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INHERITANCE TAX 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1998, shall come into force on 1st July 1998 and shall have effect in relation to deaths occurring on or after 6th April 1998. 2 These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland only. 2 In regulation 3 of the Capital Transfer Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1981 , for the definition of “an excepted estate” there shall be substituted the following definition— “an excepted estate” means the estate of a person immediately before his death in a case where— that person died on or after 6th April 1998, domiciled in the United Kingdom; the value of that person’s estate is attributable wholly to property passing under his will or intestacy or under a nomination of an asset taking effect on death or by survivorship in a beneficial joint tenancy; of that property not more than £50,000 represented value attributable to property which, immediately before that person’s death, was situated outside the United Kingdom; that person died without having made any chargeable transfers during the period of seven years ending with his death other than specified transfers where the aggregate value transferred did not exceed £75,000; and the aggregate of the gross value of that person’s estate and of the value transferred by any specified transfers made by that person did not exceed £200,000; and in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this definition “specified transfers” means chargeable transfers made during the period of seven years ending with that person’s death where the value transferred is attributable to cash or to quoted shares or securities; . S. C. T. Matheson C. W. Corlett Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 9th June 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Exemption from Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 30th June 1998. 2 In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the Local Government (Exemption from Competition) (Scotland) Order 1995 . Amendment of principal Order 2 In article 7(2) of the principal Order, for “1999” there shall be substituted “2000”. 3 In columns 2 to 9 of Schedule 2 to the principal Order– a for “1998” wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “1999”; and b for “1999” wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “2000”. Revocation 4 The Local Government (Exemption from Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1997 is hereby revoked. Calum MacDonald Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th June 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE,ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Greenwich Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 19th June 1998. Amendment of Establishment Order 2 In the Greenwich Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 :— a for Article 3 there shall be substituted the following Article:— Nature and functions of the trust 3 The trust’s functions (which include functions which the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more Health Authorities) shall be— a to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act the premises specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services; b to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act the premises specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services; c to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act the premises specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order, and there to provide and manage community health services; and d to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act the premises specified in Part IV of the Schedule to this Order, and there to provide and manage community health services. ; and b at the end there shall be added the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn Minister of State, Department of Health 5th June 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 30th June 1998. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 . Amendment of principal Regulations 2 In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations– a in paragraph (1), for “2000” there shall be substituted “2001”; and b in paragraph (2), for “1999” there shall be substituted “2000”. 3 In regulation 6 of the principal Regulations– a in paragraph (1), for “1st April 2000” there shall be substituted “1st April 2001”; b in paragraph (2), for “1st April 1999 to 30th September 1999” there shall be substituted “1st April 2000 to 30th September 2000”; and c in paragraph (3), for “1st October 1999 to 31st March 2000” there shall be substituted “1st October 2000 to 31st March 2001”. 4 In column 2 of Schedule 6 to the principal Regulations– a for “1998” wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “1999”; and b for “1999” wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “2000”. Revocation 5 The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 are hereby revoked. Calum MacDonald Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th June 1998
RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This order may be cited as the Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards) (Goods) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st July 1998. 2 In this Order— “the 1976 Act ” means the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976; “standards” means, in respect of the production, supply or acquisition of any goods or the application to goods of any process of manufacture, standards of dimension, design, quality or performance. Approval of standards 2 The standards specified in the Schedule to this Order, being standards adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited on 22nd May 1998, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 9(5) of the 1976 Act. Nigel Griffiths, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 4th June 1998
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 30th June 1998. Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 2 For regulation 37A of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (suspension in identical cases) there shall be substituted the following regulation— 37A Where— a an appeal is pending against the decision given in a case (“the primary case”) by a Commissioner or a court; and b it appears to the Secretary of State that if the appeal were to be determined in a particular way an issue would arise whether the award in another case (“the secondary case”) ought to be revised, the Secretary of State may direct that payment of benefit under the award in the secondary case be suspended, in whole or in part, for as long as the appeal against the decision given in the primary case is pending. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Keith Bradley Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department of Social Security 3rd June 1998
INHERITANCE TAX 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Scotland) Regulations 1998, shall come into force on 1st July 1998 and shall have effect in relation to deaths occurring on or after 6th April 1998. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. 2 In regulation 3 of the Capital Transfer Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Scotland) Regulations 1981 , for the definition of “an excepted estate” there shall be substituted the following definition— “an excepted estate” means the estate of a person immediately before his death in a case where— that person died on or after 6th April 1998, domiciled in the United Kingdom; the value of that person’s estate is attributable wholly to property passing under his will or intestacy or under a nomination of an asset taking effect on death or by survivorship; of that property not more than £50,000 represented value attributable to property which, immediately before that person’s death, was situated outside the United Kingdom; that person died without having made any chargeable transfers during the period of seven years ending with his death other than specified transfers where the aggregate value transferred did not exceed £75,000; and the aggregate of the gross value of that person’s estate and of the value transferred by any specified transfers made by that person did not exceed £200,000; and in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this definition “specified transfers” means chargeable transfers made during the period of seven years ending with that person’s death where the value transferred is attributable to cash or to quoted shares or securities; . S C T Matheson C W Corlett Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 9th June 1998
SEEDS Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Seeds (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st July 1998. Amendment 2 For Schedules 1 to 6 to the Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Donoughue Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2nd June 1998 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 1st June 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 1st June 1998
INHERITANCE TAX 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) Regulations 1998, shall come into force on 1st July 1998 and shall have effect in relation to deaths occurring on or after 6th April 1998. 2 These Regulations do not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland. 2 In regulation 3 of the Capital Transfer Tax (Delivery of Accounts) Regulations 1981 , for the definition of “an excepted estate” there shall be substituted the following definition— “an excepted estate” means the estate of a person immediately before his death in a case where— that person died on or after 6th April 1998, domiciled in the United Kingdom; the value of that person’s estate is attributable wholly to property passing under his will or intestacy or under a nomination of an asset taking effect on death or by survivorship in a beneficial joint tenancy; of that property not more than £50,000 represented value attributable to property which, immediately before that person’s death, was situated outside the United Kingdom; that person died without having made any chargeable transfers during the period of seven years ending with his death other than specified transfers where the aggregate value transferred did not exceed £75,000; and the aggregate of the gross value of that person’s estate and of the value transferred by any specified transfers made by that person did not exceed £200,000; and in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this definition “specified transfers” means chargeable transfers made during the period of seven years ending with that person’s death where the value transferred is attributable to cash or to quoted shares or securities; . S C T Matheson C W Corlett Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 9th June 1998
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SEA FISHERIES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 26th June 1998. Amendment 2 The Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Regulations 1995 (“the principal Regulations”) shall be amended in accordance with regulation 3 below. 3 In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations– a for the definition of “the Council Regulation” there shall be substituted the following definition– “the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation ( EC ) No.3699/93 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural financial assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No.1624/95 , Council Regulation (EC) No.2719/95 , Council Regulation (EC) No.965/96 and Council Regulation (EC) No.25/97 ; and b there shall be added at the end of paragraph (a)(v) in the definition of “relevant operation”, the following– and promotion of operations by the fishery or aquaculture trade (article 13 of the Council Regulation) . E A Morley Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2nd June 1998 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 26th May 1998
COUNTY COURTS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Enforcement of Road Traffic Debts (Certificated Bailiffs) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st July 1998. Amendment to the Enforcement of Road Traffic Debts (Certificated Bailiffs) Regulations 1993 2 Schedule 1 to the Enforcement of Road Traffic Debts (Certificated Bailiffs) Regulations 1993 shall be amended as follows— a in paragraph 2— i for “£20.00”, substitute “£25.00”; ii for “20%”, substitute “25%”; b in paragraph 4— i for “£4.50”, substitute “£5.00”; and ii for “45p”, substitute “50p”. Irvine of Lairg , C. Dated 22nd May 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Exemption for Works Contracts) (Scotland) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 30th June 1998. Exemption for works contracts 2 1 The provision of services specified in paragraph (2) below shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in pursuance of a works contract by a local authority (within the meaning of section 1(3) of the Local Government Act 1988 ) before 1st April 2001. 2 The services specified in this paragraph are– a housing management; b management of vehicles; c security work; d legal services; e construction and property services; f financial services; g information technology services; h personnel services. Calum MacDonald Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th June 1998
SECURE TRAINING CENTRES, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Rules may be cited as the Secure Training Centres (Escorts) (Amendment) Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 15th June 1998. 2 In rule 2 of the Secure Training Centres (Escorts) Rules 1998 , for paragraphs (4) and (5) there shall be substituted the following: 4 An offender shall not be searched by an officer of the opposite sex. 5 At least one other person (being another officer or a constable) shall be present when an officer is searching an offender. 6 An offender shall not be stripped and searched in the sight or presence of any person other than the officer conducting the search and any other officer or constable present by virtue of paragraph (5) above. 7 An offender shall not be stripped and searched in the sight or presence of any person of the opposite sex. . Jack Straw One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 31st May 1998
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1998 and shall come into force at 20.00 hours on 29th May 1998. 2 In this Order “mussels” means mytilus edulis , “scallops” means scallops of the class of pecten maximus and queen scallops of the class of chlamys opercularis , “cockles” means cerastoderma edule , “razor clams” means ensis s.p.p. and “relevant time” means 00.01 hours on 30th May 1998. Designated circumstances 2 In the opinion of the Secretary of State, mussels, scallops, cockles and razor clams in the areas designated in article 3 below may be affected by the toxin which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning in human beings and are likely to create a hazard to human health if they are consumed. Designated areas 3 The areas described in the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985. Activity prohibited in the designated areas 4 No person shall fish for or take any mussels, scallops, cockles or razor clams in the designated areas. Prohibited movement of mussels, scallops, cockles or razor clams 5 No person shall move any mussels, scallops, cockles or razor clams out of the designated areas. Restrictions throughout the United Kingdom 6 No person shall in the United Kingdom or in United Kingdom waters— a use any mussels, scallops, cockles or razor clams taken out of the designated areas after the relevant time in the preparation or processing for supply of food and anything from which food could be derived, b land any mussels, scallops, cockles or razor clams which were in waters in the designated areas after the relevant time, c supply, or have in possession for supply, any mussels, scallops, cockles or razor clams which were in the designated areas after the relevant time, d supply, or have in possession for supply, any food or anything from which food could be derived in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article, e feed to any creature a feeding stuff in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article. J R Wildgoose Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office Pentland House, Edinburgh 29th May 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Disability Statements) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 29th June 1998. 2 In these Regulations a “section 17 order” means an order under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992. New Local Education Authorities: Disability Statements 2 In relation to a local authority, which by or in consequence of a structural change effected by a section 17 order became a local education authority on 1st April 1998 (having not previously been one), regulation 3(1) of the Education (Disability Statements for Local Education Authorities) (England) Regulations 1997 shall have effect as if 31st December 1998 were substituted for 15th December 1997. Andrew Smith Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 1st June 1998
OPTICIANS The General Optical Council (Disciplinary Committee Rules) Order of Council 1960 , the General Optical Council (Disciplinary Committee Rules) (Amendment) Order of Council 1971 and the General Optical Council (Disciplinary Committee Rules) Order of Council 1984 are hereby revoked. This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council (Disciplinary Committee (Constitution) Rules) Order of Council 1998, and shall come into force on 10th June 1998. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
OPTICIANS This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council (Disciplinary Committee (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules) Order of Council 1998. N.H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
IMMIGRATION 1 This Order may be cited as the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998. 2 Sections 5 and 8 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (rules as to procedure in relation to appeals to the Commission, bail and leave to appeal from the Commission) shall come into force on 11th June 1998. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 26th May 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as The Bolton Sixth Form College (Incorporation) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 22nd June 1998 (“the Commencement Date”). 2 On the Commencement Date there shall be established a body corporate called “Bolton Sixth Form College” for the purpose of establishing and conducting from the operative date a new educational institution of that name (to be formed by the merger of North Bolton Sixth Form College and South College, Bolton). 3 The “operative date” in relation to the further education corporation established by this Order shall be 1st August 1998, and the corporation shall conduct Bolton Sixth Form College from that date. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 28th May 1998
WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 1998, shall come into force on 1st July 1998 and shall extend to Scotland only. Classification of inland waters 2 The classification DS6 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations shall apply for classifying inland waters with a view to reducing the pollution of those waters by the dangerous substances listed in that Schedule. Classification of coastal waters and relevant territorial waters 3 The classification DS7 and the criteria for that classification set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall apply for classifying coastal waters and relevant territorial waters with a view to reducing the pollution of those waters by the dangerous substances listed in that Schedule. Sampling 4 The Scottish Environment Protection Agency shall ensure that waters classified under these Regulations are sampled at such sampling points and at such times, and samples are analysed in such manner, as the Agency considers necessary for— a monitoring the effect on those waters of discharges containing the dangerous substances in question; and b determining the extent to which those waters are polluted by those substances and whether the requirements for the relevant classification are satisfied. Modification of section 30C of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 5 Section 30C of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (water quality objectives) shall have effect as if— a it imposed a duty on the Secretary of State to exercise his powers under that section to apply the classification DS6 to all inland waters and the classification DS7 to all coastal waters and relevant territorial waters and to specify 1st July 1998 as the relevant date in each case; and b in relation to performance of that duty and the resulting water quality objectives, subsections (3) to (6) of that section (reviews and consultation requirements) were omitted. Amendment of the Surface Water (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 6 1 The Surface Water (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph of this regulation. 2 In Schedules 1 and 2, for the entry— Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin and Isodrin (i) 0.03 for the four substances, in total; (ii) 0.005 for Endrin there shall be substituted— Aldrin 0.01 Dieldrin 0.01 Endrin 0.005 Isodrin 0.005 . Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 26th May 1998
OSTEOPATHS This Order may be cited as the General Osteopathic Council (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Rules Order of Council 1998 and shall come into force on 9th May 1998. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
BROADCASTING Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Percentage of Digital Capacity for Radio Multiplex Licence) Order 1998 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Percentage 2 In paragraph (h) of section 54(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1996 “80 per cent.” shall be substituted for “90 per cent.”. Chris Smith Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 26th May 1998