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Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Northern Ireland. 2 1 Section 1 above does not extend to 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 section 1 above— 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. Citation. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992. 2 This Act and the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1988 may be cited together as the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1992.
Finance Act 1992 Excise duties Spirits, beer, wine, made-wine and cider. 1 1 In section 5 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (spirits) for “£18.96” there shall be substituted “ £19.81 ” . 2 In section 36 of that Act (beer) as that section has effect apart from section 7(1) of the Finance Act 1991 for “£1.06” there shall be substituted “ £1.108 ” . 3 For the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to that Act (wine and made-wine) there shall be substituted the Table in the Schedule to this Act. 4 In section 62(1) of that Act (cider) for “£20.40” there shall be substituted “ £21.32 ” . 5 This section shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o’clock in the evening of 10th March 1992. Tobacco products. 2 1 For the Table in Schedule 1 to the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 there shall be substituted— TABLE 1. Cigarettes An amount equal to 21 per cent. of the retail price plus £44.32 per thousand cigarettes. 2. Cigars £67.89 per kilogram. 3. Hand-rolling tobacco £71.63 per kilogram. 4. Other smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco £29.98 per kilogram. 2 This section shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o’clock in the evening of 10th March 1992. Hydrocarbon oil. 3 1 In section 6(1) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 for “£0.2585” (duty on light oil) and “£0.2187” (duty on heavy oil) there shall be substituted “ £0.2779 ” and “ £0.2285 ” respectively. 2 In section 11(1) of that Act (rebate on heavy oil) for “£0.0091” (fuel oil) and “£0.0129” (gas oil) there shall be substituted “ £0.0095 ” and “ £0.0135 ” respectively. 3 In section 13A(1) of that Act (rebate on unleaded petrol) for “£0.0344” there shall be substituted “ £0.0437 ” . 4 In section 14(1) of that Act (rebate on light oil for use as furnace fuel) for “£0.0091” there shall be substituted “ £0.0095 ” . 5 This section shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o’clock in the evening of 10th March 1992. Vehicles excise duty. 4 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General betting duty. 5 1 In section 1(2) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (rate of general betting duty) for “8 per cent.” there shall be substituted “ 7.75 per cent. ” 2 This section shall apply in relation to bets made on or after 1st April 1992. Value added tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Car tax Reduction of rates. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income tax Lower rate. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charge etc. for 1992-93. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Short title and interpretation. 11 1 This Act may be cited as the Finance Act 1992. 2 In this Act “ the Taxes Act 1988 ” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Coal Industry Act 1992 (repealed) Further grants for workforce redeployment and reduction etc. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeal of Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation, repeals, commencement and extent. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1992 (repealed) Amendment of section 25 of 1976 Act. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation, extent and commencement. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bingo Act 1992 (repealed) Bingo advertising. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Still-Birth (Definition) Act 1992 Meaning of “still-born child”, etc. 1 1 In section 12 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926 (definitions) and section 41 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (interpretation), in the provisions which relate to the meaning of “still-born child” for the words “twenty-eighth week”, in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted “ twenty-fourth week ” . 2 In section 56(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (interpretation) in the definition of “still-born child” for the words “twenty-eighth week” there shall be substituted “ twenty-fourth week ” . Meaning of “confinement” for certain social security purposes. 2 1 In the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (in this section referred to as “ the 1992 Act ”)— a in subsection (6) of section 35 (definition of “confinement” for the purpose of maternity allowance), and b in section 171(1) (interpretation of Part XII - statutory maternity pay), in the definition of “confinement”, for the words “28 weeks” there shall be substituted “ 24 weeks ” . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for Northern Ireland. 3 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 contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to those of sections 1 and 2 above— 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 of Parliament. Short title, commencement and extent. 4 1 This Act may be cited as the Still-Birth (Definition) Act 1992. 2 This Act (except section 3 above) shall come into force on 1st October 1992. 3 Subsection (1) of section 1 above extends to England and Wales only and subsection (2) of that section extends to Scotland only. 4 This Act, other than section 3 and this section, does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Consolidated Fund ( No. 2) Act 1992 (repealed 21.7.1994) Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1991. 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 1991 the sum of £418,563,447.96. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1992. 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 1992 the sum of £3,059,340,000. Short title. 3 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act 1992.
Stamp Duty (Temporary Provisions) Act 1992 (repealed 27.7.1999) Temporary relief from stamp duty. 1 1 In relation to instruments to which this section applies, section 55 of the Finance Act 1963 (rate of stamp duty on conveyance or transfer on sale) and section 4 of the Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1963 (equivalent provision for Northern Ireland) shall have effect as if— a each reference to £30,000 in subsection (1) of each of those sections were to £250,000, and b the reference to £300 in subsection (2) of each of those sections were to £2,500. 2 This section applies to— a instruments executed on or after 20th December 1991 and before 16th January 1992 and not stamped before 16th January 1992; b instruments executed on or after 16th January 1992 and before 20th August 1992. 3 For the purposes of section 14(4) of the Stamp Act 1891 (instruments not to be given in evidence etc. unless stamped in accordance with the law in force at the time of first execution) the law in force at the time of execution of an instrument falling within subsection (2)(a) above shall be deemed to be that as varied in accordance with subsection (1) above. 4 This section shall be deemed to have come into force on 16th January 1992. Payments in respect of stamped instruments. 2 1 This section applies where— a the Commissioners are satisfied in the case of an instrument that it was executed on or after 20th December 1991 and before 16th January 1992 and stamped before 16th January 1992, b the Commissioners are satisfied that stamp duty was chargeable in respect of the instrument and that, had it not been stamped before 16th January 1992, no stamp duty would have been chargeable in respect of it or less stamp duty would have been chargeable than was in fact chargeable, c a claim is made under this section before the expiry of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the instrument was executed, and d such other conditions (if any) as the Commissioners may determine are satisfied. 2 In such a case the Commissioners shall pay to such person as the Commissioners consider appropriate an amount equal to the duty which would not have been chargeable. 3 Conditions under subsection (1)(d) above may relate to the production of the instrument, to its being stamped so as to indicate that it has been produced under this section, or to other matters. 4 For the purposes of section 10 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1866 (Commissioners to deduct repayments from gross revenues) any amount paid under this section shall be treated as a repayment. Citation and construction. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Stamp Duty (Temporary Provisions) Act 1992. 2 This Act shall be construed as one with the Stamp Act 1891.
Consolidated Fund Act 1992 (repealed 21.7.1994) Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1992. 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 1992 the sum of £450,000,000. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1993. 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 1993 the sum of £1,000. Short title. 3 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund Act 1992.
Welsh Development Agency Act 1991 (repealed and superseded 21.5.1997) Increase of financial limit. 1 In section 18(3) of the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (financial limit for Agency) for the words “£700 million” there shall be substituted the words “ £950 million ” . Short title and repeals. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Welsh Development Agency Act 1991. 2 Section2(2) of the Industry Act 1981 and the Welsh Development Agency Act 1988 (which relate to the financial limit of the Agency and are now superseded) are hereby repealed.
Breeding of Dogs Act 1991 (repealed) Power to inspect premises not covered by licence under Breeding of Dogs Act 1973. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence and disqualification. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991 Repeals. 1 1 The enactments which were repealed (whether for the whole or any part of the United Kingdom) by the Acts specified in Schedule 1 to this Act are hereby repealed so far as they extend to the Isle of Man. 2 The Acts specified in Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby repealed so far as they extend to the Isle of Man. Short title and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991. 2 This Act extends only to the Isle of Man.
Consolidated Fund ( No. 3) Act 1991 (repealed 21.7.1994) Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1992. 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 1992 the sum of £3,427,284,000. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1993. 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 1993 the sum of £75,069,116,000. Short title. 3 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 3) Act 1991.
British Railways Board (Finance) Act 1991 Increased borrowing limit for British Railways Board. 1 1 In section 42(6) of the Transport Act 1968 (which, as amended by section 1 of the Transport (Finance) Act 1982, limits the aggregate amount outstanding in respect of the principal of money borrowed by the British Railways Board and its commencing capital debt to £1,100 million or such greater sum not exceeding £1,300 million as the Secretary of State may by order specify) for the words from “shall not exceed” to “as the Minister” there shall be substituted “shall not exceed £3,000 million or such greater sum not exceeding £5,000 million as the Secretary of State”. 2 Section 1 of the Transport (Finance) Act 1982, which is superseded by subsection (1) above, is hereby repealed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Short title. 3 This Act may be cited as the British Railways Board (Finance) Act 1991.
Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (repealed) Part I Powers of Statutory Water Companies General powers General powers of companies holding appointments. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers to issue redeemable stock Powers to issue redeemable stock. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terms and conditions of issue and redemption of redeemable stock. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relaxation of restrictions affecting raising of capital Relaxation of limits on capital, borrowing and dividends. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals to the court in respect of applications under section 4. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relaxation of restrictions on payment of interest. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relaxation of restrictions on applications of profits. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relaxation of restrictions on mode of sale of shares or stock. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arrangements and reconstructions Arrangements and reconstructions by certain companies. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to appoint officers as directors Power to appoint officers as directors. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part II Conversion of Statutory Water Companies Registration of statutory water companies under the Companies Act 2006. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adoption of articles of association. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review by High Court of resolution substituting articles of association. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to amend local statutory provisions. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part III Supplemental General interpretation. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information provisions. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Derivations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mental Health (Detention) (Scotland) Act 1991 (repealed) Interim detention under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of applications for admission to hospital. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forestry Act 1991 Composition of regional advisory committees. 1 In subsection (3) of section 38 of the Forestry Act 1967 (composition of regional advisory committees), for the word “nine” there shall be substituted the word “ twelve ” . Short title, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Forestry Act 1991. 2 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the date on which it is passed. 3 This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Act 1991 Amendment of section 5 of Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. 1 1 Section 5 of the principal Act (prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds) shall be amended as follows. 2 At the end of subsection (1)(d) “ or ” shall be omitted. 3 At the end of subsection (1)(e) there shall be inserted— ; or f knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this subsection and which is not lawful under subsection (5), . 4 The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4)— 4A In any proceedings under subsection (1)(f) relating to an act which is mentioned in subsection (1)(a) it shall be a defence to show that the article was set in position for the purpose of killing or taking, in the interests of public health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries or nature conservation, any wild animals which could be lawfully killed or taken by those means and that he took or caused to be taken all reasonable precautions to prevent injury thereby to wild birds. . Amendment of section 11 of Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. 2 1 Section 11 of the principal Act (prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild animals) shall be amended as follows. 2 In subsection (1)— a at the end of paragraph (b) “ or ” shall be omitted; and b at the end of paragraph (c) there shall be inserted— ; or d knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this section, . 3 In subsection (2)— a at the end of paragraph (d) “ or ” shall be omitted; and b at the end of paragraph (e) there shall be inserted— ; or f knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this subsection, . 4 In subsection (3)(a), after “position” there shall be inserted “or knowingly causes or permits to be set in position”. 5 In subsection (5), after “(e)”, there shall be inserted “and in any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1)(d) or (2)(f) relating to an act which is mentioned in any of those paragraphs”. 6 The following subsection shall be added after subsection (6)— 7 In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (2)(f) relating to an act which is mentioned in subsection (2)(a) it shall be a defence to show that the article was set in position for the purpose of killing or taking, in the interests of public health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries or nature conservation, any wild animals which could be lawfully killed or taken by those means and that he took or caused to be taken all reasonable precautions to prevent injury thereby to any wild animals included in Schedule 6. . Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Act 1991. 2 In this Act references to the principal Act are references to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. 3 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day it is passed. 4 This Act shall not have effect in relation to anything done before it comes into force. 5 This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Foreign Corporations Act 1991 Recognition of corporate status of certain foreign corporations. 1 1 If at any time— a any question arises whether a body which purports to have or, as the case may be, which appears to have lost corporate status under the laws of a territory which is not at that time a recognised State should or should not be regarded as having legal personality as a body corporate under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, and b it appears that the laws of that territory are at that time applied by a settled court system in that territory, that question and any other material question relating to the body shall be determined (and account shall be taken of those laws) as if that territory were a recognised State. 2 For the purposes of subsection (1) above— a “ a recognised State ” is a territory which is recognised by Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom as a State; b the laws of a territory which is so recognised shall be taken to include the laws of any part of the territory which are acknowledged by the federal or other central government of the territory as a whole; and c a material question is a question (whether as to capacity, constitution or otherwise) which, in the case of a body corporate, falls to be determined by reference to the laws of the territory under which the body is incorporated. 3 Any registration or other thing done at a time before the coming into force of this section shall be regarded as valid if it would have been valid at that time, had subsections (1) and (2) above then been in force. Citation, extent and commencement. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Foreign Corporations Act 1991. 2 This Act extends to Northern Ireland. 3 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
Medical Qualifications (Amendment) Act 1991 Amendment of definition of “primary United Kingdom qualification”. 1 In section 4(3) of the Medical Act 1983 (definition of “primary United Kingdom qualification”)— a in paragraph (b) (licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London etc. ), after “London” insert “or the Royal College of Surgeons of England”; and b in paragraph (c) (membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England), after “England” insert “granted before the coming into force of section 1 of the Medical Qualifications (Amendment) Act 1991”. Short title, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Medical Qualifications (Amendment) Act 1991. 2 Section 1 of this Act shall come into force on such day as Her Majesty may appoint by Order in Council. 3 This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Smoke Detectors Act 1991 (repealed) New dwellings to be fitted with smoke detectors. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relaxation of requirement as to smoke detectors. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidance as to fitting of smoke detectors. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of initial notice under Part II of Building Act 1984. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to repeal or modify provisions of this Act. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .