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EDUCATION, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Bilston Community College (Dissolution) Order 1999, and shall come into force on 1st October 1999. 2 On 1st October 1999 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Wulfrun College, Wolverhampton or to the Further Education Funding Council for England, as is provided in (a) and (b) below: a all of the corporation’s property and rights shall be transfered to Wulfrun College, Wolverhampton, excepting the property and rights specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, which shall be transferred to the Further Education Funding Council for England; and b all of the corporation’s liabilities shall be transferred to the Further Education Funding Council for England, excepting the liabilities specified in Schedule 2 to this Order, which shall be transferred to Wulfrun College, Wolverhampton. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the corporation immediately before 1st October 1999 as if the references in that section— a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the operative date were to 1st October 1999; c to the transferor were to the corporation; and d to the corporation were to Wulfrun College, Wolverhampton. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 10th September 1999
ROAD TRAFFIC Commencement and citation 1 This Order may be cited as the A1 Trunk Road (Haringey) Red Route (Prohibited Turn) Experimental Traffic Order 1999, and shall come into force on 19th October 1999. Prohibited turn 2 Subject to the provisions of article 3 below, no person shall cause or permit or cause any vehicle proceeding south-eastwards in Archway Road (A1) to make a left turn into Muswell Hill Road, in the London Borough of Haringey. Exemptions 3 Nothing in article 2 above shall apply— a to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or b to a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes. Power to modify or suspend this Order 4 If it appears to the Traffic Director for London, or some person authorised by him, essential in the interests of the expedititious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by this Order runs, and after consulting with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, he may modify or suspend any provision of this Order, save that no modification shall make an addition. Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State. Derek Turner, Traffic Director for London 28th September 1999
MAGISTRATES' COURTS 1 This Order may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts Committees (Sussex) Amalgamation Order 1999 and shall come into force for the purposes of articles 2 and 4 on 1st April 2001 and for all other purposes on 1st October 1999. 2 The magistrates' courts committees for the retained counties of East Sussex and West Sussex shall be abolished. 3 There shall be constituted as a body corporate a new magistrates' courts committee which shall be known as the Sussex magistrates' courts committee. 4 The area of the Sussex magistrates' courts committee shall consist of the counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. 5 The transitional and consequential provisions set out in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect in connection with the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of this Order. Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Keith Vaz Parliamentary Secretary Lord Chancellor’s Department 8th September 1999
HOUSING, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 5th October 1999. 2 These Regulations extend to England only. Amendments 2 The form set out in the Schedule to the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) Regulations 1997 is amended as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Application 3 These Regulations shall not have effect in relation to applications for a grant made before the date on which these Regulations come into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Nick Raynsford Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 8th September 1999
BROADCASTING 1 This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Unlicensed Television Services) Exemption (Revocation) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 11th October 1999. 2 The Broadcasting (Unlicensed Television Services) Exemption Order 1994 is hereby revoked. Chris Smith Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 12th September 1999
TAXES Citation, commencement and effect 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Stamp Duty (Exempt Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, shall come into force on 1st October 1999 and shall have effect in relation to instruments executed on or after 1st October 1999. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Stamp Duty (Exempt Instruments) Regulations 1987 and “regulation” means a regulation of the principal Regulations. Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 After regulation 1 there shall be inserted the following regulation— 1A In these Regulations “life policy” means— a any policy of insurance on a human life, or on the happening of a contingency dependent upon a human life, except a policy of insurance for a payment only upon the death of a person otherwise than from a natural cause, or b a grant or contract for the payment of an annuity upon a human life. 4 For sub-paragraph (a) of regulation 2(2) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph— a the following paragraphs of Part III of Schedule 13 to the Finance Act 1999 — i paragraph 16 (conveyance or transfer otherwise than on sale), ii paragraph 17 (declaration of use or trust), iii paragraph 18 (dispositions in Scotland); . 5 In the Schedule to the principal Regulations after category M there shall be added the following category— N The declaration of any use or trust of or concerning a life policy, or property representing, or benefits arising under, a life policy. Gordon Brown Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 9th September 1999
TAXES Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Stamp Duty (Collection and Recovery of Penalties) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st October 1999. 2 These Regulations have effect in relation to penalties in respect of things done or omitted on or after 1st October 1999. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “the enactments relating to stamp duty” means the Stamp Act 1981 and any enactment amending, or which is to be construed as one with, that Act ; “the Management Act ” means the Taxes Management Act 1970 ; “stamp duty penalty” means a penalty under the enactments relating to stamp duty, other than a penalty under section 15B of the Stamp Act 1891 . The Management Act: provisions to apply 3 1 The provisions of the Management Act specified in the first column of the Table in Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations shall apply in relation to stamp duty penalties as they apply in relation to taxes within the meaning of that Act subject to any modification specified in the second column of that Table. 2 Any expression which is used in a provision of the Management Act as applied by this regulation, and to which a meaning is not given by that Act as so applied, shall in that provision have the same meaning as in the enactments relating to stamp duty or these Regulations. 3 The provisions of the Management Act which are applied subject to modifications by this regulation are restated (as modified where appropriate) in Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations. Gordon Brown Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 9th September 1999
TAXES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1 October 1999. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations– “the Management Act ” means the Taxes Management Act 1970; “the Schedule” means the Schedule to the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax Regulations 1986. Amendments to Part I of the Schedule 3 1 The Table in Part I of the Schedule (which applies the provisions of the Management Act specified in the first column of that Table subject to any modification specified in the second column of that Table) shall be amended as follows: 2 For the entries relating to section 86 there shall be substituted— 86 1 For the words “The following” to “section 55 or 59B of this Act,” substitute “Tax which becomes due and payable”; and for the words “the relevant date” substitute “1st October 1999 or the accountable date, whichever is the later,”. 3 For the word “relevant” substitute “accountable”. Amendments to Part II of the Schedule 4 1 Part II of the Schedule (which restates the provisions of the Management Act specified in Part I of the Schedule as so modified where appropriate) shall be amended as follows. 2 For section 86 of the Management Act (as so modified) there shall be substituted– Interest on overdue tax 86 1 Tax which becomes due and payable shall carry interest at the rate applicable under section 178 of the Finance Act 1989 from 1 October 1999 or the accountable date, whichever is the later, until payment. 3 Subsection (1) above applies even if the accountable date is a non-business day within the meaning of section 92 of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882. Gordon Brown Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 9th September 1999
INCOME TAX Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st October 1999. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Taxes (Interest Rate) Regulations 1989 and “regulation” means a regulation of the principal Regulations. Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 3(1) — a the word “and” immediately following sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted; b after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be inserted and d section 15A of the Stamp Act 1891 , . 4 In regulation 3AA(1) sub-paragraph (e) shall be omitted. 5 In regulation 3AB(1)— a the word “and” immediately following sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted; b after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be inserted— d section 92 of the Finance Act 1986 , and e section 110 of the Finance Act 1999, . Gordon Brown Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 9th September 1999
MEDICINES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 30th September 1999. Amendment of regulation 8 of the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980 2 In regulation 8 of the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980 (pack size on retail sale or supply of certain medicinal products on a general sale list)— a in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) to (2E) and 3” there is substituted “paragraphs (2) to (2F) and 3”; and b after paragraph (2E) there is inserted— 2F Where a medicinal product for human use containing ranitidine hydrochloride is sold by retail in the course of a business elsewhere than at a registered pharmacy or is so offered or exposed for sale by retail or so supplied in circumstances corresponding to retail sale, the product shall be presented for sale in a separate and individual container or package containing not more than 12 tablets. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Hunt Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 6th September 1999 David Hanson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, The Welsh Office 8th September 1999 John Reid Secretary of State, The Scotland Office 8th September 1999 Hayman Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 8th September 1999 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on D. C. Gowdy Permanent Secretary 8th September 1999 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on P. Small Permanent Secretary 7th September 1999
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Employment Relations Act 1999. Commencement 2 1 The following sections of the Act shall come into force on 9th September 1999: a section 38 (transfer of undertakings); and b section 42 (orders and regulations). 3 Section 18(6) of the Act (agreement to exclude dismissal rights: pregnancy and childbirth and assertion of statutory right) shall come into force on 30th September 1999. Transitional Provision 4 Section 18(6) of the Act has effect in respect of an employee’s dismissal where the effective date of termination (within the meaning of section 97 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 falls on or after 30th September 1999. Alan Johnson, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry 8th September 1999
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, interpretation and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1999. 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Health Act 1999; “the 1977 Act ” means the National Health Service Act 1977 . 3 This Order extends to England and article 2(1)(b) extends also to Wales. Appointed days 2 1 1st October 1999 is the day appointed for the coming into force of— a each provision of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order; and b sections 42 to 44 of the Act. 2 4th January 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 16, and paragraph 4 in so far as it relates to that paragraph, of Schedule 4 to the Act and section 65(1) of the Act in so far as it relates to those paragraphs. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. John Denham Minister of State, Department of Health 10th September 1999
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation, commencement, extent and revocation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) (England) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st October 1999. 2 These Regulations apply only in relation to England. 3 The Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) Regulations 1994 shall be revoked in relation to England. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations– “the 1996 Act ” means the Education Act 1996; “the 1998 Act ” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; “maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school; “maintained special school” means a community or foundation special school; and “statement” means a statement of special educational needs within the meaning of section 324(1) of the 1996 Act. Publication of information about special educational needs 3 1 The governing body of every maintained school shall publish information about the matters set out in Schedule 1. 2 The governing body of every maintained special school, other than one established in a hospital, shall publish information about the matters set out in Schedule 2. 3 The governing body of every maintained special school which is established in a hospital shall publish information about the matters set out in Schedule 3. Manner of publication of information 4 1 The information referred to in regulation 3 shall be published in a single document by making copies available free of charge– a for distribution– i to parents of pupils or prospective pupils, and ii to the local education authority and District Health Authority for the area in which the school is situated, who or which request a copy at the school or through the post; and b for reference at the school. 2 The first occasion on which copies of the document referred to in paragraph (1) above are made available in accordance with that paragraph shall be no later than 1st November 1999. Publication of information—supplementary 5 Where the information referred to in regulation 3 is to be published by the local education authority with the agreement of the governing body pursuant to section 92(5) of the 1998 Act it shall be supplied to them by the governing body and shall be published without material alteration. Jacqui Smith Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 2nd September 1999
PENSIONS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefit) Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st October 1999. Amendment of Regulations 2 In regulation 12 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefit) Regulations 1991 (transfer of member’s accrued rights without consent)— a in paragraph (3)— i for the words “an actuary” there shall be substituted the words “the relevant actuary”, ii in sub-paragraph (a) the words from “and, if that scheme” to “before the transfer” shall be omitted, and iii sub-paragraph (aa) of that paragraph shall be omitted; b in paragraph (4A) for the word “actuary” there shall be substituted the words “relevant actuary”; and c for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:— 5 In this regulation “the relevant actuary” means— a where the transferring scheme is a scheme for which an actuary is required under section 47 of the Pensions Act 1995 to be appointed, the individual for the time being appointed in accordance with subsection (1) of that section as actuary for that scheme; b in any other case, a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries, or a person with other actuarial qualifications who is approved by the Secretary of State, at the request of the trustees or managers of the scheme, as being a proper person to act for the purposes of this regulation in connection with the scheme. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Hugh Bayley Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 9th September 1999
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the District of Wear Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. 2 This Order shall come into force– a for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to elections to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002; b for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003. 3 In this Order– “district” means the district of Wear Valley; “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the District of Wear Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 . Wards of Wear Valley 2 1 The existing wards of the district shall be abolished. 2 The district shall be divided into nineteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1. 3 The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards, or parish wards or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule. 4 Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. Wards of the parish of Wolsingham 3 The parish of Wolsingham shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Revocation 4 The District of Wear Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Beverley Hughes Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 7th September 1999
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Citation and commencement 1 These regulations may be cited as the Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st October 1999. Interpretation 2 In these regulations “quarter” means the first three months of an accounting period. Application 3 These regulations apply in the case of payments on account of gaming duty for any quarter that ends on or after 31st October 1999. The amount of payments on account 4 For the purpose of calculating payments on account of gaming duty in the cases to which these regulations apply the following Table shall be substituted for the Table in regulation 5 of the Gaming Duty Regulations 1997 . TABLE Part of gross gaming yield Rate The first £231,250 2½ per cent. The next £513,750 12½ per cent. The next £513,750 20 per cent The next £899,250 30 per cent. The remainder 40 per cent. Martin Brown Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House, 22 Upper Ground, LONDON, SE1 9PJ 8th September 1999
FINANCIAL SERVICES Citation and commencement 1 This order may be cited as the Financial Services Act 1986 (Gas Industry Exemption) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1 October 1999. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “BG plc” means the company with registered number 2006000. “gas shipper” has the same meaning as in section 7A(11) of the Gas Act 1986. “relevant gas shipper” means a gas shipper who has entered into a subscription agreement with ENMO for the purposes of participation in the balancing market. “Schedule 1” means Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Act 1986. Exemption 3 BG plc shall be an exempted person as respects any activities within paragraph 12 or 13 of Schedule 1 in which it engages in its capacity as a public gas transporter under the BG Licence and which enable or facilitate gas shippers to buy or sell investments within paragraph 8 or 9 of Schedule 1. 4 1 ENMO shall be an exempted person as respects any activities within paragraph 12 or 13 of Schedule 1 in which it engages in its capacity as the operator of the balancing market for the purpose of enabling or facilitating BG plc and relevant gas shippers to buy or sell investments within paragraph 8 or 9 of Schedule 1, provided that such buying or selling is for the purpose of their participation in the balancing market. 2 The reference in sub-paragraph (1) above to enabling or facilitating the buying or selling of investments includes engaging in such activity pursuant to rules governing the operation of the balancing market in the event of one of the participants appearing to be unable, or likely to become unable, to meet his obligations in respect of one or more contracts entered into through the balancing market. 5 BG plc and relevant gas shippers shall be exempted persons to the extent that they engage for the purpose of their participation in the balancing market in any activity within paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 in relation to an investment within paragraph 8 or 9 of Schedule 1. Revocation 6 The Financial Services Act 1986 (Gas Industry Exemption) Order 1996 is hereby revoked. Jim Dowd Clive Betts Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 15th September 1999