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DEREGULATION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951) (Repeal) Order 1996 and shall come into force 28 days after the day on which it is made. Repeals 2 The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951 is hereby repealed. 3 1 The following enactments (which are spent in consequence of article 2 above) are hereby repealed, namely— a paragraph 11 of Schedule 17 to the London Government Act 1963 , b paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 , c paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 , d paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 , e paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 , and f paragraph 37 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act, 1994 . 2 In paragraph 10(b) of Schedule 15 to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 , (saving for certain amendments (including amendment to the Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951) made by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 ), for “93” there is substituted “92”. John M Taylor, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Corporate and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 9th December 1996
MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS 1 This Order may be cited as the Films (Exhibition Periods) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st March 1997. 2 1 In this Order— “cinema” means any premises in the United Kingdom which are used for the exhibition of films and which require a licence or consent for that purpose under section 1 or 2 of the Cinemas Act 1985 ; “the day of general release”, in relation to any film, shall mean— the first day on which the film is exhibited in 5 or more cinemas on the same day, or the day on which the total number of cinemas in which the film has been exhibited exceeds 9, whichever shall first occur; “distributor” means a person carrying on the business of supplying films to exhibitors for exhibition; “exhibition” means exhibition to the public but does not include an exhibition free of charge to all members of the audience and “exhibited” shall be construed accordingly; “exhibitor” means a person carrying on the business of exhibiting films; and “film” means any record, however made, capable of being used as a means of showing a sequence of visual images as a moving picture; 2 If an exhibition of a film begins but is not completed on any day, the film shall be treated, for the purposes of this Order, as having been exhibited on the day on which the exhibition begins. 3 It shall be unlawful for a distributor to require, as a condition of the supply of a film to an exhibitor for exhibition in a cinema on or after the day of general release of that film, that the exhibitor should exhibit the film for a period longer than— a in the case of the exhibition of a film for a period commencing within six weeks of the day of general release of the film, two weeks; or b in any other case, one week. John M. Taylor, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Corporate and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 12th December 1996
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 31st December 1996. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 1996 . Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 For paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 5 For the registration of an annual return or a set of annual accounts (except where the society or branch concerned has by written notice sent to the central office irrevocably elected to pay the fees specified in paragraph 6 of this Schedule)— a in the case of an annual return or a set of annual accounts for a year of account ended on or before 31st December 1995— (i) where it relates to a society 100 (ii) where it relates to a branch 35 b in the case of an annual return or a set of annual accounts for any subsequent year of account— (i) where it relates to a society 110 (ii) where it relates to a branch 45 . Bowen Wells Roger Knapman Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 9th December 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 The Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services)(Public Bodies) (Sports Councils) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Designation of Public Bodies 2 Each of the following persons, being persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be public bodies for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 in its application to England, Wales and Scotland: The English Sports Council The United Kingdom Sports Council The Scottish Sports Council Virginia Bottomley Secretary of State for National Heritage 3rd December 1996 William Hague Secretary of State for Wales 4th December 1996 Raymond Robertson Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 5th December 1996
BROADCASTING 1 This Order may be cited as the Channel 4 (Application of Excess Revenues) Order 1996 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In section 27(3)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 , for “50 per cent” substitute “nil per cent”. Virginia Bottomley Secretary of State for National Heritage 10th December 1996
FEES AND CHARGES 1 This Order may be cited as the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) (No. 1) Order 1996 and shall come into force on the day after it is made. 2 1 In relation to the functions mentioned in paragraph (2) below, the costs of which fall to be taken into account on the exercise of the power to fix the fees to which paragraph (3) below applies, the following matter, namely, any deficit incurred before the exercise of the relevant power, is hereby specified for the purposes of section 102(4) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 as one which may be taken into account in determining those costs. 2 The said functions are those of the Secretary of State, the inspectors and the Committee for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 . 3 This paragraph applies to fees payable under section 8 of that Act. Tom Sackville Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office 9th December 1996
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Amendment of conditions to be fulfilled by driver of bus 2 1 The Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses Regulations 1987 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below. 2 In regulation 2, after the definition of “the 1985 Act”, there shall be inserted— “the 1988 Act ” means the Road Traffic Act 1988 ; . 3 For regulation 3 there shall be substituted— 3 1 The driver of a vehicle used under a permit, if he is not the holder of— a a passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence, b a PCV Community licence, or c a Northern Ireland driving licence corresponding to a passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence, which authorises the driving of that vehicle, must fulfil either the conditions specified in paragraph (2) or the alternative conditions specified in paragraph (3). 2 The conditions are that he— a is the holder of— i a valid full licence granted under Part III of the 1988 Act, ii a valid Northern Ireland licence corresponding to such a licence, or iii a valid Community licence, authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in category B other than vehicles included in sub-category B1, b has held that licence for a period of not less than 2 years in aggregate, c is 21 years of age or over, and d receives no payment or other consideration for driving the vehicle other than out-of-pocket expenses. 3 The alternative conditions are that he— a was first granted a full licence under Part III of the 1988 Act before 1st January 1997, b is the holder of a valid full licence granted under that Part of that Act authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in category B, other than vehicles included in sub-category B1, and sub-category D1 (not for hire or reward), and c is 21 years of age or over. 4 For the purposes of this regulation— a any expression which is also used in Parts III and IV of the 1988 Act has the same meaning as in those Parts of that Act; b expressions relating to vehicle categories shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Motor-Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996 ; c a person holds a valid full licence granted under Part III of the 1988 Act authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in any category or sub-category if he is authorised to drive such vehicles by virtue of section 88(1) of that Act. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 9th December 1996
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Bus (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Amendment of Community Bus Regulations 1986 2 1 The Community Bus Regulations 1986 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation. 2 In regulation 2— a for “the Act”, in each place where that expression occurs, there shall be substituted “the 1985 Act”; b after the definition of “the Act”, there shall be inserted— “the 1988 Act ” means the Road Traffic Act 1988 ; . 3 For regulation 3 there shall be substituted— 3 1 The driver of a vehicle used under a permit, if he is not the holder of— a a passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence, b a PCV Community licence, or c a Northern Ireland licence corresponding to a passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence, which authorises the driving of that vehicle must fulfil the conduct condition specified in paragraph (2) and, if he does not also fulfil the licence conditions specified in paragraph (3), must fulfil the alternative licence conditions specified in paragraph (4). 2 The conduct condition is that he shall, while he is for the time being responsible for driving the vehicle, comply with regulations 4 and 5(1) and sub-paragraph (a), in so far as it relates to giving particulars of his licence and name, and (b) of regulation 5(3) of the Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) Regulations 1990 . 3 The licence conditions are that he— a is the holder of— i a valid full licence granted under Part III of the 1988 Act, ii a valid Northern Ireland licence corresponding to such a licence, or iii a valid Community licence, authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in category B other than vehicles included in sub-category B1; b has held that licence for a period of not less than 2 years in aggregate, and c is 21 years of age or over. 4 The alternative licence conditions are that he— a was first granted a full licence under Part III of the 1988 Act before 1st January 1997, b is the holder of a valid full licence granted under that Part of that Act authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in Category B, other than vehicles included in sub-category B1, and sub-category D1 (not for hire or reward), and c is 21 years of age or over. 5 For the purposes of this regulation— a any expression which is also used in Parts III and IV of the 1988 Act has the same meaning as in those Parts of that Act; b expressions relating to vehicle categories shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996 ; c a person holds a valid full licence granted under Part III of the 1988 Act authorising the driving of motor vehicles included in any category or sub-category if he is authorised to drive such vehicles by virtue of section 88(1) of that Act. . 4 In regulation 6(2), for “the Act” there shall be substituted “the 1985 Act”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 9th December 1996
ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND 1 The amount to be paid to the Churches Conservation Trust (formerly the Redundant Churches Fund) by the Church Commissioners during the three year period 1st April 1997 to 31st March 2000 shall not exceed £3,189,000. 2 The amount of the payments which may be made to the said Trust under section 52(1)(a) of the said Measure out of the one-third of the net proceeds of sale and premiums shall not exceed £1,300,000 and such payments shall be applied towards the £3,189,000 referred to in paragraph 1. 3 Subject to paragraph 4 hereof, the balance of the said amount of £3,189,000 shall be paid by way of grants made to the said Trust by the Church Commissioners under section 44(10) of the said Measure out of their General Fund. 4 A payment on account of the said £3,189,000 shall be made to the said Trust only when the Church Commissioners are satisfied that (1) the payment is an appropriate proportion of a specific sum of money needed by the Trust and (2) the balance of that sum will be paid to the Trust out of moneys provided by Parliament. 5 The Payments to the Redundant Churches Fund Order 1993 is hereby revoked. 6 This Order may be cited as the Payments to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. The COMMON SEAL of the CHURCH COMMISSIONERS was hereunto affixed this P Locke Secretary 10th day of September 1996 Approved by the General Synod of the Church of England the PJC Mawer Secretary-General 25th day of November 1996
ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND 1 The Fees appearing in the Schedule to this Order are established. The Tables of the Schedule contain particulars of the Annual Fees which are to be received, after the commencement of this Order, by the legal officers named in Table I of the Schedule (hereinafter referred to as “Table I”) in respect of the carrying out by them of the duties of their offices specified in the Appendix hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the Appendix”) and by the legal officers named in Table II of the Schedule in respect of the carrying out by them of the duties of their offices. 2 The Fees established and set out in the second column of Table I of the Schedule are to be paid by the diocesan board of finance. The Fees established and set out in the third column of Table I and in Table II of the Schedule are the liability of the diocesan bishop or archbishop, subject to the provisions of section 8 of the Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986. 3 The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 1995 is hereby revoked. 4 The diocesan registrar shall perform the duties and provide the professional services set forth in the Appendix in consideration of the annual fee set out in Table I to this Order for his diocese and shall not be entitled to receive any other remuneration for such duties or services save as provided by this Order. 5 a Subject to the provisions of this paragraph nothing in this Order shall preclude a diocesan board of finance from agreeing to pay an additional fee to a diocesan registrar by way of annual fee or retainer (hereinafter called a “supplementary annual fee”) which is in addition to the annual fee payable under Table I. b An agreement made under sub-paragraph (a) above shall be expressed to be an agreement for a payment by way of supplementary annual fee. c An agreement made under sub-paragraph (a) above shall be in writing. The period for which the agreement is to run shall be stated in the agreement. In the absence of any such statement the agreement shall remain binding until determined by not less than three months' notice on either side. d The body responsible for paying a supplementary annual fee shall be the diocesan board of finance. 6 A fee specified in the Schedule to this Order shall be increased by a sum for reasonable expenses of travel, subsistence and accommodation. 7 Where Value Added Tax is chargeable in respect of the provision of any service for which a fee is prescribed in this Order (including any fee specified in paragraph 4 of the Appendix) there shall be payable in addition to that fee the amount of the Value Added Tax. 8 This Order may be cited as the Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 1996 and shall come into operation on the first day of January 1997. R B Gibson M J Colman C A McLintock G F Tattersall D J V Wright Dated this 10th day of October 1996 Approved by the General Synod the 25th day of November 1996 P J C Mawer Secretary-General
ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND 1 The fees appearing in the Tables of the Schedule to this Order are established and are substituted for the fees appearing in the Tables of the Schedule to the Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers (Fees) Order 1995 . The Tables of the Schedule contain particulars of the fees which are to be received, after the commencement of this Order, by the ecclesiastical judges and legal officers named in the Schedule for carrying out by them of the duties of their offices specified in the Schedule. 2 The Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers (Fees) Order 1995 is hereby revoked. 3 a Subject to the provisions of this paragraph nothing in this Order shall preclude a diocesan board of finance from agreeing to pay an additional fee to a diocesan registrar by way of annual fee or retainer (hereinafter called a “supplementary annual fee”) which is in addition to the annual fee or fees prescribed by Order made under the Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986. b An agreement made under sub-paragraph (a) above shall be expressed to be an agreement for a payment by way of supplementary annual fee. c An agreement made under sub-paragraph (a) above shall be in writing. The period for which the agreement is to run shall be stated in the agreement. In the absence of any such statement the agreement shall remain binding until determined by not less than three months' notice on either side. d The body responsible for paying a supplementary annual fee shall be the diocesan board of finance. 4 A fee specified in the Schedule to this Order shall be increased by a sum for reasonable expenses of travel, subsistence, accommodation and the holding of court hearings. 5 Where Value Added Tax is chargeable in respect of the provision of any service for which a fee is prescribed in this Order there shall be payable in addition to that fee the amount of the Value Added Tax. 6 This Order may be cited as the Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers (Fees) Order 1996 and shall come into operation on the first day of January 1997. R B Gibson M J Colman C A McLintock G F Tattersall D J V Wright Dated this 10th day of October 1996 Approved by the General Synod the 25th day of November 1996 P J C Mawer Secretary-General
EDUCATION, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Grants for Pre-school Education (Prescribed Children) (Scotland) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st August 1997. Children for whom pre-school education is provided 2 1 The description of children prescribed for the purposes of section 23(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1996 (grants for education of children under school age) is children in respect of whom the following conditions are satisfied:– a the time when education is provided is on or after the date of commencement of the school year immediately before that in which the child would first become eligible to commence attendance at a public primary school under section 32 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 ; and b the time when education is provided is before the earliest of the following dates:– i the date when the child attains school age; ii the date when the child commences attendance at a public primary school by virtue of section 32(4) to (7) of that Act; iii the date when the child commences attendance at a school in any other circumstances, other than for the purpose only of activities of the kind described in section 1(5)(a)(i) of that Act (activities in nursery schools and nursery classes). 2 For the purpose of this regulation “school year” means a period of 12 months commencing on 1st August of any year. Raymond S Robertson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 3rd December 1996
ANIMALS 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) (No. 2) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. 2 This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland. 3 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. 4 The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (Fees) Order 1993 is hereby revoked. 2 For the period 1st January to 31st March 1997 the following provisions shall apply: a The fee payable by the holder of a certificate issued under section 6 of the Act (scientific procedures establishments), in respect of any period between 1st January and 31st March 1997 during which the certificate is in force, shall be £98. b The fee payable by the holder of a certificate issued under section 7 of the Act (breeding and supplying establishments), in respect of any period between 1st January and 31st March 1997 during which the certificate is in force shall be £445. c In addition the fee payable in respect of any period between 1st January to 31st March 1997 during which a certificate mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above is in force, shall be £89 for each person who holds— i a personal licence which specifies the establishment to which the certificate relates as the place where the licence is primarily available, or ii a licence which is treated as a personal licence under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act and which names the establishment to which the certificate relates as the only or first-named place where the person is authorised to perform experiments. 3 From 1st April 1997, for the period of twelve months ending with 31st March the following year (“the financial year”), and each subsequent financial year until the financial year beginning on 1st April 1999 , the following provisions shall apply: a The fee payable by the holder of a certificate issued under section 6 of the Act (scientific procedures establishments) in respect of the financial year during the whole or part of which the certificate is in force shall be £150. b The fee payable by the holder of a certificate issued under section 7 of the Act (breeding and supplying establishments) in respect of the financial year during the whole or part of which the certificate is in force shall be £675. c In addition the fee payable in respect of the financial year during the whole or part of which a certificate mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above is in force, shall be £135 for each person who holds— i a personal licence which specifies the establishment to which the certificate relates as the place where the licence is primarily available, or ii a licence which is treated as a personal licence under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act and which names the establishment to which the certificate relates as the only or first-named place where the person is authorised to perform experiments. Home Office Tom Sackville Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 11th December 1996
ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Period for grants to the Churches Conservation Trust 2 The period beginning on 1st April 1997 and expiring on 31st March 2000 is hereby specified for the purposes of section 1(1) of the Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Act 1969 (“ the Act ”). Aggregate amount of grants 3 The aggregate amount of the grants that may be paid under section 1(1) of the Act in the period specified in article 2 of this Order shall not exceed £7,440,000. Virginia Bottomley Secretary of State for National Heritage 3rd December 1996 We approve, Richard Ottaway Michael Bates Two of the Lords Commissioners ofHer Majesty’s Treasury 3rd December 1996