Medway Coroner’s District in connection with inquests or post-mortem investigations shall be transferred to the coroner for the coroner’s district constituted by article 2(1) above. 3 In this article “coroner” includes any deputy or assistant deputy coroner. Gareth Williams Home Office 19th February 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Chichester Priority Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 2nd March 1998. Amendment of Establishment Order 2 In Article 3 of the Chichester Priority Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 — a for Article 3 there shall be substituted the following Article:— Nature and functions of the trust 3 1 The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act. 2 The trust’s functions shall be— a to own and manage for the purposes of section 5(1)(a) of the Act the premises specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, and there to provide hospital accommodation and services; b to provide and manage for the purposes of section 5(1)(b) of the Act any or all of the premises specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order and any other premises which are for the time being associated with any of those premises, and there to provide hospital accommodation and services; c to manage for the purposes of section 5(1)(a) of the Act the premises specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order and to own the associated premises, and there to provide community health services; and d to manage for the purposes of section 5(1)(b) of the Act the premises specified in Part IV of the Schedule to this Order and to provide the associated premises, and there to provide community health services. ; and b at the end of that Order there shall be added the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn Minister of State Department of Health 18th February 1998
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish) Order 1997 (Revocation) Order 1998 and shall come into force at 17.00 hours on 16th February 1998. Revocation 2 The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish) Order 1997 insofar as remaining in force is hereby revoked. J R Wildgoose Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office Pentland House, Edinburgh 16th February 1998
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (Silent Video Recording of Interviews) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 11th March 1998. 2 Interviews held by police officers of persons detained under section 14(1)(a) or (b) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 which commence after midnight on 10th March shall be subject to silent video recording in accordance with the code of practice on silent video recording as it has effect for the time being. Marjorie Mowlam One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 15th February 1998
NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 11th March 1998. Code of Practice 2 The code of practice laid in draft before Parliament on 4th February 1998 in connection with the silent video recording of interviews held by police officers of persons detained under section 14(1)(a) or (b) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 shall come into operation on 11th March 1998. Marjorie Mowlam One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 15th February 1998
INCOME TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 1989, section 178(1), (Appointed Day) Order 1998. 2 The day appointed for sections 59C and 103A of the Taxes Management Act 1970 for periods beginning on or after which section 178(1) of the Finance Act 1989 shall have effect is 9th March 1998. Graham Allen Bob Ainsworth Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 12th February 1998
INCOME TAX 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 9th March 1998. 2 In regulation 3(1) of the Taxes (Interest Rate) Regulations 1989 , after sub-paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs— aa section 59C of the Taxes Management Act 1970 , as it applies to any income tax or capital gains tax which has become payable in accordance with— i section 55 of that Act, so far as it relates to an amendment or assessment referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of that section, or ii section 59B of that Act, ab section 103A of the Taxes Management Act 1970, so far as it relates to— i any person who may be required by a notice under section 8 , 8A or 12AA of that Act (or under any of those sections as extended by section 12 of that Act) to make and deliver a return for a year of assessment or other period, and ii income tax or capital gains tax, . Graham Allen Bob Ainsworth Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 12th February 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencment 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 10th March 1998. Designation of public bodies 2 Each of the following, being a person appearing to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and to the Secretary of State for Wales to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be a public body for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 in its application to England and Wales— Bedford (Cauldwell and Kingsbrook) Regeneration Partnership Bedford (Queens Park) Partnership Limited Dewsbury Partnership Limited Into Work (Sunderland) Limited Ryedale Energy Conservation Group Limited. Restriction on agreements 3 1 The restriction in paragraph (2) below shall not apply in relation to Ryedale Energy Conservation Group Limited. 2 Agreements which may be entered into by a body by virtue of this Order shall be restricted to agreements with a local authority for the provision of administrative, professional or technical services by that authority to that body, in connection with financial or other assistance given or to be given to that body by any person for the purposes of the regeneration of any part of that authority’s area. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment,Transport and the Regions 12th February 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 13th February 1998
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Priority of Charges) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 9th March 1998. Specified Bodies 2 The following bodies are hereby specified as approved lending institutions for the purposes of section 156 of the Housing Act 1985 (priority of charges)— a Mortgages PLC —Company No. 03320975 b The Money Store Limited—Company No. 03319091 c The Money Store Company (No. 1) Limited—Company No. 3456337 d The Money Store Company (No. 2) Limited—Company No. 3456341 e The Money Store Company (No. 3) Limited—Company No. 3456334 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 16th February 1998
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Citation commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the London Docklands Development Corporation (Alteration of Designated Areas) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 9th March 1998. 2 In this Order references to “the 1994 Act ” are to the London Docklands Development Corporation Act 1994. Alteration of land comprised in the designated areas 2 1 In this article, “the Maps” means the maps respectively labelled “Map 1”, “Map 2”, “Map 3”, “Map 4”, “Map 5” and “Map 6” entitled “London Docklands Development Corporation Alteration of Designated Areas Maps 1 to 6 January 1998”, one set of which, signed by an Under Secretary in the Government Office for London, has been deposited and is available for inspection at each of the following offices, that is to say, the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the London Docklands Development Corporation, and the councils of the London boroughs of Newham, Southwark and Tower Hamlets. 2 The designated areas are altered by— a the removal from the designated areas of the areas shown coloured green on the Maps and described in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order, and b the inclusion within the designated areas of the areas shown coloured pink on the Maps and described in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Order, and, as regards any matter arising after the date of the coming into force of this Order, any reference in the 1994 Act to the designated areas shall be a reference to the designated areas as altered by this Order. 3 If there is any discrepancy between the areas shown on the Maps and the descriptions in the Schedule to this Order, the Maps shall prevail. We consent, so far as this Order includes land forming part of an inland waterway of the British Waterways Board, Signed by R. J. Duffy on behalf of the British Waterways Board Director of Corporate Services 10th February 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Richard Caborn Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 12th February 1998
NATIONAL HERITAGE 1 This Order may be cited as the National Heritage Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1998. 2 The National Heritage Act 1997 shall come into force on 4 March 1998. Chris Smith Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 16th February 1998