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MERCHANT SHIPPING 1 This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1996, and shall come into force on 30th May 1996. 2 In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:— “ the Act ” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; “the 1969 Liability Convention ” means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage signed in Brussels in 1969, as amended by the Protocol signed in London in 1976; “the 1992 Liability Convention ” means the 1969 Liability Convention as amended by the 1992 Liability Protocol ; “the 1992 Liability Protocol” means the Protocol of 1992 to amend the 1969 Liability Convention signed in London in 1992; “the 1971 Fund Convention ” means the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage opened for signature in Brussels on 18th December 1971, as amended by the Protocol signed in London in 1976; “the 1992 Fund Convention ” means the 1971 Fund Convention as amended by the 1992 Fund Protocol ; and “the 1992 Fund Protocol” means the Protocol of 1992 to amend the 1971 Fund Convention signed in London in 1992. 3 1 Notwithstanding the coming into force of Chapters III and IV of Part VI of the Act (and the consequent ceasing to have effect of Schedule 4 and Part II of Schedule 5 to that Act), the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2) below and set out in Schedule 1 to this Order (being transitional provisions) shall have the force of law in the United Kingdom, subject to the modifications in Schedule 2 to this Order, and for this purpose the provisions of Schedule 4 and Part II of Schedule 5 to the Act shall continue to have effect. 2 The provisions are: i Article XII bis of the 1969 Liability Convention, inserted by Article 9 of the 1992 Liability Protocol; ii Article 36 bis of the 1971 Fund Convention, inserted by Article 26 of the 1992 Fund Protocol. 4 During the period while the United Kingdom remains a Party to the 1969 Liability Convention, references in sections 163 and 164 of the Act to the “Liability Convention” shall, in respect of ships registered in a State Party to the 1969 Liability Convention but not the 1992 Liability Convention, be references to the 1969 Liability Convention. 5 In section 173(7) of the Act the reference to “Article 12 of the Fund Convention” shall have effect as a reference to Article 12 subject to Article 36 ter of that Convention. 6 For convenience of reference Article XII bis of the 1992 Liability Convention, and Article 36 bis of the 1992 Fund Convention, as modified by Schedule 2 to this Order, are set out in Schedule 3. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Maximum Number of Judges Order 1996 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 Section 2(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 , prescribing the maximum number of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal, shall be amended so as further to increase the maximum number to 35. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
AGRICULTURE Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 23rd April 1996. Amendment 2 1 The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) below. 2 In regulation 7— a at the end of paragraph (1) there shall be added— ; or c such slaughter takes place pursuant to, and in accordance with, a slaughter scheme introduced by or under Council Regulation ( EEC ) No. 805/68 ; and b in paragraphs (8) and (9), after “paragraph (1)(b)” in each case, there shall be inserted “or (c)”. Angela Browning Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 22nd April 1996 Lindsay Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 22nd April 1996
PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM 1 This Order may be cited as the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 (Jersey) (Revocation) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st July 1996. 2 The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 (Jersey) Order 1984 is hereby revoked. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as the A501 Trunk Road (Swinton Street, Camden) (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 1996 and shall come into force on the 18th April 1996. 2 This Order is made because the Traffic Director for London is satisfied that traffic in Swinton Street, Camden should be restricted because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near that road. 3 During the period starting at 08.00 hours on 18th April 1996 and ending when those works have been completed or at 08.00 hours on 18th July 1996, whichever is the earlier, subject to the provisions of article 4 below, no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to enter or exit Swinton Street from Swinton Place. 4 1 The provisions of article 3 above shall apply only during such times and to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by traffic signs. 2 The provisions specified in article 3 above shall not apply in respect of— i any vehicle being used for the purpose of those works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purpose, or ii anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden. 5 During the period specified in article 3 above, the provisions of the Camden (Waiting and Loading Restriction) (Special Parking Area) Order 1993 are hereby suspended so far as they relate to any roads or lengths of road specified in this Order. Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 18th April 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC Commencement and citation 1 This Order may be cited as the A406 Trunk Road (North Circular Road, Ealing) Red Route (Prescribed Turns No 2) Experimental Traffic Order 1996, and shall come into force on 22nd April 1996. 2 Save as provided in 3 below, every person causing or permitting any vehicle to proceed in— a Chatsworth Road (south arm); b the unnamed road lying between Chatsworth Road (south arm) and Beaufort Road and opposite Priory Cottages; c Beaufort Road; d Audley Road; or e Corringway—in the London Borough of Ealing shall cause or permit that vehicle, on reaching the junction with Hanger Lane, to turn left into Hanger Lane. 3 The provisions of article 2 shall not apply— a to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or b to a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes. Power to modify or suspend this Order 4 If it appears to the Traffic Director for London, or some person authorised by him, essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by this order runs, and after consulting with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, he may modify or suspend any provision of this Order, save that no modification shall make an addition. Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 11th April 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 1996 and shall come into force on 17th May 1996. Revaluation of earnings factors 2 The earnings factors 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 Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment), are directed to be increased for the tax years specified in the Schedule to this Order by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in that Schedule. Rounding of fractional amounts 3 Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in article 2(a)(i) of this Order, 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. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Oliver Heald Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 18th April 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (London Borough of Greenwich) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 4th June 1996. Exemption of construction and property services 2 The provision of construction and property services by the council of the London Borough of Greenwich shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out before 1st February 1997. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 7th May 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Jobseekers Act 1995 (Commencement No.2) Order 1996. Appointed Day 2 22nd April 1996 is the day appointed for the coming into force of— a paragraphs 38, 39, 40, 44, 45, 47, 52, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 75 and 76 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (which contain amendments to the Administration Act and the Local Government Finance Act 1992 ); and b section 41(4) of that Act in so far as it relates to those paragraphs. Amendment of Commencement Order No.1 3 In article 2(g) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (Commencement No.1) Order 1995 , for the words “section 41(5)” there shall be substituted the words “section 41(4)”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Roger Evans Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 18th April 1996
AGRICULTURE Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers (Mammalian Meat and Bone Meal) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 19th April 1996. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— “agricultural land” means land used or capable of use for the purposes of a trade or business in connection with agriculture; “agriculture” includes fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming and livestock breeding and keeping, the use of land as grazing land, meadow land, osier land, the use of land for woodlands, and horticulture (except the propagation of plants and the growing of plants within greenhouses and glass or plastic structures); and “mammalian meat and bone meal” means proteinaceous material derived from the whole or part of any dead mammal by a process of crushing, cooking and grinding. Prohibition of mammalian meat and bone meal as or in fertiliser on agricultural land 3 1 No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a fertiliser on agricultural land any mammalian meat and bone meal or material derived from or containing mammalian meat and bone meal. 2 No person shall use on agricultural land as a fertiliser any mammalian meat and bone meal or any material derived from or containing mammalian meat and bone meal. Angela Browning Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 18th April 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 18th April 1996 Lindsay Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 18th April 1996
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 13th May 1996. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) Regulations 1995 . 2 1 Regulations 1(3), 3(1)(a), (2)(b)(ii) and (5) and 14(2)(b) of the principal Regulations shall have effect as if Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations were amended as provided in the Schedule hereto; and accordingly, Part III of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 shall have effect as if for Groups 2 and 3 thereof there were substituted Schedules 1 (amended as aforesaid) and 3 to the principal Regulations. 2 Regulation 3(1)(b) of the principal Regulations shall have effect as if Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations were amended as follows: a in entry 4A003.b, “2000” replaced by “10,000”; b in entry 9E001, the words “or “software”” and the references to entries 9A108.c and 9A119 left out; c in entry 9E002, the references to entries 9A108.c and 9A119 left out; d after entry 9E002, the following entry inserted: 9E101 “Technology” for the “development” or “production” of equipment specified in 9A108.c. or 9A119. Phillip Oppenheim, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, for Company Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 18th April 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as the A4 Trunk Road (Great West Road, Hounslow) (Prohibition Of Use Of Gap In Central Reserve) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 22nd April 1996. 2 In this Order— “central reserve” means that part of Great West Road which separates its two carriageways for the safety and guidance of vehicles using that road; and “Great West Road” means that length of the A4 Trunk Road in the London Borough of Hounslow known as Great West Road. 3 No person shall cause of permit any vehicle to enter or proceed through the gap in the central reserve which lies opposite Lionel Road, London W3. 4 The London Borough of Hounslow (Prescribed Routes) ( No. 5) Traffic Order 1988 is hereby revoked. 5 Article 5 of the Trunk Roads (Various Roads, Hounslow) (Prescribed Routes) Order 1973 shall be omitted. 6 The Trunk Road (Great West Road, Hounslow) (Prescribed Routes) Order 1977 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of The Secretary of State for Transport A. R. Mellors Assistant Director Highways Agency London Network Management Division 16th April 1996
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the A35 Trunk Road (Chideock Morcombelake Bypass) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 24th May 1996. 2 In this Order: 1 all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; 2 i “the main new road ” means the new highway which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Order; ii “the new trunk road ”means the main new road; iii “the plan ”means the plan numbered HA10/1/SWM/107 marked “The A35 Trunk Road (Chideock Morcombelake Bypass) Order 1996”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at the Highways Agency, St Christopher House, Southwark Street, London SE1 0TE; and 3 The main new road shall become a trunk road from the date when this Order comes into force. 4 The centre line of each of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy black line on the plan. 5 The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of any of the new trunk road that — a where the highway is maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained by that authority, and b where the highway is not so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question, until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the relevant route is opened for traffic. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport D. W. Ward, Director, Southern Operations Division Road Programme Directorate Highways Agency 3rd May 1996
AGRICULTURE Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 9th May 1996. Amendment of the Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995 2 In regulation 10, paragraph (2) of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995 , for the words “any additional legislation specified in Schedule 3” there shall be substituted the words “any additional requirements specified in Schedule 3”. 3 For Schedules 2, 3, 5 and 6 to the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995, there shall be substituted the provisions of Schedules 1, 2, 3 and 4 to these Regulations. Angela Browning Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 15th April 1996 Lindsay Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 15th April 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 20th May 1996. Amendment of the Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames) Order 1994 2 1 The Schedule to the Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames) Order 1994 shall be amended as follows. 2 After paragraph 10 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 10A Highfield Road between its junction with Tolworth Rise North service road and a point 21m north west of the south eastern boundary of 153 Tolworth Rise North. 3 After paragraph 25 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 25A Tolworth Rise North service road between a point opposite the common boundary of 143 and 145 Tolworth Rise North and a point 5m north east of the common boundary of 157 and 159 Tolworth Rise North. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Steven Norris Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 16th April 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (London Borough of Newham) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 20th May 1996. Amendment of the Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (London Borough of Newham) Order 1994 2 The amendments to the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (London Borough of Newham) Order 1994 set out in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Steven Norris Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 16th April 1996
CLEAN AIR Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 15th May 1996. Classes of fireplace exempted from section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 2 The classes of fireplace described in the Schedule shall, upon the conditions there specified, be exempted from the provisions of section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 (which prohibits smoke emissions in smoke control areas). Amendment of earlier order 3 In the Schedule to the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1991 , in the entry relating to the Talbott’s Warm Air Heaters Down Firing range models D250, D500 and D700, in Condition 2, for the words “chipboard or plastic coated chipboard” there shall be substituted “chipboard, plastic coated chipboard or cardboard”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Robert Jones Minister of State, Department of the Environment 16th April 1996
RIVER, SCOTLAND Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) (Scotland) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 29th May 1996. 2 In this Order, “crayfish” means a freshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae , other than of the species Austropotamobius pallipes (commonly known as the Atlantic stream, or white clawed, crayfish). Prohibition 2 The keeping in Scotland of any species of live crayfish is hereby prohibited except under a licence granted by the Secretary of State. Raymond S Robertson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 9th April 1996
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 13th May 1996. 2 These Regulations do not extend to Scotland. 2 Regulation 5(1) of the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) Regulations 1984 shall be amended by substituting for the figure “£6.80”, in both places where it occurs, the figure “£8”. 3 The Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 are hereby revoked. Timothy Kirkhope Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 17th April 1996
COMPANIES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Principal Business Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 6th May 1996. 2 1 The Companies (Forms Amendment No. 2 and Company’s Type and Principal Business Activities) Regulations 1990 (“the 1990 Regulations ”) are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2, for the words from “‘‘the VAT Trade Classification’’” to “Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise,” substitute the following— “the Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 1992” means the edition published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in August 1993 of the publication of that name prepared by the Central Statistical Office. 3 For paragraph (2) of regulation 5 substitute the following paragraph— 2 With effect from 6th May 1996 the Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 1992, with the addition of the code set out in Part II of Schedule 3 to these Regulations, is prescribed for the purposes of section 364(3). 4 For Part II of Schedule 3 (codes added to VAT Trade classification) substitute— CODE ADDED TO STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 1992 CLASSIFICATION 9600 RESIDENTS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY . 3 Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 2 above, the system of classifying business activities which was prescribed for the purpose of section 364(3) of the Companies Act 1985 by regulation 5(2) of the 1990 Regulations may continue to be used in relation to an annual return delivered to the registrar on or before 5th May 1997 instead of the system prescribed for that purpose by these Regulations. Wendy E. M. Alexander A Grade 5 Officer in the Department of Trade and Industry 9th April 1996
RIVER, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996, shall come into force on 29 May 1996 and shall extend to England and Wales. 2 In this Order “crayfish” means a freshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae, other than the species Austropotamobius pallipes (commonly known as the Atlantic stream, or white clawed, crayfish). Prohibition of keeping of crayfish 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall keep any live crayfish, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Minister. 2 The prohibition specified in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to crayfish of the species Pacifastacus leniusculus (commonly known as the signal crayfish) kept within those parts of England and Wales which are within the postcode areas set out in column 1 (and described in column 2), as read with column 3, of the Schedule to this Order. Tony Baldry Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 10th April 1996 Rod Richards Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 15th April 1996