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HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the A6 Trunk Road (Bedford to the A45) (Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 12 September 2003. 2 In this Order— i “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 ii “the trunk road” means the A6 Trunk Road 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 the Secretary of State notifies Bedfordshire County Council and Northamptonshire County Council that they will become the highway authorities responsible for that length of road within their county boundary. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport W S C Wadrup A Divisional Director in the Highways Agency 31 July 2003
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 2 of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the M6 Toll Wide Load Routes (Speed Limit) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 25th September 2003. Imposition of speed limit 2 1 No person shall drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour on any carriageway forming part of the wide load route which bypasses any of the following toll lane areas on the M6 Toll motorway— a the off-slip toll lane area at Junction T3; b the on-slip toll lane area at Junction T3; c Weeford Park toll lane area on the M6 Toll motorway southbound carriageway; d the off-slip toll lane area at Junction T4; e the off-slip toll lane area at Junction T5; f the off-slip toll lane area at Junction T6; g Great Wyrley toll lane area on the M6 Toll motorway northbound carriageway. 2 In this regulation— a “wide load route” means the carriageway which bypasses the toll lane area and is shown by a sign as being for use by vehicles where the vehicle, its trailer or its load exceeds 2.9m in width at any point along its total length; b “toll lane area” means the areas of carriageway and the adjacent raised areas, on which the toll-booths are located, between the toll lane entry barrier and the toll lane exit barrier. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Kim Howells Minister of State for Transport Department for Transport 21st August 2003
AGRICULTURE Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, and shall come into force on 30th September 2003. Amendment of the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) Regulations 1999 2 1 The Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) Regulations 1999 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation. 2 After regulation 6A, insert the following regulation: 6AA It shall be the duty of any person to whom the third paragraph of Article 16a of Directive 95/53 applies to provide to the competent authority the information described in that paragraph insofar as that information comes to his attention in the course of his duties referred to in that paragraph. Ben Bradshaw Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 3rd September 2003
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Scallops) (England) (Revocation) Order 2003 and shall come into force at 14.25 hours on 22nd August 2003. Revocation 2 The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Scallops) (England) Order 2003 is revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Stephen Ladyman Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 13.55 hours on 22nd August 2003
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, and come into force on 23rd August 2003. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “the principal regulations” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001 . Revocation 3 The Regulations entitled “The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2003” made on 10th April 2003 and registered with the number 2003/1092 are revoked. Amendment of the principal regulations 4 The principal regulations are amended by— a inserting, after regulation 4(b)— ba for the purposes of any proceedings under Part 2, 3 or 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 which have been, or may be initiated; ; b adding the following entry at the end of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1— A person upon whom functions are conferred by or under Part 2, 3 or 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Those functions c inserting, after regulation 12B— 12C A primary recipient of information to which this Part applies, or a person obtaining such information directly or indirectly from a primary recipient is permitted to disclose such information to any person for the purposes of any proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 which have been or may be initiated. ; d adding the following entry at the end of the table in Schedule 2— A person upon whom functions are conferred by or under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Those functions ; Joan Ryan Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 21st August 2003
INCOME TAX Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Finance Act 1995, Section 127(12) (Designated Transactions) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 12th September 2003. Designated transaction 2 1 In this regulation “section 127(12)” means section 127(12) of the Finance Act 1995 (meaning of “investment transaction” for the purposes of determining whether person capable of being the UK representative of a non-resident taxpayer). 2 For the purposes of section 127(12) a transaction falling within paragraph (3) is designated. 3 A transaction falls within this paragraph if it is a contract, not otherwise falling within section 127(12), whose terms— a provide that— i after setting off their obligations to each other under the contract, a cash payment is to be made by one party to the other in respect of the excess, if any, or ii each party is liable to make to the other party one or more cash payments in respect of that party’s obligations to the other under the contract, and b do not provide for the delivery of any property other than currency. This is subject to the following qualification. 4 A transaction does not fall within paragraph (3) if it is— a a contract which relates to land; b a contract of insurance; or c a contract effected in the course of capital redemption business within the meaning of section 458 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 . Joan Ryan Jim Murph Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 21st August 2003
TAX CREDITS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Tax Credits Act 2002 (Child Tax Credit) (Transitional Provisions) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 22nd August 2003. Transitional provision 2 1 This article applies in the case of a person who throughout the period beginning on 22nd August 2003 and ending on 28th September 2003 is— a in receipt of income support; b aged not less than 60; and c responsible for a child (within the meaning of regulation 3 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 ). 2 Where this article applies to a person, he shall be treated as having made a claim for child tax credit in respect of the child for whom he is responsible as mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) of this article— a on 22nd August 2003 for the purposes of enabling the Board to make an initial decision on the claim; and b on the first day of the first benefit week in relation to income support beginning on or after 29th September 2003 for all other purposes. 3 In paragraph (2)“benefit week” has the same meaning— a in relation to a person in Great Britain, as it bears in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ; and b in relation to a person in Northern Ireland, as it bears in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . Joan Ryan Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 21st August 2003
INCOME TAX Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Finance Act 2003, Schedule 26 Paragraph 3(3) (Designated Transactions) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 12th September 2003. Designated transaction 2 1 In these Regulations “paragraph 3(3)” means paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 26 to the Finance Act 2003 (meaning of “investment transaction” for the purposes of determining whether a person is an agent of independent status in respect of investment transactions). 2 For the purposes of paragraph 3(3) a transaction falling within paragraph (3) is designated. 3 A transaction falls within this paragraph if it is a contract, not otherwise falling within paragraph 3(3), whose terms— a provide that— i after setting off their obligations to each other under the contract, a cash payment is to be made by one party to the other in respect of the excess, if any, or ii each party is liable to make to the other party one or more cash payments in respect of that party’s obligations to the other under the contract, and b do not provide for the delivery of any property other than currency. This is subject to the following qualification. 4 A transaction does not fall within paragraph (3) if it is— a a contract which relates to land; b a contract of insurance; or c a contract effected in the course of capital redemption business within the meaning of section 458 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 . Joan Ryan Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 21st August 2003
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and revocation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003. 2 The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) Order 2002 , the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2003 and the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 are hereby revoked. Application 2 This Order applies to school teachers within the meaning of section 122 of the Act in England and Wales . School Teachers' Pay and Conditions 3 It is hereby directed that the provisions set out in section 2 of the document published by The Stationery Office Limited and entitled “School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2003 and Guidance on School Teachers' Pay and Conditions” shall have effect from 1st September 2003, save for the provisions set out in part 1 of Annex 6 which shall have effect from 1st September 2004 and for those set out in part 2 of that Annex which shall have effect from 1st September 2005. David Miliband Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills 21st August 2003
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 1 This Order may be cited as the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Fifth Replenishment) Order 2003 and shall come into force forthwith. 2 In this Order— “the Agreement means the Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development dated 13th June 1976, as ratified by the Government of the United Kingdom on 9th September 1977 ; “the Fund” means the International Fund for Agricultural Development established by the Agreement; “the Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom; “the Resolution” means the Resolution 119/ XXIV of the Governing Council of the Fund on the Fifth Replenishment of the Fund’s resources, adopted on 22nd February 2001. 2 The Secretary of State may, on behalf of the Government, out of money provided by Parliament— a make payment of a further contribution to the Fund not exceeding £18,531,000 in accordance with arrangements made between the Government and the Fund in accordance with the Resolution; and b make payment of sums required to redeem any non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes or other obligations which may be issued or created by her and accepted by the Fund pursuant to the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (a) above. Valerie Amos One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 30th June 2003 We approve, John Heppell Nick Ainger Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd July 2003
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st October 2003. Preliminary 2 The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows. Change of keeper 3 1 In regulation 21(3) for “he shall notify” there shall be substituted “he shall forthwith notify”. 2 In regulation 22(2)(b) for “the remainder of the registration document to the Secretary of State, duly completed to include the following” there shall be substituted “to the Secretary of State on the remainder of the registration document, or otherwise in writing, the following information”. 3 In regulation 24(5)(a)(iii) for “registered keeper” there shall be substituted “vehicle trader”. Disclosure of registration and licensing particulars 4 In regulation 27(1)(d) “in Northern Ireland” shall be omitted. Nil licences 5 In regulation 33(1) after “otherwise” there shall be inserted “than”. Regulations prescribed under section 59(2) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 6 In regulation 47 for “(fines not to exceed level 3 on the standard scale applies)” there shall be substituted “(fines not to exceed level 3 on the standard scale) applies”. Exempt vehicles: vehicles imported by members of foreign armed forces and others 7 In Schedule 5 for paragraph 3 and 4 there shall be substituted paragraphs 3 and 4 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 19th August 2003
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Cumbria) (Borough of Copeland) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 29th September 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 Borough of Copeland. 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 David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport 19th August 2003
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Bexley Primary Care Trust (Change of Name) and (Establishment) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st October 2003. 2 In this Order— “the Establishment Order ” means the Bexley Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2000 ; 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 Bexley Care Trust instead of the Bexley 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 of the Establishment Order (establishment and name of the Primary Care Trust), “Bexley Primary Care Trust” shall be replaced by “Bexley Care Trust”. 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. Designation as a Care Trust 4 In article 2 of the Establishment Order (establishment and name of the Primary Care Trust) there shall be added the following paragraph— 2 The trust is designated as a Care Trust. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Stephen Ladyman Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Health 20th August 2003
LANDLORD AND TENANT Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 12th September 2003. 2 Any reference in this Order to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument and any amendment of such instrument in force on the date this Order is made. 3 In this Order— “Council Regulation 2529/01” means Council Regulation ( EC ) No. 2529/01 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ; “Council Regulation 1251/99” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1251/99 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops ; “Council Regulation 1254/99” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1254/99 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal . Assessment of productive capacity of land 2 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article have effect for the purpose of the assessment of the productive capacity of a unit of agricultural land situated in England, in order to determine whether that unit is a commercial unit of agricultural land within the meaning of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. 2 Where the land in question is capable, when farmed under competent management, of being used to produce any livestock, crop, fruit or miscellaneous product as is mentioned in any of the entries 1 to 6 in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, then— a the unit of production prescribed in relation to that use of the land shall be the unit in the entry in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to that entry, and b the amount determined, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 2003, as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount in the entry in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to that entry as read with any relevant note to that Schedule. 3 Where land capable, when farmed under competent management, of producing a net annual income is in receipt of hill farm allowance or is designated as set aside land, as is mentioned in entries 7 and 8 in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, then— a the unit of production prescribed in relation to that use of the land shall be the unit in the entry in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to that entry, and b the amount determined, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 2003, as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount in the entry in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to that entry. Revocation 3 The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2002 is revoked. Whitty Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 19th August 2003
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 3rd September 2003. 2 In this Order— “the Establishment Order ” means the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 ; and “ the trust ” means the National Health Service Trust established by the Establishment Order. Increase in the number of non-executive and executive directors of the trust 2 In article 4 of the Establishment Order (directors of the trust) “4 non-executive directors and 4 executive directors” shall be replaced by “5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Rosie Winterton Minister of State, Department of Health 13th August 2003
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 3rd September 2003. 2 In this Order— “the Establishment Order ” means the University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1999 ; and “ the trust ” means the National Health Service Trust established by the Establishment Order. Increase in the number of non-executive directors of the trust 2 In article 4 of the Establishment Order (directors of the trust) “6 non-executive directors” shall be replaced by “7 non-executive directors”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Rosie Winterton Minister of State, Department of Health 13th August 2003
DISTRESS, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Distress for Rent (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on 15th August 2003. Amendments to Distress for Rent Rules 1988 2 In Appendix 1 to the Distress for Rent Rules 1988 , for paragraph 1 substitute— 1 For levying distress— i on any debt up to and including £100 a fixed fee of £21.65 ii on any debt which exceeds £100 a scale fee calculated as follows: on the first £100 of that debt £21.65 on the next £100 12½% on the next £400 4% on the next £1,500 2½% on the next £8,000 1% and on any additional sum ¼%. . Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Lord Filkin Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs Dated 14th August 2003