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public health Citation, interpretation and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007. 2 In this Order references to sections, Parts and Schedules are references to sections and Parts of, and Schedules to, the Health Act 2006. 3 In relation to the commencement of sections 1 to 12 (other than section 5(4)), sections 76 and 77 and Schedules 1 and 2, this Order applies only in relation to England. 4 In relation to section 5(4), this Order applies in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 5 In relation to section 13, this Order applies in relation to England and Wales. Appointed day for provisions relating to smoking 2 1st July 2007 is the day appointed for the coming into force of— a Part 1 and Schedules 1 and 2, in so far as they are not already in force; b sections 76 and 77, in so far as they relate to offences under that Part. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Caroline Flint Minister of State, Department of Health 1st May 2007
STAMP DUTY LAND tax Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2003, Section 66 (Prescribed Statutory Provisions) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 25th May 2007. Prescribed Statutory Provisions 2 A land transaction that is not entered into as mentioned in section 66(1) of the Finance Act 2003 is exempt from charge to stamp duty land tax if— a the transaction is effected— i under paragraph A23(2), 4(2), 5(4B) or 8(2)(b) of Schedule 22 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (transfer of land to local education authority), or ii by a transfer required by virtue of regulations made under section 27(2)(b) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (transfer of land on removal of foundation or reduction in foundation governors), and b either the purchaser or the vendor is a public body. Frank Roy Dave Watts Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 2nd May 2007
criminal law, england and wales 1 This Order may be cited as the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment of Section 76(3)) Order 2007 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 1 After section 76(3)(aa) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (offences giving rise to the power to make a financial reporting order) there is added— ab a common law offence of conspiracy to defraud, ac an offence under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60) (false accounting), . 2 After section 76(3)(c) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 there is added— d a common law offence of bribery, e an offence under section 1 of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 (c. 69) (corruption in office), f the first two offences under section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 (c. 34) (bribes obtained by or given to agents), g an offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) – section 93A (assisting another to retain the benefit of criminal conduct) , section 93B (acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of criminal conduct), section 93C (concealing or transferring proceeds of criminal conduct), h an offence under any of the following provisions of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37) – section 49 (concealing or transferring proceeds of drug trafficking), section 50 (assisting another person to retain the benefit of drug trafficking), section 51 (acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of drug trafficking), i an offence under any of the following provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) – section 15 (fund-raising for purposes of terrorism), section 16 (use and possession of money etc. for purposes of terrorism), section 17 (funding arrangements for purposes of terrorism), section 18 (money laundering in connection with terrorism), j an offence under section 329 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (acquisition, use and possession of criminal property), k a common law offence of cheating in relation to the public revenue, l an offence under section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) (fraudulent evasion of duty), m an offence under section 72 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) (offences relating to VAT ), n an offence under section 144 of the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17) (fraudulent evasion of income tax), o an offence under section 35 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) (tax credit fraud), p an offence of attempting, conspiring in or inciting the commission of an offence mentioned in paragraphs (aa), (ac) or (d) to (o), q an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence mentioned in paragraphs (aa), (ac) or (d) to (o). . Scotland of Asthal, Q.C. Minister of State Home Office 3rd May 2007
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Road Traffic Act 1988 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as The School Travel (Piloting of Schemes) (England) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st June 2007. 2 These Regulations apply only in relation to England. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “academic year” means a period beginning with 1 st August and ending with the next 31 st July; “pilot period” means the period beginning on 1st September 2009 and ending on 1st August 2012; “pilot scheme” means a school travel scheme made by a local education authority under section 508E of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 35C to, the Education Act 1996 and approved by the Secretary of State under paragraph 10(1) of that Schedule, which is in force during the pilot period ; “pilot scheme area” means the area of the local education authority in respect of which a pilot scheme is in force; “the Schedule” means Schedule 35C to the Education Act 1996; and “scheme authority” has the meaning given in paragraph 14 of the Schedule. Applications to run pilot schemes 3 Every application to the Secretary of State for his approval of a school travel scheme made by a local education authority during the pilot period must be made in writing and must contain information in respect of each of the matters specified in the Schedule. Annual Reports 4 A scheme authority must provide a report to the Secretary of State for each academic year during which a pilot scheme is in force for their area by 1st September following the academic year to which the report relates. Limit on the number of pilot schemes 5 The Secretary of State must exercise his power of approval under paragraph 10(1) of the Schedule so as to ensure that there are no more than 20 pilot schemes in force during the pilot period. Expiry of pilot schemes 6 1 Subject to paragraph (2), a pilot scheme will expire at the end of the pilot period, unless revoked by the scheme authority under paragraph 11(1) of the Schedule. 2 The Secretary of State and a scheme authority may agree, at any time prior to the expiry of the pilot period, that the pilot scheme may be extended until such date as the Secretary of State may specify. Andrew Adonis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education and Skills 27th April 2007
VALUE ADDED TAX Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Section 55A) (Specified Goods and Excepted Supplies) Order 2007 and comes into force on 1st June 2007. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “public electronic communications service” has the same meaning as in section 151 of the Communications Act 2003 ; “specified goods” means goods of a description specified in article 3; “ the Act ” means the Value Added Tax Act 1994. Specified Goods 3 For the purposes of section 55A of the Act (customers to account for tax on supplies of goods of a kind used in missing trader intra-community fraud) the goods of a description specified below are goods to which that section applies— a mobile telephones, whether or not they have any function in addition to the transmitting and receiving of spoken messages; b integrated circuit devices, such as central processing units and microprocessor units, in a state prior to integration into end user products. Excepted supplies 4 For the purposes of section 55A of the Act, a supply of a description specified below is an excepted supply— a a supply of specified goods where the value of the supply is less than £5000; b a supply of specified goods where the supply is of a description specified in an order made under section 50A of the Act (margin schemes) and, in accordance with such an order, the supplier opts to account for the VAT chargeable on the supply on the profit margin on the supply instead of by reference to its value; c a supply of a mobile telephone where, at the time a person enters into the agreement to purchase the telephone— i he enters into an agreement (including the renewal or extension of an existing agreement) with a provider of a public electronic communications service for the supply, in relation to that telephone, of such a service, and ii that agreement is not one that requires periodical pre-payments in order to use the service (“Pay as You Go”); d a transfer or disposal of specified goods for no consideration that is treated as a supply of goods by virtue of paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 4 to the Act. 5 Article 4(a) does not apply to a supply of specified goods where— a the supply is particularised on the same VAT invoice as a supply, or supplies, of other specified goods, and b the total value of the supplies equals or exceeds £5000. Dave Watts Alan Campbell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 10th May 2007
Sports grounds and sporting events, england and wales 1 This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (2007 European Under-21 Championship Control Period) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 5th June 2007. 2 1 In relation to the external tournament known as the 2007 UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands, the period described in paragraph (2) below is a control period for the purposes of Part II of the Football Spectators Act 1989. 2 The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period beginning on 5th June 2007, being 5 days before the day of the first match which is included in the tournament, and ending when the last match included in the tournament is finished (which subject to postponement, is due to be on 23rd June 2007) or cancelled. Vernon Coaker Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office 8th May 2007
education, england Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as The School Travel (Pupils with Dual Registration) (England) Regulations 2007. 2 These Regulations come into force— a in relation to the modification of the application of paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 35C to the Education Act 1996, on 1st June 2007, and b in relation to the modification of the application of section 508B(1) and (2) of that Act, on 1st September 2007. 3 These Regulations apply only in relation to England. Modification of the application of the Education Act 1996 2 1 This regulation modifies the application of section 508B (1) and (2) of, and paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 35C to, the Education Act 1996 in respect of children who are registered pupils at more than one educational establishment. 2 Where a child is registered at— a two qualifying schools other than pupil referral units, or b in the case of a child who has no fixed abode, two or more qualifying schools other than pupil referral units, the relevant educational establishment in relation to him is whichever of the schools he is attending at the relevant time. 3 Where a child has no fixed abode “home to school travel arrangements” means travel from wherever the child is residing at the relevant time to the nearest qualifying school at which he is registered, so far as is reasonably practicable. 4 For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3)— a “qualifying school” has the meaning given in paragraph 15(2) and (3) of Schedule 35B to the Education Act 1996 , b the “relevant time” means any school day on which travel arrangements are required, and c a child has no fixed abode if he falls within regulation 9(1)(a) of the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 2006 . Andrew Adonis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education and Skills 27th April 2007
CHARITIES 1 This Order may be cited as the Exempt Charities (No.2) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 3rd May 2007. 2 The Central School of Speech and Drama is hereby declared to be an exempt charity for the purposes of the Charities Act 1993. Christine Cook Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
education, england Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills ( No. 2) Order 2007 and comes into force on 3rd May 2007. Appointment of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2 1 The persons named in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order are appointed Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills. 2 The person named in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Order is appointed Her Majesty’s Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills with effect from 1st September 2007. Christine Cook Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
pensions Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Correction of 2004 Uprating) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 4th June 2007. 2 In this Order:- a “the principal Order ” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 ; b the “ 2004 Amending Order ” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2004 ; c “entry” means an entry in Table 1 or Table 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 of the principal Order; and d “gratuity” means a payment in respect of an entry, where the amount of that payment was determined by reference to the 2004 Amending Order. Additional sums payable by way of further gratuity 2 Table 1 and Table 2 of the Schedule to this Order specify, in respect of each entry, the additional sum payable to any individual who received a gratuity. Christine Cook Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designation in relation to chemicals, etc. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designation in relation to jurisdiction, etc. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relationship with other designations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of earlier designations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterinary surgeons Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Veterinary Surgeons' Qualifications (European Recognition) Order 2003 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2007 and comes into force on 6th June 2007. Amendment of the Regulated Activities Order 2 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 is amended as follows. 3 In article 3(1), in the definition of “qualifying contract of insurance”, in paragraph (b), omit sub-paragraph (ii). Alan Campbell Kevin Brennan Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 26th April 2007
Representation of the people 1 This Order may be cited as the Representation of the People (National Assembly for Wales) (Relevant Registration Officer) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007. 2 Where an election to the National Assembly for Wales is held in respect of an electoral area comprising any part of the area of more than one local authority, the relevant registration officer shall be the office holder designated in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order and shall carry out this function in relation to the electoral area shown opposite in column 1. Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State Nick Ainger Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales 30th April 2007
education, ENgland Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the School Organisation (Foundation Special Schools) (Application of Provisions Relating to Foundations) (England) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 25th May 2007. 2 These Regulations apply only in relation to England. Application and modification of provisions relating to foundations 2 Section 21(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 applies to foundation special schools as it applies in relation to foundation and voluntary schools with the following modifications— a in paragraph (a) omit sub-paragraph (ii); and b in paragraph (b) omit sub-paragraph (ii). Jim Knight Minister of State Department for Education and Skills 25th April 2007
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2007. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school or the school is conducted. Designation of Schools 3 The schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are designated as schools having a religious character. 4 The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is stated in relation to that school in column (2). P S A Jones A Divisional Manager in the Department for Education and Skills 25th April 2007
town and country planning, wales Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No. 10 and Saving) Order 2007. Provisions coming into force on 30th June 2007 in relation to Wales 2 The following provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, in so far as not already in force, shall come into force in relation to Wales on 30th June 2007— a section 42(1) and (5) to (9); and b Schedule 9 so far as it gives effect to the repeal of section 76 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (duty to draw attention to certain provisions for the benefit of the disabled). Saving 3 1 Notwithstanding article 2(a), the Town and Country Planning (Applications) Regulations 1988 shall, subject to paragraph (2), continue to have effect on and after 30th June 2007. 2 Regulation 3(3)(a) of the 1988 Regulations (applications for renewal of planning permissions) shall cease to have effect on the date on which section 51(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (amendment of section 73 of the principal Act) comes into force in relation to Wales. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State Kay Andrews Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Communities and Local Government 25th April 2007
CIVIL AVIATION 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Rules of the Air (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 31st May 2007. 2 Schedule 1 to the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007 shall be amended as follows. 3 For rule 28(5) there shall be substituted— 5 Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a helicopter which— a flies at or below 3,000 feet above mean sea level; b flies at a speed which, having regard to the visibility, is reasonable; c remains clear of cloud with the surface in sight; and d is in a flight visibility of at least 1,500 metres. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport G. Merron Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 30th April 2007 Department for Transport
health and safety Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 23rd May 2007. 2 These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland. Amendment to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002 2 1 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation)— a omit the word “and” after sub-paragraphs (n), (o) and (q); b substitute a semicolon for the full stop at the end of sub-paragraph (r); and c after sub-paragraph (r) add— s Commission Directive 2006/89/ EC adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road ; and t Commission Directive 2006/90/EC adapting for the seventh time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail ; and Signed by authority of the Secretary of State S.J. Ladyman Minister of State Department for Transport 25th April 2007