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INCOME TAX Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Insurance Companies (Pension Business) (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 31st December 1997. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Insurance Companies (Pension Business) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1992 and “regulation” means a regulation of the principal Regulations. Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 4— a in paragraph (1) for the words from “accounting period” to the end there shall be substituted the words “of the accounting periods specified in paragraphs (2) to (5) (being accounting periods ending after the opening transitional date and before the closing transitional date) shall be reduced”; b for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 5 The prescribed percentage is 7.5 per cent. for an accounting period ending after 31st December 1995 and before 1st January 1998. 4 In regulation 5 for the words “ending after the opening transitional date and before the closing transitional date” there shall be substituted the words “specified in regulation 4”. 5 In regulation 6(1) for the words from “In any case” to “relates” there shall be substituted the words “Where in relation to a provisional repayment period falling within an accounting period specified in regulation 4 an insurance company claims, and is paid, by way of provisional repayment an amount in excess of the maximum reduced entitlement for that period”. C W Corlett G H Bush Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 3rd December 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement, application and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 31st December 1997. 2 These Regulations shall not apply in respect of any financial year beginning prior to 1st April 1998. 3 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Scotland) Regulations 1996 . Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations, there shall be inserted after the definition of “the 1966 Act” the following definition:– “the 1997 Act ” means the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ; . Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations 3 In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations– a in paragraph 2– i the word “or” immediately before sub-paragraph (iii) shall be deleted; and ii at the end of that sub-paragraph, there shall be inserted the following:– ; or iv any reduction or remission granted by the authority under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 1997 Act ; b after paragraph 6, there shall be inserted the following paragraphs:– 6A The amount which is 75% of the difference between the amount calculated under paragraph 2 of this Schedule for the relevant year and the amount which would be so calculated if any reduction or remission granted by the authority under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 1997 Act were taken into account. 6B The amount which is the total of– a the amount of non-domestic rates no longer payable to, or repaid by, the authority in respect of the year preceding the relevant year due to a reduction or remission granted during the relevant year under paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 4 of the 1962 Act ; and b 75% of the amount of non-domestic rates no longer payable to, or repaid by, the authority in respect of the year preceding the relevant year due to any other reduction or remission granted during the relevant year under that subsection. 6C The amount which is the total of– a the amount of non-domestic rates no longer payable to the authority in respect of financial year 1996-97 due to a reduction or remission granted during financial year 1997-98 under paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 4 of the 1962 Act; and b 75% of the amount of non-domestic rates no longer payable to the authority in respect of financial year 1996-97 due to any other reduction or remission granted during financial year 1997-98 under that subsection. ; and c in paragraph 8(b), after the word “authority” there shall be inserted the words “(other than as a result of a reduction or remission granted under section 4(5) of the 1962 Act)”. Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations 4 In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations– a in paragraph 1(2), after “4,” there shall be inserted “6B”; b sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 2 shall be deleted; and c in paragraph 4, for the words “paragraph 4” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs 4 and 6B”. Malcolm Chisholm Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 1st December 1997
FIRE SERVICES 1 This Order may be cited as the Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 29th December 1997. 2 1 The Schedule to this Order has effect for varying the Scheme set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992 . 2 A reference in the Schedule to this Order to a numbered rule or Schedule is a reference to the rule or Schedule identified by that number in that Scheme. George Howarth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 27th November 1997 We approve Graham Allen Bob Ainsworth Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 1st December 1997
STATISTICS OF TRADE 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998. 2 The Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) Regulations 1992 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 7 below. 3 In regulation 1(2) the following definitions shall be omitted — a “ancillary costs sample survey”; b “business day”; c “commodity code”; and d “supplementary units”. 4 In regulation 3(1) for “£195,000”, in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted “£225,000”. 5 Regulation 4A shall be omitted . 6 1 Regulation 5(1) shall be amended as follows— a in paragraph (a), the words “and every return for the purposes of an ancillary costs sample survey” shall be omitted ; b in paragraph (b), for the words “the documents mentioned in paragraph (a) above” there shall be substituted “his periodic declarations” ; c in paragraph (c), for the words “any such copies as are” there shall be substituted “periodic declarations and documents” ; and d in paragraph (d), for the words “further copies of, or of extracts from, those copies” there shall be substituted “copies or extracts of those periodic declarations and documents” . 2 In regulation 5(2), for the words “the copies” there shall be substituted “periodic declarations and documents” . 7 Regulation 6 shall be amended as follows— a paragraph (5A) shall be omitted ; and b in paragraph (6), the words “or (5A)” shall be omitted . 8 Regulations 3 to 6 of the Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 are hereby revoked. 9 The Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 are hereby revoked. Ray McAfee Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House, 22 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PJ 1 December 1997
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as The A10 Trunk Road (Haringey) (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 22nd November 1997. 2 In this Order “West Green Road” means the road of that name in the London Borough of Haringey. 3 This Order is made because the Traffic Director for London is satisfied that traffic in the A10 High Road at its junction with West Green Road should be prohibited because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near to the aforesaid junction. 4 During the period starting at 00.01 hours on Saturday 22nd November 1997 and ending at 23.59 on Monday 12th January 1998 or when those works have been completed, whichever is the sooner, subject to the provisions of article 5 below, no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to turn left from the A10 High Road into West Green Road. 5 1 The provisions of article 4 above shall apply only during such times and to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by traffic signs. 2 The provisions specified in article 4 above shall not apply in respect of— i any vehicle being used for the purpose of those works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purpose, or ii anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden. TRO 352 Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 21st November 1997
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as The A1 Trunk Road (Haringey) (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 1997 and shall come into force on the 28th November 1997. 2 This Order is made because the Traffic Director for London is satisfied that traffic in the A1 Archway Road should be prohibited from stopping because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near the aforementioned road in the vicinity of its junction with Langdon Park Road. 3 During the period starting at 00.01 hours on 28th November 1997 and ending at 23:59 on 28th February 1998 or when those works have been completed, whichever is the sooner, subject to the provisions of article 4 below, no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to stop on the A1 Archway Road south-eastbound between a point opposite the party wall of nos. 164 and 166 Archway Road and a point 30.0 metres north-west of the aforementioned party wall. 4 1 The provisions of article 3 above shall apply only during such times and to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by traffic signs. 2 The provisions specified in article 3 above shall not apply in respect of— i any vehicle being used for the purpose of those works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purpose, or ii anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden. TRO 384 Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 28th November 1997
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 16th December 1997. Prescribed form 2 An application for a relocation grant shall be made by completion of the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1st December 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1997. Commencement 2 1 Sections 3(2)(e) and (f) and 3(3) of the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997, in so far as they confer power on the Secretary of State to make regulations, shall come into force in England and Wales on 1st December 1997. 2 Sections 2 and 4 to 9 of that Act, and section 3 of that Act except in so far as it is brought into force by paragraph (1), shall come into force in England and Wales on 30th December 1997. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 28th November 1997
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Commencement No.3) Order 1997. Commencement 2 The following provisions of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 shall come into force on 16th December 1997— sections 131 to 135 in so far as they are not already in force, sections 136 to 138, and sections 139 and 140 in so far as they are not already in force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1st December 1997
TRANSPORT AND WORKS 1 This Order may be cited as the Transport and Works (Descriptions of Works Interfering with Navigation) (Amendment) Order 1997, and shall come into force on the seventh day after the day on which it is made. 2 Article 2 of the Transport and Works (Descriptions of Works Interfering with Navigation) Order 1992 shall be amended by inserting: a after “(c) cable;” the words “(cc) fountain;”; and b after “(e) navigational aid;” the words “(ee) observation structure;”. 3 Article 3(1) of the Transport and Works (Descriptions of Works Interfering with Navigation) Order 1992 shall be amended: a by inserting after the definition of “cable” the following: “fountain” means a structure or device (whether fixed or floating) used, or intended to be used, to project jets of water from static or manoeuvrable nozzles; ; b by inserting after the definition of “navigational aid” the following: “observation structure” means a structure (whether fixed or floating) with a platform or gallery for viewing events, objects or the surrounding region; ; and c in the definition of “pier” by inserting after the words “(whether fixed or floating)” the words “, together with any building thereon,” and by substituting for the words “promenading or other recreational purposes” the words “commercial, residential or leisure purposes”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1st December 1997
BUILDING SOCIETIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Building Societies (Members' Resolutions) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998. 2 In this Order “the 1986 Act ” means the Building Societies Act 1986 and “the 1997 Act ” means the Building Societies Act 1997 . Amendment of the 1986 Act 2 1 The 1986 Act shall be amended in accordance with this Article. 2 For sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph 31(2)(a) of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act, there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph— i in the case of a society in relation to which the difference between the total assets of the society as shown in the accounts last prepared by it under section 72 immediately before the date on which the members gave notice to the society under sub-paragraph (1) above and the aggregate of— aa the liquid assets of the society as shown in those accounts in pursuance of regulations under section 73(7); and bb the fixed assets of the society as so shown, exceeds £100 million, is fifty or such lesser number as is specified for the purpose in the rules of the society, and . 3 For sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 31(3) of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs— a to have been a member for more than two years ending with the qualifying date; or b if he claims eligibility as a shareholding member, to hold, or to have held at any time, shares in the society to a value greater than the prescribed amount in force on the qualifying date; or c if he claims eligibility as a borrowing member, to owe to the society, or to have owed to the society at any time, a mortgage debt of an amount greater than the prescribed amount in force on the qualifying date; . Transitional provisions 3 Where— a the members of a society give notice to it under paragraph 31(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act of their intention to have moved on their behalf a resolution at an annual general meeting of the society, and b at the date on which the notice is given to the society the provisions of the 1997 Act specified in Part II of the Schedule to the Building Societies Act 1997 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1997 have not yet come into force in accordance with Article 2 of the Order in relation to the society, then sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph 31(2)(a) and sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 31(3) of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act shall have effect in relation to that society as if they had not been amended by this Order. In witness whereof the common seal of the Building Societies Commission is hereunto affixed on the G. S. Johnson Secretary to the Commission 27th November 1997.
RATING AND VALUATION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Rural Areas and Rateable Value Limits) (Scotland) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 22nd December 1997. 2 In this Order– “ the Act ” means the Local Government and Rating Act 1997; “the Census Report ” means the publication “1991 Census -Key Statistics for Localities in Scotland” ( ISBN 0 11 495736 3) which was published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in 1995 and was laid before Parliament pursuant to section 4(1) of the Census Act 1920 . Designation of rural areas 2 1 There are designated as rural areas for the purposes of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Act (rural settlement list) each of the local authority areas specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order under exclusion of the localities specified in columns 2 and 3 of that Schedule opposite the name of the local authority area in question. 2 The boundaries of the localities– a specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order shall be the boundaries of those localities used for the purposes of the Census Report and referred to at paragraphs 4.1 to 4.18 of that publication; b specified in column 3 of that Schedule shall be as notified by the Secretary of State no later than 19th December 1997 to the local authority within the area of which the locality in question lies. Rateable value limits 3 1 £5,000 is the amount prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 3(2)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Act (mandatory rate relief – maximum rateable value). 2 £10,000 is the amount prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Act (discretionary rate relief – maximum rateable value). Malcolm Chisholm Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 21st November 1997
SEA FISHERIES Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 22nd December 1997. Amendment of the principal Order 2 1 The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 1997 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) below. 2 In article 10 (protection of officers) and paragraph (c) of article 11 (obstruction of officers) there shall be substituted for the words “articles 6 to 8 of this Order” the words “articles 6 to 9 of this Order”. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 26th November 1997 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 26th November 1997 Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 27th November 1997 Marjorie Mowlam Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 27th November 1997
COURT OF SESSION, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998. 2 This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt. Amendment of fees 2 1 Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt shall be substituted for the Table in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms) 1994 and shall apply to work carried out by a messenger-at-arms on or after the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force. 2 Sub-paragraph (1) above does not affect the fees payable as respects any work so carried out before the date mentioned in that sub-paragraph. Rodger of Earlsferry Lord President, I.P.D. Edinburgh 21st November 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Property Transfer) (Humberside) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 In this Order, “Humberside property” means property of the Humberside County Council which, on 1st April 1996, vested in the Local Government Residuary Body (England) (“the Residuary Body”) by virtue of regulation 6(10) of the Local Government Changes for England (Property Transfer and Transitional Payments) Regulations 1995 . Transfer of property 2 1 All Humberside property situated in the district of the East Riding of Yorkshire shall vest in the council of that district. 2 All Humberside property situated in the borough of North East Lincolnshire shall vest in the council of that borough. 3 All rights or liabilities of the Residuary Body exclusively in respect of any property vested by paragraph (1) or, as the case may be, (2) above shall vest in the council in which the property in question vests. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong, Minister of State Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 28th November 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Eurobell (Holdings) PLC) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 26th December 1997. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Barbara Roche, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry 26th November 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (General Telecommunications Limited) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 26th December 1997. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Barbara Roche, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry 26th November 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Cable Thames Valley Limited) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 26th December 1997. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Barbara Roche, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry 26th November 1997
SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998. 2 This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt. Amendment of fees 2 1 Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt shall be substituted for the Table in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1994( and shall apply to work carried out by a sheriff officer on or after the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force. 2 Sub-paragraph (1) above does not affect the fees payable as respects any work so carried out before the date mentioned in that sub-paragraph. Rodger of Earlsferry Lord President, I.P.D. Edinburgh 21st November 1997
ROAD TRAFFIC Commencement and citation 1 This Order may be cited as the A205 Trunk Road (Perry Vale and Waldram Crescent, Lewisham) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) Traffic Order 1997, and shall come into force on 1st January 1998. Interpretation 2 In this Order causing includes permitting; and cause shall be construed accordingly. Prohibited Turns 3 No person causing any vehicle to proceed in Perry Vale in the London Borough of Lewisham, shall cause that vehicle to turn left into Waldram Crescent. 4 No person causing any vehicle to proceed in Waldram Crescent in the London Borough of Lewisham, shall cause that vehicle to turn right into Perry Vale. Exemption 5 Nothing in Articles 3 or 4 of this Order shall apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable or a traffic warden, in uniform. TRO 348 Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 26th November 1997