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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Modifications for Her Majesty’s Forces and Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 3 on 6 th April 2003 and for all other purposes on 5th May 2003. Modification of section 30A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 2 Section 30A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (entitlement to incapacity benefit) shall be modified, in respect of persons who have been members of Her Majesty’s forces, as if— a at the beginning of subsection (3), there were inserted “Subject to subsection (3A),”, and b after subsection (3), there were inserted— 3A Subsection (3) does not apply to a person— a who is discharged from Her Majesty’s forces, and b for whom days of sickness absence from duty, which are recorded by the Secretary of State for Defence, are included in calculating the number of days for which the person has been entitled to short-term incapacity benefit. . Modification of section 30D of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 3 Section 30D of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (calculating days of entitlement to incapacity benefit) shall be modified, in respect of persons who have been members of Her Majesty’s forces, as if, after subsection (3), there were inserted— 3A In respect of a person who is discharged from Her Majesty’s forces after 3rd May 2003, there shall also be included such days as may be prescribed . . Modification of paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 4 Paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (contribution conditions for entitlement to incapacity benefit) shall be modified, in respect of persons who have been members of Her Majesty’s forces, as if— a after “is” in paragraph (b) (meaning of “the relevant benefit year”) , there were inserted “, subject to paragraph (c),”, and b at the end, there were added— c in the case of a person who is discharged from Her Majesty’s forces, and for whom days of sickness absence from duty recorded by the Secretary of State for Defence are included in calculating the number of days for which the person has been entitled to short-term incapacity benefit, “the relevant benefit year” is the benefit year in which there falls the beginning of the period to which the claim for incapacity benefit relates. . Jim Fitzpatrick John Heppell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 14 th March 2003 The Secretary of State hereby concurs. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State. Nicholas Brown Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 12th March 2003
TAX CREDITS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Child Tax Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 6th April 2003. Amendments to the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 2 Amend the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 as follows. 3 In regulation 2— a add at the appropriate place the following definition— “the Board” means the Commissioners of Inland Revenue; ; b in the definition of “Careers Service” omit paragraph (c) of that definition; c in the definition of “relevant training programme” after paragraph (a) of that definition insert— aa provision secured by the Learning and Skills Council for England or the National Council for Education and Training for Wales under Parts 1 or 2 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 ; . 4 In regulation 5(2) add at the end “(and once a person falls within the terms of paragraph (3)(b), he shall be treated as having satisfied the first condition from the date of leaving education mentioned in that paragraph)”. 5 In regulation 5(3)(b) for paragraphs (i) to (iii) substitute— i he has ceased to receive full-time education (the date of that event being referred to as “the date of leaving education”), ii within 3 months of the date of leaving education, he has notified the Board (in the manner prescribed by regulation 22 of the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002 ) that he is registered for work or training with the Careers Service, the Connexions Service or the Department for Employment and Learning, and iii not more than 20 weeks has elapsed since the date of leaving education. . 6 In regulation 5(5)(b) after “Scottish Ministers” insert “, the Board”. Jim Fitzpatrick John Heppell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 14th March 2003
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as The A19 Trunk Road (County Boundary to Fulford Interchange) (Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003. 2 In this Order— i all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; ii “the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/OD/355, marked “The A19 Trunk Road (County Boundary to Fulford Interchange) (Detrunking) Order 2003”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at ODPM – DFT , Floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN31 7EA; iii “principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and iv “the trunk road” means the East of Snaith to Sunderland Trunk Road (A19). 3 The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this Order comes into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport K A Lasbury A Divisional Director, Highways Agency 12th March 2003
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as The A19 Trunk Road (Rawcliffe Roundabout to City Boundary) (Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003. 2 In this Order— i all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; ii “the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/OD/354, marked “The A19 Trunk Road (Rawcliffe Roundabout to City Boundary) (Detrunking) Order 2003”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at ODPM – DFT , Floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN31 7EA; iii “principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and iv “the trunk road” means the East of Snaith to Sunderland Trunk Road (A19). 3 The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this Order comes into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions K A Lasbury A Divisional Director, Highways Agency 12th March 2003
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as The A1079 Trunk Road (Grimston Bar Interchange to City Boundary) (Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003. 2 In this Order— i all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; ii “the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/OD/345, marked “The A1079 Trunk Road (Grimston Bar Interchange to City Boundary) (Detrunking) Order 2003”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, and deposited at ODPM-DfT, Floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 7EA. iii “principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and iv “the trunk road” means the York to Hull Trunk Road (A1079). 3 The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this Order comes into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport K. A. Lasbury A Divisional Director Highways Agency 12th March 2003
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as The A660 Trunk Road (Burley Hall Roundabout to City Boundary)(Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003. 2 In this Order— i all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; ii “the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/OD/349, marked “The A660 Trunk Road (Burley Hall Roundabout to City Boundary) (Detrunking) Order 2003”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at ODPM-DfT, Floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 7EA; iii “principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and iv “the trunk road” means the Liverpool to Leeds Trunk Road (A660). 3 The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this Order comes into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport K A Lasbury A Divisional Director Highways Agency 12th March 2003
SEX DISCRIMINATION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Equal Pay (Questions and Replies) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 6th April 2003. 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Equal Pay Act 1970; “tribunal” means an employment tribunal. Forms for questions and replies 2 The forms set out in Schedules 1 and 2 to this Order or forms to the like effect are, respectively, hereby prescribed as forms by which— a a complainant may question a respondent as mentioned in subsection (2)(a) of section 7B of the Act; and b a respondent may if he so wishes reply to any questions. Period for service of questions 3 The period prescribed for the purposes of subsection (7)(a) of section 7B of the Act (period within which questions must be duly served in order to be admissible in proceedings before a tribunal under subsection (3) or (5) of section 7B) shall be— a where a question was served before a complaint or reference had been presented or made to a tribunal, the period starting on 6th April 2003 and ending on the day before a complaint is presented to a tribunal; or b where a question was served at or after the time when a complaint or reference had been presented or made to a tribunal— i the period of twenty-one days beginning with the day on which the complaint or reference was presented or made; or ii any longer period that the tribunal may on application allow. Period for service of reply 4 The period prescribed for the purpose of subsections (4)(a) and (6)(a) of section 7B (power of the tribunal to draw inferences from an employer’s failure to reply to a question within such period) shall be— a except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, the period of eight weeks starting on the day that a question was duly served; or b where a question was asked before 6th April 2003, the period of eight weeks starting on 6th April 2003. Manner of service of questions and replies 5 Questions or, as the case may be, replies may be duly served— a where the person to be served is the respondent, by delivering the question to him, or by sending it by post to him at his usual or last known residence or place of business; or b where the person to be served is the complainant, by delivering the reply to her, or sending it by post to her at her address for reply as stated by her in the document containing the questions or, if no address is so stated, at her usual or last known residence; or c where the person to be served is a body corporate or is a trade union or employers' association within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 , by delivering it to the secretary or clerk of the body, union or association at its registered or principal office or by sending it by post to the secretary or clerk at that office; or d where the person to be served is acting by a solicitor, by delivering it at, or by sending it by post to, the solicitor’s address for service. Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 13th March 2003
CONSUMER PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition of certain use of a dangerous substance or preparation 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supply and marking of a dangerous substance or preparation 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition of use of treated wood 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second-hand treated wood 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations to be treated as safety regulations within the meaning of the 1987 Act 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FAMILY PROCEEDINGS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force— a for the purposes of article 2(c) and (d) on the same day as section 1 of the State Pensions Credit Act 2002 comes into force for all purposes; and b for all other purposes on 6th April 2003. Amendment to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999 2 In article 4(2) of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999 — a for paragraph (b) substitute— b working tax credit, provided that— i the party is also in receipt of child tax credit; or ii there is a disability element or severe disability element (or both) to the tax credit received by the party; and that the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of the working tax credit is £14,213 or less; ; b omit paragraph (bb); c in paragraph (c) for “1995” substitute “1995; and”; and d after paragraph (c) insert— d guarantee credit under the State Pensions Credit Act 2002. . Transitional provision 3 1 A person who at any time on or after 6th April 2003 receives working families' tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit shall be entitled to exemption from court fees payable on or after 6th April 2003 to the same extent as if this Order had not come into force. 2 This Order has effect only in relation to fees payable on or after 6th April 2003, and in relation to fees payable before that date the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999 shall have effect as if this Order had not been made. Irvine of Lairg, C Dated 10th March 2003 We concur, Jim Fitzpatrick John Heppell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 12th March 2003
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Rules may be cited as the Court Funds (Amendment No.2) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on 8th April 2003. 2 1 The Court Funds Rules 1987 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this rule. 2 In rule 34(1)(iii), for “paragraphs 2 and 3” substitute “paragraphs 2, 2A and 3” . 3 In rule 34(3), omit “or the Public Trustee”. Irvine of Lairg, C 12th March 2003 We concur, John Heppell Jim Fitzpatrick Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 12th March 2003
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as The A65 Trunk Road (Burley Hall Roundabout to City Boundary) (Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003. 2 In this Order— i all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; ii “the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/OD/350, marked “The A65 Trunk Road (Burley Hall Roundabout to City Boundary) (Detrunking) Order 2003”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at ODPM – DFT , Floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN31 7EA; iii “principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and iv “the trunk road” means the Doncaster to Kendal Trunk Road (A65). 3 The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this Order comes into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport K A Lasbury A Divisional Director Highways Agency 12th March 2003
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force— a for the purposes of article 2(c) and (d) on the same day as section 1 of the State Pensions Credit Act 2002 comes into force for all purposes; and b for all other purposes on 6th April 2003. Amendments to the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999 2 In article 5(2) of the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999 — a for paragraph (b) substitute— b working tax credit, provided that— i the party is also in receipt of child tax credit; or ii there is a disability element or severe disability element (or both) to the tax credit received by the party; and that the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of the working tax credit is £14,213 or less; ; b omit paragraph (bb); c in paragraph (c) for “1995” substitute “1995; and”; and d after paragraph (c) insert— d guarantee credit under the State Pensions Credit Act 2002. . Transitional provision 3 1 A person who at any time on or after 6th April 2003 receives working families' tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit shall be entitled to exemption from court fees payable on or after 6th April 2003 to the same extent as if this Order had not come into force. 2 This Order has effect only in relation to fees payable on or after 6th April 2003, and in relation to fees payable before that date the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999 shall have effect as if this Order had not been made. Irvine of Lairg, C Dated 10th March 2003 We concur Woolf C. J. N. Phillips Elizabeth Butler-Sloss Andrew Morritt Dated 10th March 2003 We concur Jim Fitzpatrick John Heppell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 12th March 2003
TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES 1 This Order may be cited as the Tribunals and Inquiries (Road User Charging Adjudicators) (London) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 21st April 2003. 2 In Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, after paragraph 40(b), there shall be inserted— ; a road user charging adjudicator appointed under regulation 3 of the Road User Charging (Enforcement and Adjudication) (London) Regulations 2001 . . Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Rosie Winterton Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor’s Department 14th March 2003 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 16th March 2003
TAX CREDITS Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Working Tax Credit (Payment by Employers) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 6th April 2003. 2 These Regulations shall have effect in relation to payments of working tax credit for periods beginning on or after 6th April 2003. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Working Tax Credit (Payment by Employers) Regulations 2002 and “regulation” means a regulation of the principal Regulations. Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 Amend the principal Regulations as follows. 4 In regulation 2 (interpretation)— a omit the definition of “emoluments”; b in the definition of “pay period” for “emoluments are” substitute “ PAYE income is”; c after the definition of “pay period” insert the following definition— “PAYE income” has the meaning given by section 683 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 ; . 5 In regulation 3(1)(a) for “income assessable to income tax under Schedule E” substitute “PAYE income”. 6 In the following places for “emoluments” substitute “PAYE income”— a regulation 4(2)(f); b regulation 5(2)(f); c regulation 6(1) (Step Two – twice); d regulation 6(2); e regulation 6(3) (Step Two – twice); f regulation 6(4 ) and (5); g regulation 6(11) (twice); h regulation 7(1) (“amount A”, “amount B” and “amount C”); i regulation 8(1)(b). 7 In regulation 6(8) at the end add “and the total amount of funding received from the Board for that year in accordance with regulation 8.”. 8 In regulation 12(2) at the end add— e the commencement date referred to in regulation 4(2)(d). . 9 In regulation 13(5)(d) omit “or (as the case may be) regulation 5(2)(d)”. Ann Chant Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 13th March 2003
IMMIGRATION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 7th April 2003. Kind and levels of support for essential living needs 2 For the table at regulation 10(2) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 , substitute: TABLE Qualifying couple £60.03 Lone parent aged 18 or over £38.26 Single person aged 25 or over £38.26 Single person aged at least 18 but under 25 £30.28 Person aged at least 16 but under 18 (except a member of a qualifying couple) £32.90 Person aged under 16 £38.50 Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2002 3 The Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2002 are hereby revoked. Beverley Hughes Minister of State Home Office 17th March 2003