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NATIONAL LOTTERY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the National Lottery (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 25th November 2003. Fees for licences under section 6 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 2 1 The National Lottery (Licence Fees) Order 2001 shall be amended as follows. 2 In article 3(1) for the words “paragraph (2)” substitute “the following provisions of this article”. 3 At the beginning of article 3(2) insert “Subject to paragraph (3)”. 4 After article 3(2) insert the following new paragraphs— 3 Where a licence granted under section 6 of that Act authorises the promotion by the licensee of a lottery pursuant to an agreement, entered into between the licensee and the promoters of other lotteries in other countries of the European Union, under which lotteries falling within the agreement share a common game structure and prizes, the fee shall be £150,000. 4 In the case of a licence that— a takes effect on the expiry of a licence mentioned in paragraphs (2) or (3) that was held by the same licensee, and b is in substantially the same terms as the licence mentioned in paragraphs (2) or (3), the fee shall be £20,000. . Estelle Morris Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 3rd November 2003
PENSIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) (Amendment) Regulations 2003. 2 These Regulations shall come into force on 19th November 2003. 3 The Regulations extend only to England and Wales . Amendment of Regulations 2 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 1998 shall be amended in accordance with regulation 3 of these Regulations. Restrictions on investments 3 1 In regulation 11, for paragraph (2) substitute— 2 Subject to paragraph (2A), the percentages set out in Column 1 of Part I are the limits on the amount of each description of investment listed next to those percentages. 2A An administering authority may decide to increase those limits up to the limits set out in Column 2 of Part I (where a percentage is specified in that Column) in accordance with the requirements of regulation 11A. . 2 After regulation 11 insert— Requirements for increased limits 11A 1 An administering authority which decides to increase limits under regulation 11(2A) must comply with the requirements of this regulation. 2 They must have taken proper advice. 3 They must take account of the factors set out in regulation 9(3). 4 The decision must specify— a the description of investment to which it applies; b the limit on the amount of the investment; c the reason for that decision; d the period for which the decision will apply; e if the authority intend to review the decision before the end of the period in (d), the date when the decision will be reviewed; and f that the decision complies with these Regulations. 5 Where the period for which the decision will apply comes to an end, the limits will be those set out in Column 1 of Part I unless before the end of that period the administering authority reviews the decision in accordance with this regulation. 6 A decision following a review to continue to use limits increased under regulation 11(2A), whether or not the increased limits have been altered, must— a take account of the matters set out in paragraphs (2) and (3); and b specify the matters set out in paragraph (4). 7 Before a decision under regulation 11(2A) or paragraph (6) can take effect, the administering authority must revise and publish the written statement of investment principles which they are required to maintain under regulation 9A to include the matters specified in paragraph (4). . 3 For Part I of Schedule 1 substitute Part I as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Phil Hope Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 21st October 2003
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Coventry Primary Care Trust (Change of Name) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 24th November 2003. 2 In this Order— “the Establishment Order ” means the Coventry Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2002 ; and “ the trust ” means the Primary Care Trust established by the Establishment Order. Change of name of the trust 2 The trust shall be called the Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust instead of the Coventry Primary Care Trust, and accordingly— a in article 1(2) of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “the trust”; and b in article 2(1) of the Establishment Order (establishment, operational date and name of the Primary Care Trust), “Coventry” shall be replaced by “Coventry Teaching”. 3 The change of name effected by article 2 of this Order shall not— a affect any right or obligation of any person; or b be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on, or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the trust by its previous name, and all instruments and other documents which refer to the trust under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State John Hutton Minister of State, Department of Health 30th October 2003
POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 15th November 2003 but shall have effect from 1st April 2002 . 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales only. Amendment of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 2 The Police Pensions Regulations 1987 shall be amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations. Caroline Flint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 14th October 2003 We consent to the making of these Regulations Jim Murphy John Heppell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 22nd October 2003
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer to OFCOM) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st December 2003. 2 In these Regulations— “appointed day” means the day appointed for the purposes of section 2(1) of the 2003 Act ; “ OFCOM related duties” means duties carried out by a person in employment where the duties of his employment consist of or include the doing of anything for purposes connected with the functions of the Secretary of State or a pre-commencement regulator— which will be transferred to OFCOM by the 2003 Act or which, on the appointed day, will be replaced by functions of OFCOM under the 2003 Act; “pre-commencement regulator” and “OFCOM” have the same meaning as they do in the 2003 Act; “the 1981 Regulations ” means the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 ; “the 2003 Act” means the Communications Act 2003 . Treatment of Transferred Employees 2 1 These Regulations apply to— a a person who is in employment with the Crown carrying out OFCOM related duties on the appointed day, and b any other person who is in employment with a pre-commencement regulator on the appointed day. 2 The persons to whom these Regulations apply shall be treated as from the appointed day in the same way as an employee in circumstances where the 1981 Regulations apply. 3 For the purposes of these Regulations, the pre-commencement regulator or the Crown shall be treated as transferor and OFCOM shall be treated as the transferee. Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services, Department of Trade and Industry 22nd October 2003
POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 15th November 2003. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales. Amendments to the Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991 2 1 Regulation 17 of the Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991 shall be amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (1)(a) for the words “within the meaning of the Police Act 1964” there shall be substituted “maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996, the metropolitan police force, the City of London police, the Director General of the National Crime Squad, the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service, a police member of the National Crime Squad appointed under section 55(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 or a police member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service appointed under section 9(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 ”. Caroline Flint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 14th October 2003 We consent to these Regulations Jim Murphy John Heppell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 22nd October 2003
BWYD, CYMRU Teitl, cychwyn a chymhwyso 1 Ar gyfer y Rheoliadau hyn — a eu henw fydd Rheoliadau Cafa-cafa mewn Bwyd (Cymru) (Diddymu) 2003; b deuant i rym ar 30 Hydref 2003; c byddant yn gymwys i Gymru yn unig. Dirymu 2 Drwy hyn dirymir Rheoliadau Cafa-cafa mewn Bwyd (Cymru) 2002. Llofnodwyd ar ran Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998 D.Elis-Thomas Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol 29 Hydref 2003
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Penalties) (Rules for Calculation of Turnover) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 27th October 2003. Interpretation 2 In this Order: “the Act” means the Communications Act 2003; ... ... Rules for Calculation of turnover for the purposes of section 97 3 The rules for the calculation of turnover of a person’s relevant business for a relevant period for the purposes of section 97 of the Act shall be the rules set out in the Schedule to this Order. Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services Department of Trade and Industry
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Metropolitan Borough of Wirral) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 17th November 2003. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 1984 Act ” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ; “the 1991 Act ” means the Road Traffic Act 1991; and “the parking area” means the area designated as a permitted parking area and as a special parking area by article 4 of this Order. Application 3 This Order applies to the whole of the metropolitan borough of Wirral except— a the entire length of the M53, and its on and off slip roads, within the metropolitan borough; and b the Kingsway Tunnel Approach from its junction with the M53 at Junction 1 to the Kingsway Tunnel entrance, and its on and off slip roads and marshalling areas, within the metropolitan borough; c the A5139 Docks Link Road, from its junction with Poulton Bridge Road to its junction with the A554; d the approaches to the Queensway Tunnel as follows— i Tunnel Road from its junction with the A41 to the tunnel entrance; ii from the junction with Conway Street and Hamilton Street, but not including the roundabout that forms the junction, to the tunnel entrance; and iii the flyover from Borough Road to the tunnel entrance; e the Chester Street (Underpass) from its junction with Tunnel Road to its junction with Ivy Street; and f the Cross Town Link (Flyover), Birkenhead from its junction with Chester Street to its junction with Borough Road East. Designation of permitted parking area and special parking area 4 The Secretary of State hereby designates the area to which this Order applies as— a a permitted parking area; and b a special parking area. Modification and application of Part II of the 1991 Act 5 Sections 66, 69 to 74, 78, 79 and 82 of, and Schedule 6 to, the 1991 Act shall apply in relation to the parking area and as so applied shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in Schedule 1 to this Order. Modification of other provisions 6 The 1984 Act shall be modified in relation to the parking area as specified in Schedule 2 to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 21st October 2003
INCOME TAX 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Non-resident Insurance Companies Regulations 2003, shall come into force on 13th November 2003, and have effect in relation to accounting periods of non-resident insurance companies beginning on or after 1st January 2003. 2 In these Regulations — “non-resident insurance company” means an insurance company that is not resident in the United Kingdom; and for this purpose “insurance company” has the meaning given by section 431(2) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 . 3 1 In applying subsection (2) of section 11AA of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 in relation to a non-resident insurance company, it shall be assumed that the permanent establishment has assets such that its free assets would be not less than they would be in the circumstances specified in that subsection. 2 “Free assets” means the amount by which — a the value of the assets of the permanent establishment , exceeds b the aggregate of the permanent establishment’s loan capital and technical provisions; and for this purpose, the reinsurers' share of technical provisions is not to be included in determining the assets of the permanent establishment. 3 “Value” means the amount that, at the time at which the value falls to be determined, the non-resident insurance company would obtain from an independent person for the transfer of all the company’s rights in respect of the asset. 4 “Technical provision” means each of the following — a provision for unearned premiums; b long term business provision; c claims outstanding; d provision for bonuses and rebates; e provision for unexpired risks; f technical provisions for linked liabilities; g deposits received from reinsurers; and in the case of the items listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (f), the amount to be brought into account is the amount by which the gross amount exceeds the reinsurance amount. In this paragraph expressions also used in Schedule 9A to the Companies Act 1985 have the same meaning as in that Schedule. 4 1 In accordance with the separate enterprise principle, profits from assets attributable, by virtue of regulation 3, to the permanent establishment of a non-resident insurance company are attributed to that establishment. 2 “The separate enterprise principle” means the principle in subsection (2) of section 11AA of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (read with subsection (3) of that section). Nick Montagu Helen Ghosh Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 22nd October 2003
SECURITY INDUSTRY 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003. 2 In this Order, “the 2001 Act ” means the Private Security Industry Act 2001. 2 The following provisions of the 2001 Act shall come into force on 1st November 2003: a section 7 (licensing criteria); b section 8(4)(a) (licences to engage in licensable conduct), for the purposes of making regulations; c section 20 (guidance as to exercise of power of entry). 3 The following provisions of the 2001 Act shall come into force on 1st February 2004: a section 3(3), (4), (5) and (6) (conduct prohibited without a licence) to the extent not already in force; b section 4 (exemptions from licensing requirement) to the extent not already in force; c section 8 (licences to engage in licensable conduct) to the extent not already in force; d section 9 (licence conditions) to the extent not already in force; e section 10 (revocation and modification of licences); f section 11 (appeals in licensing matters); g section 12 (register of licences); h section 13 (licensing at local authority level) to the extent not already in force; i section 19 (powers of entry and inspection); j section 22 (false information); k section 23 (criminal liability of directors etc ); l Schedule 2 to the extent not already in force. Hazel Blears Minister of State Home Office 21st October 2003
CONTRACTING OUT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the seventh day after the day on which it is made. Amendment 2 The Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002 shall be amended as set out below. 3 In Schedule 2 — a after paragraph (x), there is inserted “(xa) section 89B (Co-ordination of admission arrangements);”; and b after paragraph (bb) there is inserted “(bba) section 118A (Duties of LEA in respect of childcare);”. 4 In Schedule 3 after paragraph (s) there is inserted “(t) section 44 of the Education Act 2002 (duty to provide copies of accounts of maintained schools to Secretary of State).”. David Miliband Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills 20th October 2003
HOUSING, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 29th October 2003. 2 These Regulations apply to applications for grant made on or after 29th October 2003 to local housing authorities in England . Amendments 2 The Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) Regulations 1996 are amended in accordance with the following regulations. Regulation 2 3 For regulation 2 (forms of application for grant) substitute— 2 1 The form set out in the Schedule shall be the prescribed form of application for a grant (other than a landlord’s application) for the purposes of section 2(4) of the Act . 2 In paragraph (1), “landlord’s application” means an owner’s application in respect of works to a dwelling which is or is intended to be let, or to the common parts of a building in which a flat is or is intended to be let. . Schedule 4 The form set out in the Schedule is amended as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State Keith Hill Minister of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 8th October 2003
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Act 2003 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order “1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983 . 2 In relation to the canvass conducted for 2003 by the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, as registration officer, under section 10 (maintenance of registers: annual canvass) of the 1983 Act , section 13(1)(a) of the 1983 Act (publication of registers) shall have effect as if the date mentioned there were 1st February 2004. 3 In relation to the revised version of the registers to be published by 1st February 2004 by virtue of the modification made by article 2— a any reference in any enactment to the publication of revised versions of the registers under section 13(1) of the 1983 Act shall be construed as a reference to publication in accordance with that provision as modified by article 2; and b section 13A(3)(b) of the 1983 Act shall have effect as if the reference to “either of the two months” were a reference to “any of the four months”. 4 In section 1 of the Allowances to Members of the Assembly Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (resettlement allowance) after subsection (1) insert— 1A Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who has given a termination notice under paragraph 1 of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Members' Salaries, Pensions and Allowances) Determination 2003 . . Paul Murphy One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 21st October 2003
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Revocation of Spent Provisions) (England) Regulations 2003. 2 These Regulations come into force on 30th November 2003. Revocations 2 1 The Regulations listed in Part 1 of the Schedule (which have effect only in relation to England) are hereby revoked to the extent specified here. 2 The Regulations listed in Part 2 of the Schedule are hereby revoked in relation to England to the extent specified here. David Miliband Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills 20th October 2003
TRANSPORT Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003. Commencement of provisions 2 The following provisions of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 shall come into force on 31st October 2003— a section 111 (highways: snow and ice); and b section 115 (railways in London: information). Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 13th October 2003
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations shall be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 16th November 2003. 2 In these Regulations, “the Decisions and Appeals Regulations ” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 and “the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 . 3 These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant— a in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in arrears, in accordance with paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 3A to the Decisions and Appeals Regulations (date on which change of circumstances takes effect in certain cases where a claimant is in receipt of income support)— i from the first day of the benefit week which includes 23rd November 2003; or ii if the claim for income support is for a period commencing after 23rd November 2003, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 16th November 2003; b in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance, in accordance with paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 3A to the Decisions and Appeals Regulations from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 23rd November 2003, and for this purpose, the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations (interpretation). Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations 2 In paragraph 12(1)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations (standard rate of interest on qualifying loans), for the words “5.34 per cent.” there shall be substituted the words “5.07 per cent.”. Revocation of the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) ( No. 2) Regulations 2002 3 The Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 are hereby revoked save that those Regulations shall continue to have effect until the first day of the benefit week having effect in relation to any particular claimant for the purpose of regulation 1(3) of these Regulations. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Chris Pond Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 20th October 2003
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Date of Next Assembly Poll) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 The date of the poll for the election of the Assembly next following the Assembly elected under section 2 of the Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998 (and dissolved on 28th April 2003) shall be 26th November 2003. Paul Murphy One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 21st October 2003