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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 19th August 2001. 2 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 7(1)( a ) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations (date when change of circumstances is to take effect)— i from the first day of the benefit week which includes 26th August 2001, or ii if the claim for income support is for a period commencing after 26th August 2001, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 19th August 2001; b in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance in accordance with paragraph 7(1)( b ) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 26th August 2001, 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). 3 In these Regulations— “the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . 4 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations 2 In Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations (housing costs), in paragraph 12(1)( a ) (standard rate of interest on qualifying loans) for “6·94 per cent.” there shall be substituted “6·65 per cent.”. Revocation 3 The Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 are hereby revoked save that those Regulations shall continue to have effect until the day before the first day of the benefit week having effect in relation to any particular claimant for the purpose of regulation 1(2) of these Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 24th July 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Persons Abroad: Benefits for Widows and Widowers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 20th August 2001. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 . Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) after the definition of “bereavement benefit” there shall be inserted the following definition— “bereavement payment” means a payment under section 36 of the Contributions and Benefits Act ; . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 4(2B) of the principal Regulations (which specifies the circumstances in which a person shall not be disqualified for receiving a bereavement payment by reason of being absent from Northern Ireland) for sub-paragraph ( a ) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph— a the deceased spouse or the surviving spouse was in Northern Ireland at the time of the deceased spouse’s death; . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 23rd July 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
EMPLOYMENT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 21st October 2001. Amendment of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 2 In Article 20(1)( h ) of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (cases where conciliation provisions apply), for the words “of paragraph (2) of regulation 7” there shall be substituted— of paragraph (1) of regulation 5 or paragraph (2) of regulation 7 . Amendment of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 3 In Article 245 (2)( f ) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (removal of restrictions on contracting out where conditions regulating compromise agreements satisfied) for the words “Article 20(1)( c ) (proceedings under this Order where conciliation available)” there shall be substituted— Article 20(1)( c ) or ( h ) (proceedings where conciliation available) . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 12th September 2001. R. B. Gamble A senior officer of the Department for Employment and Learning
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 6th August 2001. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 2 In Regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 , in the definition of “prescribed period” for the words “period of 30 days beginning on 6th July 2001” there shall be substituted “period of 30 days beginning on 5th August 2001”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 1st August 2001. Sam Foster Minister of the Environment
PESTICIDES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, and shall come into operation on 23rd August 2001. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 2 Regulation 2(1) of the Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 shall be amended by substituting for the definition of “the Directive” the following definition— “the Directive” means Council Directive 91/414/ EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market , as amended by— Commission Directive 93/71/EEC ; Commission Directive 94/37/ EC ; Commission Directive 94/79/EC ; Commission Directive 95/35/EC ; Commission Directive 95/36/EC ; Commission Directive 96/12/EC ; Commission Directive 96/46/EC ; Commission Directive 96/68/EC ; Council Directive 97/57/EC ; Commission Directive 97/73/EC ; Commission Directive 98/47/EC ; Commission Directive 1999/1/EC ; Commission Directive 1999/73/EC ; Commission Directive 1999/80/EC ; Commission Directive 2000/10/EC ; Commission Directive 2000/49/EC ; Commission Directive 2000/50/EC ; . Revocation 3 The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 19th July 2001. Liam McKibben A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
EDUCATION Citation and commencement 1 These regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2001. Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 2 1 The Education (Student Loans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 in the definition of “disability related benefits” for the words “disability working allowance” substitute the words “disabled person’s tax credit”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment on 9th July 2001. Adrian Arbuthnot A senior officer of the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Competent authority 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement authorities 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of compulsory and voluntary labelling requirements 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of entry 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of inspection, sampling and seizure 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of officers acting in good faith 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstruction 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences due to fault of another person 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence of due diligence 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against notices 12A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 7th July 2001. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 2 The Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 shall be amended as follows— a in regulation 2(1) (Interpretation), after the definition of “machinery” there shall be added the following definition— “prescribed period” means the period of 30 days beginning on 6th July 2001; , and b in regulation 3(1), the phrase “until 7th July” and the figure “2001” wherever it appears shall be deleted and after “vehicle” there shall be inserted “in the prescribed period”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 4th July 2001. Sam Foster Minister of the Environment
WATER AND SEWERAGE Citation 1 This order may be cited as the Water (1999 Order) (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001. Appointed day 2 The appointed day for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (“the 1999 Order ”) shall be 24th August 2001— Part II (Articles 3 to 38), Articles 57 and 58, Schedules 1 and 2, Schedule 3 (to the extent that it is not already in operation), Schedule 6, Schedule 7 and Article 63(1), and Part II of Schedule 8 and Article 63(2) (to the extent that it is not already in operation). Transitional provisions 3 An application for a consent under sections 7 or 8 of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (“the 1972 Act ”) or a review of a consent under section 10(1) of that Act, which has not been decided before the 24th August 2001 shall be treated as an application for a consent or a variation under paragraphs 1 or 7 of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order. 4 A consent issued under sections 7 or 8 of the 1972 Act shall be deemed to be a consent issued under the provisions of Article 9(3) and Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order and shall be subject to the provisions of that Order. 5 1 A consent referred to in Article 4 shall be subject to a review under paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order— a if 24th August 2001 falls within 4 years of the issue of a consent then on or after the 4th anniversary of its issue; and b in any other case any time after 24th August 2001. 2 For the purposes of paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order notices by virtue of paragraph 5(2) or (4)( c ) may be served on or after the dates respectively referred to in paragraph (1). Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 20th July 2001. Sam Foster Minister of the Environment
DISABLED PERSONS Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manner of making exemption applications 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period and revocation of exemption orders 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HOUSING; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Discretionary Housing Payments Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 2nd July 2001. 2 In these Regulations— ... “the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Disregard of discretionary housing payments 2 There shall be added as— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b paragraph 71 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations ; c paragraph 67 of Schedule 6 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations , the following paragraph— Any discretionary housing payment paid pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 . . 2 There shall be inserted as— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b sub-paragraph ( c ) in paragraph 7 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations; c sub-paragraph ( d ) in paragraph 12 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations , the following sub-paragraph— Any discretionary housing payment paid pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 28th June 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 12) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001. 2 In this Order any reference to a numbered Article or Schedule is to the Article of, or the Schedule to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 bearing that number. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a paragraph 60(1)( b ) of Schedule 6 (minor and consequential amendments), in so far as it relates to housing benefit, and Article 78(1) in so far as it relates to that paragraph; b paragraph 60(2) of Schedule 6 and Article 78(1) in so far as it relates to it; and c the repeal in Schedule 7 of section 5(1)( o ) and ( p ) and (3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 , in so far as that section relates to housing benefit, and Article 78(2) in so far as it relates to that repeal, is 2nd July 2001. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 28th June 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
HOUSING; RATES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 21 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 21A of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Volunteers Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 24th September 2001. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Income support, housing benefit and jobseeker’s allowance: disregard of expenses 2 1 In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2), after “incurred” there shall be inserted “, or to be incurred,”. 2 The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are— a paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings); b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Jobseekers Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings). Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th June 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulation 2(2)( b ) of the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 28th June 2001. William Pauley Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
DISABLED PERSONS Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of the Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities for disabled persons Doors 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Door controls 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steps 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floors 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seats 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interior transparent surfaces 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handrails and handholds 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Door handles 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passenger information 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toilets 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities for disabled persons in wheelchairs Wheelchair spaces 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wheelchair space specifications 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sleeping accommodation 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wheelchair-compatible doorways 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toilets for disabled persons in wheelchairs 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wheelchair access to on board facilities 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephones 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internal doorways 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boarding devices 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catering 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Appeal (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Rules 2001 and shall come into operation on 16th July 2001. Amendment of the Criminal Appeal Rules 2 The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Rules 1968 shall be amended as follows— a in Rule 2(1), by substituting for the words “the Registrar” to “under the Act;”, the following— “the proper officer” means the Master (Queen’s Bench and Appeals) and includes any other officer of the Supreme Court directed by the Lord Chief Justice to exercise the powers and duties of the Master (Queen’s Bench and Appeals) under the Act; ; b in Rules 3 to 38 and in the Schedule, by substituting for any reference to “the Registrar” wherever it appears, a reference to “the proper officer”; c in Rule 5(2)( ab ), by substituting for the words “sub-paragraph ( a )(i)”, the words “sub-paragraph ( aa )(i)”; d in Rule 21, i by revoking sub-paragraph ( d ) of paragraph (1); ii by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph— 1A Where the final determination relates to an application for a declaration of incompatibility under section 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998, the proper officer shall serve a copy of the declaration on— a any other party to the proceedings not referred to in paragraph (1)( a )-( c ) above; and b where a Minister of the Crown, Northern Ireland Department or other person entitled under section 5(2) of the Human Rights Act 1998 to be joined as a party, has not been so joined, the Crown in accordance with Rule 20A(2) above. . R. D. Carswell Anthony Campbell Brian Kerr Hugh P. Kennedy Caroline McGonagle Tony Caher Dated 6th June 2001 I concur Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 22nd June 2001
PENSIONS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security (2000 Act) (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001. 2 In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or the Schedule to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 bearing that number. Appointed days 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a section 61 (grants towards cost of discretionary housing payments), is 2nd July 2001; b section 51 (prohibition on different rules for overseas residents, etc. ), is 23rd July 2001; c section 62 (recovery of housing benefit) in so far as not already in operation, is 1st October 2001; and d Part II of Schedule 5 (pensions: alternative to anti-franking rules) in so far as not already in operation and section 52 in so far as it relates to that Part, is 6th April 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 25th June 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development