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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998. 2 In this Order “the Permitted Totals Order ” means the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996 . Permitted total of benefit awarded in exercise of a discretion 2 1 In article 2 of the Permitted Totals Order (permitted total of benefit awarded in exercise of a discretion) the words following “housing benefit” shall be reimbursed as paragraph (a) of article 2 and after paragraph (a) there shall be added the following paragraphs— b for the year commencing on 1st April 1997 in relation to an authority shall be the total of the amounts obtained by the calculations set out in articles 3 and 4 below; and c for any year commencing on or after 1st April 1998 in relation to an authority shall be the total of the amount obtained by the calculation in article 3 below and the amount specified in the Schedule to this Order. . 2 The Schedule to this Order shall be added as the Schedule to the Permitted Totals Order. Permitted total of benefit in modified schemes 3 In article 5 of the Permitted Totals Order for the words “the year commencing” there shall be substituted the words “any year commencing on or after”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Frank Field Minister of State, Department of Social Security 5th March 1998
COUNCIL TAX, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Amendment of Order 2 In paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Order 1997 , for the words “occupied dwelling” there shall be substituted the words “unoccupied dwelling”. Calum MacDonald Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 2nd March 1998
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1998. Provisions coming into force on 1st April 1998 2 Section 120(1) of the Environment Act 1995 shall come into force on 1st April 1998 in so far as it relates to the following provisions of Schedule 22— paragraph 37(2); paragraph 67 in so far as it imposes a duty, or confers power, to make regulations; paragraph 68(2) (in so far as not already in force); paragraph 68(5); paragraphs 69, 71 and 72(1) in so far as they confer power to make regulations; and paragraphs 73(2), 74 and 76 (in so far as those provisions are not already in force). Provisions coming into force on 1st July 1998 3 Sections 58 and 60 of the Environment Act 1995 (in so far as those sections are not already in force) shall come into force on 1st July 1998. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Angela Eagle Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 4th March 1998
TELEGRAPHS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 In these Regulations “the 1997 Regulations ” means the Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1997 . Amendment of 1997 Regulations 2 1 The 1997 Regulations shall be amended as follows: a in Schedule 2— i for “£30.50” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “£32.50”; ii for “£91.50” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “£97.50”; b in entry 1 in Schedule 3— i for “£24.14” there shall be substituted “£25.64”; ii for“£24.12” there shall be substituted “£25.62”; and c in entry 3 in Schedule 3— i for “£4.00” there shall be substituted “£3.75”; ii for “£3.50” there shall be substituted “£3.75”. 2 The 1997 Regulations shall be further amended by substituting for entry 2 in Schedule 3 the entry set out in the Schedule to this Order. Chris Smith Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1st March 1998 We consent to these Regulations Jim Dowd Bob Ainsworth Two of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Increase of allowances 2 1 The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 18(1) (attendance allowance) for “£27.70” there is substituted, in respect of an approved duty performed on or after 1st April 1998, “£28.62”. 3 In regulation 18(2) (financial loss allowance), in respect of an approved duty performed on or after 1st April 1998— a in paragraph (a) for “£23.96” there is substituted “£25.06”, and b in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “£47.92” there is substituted “£50.13”. Revocations 3 The Regulations specified in the first column of the following table are revoked to the extent specified in the third column. TABLE Regulations revoked References Extent of revocation The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 S.I. 1995/553 Regulation 5(1), (3) and (4) The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 S.I. 1996/469 Regulation 4(1), (3) and (4) The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 S.I. 1997/589 With the exception of regulation 2(2), the whole instrument. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 2nd March 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Welsh Office 3rd March 1998
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 1997 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998. 2 Schedule 3 to the Finance Act 1997 (vehicles exempt from vehicle excise duty) shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Helene Hayman Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 3rd March 1998
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Controls on Hexachloroethane) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Interpretation 2 Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions used in these Regulations which are also used in Council Directive 76/769/ EC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations , as amended for the fifteenth time by European Parliament and Council Directive 97/16/EC , shall have the meaning they bear in that Directive. Prohibition of the use of hexachloroethane in the manufacturing and processing of non-ferrous metals 3 Subject to regulation 4, no person shall use hexachloroethane in the manufacturing or processing of non-ferrous metals. Exceptions to the prohibition 4 Hexachloroethane may be used in the manufacturing or processing of non-ferrous metals:— a for research and development or analysis purposes; b in non-integrated aluminium foundries producing specialised castings for applications requiring high quality and high safety standards and where consumption is less than 1.5 kilogrammes of hexachloroethane per day on average; and c for grain refining in the production of the magnesium alloys AZ81, AZ91 and AZ92. Offences and penalties 5 Any person who contravenes regulation 3, or causes or permits another person to contravene that regulation, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale and, on conviction on indictment, to a fine. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Michael Meacher Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 23rd February 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 26th February 1998 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 3rd March 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Increase of allowance 2 1 The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 17(2) (allowance in respect of conferences and meetings) for “£27.70” there is substituted, in relation to attendance at a conference or meeting on or after 1st April 1998, “£28.62”. Revocations 3 The Regulations specified in the first column of the following table are revoked to the extent specified in the third column. TABLE Regulations revoked References Extent of revocation The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 S.I. 1995/553 Regulation 5(2) The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 S.I. 1996/469 Regulation 4(2) The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 S.I. 1997/589 Regulation 2(2) Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 2nd March 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 3rd March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Glan Hafren National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998. 2 In this Order— “the Authority” means Bro Taf Health Authority; “the Trust” means Glan Hafren National Health Service Trust; “the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by and agreed upon by the Authority and the Trust on 4th June 1996, which schedule has been signed on behalf of the Authority and the Trust. Transfer of trust property 2 On 31st March 1998 the trust property shall be transferred from the Authority to the Trust. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 6th March 1998
PROBATION 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Combined Probation Areas (Leicestershire and Rutland ) Order 1998. 2 This Order shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 For the reference to Leicestershire as a probation area in Schedule 2 to the Combined Probation Areas Order 1986 there shall be substituted a reference to Leicestershire and Rutland. Joyce Quin Minister of State Home Office 5th March 1998
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 2 In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (purposes for which financial assistance may be given) there shall be inserted after paragraph (ff) gg The Wales Wildlife and Countryside Link. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 8th March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Glan-y-Môr National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998. 2 In this Order— “the Authority” means Morgannwg Health Authority; “the Trust” means Glan-y-Môr National Health Service Trust; “the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by and agreed upon by the Authority and the Trust on 31st March 1997, which schedule has been signed on behalf of the Authority and the Trust. Transfer of trust property 2 On 31st March 1998 the trust property shall be transferred from the Authority to the Trust. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 6th March 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Rate of Discount for 1998/99) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 The percentage rate of discount prescribed for the financial year beginning on 1st April 1998 for the purposes of defining “r” in section 49(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 shall be 8.8 per cent. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 2nd March 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales. Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office 3rd March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998. 2 In this Order— “the Authority” means Bro Taf Health Authority; “the Trust” means Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust; “the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by and agreed upon by the Authority and the Trust on 24th June 1997, which schedule has been signed on behalf of the Authority and the Trust. Transfer of trust property 2 On 31st March 1998 the trust property shall be transferred from the Authority to the Trust. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 6th March 1998
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 This Order may be cited as the Suspension from Work on Maternity Grounds (Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998. Specified provisions under the 1996 Act 2 Regulation 8(3) and regulation 9(2) of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 are hereby specified for the purposes of section 66(2) of the 1996 Act. Signed by order of the Secretary of State. Ian McCartney Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 9th March 1998
FORESTRY 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Forestry (Exceptions from Restrictions of Felling) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 Subject to regulation 3 below, the Forestry (Exceptions from Restriction of Felling) Regulations 1979 shall be further amended by omitting regulation 4(6). 3 Regulation 2 above shall not apply in relation to the felling of trees in accordance with a plan of operations approved by the Forestry Commissioners as part of an agreement between the Commissioners and an applicant for participation in the Woodland Grant Scheme entered into before the date of coming into force of these Regulations. 4 The Forestry (Exceptions from Restriction of Felling) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 are revoked. In witness whereof the official seal of the Forestry Commissioners is hereunto affixed the 5th day of March 1998. W. F. G. Strang Secretary to the Forestry Commissioners
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (No. 1) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 In this Order “the 1988 Act ” means the Local Government Act 1988. Exemptions 2 An activity specified in any of paragraphs (a) to (n) of subsection 2 of section 2 (defined activities) of the 1988 Act shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out by a defined authority listed in the Schedule to this Order during the period beginning with 1st April 1998 and ending on 31st March 2001. Revocations 3 1 All directions given by the Secretary of State under section 14(2) and (3) (power to give directions) of the 1988 Act to any of the authorities mentioned in article 2 above are hereby revoked. 2 In the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (London Boroughs of Newham and Southwark) Order 1997 , article 2 (exemption of sports and leisure facilities management) is hereby revoked. 3 The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (London Borough of Brent) Order 1997 is hereby revoked. 4 In the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Brent London Borough Council and Harrogate Borough Council) Order 1997 , article 2 (exemption of grounds maintenance) is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Nick Raynsford Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 9th March 1998
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 This Order may be cited as the A59 Trunk Road (A56 Junction Improvement) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 20th March 1998. 2 In this Order all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway. 2 The new highway which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the route described in the Schedule to this Order shall become a trunk road from the date when this Order comes into force. 3 The centre line of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan numbered HA10 NNMD4, marked “A59 Trunk Road (A56 Junction Improvement) Order 1998”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR; and 4 The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of the new trunk road that— a where the highway is maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained by that authority, and b where the highway is not so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question, until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the new trunk road is opened for traffic. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Derek Oddy Divisional Director, The Highways Agency 23rd February 1998
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 6th April 1998. 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— “the Administration Act ” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992; and “the Up-rating Order ” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1998 . Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date 2 Section 155(3) of the Administration Act (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act) shall not apply if a question arises as to either— a the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order; or b whether the conditions for receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied; until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Administration Act. Persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain 3 Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 (application of disqualifications in respect of up-rating of benefits) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order. Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 4 In regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for the sum of “£2,418.00” there shall be substituted the sum of “£2,496.00”. Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 5 In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 (prescribed circumstances for increase of invalid care allowance)— a for the sum of “£135” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted the sum of “£140”; and b for the sum of “£17” there shall be substituted the sum of “£18”. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 6 In regulation 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance) for the sum of “£46.50” there shall be substituted the sum of “£48.00”. Revocation 7 The Social Security Benefit Up-rating Regulations 1997 are hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Frank Field Minister of State, Department of Social Security 3rd March 1998
NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Guidelines) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 3rd March 1998. Guidelines 2 The guidelines laid in draft before Parliament on 23rd February 1998 as to the exercise by the Commission of its functions under section 7 of the 1998 Act shall come into operation on 3rd March 1998. Marjorie Mowlam One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 2nd March 1998
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 6th April 1998. Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children 2 In paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992— a in sub-paragraph (4)(a) for the amount of £135 there shall be substituted the amount of £140; b in sub-paragraph (4)(b) for the amounts of £17 and £135 there shall be substituted the amounts of £18 and £140 respectively. Revocations 3 The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 1996 and the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 1997 are hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Frank Field Minister of State, Department of Social Security 3rd March 1998
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996 shall be further amended in accordance with regulation 3. 3 1 In regulation 27(6), for “£31.00” there shall be substituted “£32.75”. 2 In regulation 45(5) for “£10” there shall be substituted “£15”. 3 For Schedule 5 (fees for tests) there shall be substituted— FEES FOR TESTS (1) Category or sub-category of vehicle (2) Test, other than an extended driving test, commencing: (3) Extended driving test commencing: (a) During normal hours (b) Out of hours (a) During normal hours (b) Out of hours 1. A and P £39.00 £52.00 £78.00 £104.00 2. B1, B, F, G, H and K £32.75 £43.00 £65.50 £86.00 3. B1 (invalid carriages) No fee No fee No fee No fee 4. B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E £73.50 £92.00 – – Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Helene Hayman Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 2nd March 1998 We approve the making of these Regulations Jim Dowd Bob Ainsworth Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 1998