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AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 12th September 2007. Interpretation 2 1 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. 2 In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007; 3 Other expressions used both in these Regulations and the Principal Regulations shall have the meaning in these Regulations as they have in the Principal Regulations. 4 Any reference in these Regulations to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument as amended on the date on which these Regulations are made. 5 A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication which has been recorded and is capable of being subsequently reproduced. Power to make additional payments 3 1 Where in respect of 2007 the Department has granted the application by any claimant for a payment of less favoured area compensatory allowance under regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations, it may make an additional payment of less favoured area compensatory allowance in respect of that year in accordance with the following provisions. Amount of payment 4 1 Any additional payment in respect of the descriptions of eligible forage area specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 shall be made at the rates specified in column 2 of Schedule 1. 2 The amount of the payment under paragraph (1) may be increased by an amount determined by the Department if the number of suckler cows and heifers expressed in livestock units kept by a claimant throughout at least the minimum grazing period is at least 25% of the number of the claimant’s relevant animals expressed in livestock units. Application of the Principal Regulations 5 Regulations 4(6), 5, 6 and 9 to 24 of the Principal Regulations shall apply to any additional payment of less favoured area compensatory allowance made under these Regulations as they apply in relation to a payment under regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 22nd August 2007. G. O'Doherty A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Forestry Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 6 th September 2007. Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 18(10) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 for “the statutory maximum” there shall be substituted “level 5 on the standard scale”. Revocation 3 The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 are revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 9 th August 2007 David Small A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Food Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspension of activities involving the colour E128 Red 2G 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
family law Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2007. Amendment of the Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure) Regulations 2 1 The Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) at the end insert— “taxable profits” means profits calculated in accordance with Part 2 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 . . 3 In regulation 3(2)(h) (purposes for which information or evidence may be required) omit— a “total”; and b “as submitted to, or as issued to him by, the Board of Commissioners of Inland Revenue,”. Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 4 1 The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 22 (appeals against deduction from earnings orders), for paragraph (2) substitute— 2 Any appeal shall be made within, either— a 28 days of the date on which the matter appealed against arose, where the liable person is resident in the United Kingdom; or b 56 days of the date on which the matter appealed against arose, where the liable person is not resident in the United Kingdom. . 3 In regulation 26 (notice of intention to apply for a liability order)— a at the beginning of paragraph (1) insert “Subject to paragraph (1A),”; b after paragraph (1) insert— 1A Where the liable person is not resident in the United Kingdom, the Department shall give the liable person at least 28 days’ notice of its intention to apply for a liability order under Article 33(2) of the Order. . 4 In regulation 31(1) (disqualification from driving order), omit “having jurisdiction for the area in which the liable person resides”. Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 6 Article 9(9)(c) and (f) of the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 6 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 is revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th July 2007 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
EDUCATION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
social security Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (1989 Order) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007. 2 In this Order “ the Order ” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a paragraph 3(1), (3) and (4) of Schedule 5 to the Order (non-compliance: compulsory levelling up) for the purposes of— i paragraph 5A of that Schedule (unfair paternity leave provisions), and ii paragraph 5B of that Schedule (unfair adoption leave provisions), and b Article 25 of the Order (equal treatment for men and women) in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraph (a), is 24th August 2007. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 23rd August 2007 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
COMPANIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Company and Business Names (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and come into operation on 24th July 2007. 2 In these Regulations— “the 1984 Regulations ” means the Company and Business Names Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 ; and “ the Order ” means the Business Names (Northern Ireland) Order 1986. Amendment to Regulations 2 In column 1 of the Schedule to the 1984 Regulations, at the appropriate place insert “Government”. Business Names 3 1 Article 4(1)(b) of the Order does not apply to the carrying on of a business under a name which includes the word “Government” by a person— a to whom the business is transferred on or after the date on which these Regulations came into operation; and b who carries on the business under the name which was its lawful business name immediately before that transfer, during the period of 12 months beginning with the date of the transfer. 2 Article 4(1)(b) of the Order does not apply to the carrying on of a business under a name which includes the word “Government” by a person who— a carried on that business immediately before the date on which these Regulations came into force; and b continues to carry it on under the name which immediately before that date was its lawful business name. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 23rd July 2007 M Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up, Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2007. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up) Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Pension Sharing (Pension Credit Benefit) Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations 4 In regulation 8 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (reports to the Authority about winding up: time limits)— a in paragraph (5) after “on or after 1st April 2003” insert “but before 1st October 2007”, and b after paragraph (5) add— 6 In the case of a winding-up which begins on or after 1st October 2007, the first report to be made under Article 72A shall be made— a after the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which the winding up begins, and b before the end of the period of three months beginning with the end of the period that applies under sub-paragraph (a). . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 19th July 2007 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Social security Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Prescribed Occupations) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 10th August 2007. 2 In this Order— “ the Order ” means the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979; “asbestosis” means fibrosis of the parenchyma of the lungs due to the inhalation of asbestos dust; “asbestos textiles” means yarn or cloth composed of asbestos or of asbestos mixed with any other material; “foundry” means those parts of industrial premises where the production of metal articles (other than pig iron or steel ingots) is carried on by casting (not being diecasting or other casting in metal moulds), together with any part of the same premises where any of the following processes are carried on incidentally to such production, namely, the drying and subsequent preparation of sand for moulding (including the reclamation of used moulding sand), the preparation of moulds and cores, knock-out operations and dressing or fettling operations; “grindstone” means a grindstone composed of natural or manufactured sandstone and includes a metal wheel or cylinder into which blocks of natural or manufactured sandstone are fitted; “mine” includes every shaft in the course of being sunk, and every level and inclined plane in the course of being driven, and all the shafts, levels, planes, works, tramways and sidings, both below ground and above ground, in and adjacent to and belonging to the mine, but does not include any part of such premises on which any manufacturing process is carried on other than a process ancillary to the getting or dressing of minerals or the preparation of minerals for sale; “silica rock” means quartz, quartzite, ganister, sandstone, gritstone and chert, but not natural sand or rotten rock. Prescribed occupations 2 For the purposes of paragraph 8(1) of the Schedule to the Order, the occupations prescribed in relation to the diseases to which the Order applies are set out in the Schedule to this Order. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 19th July 2007 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Measuring Instruments (Capacity Serving Measures) (Use for Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 15th October 2007. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “the 2006 Regulations ” means the Measuring Instruments (Capacity Serving Measures) Regulations 2006 ; “capacity serving measure” means a capacity measure designed to determine a specified volume of liquid (other than a pharmaceutical product) which is sold for immediate consumption; “essential requirements” means the requirements set out in Schedule 1 to the 2006 Regulations; “place on the market” means making available for the first time in a member State a capacity serving measure intended for an end user, whether for reward or free of charge; and “put into use” means the first use of a capacity serving measure intended for the end user for the purposes for which it was intended. Application 3 1 Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations apply to a capacity serving measure described in Schedule 3 to the 2006 Regulations which is— a for use for trade; and b first placed on the market or put into use on or after 15th October 2007. 2 These Regulations do not apply to a capacity serving measure which has been first passed as fit for use for trade and stamped before 15th October 2007 under the Capacity Serving Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 or the Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and placed on the market before that date. 3 These Regulations do not apply to a capacity serving measure to which the 2006 Regulations do not apply by virtue of regulation 3(3) thereof. Requirements for use for trade 4 A person shall not use for trade a capacity serving measure unless— a it is compliant with the essential requirements; b the requirements of regulation 5 are complied with; and c it does not bear any decorations or designs which might cause confusion in use. Manner of use 5 A person shall not use for trade a capacity serving measure for the measurement of intoxicating liquor before its transfer to a container in which the buyer is to receive it, unless the buyer has a clear and unobstructed view of the measurement and transfer. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 31st August 2007. M. Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
health and personal social services Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (2003 Order) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007. Appointed Day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 46 of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order is 30th July 2007. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 16th July 2007. Paul Martin A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Measuring Instruments (Material Measures of Length) (Use for Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 15th October 2007. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “the 2006 Regulations ” means the Measuring Instruments (Material Measures of Length) Regulations 2006 ; “essential requirements” means the requirements of Annex I and Annex MI-008 as set out in Schedule 1 to the 2006 Regulations; “material measure of length” means an instrument comprising scale marks whose distances are given in legal units of length; and “place on the market” means making available for the first time in a member State a material measure of length intended for an end user, whether for reward or free of charge. Application 3 1 Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations apply to any material measure of length referred to in regulation 3(1) of the 2006 Regulations. 2 These Regulations do not apply to a material measure of length— a which has been first passed as fit for use for trade and stamped before 15th October 2007 under the Measuring Equipment (Measures of Length) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 ; and b which is placed on the market before that date. 3 These Regulations do not apply to a material measure of length to which the 2006 Regulations do not apply by virtue of regulation 3(3) to (5) thereof. Requirements for use for trade 4 A person shall not use for trade a material measure of length unless— a it is compliant with the essential requirements other than the provisions relating to the limits of maximum permissible error referred to in paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Regulations; b the measure operates within twice the limits of maximum permissible error set out in paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Regulations; and c the requirements of regulation 5 are complied with. Manner of use 5 1 Where a material measure of length is marked with a temperature range, it shall not be used for trade in temperatures outside that range. 2 Where a measure bears an inscription which signifies the manner and purpose of use, it shall not be used for trade in a manner or for a purpose which does not accord with that inscription. 3 A person shall not use a material measure of length for trade in such manner as to expose it to environmental or other influences which may adversely affect its accuracy or function. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 31st August 2007. M. Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
county courts Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the County Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 24 th September 2007. 2 In this Order “the principal Order ” means the County Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 . Amendments to the principal Order 2 After Article 7 of the principal Order insert the following new Articles:— Exemptions and refunds 8 1 No fee shall be payable under this Order by a party who, at the time when a fee would otherwise become payable— a is in receipt of any qualifying benefit, and b is not in receipt of legal aid under Part II of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 for the purposes of the proceedings. 2 The following are qualifying benefits for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) above— a income support under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 ; b income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 ; c guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 ; d working tax credit, provided that— i child tax credit is being paid to the party or otherwise following a claim for child tax credit made jointly by the members of a married couple or an unmarried couple (as defined respectively in section 3(5) and (6) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 ) which includes the party; or ii there is a disability element or severe disability element (or both) to the tax credit received by the party; and that the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of the working tax credit is £16,017 or less. 9 1 Subject to paragraph (2), where a fee has been paid at a time— a when, under Article 8, it was not payable, the fee shall be refunded; b where the Lord Chancellor, if he had been aware of all the circumstances, would have reduced the fee, the amount by which the fee would have been reduced shall be refunded; and c where the Lord Chancellor, if he had been aware of all the circumstances, would have remitted the fee under Article 4(5), the fee shall be refunded. 2 No refund shall be made under paragraph (1) unless the party who paid the fee applies within 6 months of paying the fee. 3 The Lord Chancellor may extend the period of 6 months referred to in paragraph (2) if he considers that there is good reason for an application being made after the end of the period of 6 months. . 3 For Schedule 1 to the principal Order there shall be substituted the new Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule to this Order. Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor Bridget Prentice Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice Dated 16th August 2007 We concur Steve McCabe Claire Ward Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 30th August 2007
animals Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDUCATION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (2006 Regulations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 15th August 2007. 2 In these Regulations, “the 2006 Regulations ” means the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 . Amendment of the 2006 Regulations 3 The 2006 Regulations shall be amended as provided by regulations 4 and 5. 4 In regulation 2, for the definition of “Student Support Regulations” there shall be substituted— “ Student Support Regulations ” means the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, as amended by the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007. 5 In regulation 4— a in paragraph (2) for the words “and (4)” there shall be substituted “, (4) and (4A)”; b after regulation 4(4) there shall be inserted— 4A Paragraph (2) does not apply where the qualifying course is a course leading to a degree in social work at an educational institution in Northern Ireland. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 5th July 2007 Sir Reg Empey MLA Minister for Employment and Learning