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Malicious Communications Act 1988 Offence of sending letters etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety. 1 1 Any person who sends to another person— a a letter, electronic communication or article of any description which conveys— i a message which is indecent or grossly offensive; ii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b any article or electronic communication which is, in whole or part, of an indecent or grossly offensive nature, is guilty of an offence if his purpose, or one of his purposes, in sending it is that it should, so far as falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above, cause distress or anxiety to the recipient or to any other person to whom he intends that it or its contents or nature should be communicated. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A In this section “ electronic communication ” includes— a any oral or other communication by means of an electronic communications network (c. 12)); and b any communication (however sent) that is in electronic form. 3 In this section references to sending include references to delivering or transmitting and to causing to be sent , delivered or transmitted and “ sender ” shall be construed accordingly. 4 A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable— a on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both); b on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine (or both). 5 In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022 , the reference in subsection (4)(b) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to six months. 6 In relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in subsection (4)(b) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum. Northern Ireland. 2 An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which states that it is made only for purposes corresponding to those of this Act— a shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament); but b shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House. Short title, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Malicious Communications Act 1988. 2 Section 1 above shall not come into force until the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed. 3 This Act does not extend to Scotland or, except for section 2, to Northern Ireland.
Scotch Whisky Act 1988 (repealed) Prohibition of production in Scotland of whisky other than Scotch whisky. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on sale of spirits as Scotch whisky. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation, orders and consequential amendments. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation, commencement and extent. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1988 Disqualification orders on first conviction of cruelty. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences relating to animal fights. 2 1 In ... section 31 of the City of London Police Act 1839 ... (penalties for offences relating to animal fights) for the references to level 1 on the standard scale there shall be substituted references to level 4 on that scale. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 After section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 there shall be inserted— Offence of being present at animal fights. 1A 1 A person who is present when animals are placed together for the purpose of their fighting each other shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale. 2 It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) above to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for being so present. Offence of advertising animal fights. 1B If a person who publishes or causes to be published an advertisement for a fight between animals knows that it is such an advertisement he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale. 4 Subsection (1) above does not affect the punishment for an offence committed before the coming into force of this Act.Short title, repeals, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1988. 2 The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. 3 Those repeals do not affect the operation of the enactments mentioned in that Schedule in relation to any disqualification order made before the coming into force of this Act under either of the first two Acts there mentioned. 4 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 5 This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Duchy of Lancaster Act 1988 Extension of powers to lease Duchy land. 1 1 Notwithstanding section 5 of the Crown Lands Act 1702, the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster may, subject to subsection (2) below, lease land forming part of the possessions of the Duchy on such terms as they think fit. 2 No lease shall be granted by the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster unless they are satisfied— a that the consideration for the grant of the lease is in all the circumstances the best consideration in money or money’s worth which can reasonably be obtained; or b that the lease is for public or charitable purposes. 3 The power conferred by subsection (1) above shall be exercisable by deed under the Seal of the Duchy of Lancaster in the name of Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors. 4 The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act (which confer limited leasing powers on the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of the Schedule. Short title. 2 This Act may be cited as the Duchy of Lancaster Act 1988.
Regional Development Grants (Termination) Act 1988 (repealed) Termination of regional development grants. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction of payments of grant. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Licensing Act 1988 (repealed) Permitted hours Modification of permitted hours. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension of period for consumption of intoxicating liquor outside permitted hours. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction orders. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abolition of renewals of extended hours orders. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discretion with respect to grant, and limitation, of special hours certificates. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemption orders and special hours certificates: fees 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of powers with respect to general orders of exemption in London. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to vary permitted hours in on-licensed vineyard premises. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Licences: miscellaneous provisions Provisional grant of new licence or removal. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disqualified premises— garages. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension of duration of justices’ licences and canteen licences. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of justices’ licences and canteen licences. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of clerk to licensing justices to grant unopposed renewals of justices’ licences and canteen licences. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Licensing justices: constitution and procedure and costs Modifications of constitution and procedure of licensing justices 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of licensing justices to award costs. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of persons under eighteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sales to or by persons under 18 of intoxicating liquor on wholesale premises. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition of unsupervised off-sales by persons under 18. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary Amendments and repeals. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Fund Act 1988 Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1987 1 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1987 the sum of £48,461,35369. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1988 2 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1988 the sum of £1,474,177,000. Short title 3 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund Act 1988.
Arms Control and Disarmament (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1988 Privileges and immunities for observers, inspectors etc. 1 1 The Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 shall have effect as if in Schedule 1 to that Act— a references to a diplomatic agent included references to any person designated by a State other than the United Kingdom as an observer or inspector under the Stockholm Document; and b references to the members of the administrative and technical staff, or of the service staff, of a mission included references to persons designated as aforesaid as auxiliary personnel for an inspection carried out under that document and performing administrative and technical or, as the case may be, domestic services. 2 Her Majesty may by Order in Council confer such privileges and immunities (not exceeding those conferred by the said Act of 1964) as appear to Her Majesty to be required for giving effect to any provision of an international agreement or arrangement superseding the Stockholm Document or otherwise making provision for furthering arms control or disarmament; but no such Order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. 3 If in any proceedings any question arises whether or not any person is entitled to any privilege or immunity by virtue of this Act a certificate issued by or under the authority of the Secretary of State stating any fact relating to that question shall be conclusive evidence of that fact. 4 In this section “ the Stockholm Document ” means the document dated 19th September 1986 and concluded at the Stockholm Conference on confidence and security building measures and disarmament in Europe. Short title and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Arms Control and Disarmament (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1988. 2 This Act extends to Northern Ireland. 3 Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for this Act to extend, with such modifications as may be specified in the Order, to any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any colony.
Land Registration Act 1988 Open register. 1 1 For sections 112 to 112C of the Land Registration Act 1925 (which give restricted rights of inspection etc. ) there shall be substituted— 112 1 Any person may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and on payment of any fee payable, inspect and make copies of and extracts from— a entries on the register, and b documents referred to in the register which are in the custody of the registrar (other than leases or charges or copies of leases or charges). 2 Documents in the custody of the registrar relating to any land or charge but not falling within subsection (1)(b) of this section may be inspected, and copies of and extracts from them may be made— a as of right, in such cases as may be prescribed, and b at the discretion of the registrar, in any other case,but subject in all cases to such conditions as may be prescribed and on payment of any fee payable. 3 References in this section to documents include references to things kept otherwise than in documentary form. 2 The following enactments shall cease to have effect— a section 59(3) of the Land Registration Act 1925 (inspection of register and lodging of cautions by judgment creditor); b section 61(10) of that Act (inspection of register and lodging of cautions on insolvency of registered proprietor); c in section 144(1)(ix) of that Act (power to make rules as to conduct of official searches against cautions etc.), the words from “against cautions” to the end; d section 165(5) of the Housing Act 1985 (inspection of register, and obtaining office copies, in connection with the right to buy); e section 52(4) of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (inspection of register etc. for information relevant to reduction, suspension or reclaim of housing association grant); f section 33 of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (inspection of register etc. for the purpose of drug trafficking investigation); g paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 (inspection of register in connection with exercise of power to vest former diplomatic or consular premises in the Secretary of State). Repeals. 2 The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. Short title, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Land Registration Act 1988. 2 This Act shall come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument appoint. 3 This Act, except the repeal in Schedule 2 to the Public Records Act 1958, does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Urban Development Corporation (Financial Limits) Act 1987 (repealed) Alteration of financial limits of urban development corporations. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scottish Development Agency Act 1987 (repealed 1. 4. 1991) Increase of financial limit. 1 In section 13(3) of the Scottish Development Agency Act 1975 (which sets out the limit on the aggregate of certain amounts outstanding as regards the Scottish Development Agency), for the words “£700 million” (which were substituted by section 2(1) of the Industry Act 1981) there shall be substituted the words “ £1,200 million ” . Short title and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Scottish Development Agency Act 1987. 2 This Act extends to Scotland only.
British Shipbuilders (Borrowing Powers) Act 1987 (repealed) Limit on borrowing et ceteralaetc. of British Shipbuilders. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and extent. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Local Government Act 1987 (repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Block grant: education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Adjustments for advanced further education. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Citation and extent. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Act 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Northern Ireland (corresponding provision). 2 An Order in Council made under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to the purposes of section 15(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 shall not be subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) of paragraph 1 of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament) but shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. Short title, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Act 1988. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Protection of Animals (Penalties) Act 1987 Amendment of Protection of Animals Act. 1 1 In section 1(1) of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (offences of cruelty to animals), for the words from “shall be liable” onwards substitute “ shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both ” . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, repeals, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Protection of Animals (Penalties) Act 1987. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
AIDS (Control) Act 1987 (repealed) Periodical reports on matters relating to AIDS and HIV. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, interpretation and extent. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987 Prohibition of supply of exhaust systems etc. not complying with prescribed requirements. 1 1 Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, no person shall, in the course of carrying on a business, supply or offer or agree to supply or expose or have in his possession for the purpose of supplying— a an exhaust system for a motor cycle; or b a silencer, or any component other than a silencer or fixing, for such a system, unless the system, silencer or component complies with such requirements as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State and, as respects such a system or silencer, the requirements of the regulations as to packaging, labelling and the provision of accompanying instructions are complied with. 2 The regulations made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section shall be such as he considers necessary for preventing the supply of exhaust systems, silencers and components which are likely to result in motor cycles to which they are fitted emitting excessive noise; and those regulations may— a prescribe requirements by reference to any British Standard Specification, any regulations made or having effect as if made under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 , any EU instrument or any other instrument issued by an international authority; and b make different provision for different cases. 3 Exemptions from this section or any requirements imposed under it may be conferred by regulations made by the Secretary of State or, in the case of an exemption applying to a particular person, by a notice in writing given by him to that person. 4 Subsection (1) above does not apply in any case in which the person in question reasonably believes that the exhaust system, silencer or component will not be used in the United Kingdom. 5 Before making any regulations under this section the Secretary of State shall consult such representative organisations as he thinks fit. 6 The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. 7 The Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to contraventions of this section and the enforcement of its provisions. Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987. 2 In this Act references to a motor cycle include references to a moped and a motor scooter and references to supply include references to gratuitous supply. 3 This Act shall come into force on such day as may be appointed by the Secretary of State by an order made by statutory instrument; and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes. 4 This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Prescription (Scotland) Act 1987 Definition of “relevant claim”. 1 1 In section 9 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (which defines “ relevant claim” for certain purposes), after paragraph (c) of subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following— or d by the presentation of, or the concurring in, a petition for the winding up of a company or by the submission of a claim in a liquidation in accordance with rules made under section 411 of the Insolvency Act 1986; . 2 In paragraph (b) of the said subsection (1) the words “ (or those sections as applied by section 613 of the Companies Act 1985) ” shall be omitted. 3 The said section 9 as amended by subsection (1) above shall have effect as regards any claim (whenever submitted) in a liquidation in respect of which the winding up commenced on or after 29 December 1986. Short title and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Prescription (Scotland) Act 1987. 2 This Act extends to Scotland only.
Deer Act 1987 (repealed 25.10.1991) Killing during close season of farmed deer to be lawful. 1 In section 10 of the Deer Act 1963 (general exceptions), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted— 2A Where— a any person, by way of business, keeps deer on land enclosed by a deer-proof barrier for the production of meat or other foodstuffs or skis or other by-products, or as breeding stock; and b those deer are conspicuously arked in such a way as to identify them as deer kept by that person as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the killing of any of those deer by that person, or by any servant or agent of that person authorised by him for the purpose, shall not constitute an offence against section 1 of this Act. . Short title, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Deer Act 1987. 2 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 3 This Act extends to England and Wales only.
Agricultural Training Board Act 1987 (repealed) Training in connection with activities outside the agricultural industry. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .