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HORSE RACING AND BETTING Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Horse Racing (Charges on Bookmakers) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st July 1999. Charges on bookmakers 2 The charges to be paid to the Department under Article 9 of the Horse Racing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 for the benefit of the Fund shall be— a £86 in the case of every person to whom paragraph (1)(a) of that Article applies; b £968 in the case of every person to whom paragraph (1)(b) of that Article applies. Revocation 3 The Horse Racing (Charges on Bookmakers) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on R. S. Johnston Assistant Secretary 14th May 1999. The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Order. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on D. W. Thomson Assistant Secretary 14th May 1999.
PLANT HEALTH Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DISABLED PERSONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1999. 2 In these Regulations— “ the Act ” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; “building” means an erection or structure of any kind. 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Physical features 2 For the purposes of section 21(2) of the Act the following are to be treated as physical features (whether permanent or temporary)— a any feature arising from the design or construction of a building on the premises occupied by the provider of services; b any feature on the premises occupied by the provider of services or any approach to, exit from or access to such a building; c any fixtures, fittings, furnishings, furniture, equipment or materials in or on the premises occupied by the provider of services; d any fixtures, fittings, furnishings, furniture, equipment or materials brought on to premises other than those occupied by the provider of services by or on behalf of the provider of services, in the course of providing services to the public or to a section of the public, for the purpose of providing such services; e any other physical element or quality of any land comprised in the premises occupied by the provider of services. Auxiliary Aids and Services 3 1 For the purposes of section 21(4) of the Act the following are not to be treated as auxiliary aids or services— devices, structures or equipment the installation, operation or maintenance of which would necessitate making a permanent alteration to or which would have a permanent effect on the physical fabric of premises, fixtures, fittings, furnishings, furniture, equipment or materials. 2 This Regulation will cease to have effect on the coming into operation of section 21(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on Bill Smith Assistant Secretary 27th April 1999.
COMMERCIAL AGENTS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 7th June 1999. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 2 The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 shall be amended as provided in regulations 3 and 4. 3 In regulation 1, for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 3 A court or tribunal shall— a apply the law of the other member State concerned in place of regulations 3 to 22 where the parties have agreed that the agency contract is to be governed by the law of that member State; b (whether or not it would otherwise be required to do so) apply these Regulations where the law of another member State corresponding to these Regulations enables the parties to agree that the agency contract is to be governed by the law of a different member State and the parties have agreed that it is to be governed by the law of Northern Ireland. . 4 In regulation 2(2), after the definition of “commission” there shall be inserted the following definitions— “ EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993; “member State” includes a State which is a contracting party to the EEA Agreement; . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on A. L. Brown Assistant Secretary 27th April 1999.
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st June 1999. Assistance by way of representation for certain applications under the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 2 In paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 after sub-paragraph (j) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph— k for a sex offender order under Article 6 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 26th April 1999
EMPLOYMENT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 18th July 1999. Interpretation 2 In this Order “the Order of 1996 ” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. Qualifying period for written statement of reasons for dismissal 3 Article 124(3) of the Order of 1996 is varied so that for the reference to “two years” there is substituted a reference to “one year”. Qualifying period for unfair dismissal 4 Article 140(1) of the Order of 1996 is varied so that for the reference to “two years” there is substituted a reference to “one year”. 5 In Article 140(2) of the 1996 Order for the words “two years” there shall be substituted the words “one year”. Transitional provision 6 The provisions of Articles 3 to 5 shall have effect in all cases where the effective date of termination falls on or after 18th July 1999. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on R. B. Gamble Assistant Secretary 16th June 1999.
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Importation of Animals (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 13th May 1999. Amendment of the Importation of Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 1986 2 The Importation of Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 1986 shall be amended as provided in Articles 3 to 9. Interpretation 3 In Article 2— a the definitions of “quarantine station” and “reception centre” shall be omitted; b after the definition of “master” there shall be inserted the following definition— “place of destination” means the place to which the animals are consigned immediately following importation and which is recorded on the health certificate accompanying the animals; . Further provisions relating to the landing of an imported animal at a landing place 4 In Article 6(2) for the word “quarantined” there shall be substituted the word “isolated”. Application of certain provisions of Schedule 3 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 to imported animals 5 For Article 7 there shall be substituted the following Article— 7 1 The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall apply to imported animals. 2 The provisions of paragraph 1 of Part III of Schedule 3 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall apply to imported animals subject to the following modifications— a the words “or poultry” shall be omitted and for the words “quarantine station” there shall be substituted the words “place of destination”; b paragraph 1 shall be renumbered paragraph 1. 1 and after that sub-paragraph there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph— 2 In this paragraph “place of destination” has the same meaning as in the Importation of Animal Order (Northern Ireland) 1986. . Movement of an imported animal after landing 6 For Article 8 there shall be substituted the following Article— 8 After an imported animal has been landed from an aircraft, vessel, vehicle or container it shall be the duty of the person in charge of such an animal to ensure that— a it is moved directly to the place of destination or as directed by a veterinary inspector; b it does not, while at a landing place, or during the journey to the place of destination come into contact with any other animal; and c the vehicle used for the carriage of the animal to the place of destination is one from which there will be no leakage of liquid matter, or escape of waste fodder, animal dung or other excreta. . Revocation 7 Article 9 shall be revoked. Disease in an imported animal 8 In Article 10(1) for the words “a quarantine station or reception centre”; there shall be substituted the words “or place of destination”. Notice 9 In Schedule 3— a after the words “shall be”, where they first appear, there shall be inserted “for the following reason/s . . .”; b at the end of Part III there shall be inserted “and the following action shall be taken in relation to them . . .”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on R. S. Johnston Assistant Secretary 22nd April 1999.
FOOD Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government (General Grant) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 9th June 1999. General Grant 2 For the purpose of paragraph 3(1) of Part I of Schedule 1 to the Local Government &c. (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 the districts specified for the year ending 31st March 2000 shall be the districts listed below— Ards Armagh Ballymoney Banbridge Belfast Carrickfergus Castlereagh Cookstown Craigavon Derry Down Dungannon Fermanagh Limavady Magherafelt Moyle Newry & Mourne Newtownabbey North Down Omagh Strabane Revocation 3 The Local Government (General Grant) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on R. Warburton Assistant Secretary 21st April 1999.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous products of animal origin originating in another Member State 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous products of animal origin originating in a third country 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDUCATION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Pre-School Education in Schools (Admissions Criteria) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 20th April 1999. Amendment 2 In the Pre-School Education in Schools (Admissions Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 , regulation 5 (Matters not to be included in the criteria) is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education for Northern Ireland on Dr. M. Browne Assistant Secretary 20th April 1999.
DISABLED PERSONS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Appointed days 2 1 The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 specified in Article 3 is 26th April 1999. 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 specified in Article 4 is 1st October 1999. Provisions commenced on 26th April 1999 3 The provisions referred to in Article 2(1) are- a section 21(3) (regulations affecting the duty of providers of services to make adjustments); b section 21(5) (regulations affecting the duty of providers of services to make adjustments). Provisions commenced on 1st October 1999 4 The provisions referred to in Article 2(2) are- a section 14(2), (4) and (5) (meaning of discrimination in relation to trade organisations); b section 15(1)(a) and (2) to (10) (duty of trade organisations to make adjustments); c section 19(1)(b) (discrimination in relation to goods, facilities and services); d section 20(2) (meaning of “discrimination”); e section 20(5) (costs disregard); f section 20(9) (meaning of “treatment”); g section 21(1), (2)(d), (4), (6) and (10) (duty of providers of services to make adjustments). Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on Bill Smith Assistant Secretary 20th April 1999.
DANGEROUS DRUGS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st July 1999. Interpretation 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1973 3 1 The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1973 shall be amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 1, after paragraph 3 there shall be added the following paragraph— 4 Any preparation or other product consisting of one or more component parts, any of which contains a controlled drug, where— a the preparation or other product is not designed for administration of the controlled drug to a human being or animal; b the controlled drug in any component part is packaged in such a form, or in combination with any other active or inert substances in such a manner, that it cannot be recovered by readily applicable means or in a yield which constitutes a risk to health; and c no one component part of the product or preparation contains more than one milligram of the controlled drug or one microgram in the case of lysergide or any other N-alkyl derivative of lysergamide. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on W. B. Smith Assistant Secretary 3rd June 1999.
AGRICULTURE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 17th May 1999. 2 In these Regulations, “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture. Fees 2 Every person who makes an application to the Department for the certification of seed potato crops under regulation 5(1) of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 shall forward with that application the appropriate fee in accordance with the Schedule. Revocation 3 The Seed Potatoes (Crop Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on R. S. Johnston Assistant Secretary 19th April 1999.
POLICE Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Police (1998 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. Appointed day 3 Subject to Article 4, the following provisions of the Act shall come into operation on 1st April 1999— Part I insofar as not already commenced, except section 2(4)(a), Part III insofar as not already commenced, except sections 25(4) and 26(4), Part V insofar as not already commenced, except section 40(3) and (4), Sections 70 to 73, Section 74(1) and Schedule 4 (Amendments) insofar as not already commenced, except paragraphs 4, 8, 9, 20(3) to (5), 21 and 22(8), Section 74(2) and Part I of Schedule 5 (Transitional provisions and savings) insofar as not already commenced, Section 74(3) and Schedule 6 (Repeals) insofar as not already commenced, except those repeals which relate to the Superannuation Act (Northern Ireland) 1972; the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972; the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975; the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975; the Police (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and, in the Police (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, the definition of “the 1987 Order” in Article 2(2), and Part IV, Section 74(4), Section 76(3), Schedule 1. Transitional provisions and savings 4 Any action or proceedings taken or commenced before the coming into force of this Order shall be valid notwithstanding the repeals in Schedule 6 listed in Article 3. Adam Ingram Minister of State Northern Ireland Office 30th March 1999
HEALTH AND SAFETY PART I INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of these Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II ESCAPE AND EMERGENCY ORGANISATION Emergency plan 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency accommodation 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency equipment 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mine plans for emergency use 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warning and other communication systems 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access in an emergency situation 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arrangements for escape 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Training and information 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III RESCUE GENERAL DUTIES Effective arrangements for rescue 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mines of coal 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV RESCUE TEAM AND CONDUCT OF RESCUE OPERATIONS Rescue team 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rescue team member 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Training in use of breathing apparatus 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical examination in connection with breathing apparatus 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fitness to undertake rescue work 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rescue team captain 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rescue officer 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Role of rescue officer 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager to have regard to advice of rescue officers 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualification and experience of rescue officers 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breathing apparatus 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signals 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V MISCELLANEOUS Power of exemption 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dissapplication of section 135 of the 1969 Act 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence in proceedings for contravention of regulation 12(2)(a)(iii) 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AGRICULTURE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Agricultural Wages (1977 Order) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1999. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment 2 1 The Agricultural Wages (Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 shall be further amended in accordance with this regulation. 2 In Article 8A(1) for the words “paragraphs (3) and (4)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs (3) to (4)”. 3 Article 8A(3)(f) shall be omitted. 4 After Article 8A(3) there shall be inserted— 3A In the application of section 17 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 by paragraph (1)— a for subsection (2) there shall be substituted the following subsection— 2 That amount is the difference between— a the remuneration received by the worker as a worker employed in agriculture for the pay reference period from his employer; and b the amount which he would have received as a worker employed in agriculture for that period had he been remunerated by the employer at the minimum rate applicable under the Agricultural Wages (Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977. ; b subsection (3) shall be disregarded. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on R. S. Johnston Assistant Secretary 31st March 1999.