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EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Grants) (Travellers and Displaced Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. Amendment of the Education (Grants) (Travellers and Displaced Persons) Regulations 1993 2 The Education (Grants) (Travellers and Displaced Persons) Regulations 1993 shall be amended as follows. 3 In regulation 3(1) there shall be inserted before the words “The Secretary of State may pay” the words “Subject to paragraph (1A)”. 4 In regulation 3 after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 1A The Secretary of State may not pay grant to an authority or institution for provision in respect of persons referred to in regulation 4(c) in respect of which grant is payable to that authority or institution under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 . . 5 The proviso to regulation 3(3) shall be omitted. 6 For regulation 5 there shall be substituted the following regulation— 5 Grants paid to authorities or institutions in England in respect of any expenditure which is approved as provided in regulation 3 shall be payable at the rate of 65 per cent. of the expenditure so approved and grants paid to authorities or institutions in Wales in respect of any expenditure which is approved as provided in regulation 3 shall be payable at the rate of 75 per cent. of the expenditure so approved. . Transitional provision 7 The Education (Grants) (Travellers and Displaced Persons) Regulations 1993 shall continue to have effect as if these Regulations had not been made in respect of expenditure incurred on or before 31st March 1995. Gillian Shephard Secretary of State for Education 28th February 1995 John Redwood Secretary of State for Wales 1st March 1995
RATING AND VALUATION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. Property liable for unoccupied rates 2 Regulation 2(2)(g) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) Regulations 1989 shall have effect in respect of a hereditament shown in a non-domestic rating list compiled on or after 1st April 1995 as if for “£1,000” there were substituted “£1,500”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 2nd March 1995 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 2nd March 1995
BUILDING SOCIETIES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Building Societies (Liquid Asset) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. Amendment of principal Regulations 2 The Schedule to the Building Societies (Liquid Asset) Regulations 1991 shall be amended— a by the substitution in paragraph 1 of Part II of the words “paragraph 2(a) or (c) or 3(1)” for the words “paragraphs 2(a) or (c), 3(1)(a)”; and b by the substitution in Part III of the following for paragraph (ii) of the definition of “mortgage backed securities”— ii securities which are guaranteed, in respect of the timely repayment of principal and timely payment of interest, by the Government National Mortgage Association of the United States of America, the Federal National Mortgage Association of the United States of America or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation of the United States of America; . In witness whereof the common seal of the Building Societies Commission is hereunto fixed, and is authenticated by me, a person authorised under paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the Building Societies Act 1986, on T. Matthews A member of the Commission 16th February 1995. We consent to these Regulations T. Kirkhope A. Mitchell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 2nd March 1995
WATER SUPPLY, SCOTLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Central Regional Council (Prohibition of Swimming, Bathing etc. in Reservoirs) Byelaws Extension Order 1995 and shall come into force on 5th March 1995. 2 The period during which the Central Regional Council (Prohibition of Swimming, Bathing etc. in Reservoirs) Byelaws 1985 are to remain in force is hereby extended to 6th March 1996. T D Macdonald Deputy Chief Engineer, Scottish Office Scottish Office Environment Department, 27 Perth Street, Edinburgh 2nd March 1995
BRITISH NATIONALITY 1 This Order may be cited as the British Citizenship (Designated Service) (Amendment) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. 2 In the Schedule to the British Citizenship (Designated Service) Order 1982 (which specifies descriptions of service designated for the purposes of section 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981)— a in paragraph 13, “19” shall be substituted for “18”; and b after paragraph 18 there shall be inserted— 19 Service under the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils. 20 Service under the European Conference of Ministers of Transport. 21 Service under the International Energy Agency. 22 Service under the Organisation for Economic Co–operation and Development. . Michael Howard One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 5th March 1995
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (No. 2) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 28th March 1995. 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 (x) : y the Energy Saving Trust Limited. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Robert Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 3rd March 1995
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Rate of Discount for 1995/96) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. 2 The percentage rate of discount prescribed for the financial year beginning on 1st April 1995 for the purposes of section 49 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 shall be 9.1 per cent. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment. David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 28th February 1995 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales. Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 1st March 1995
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Financial Statements) (Prescribed Particulars etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1995. 2 These Regulations shall come into force on 31st March 1995. 2 Regulation 5(2) of the Education (School Financial Statements) (Prescribed Particulars etc.) Regulations 1994 shall be amended as follows— a by the insertion after “year” in sub–paragraph (c) of the words “(including the amount referred to in sub–paragraph (i) below)”; b by the insertion after “above” in sub–paragraph (d) of the words “or (i) below”; c by the insertion after “decrease” in sub–paragraph (e) of the words “(including the amount referred to in sub–paragraph (h) below)”; and d by the insertion after sub–paragraph (g) of the following sub–paragraphs— h in relation to a financial year beginning on or after 1st April 1995, the total amount of any reduction in the course of the financial year in the school’s budget share pursuant to section 262(4)(a) of the Education Act 1993 (reduction arising from the permanent exclusion of pupils); and i in relation to such a financial year, the total amount allocated in the course of the financial year for the purposes of the school pursuant to section 262(4)(b) of the Education Act 1993 (increased funding for the admission of pupils permanently excluded by other schools). . John Redwood Secretary of State for Wales 28th February 1995
FOOD Citation, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Bovine Offal (Prohibition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995, shall come into force on 1st April 1995 and shall extend to Scotland only. Amendment of the Bovine Offal (Prohibition) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 2 The Bovine Offal (Prohibition) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 shall be amended as follows:— a in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)— i after the definition of “dead stock collection centre” there shall be inserted the following definition:— “enforcement authority” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 32(2) below; ; ii the definition of “food authority” shall be omitted; iii in the definition of “slaughterhouse” for the words “section 22 of the Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980 ” there shall be substituted the words “section 53 of the Act”; iv for the definition of “stained” there shall be substituted the following definition:— “stained” means treated with a solution of the colouring agent Patent Blue V (E131, Colour Index No.42051) at a concentration of 0.5%; and, for the purposes of this definition, “treated” means that the whole surface of the specified bovine offal has been covered with the said solution either by immersing the specified bovine offal in, or spraying or otherwise applying the solution; ; b in regulations 6, 11(3), 12(3), 17(1), 24(1) and 27(2) for the words “food authority” in every place where they occur there shall be substituted the words “enforcement authority”; c for regulation 24(2) there shall be substituted the following:— 2 An enforcement authority notified under paragraph (1) above shall, where the appropriate enforcement authority in England and Wales or Northern Ireland and the enforcement authority notified under that paragraph are not the same, inform the appropriate enforcement authority in England and Wales or Northern Ireland of the intended consignment and provide to that authority details of the intended consignment including the estimated date and time of delivery. ; d in regulation 26(2) the words “of a food authority” shall be omitted; e for regulation 32(2) (offences, penalties and enforcement) there shall be substituted the following:— 2 These Regulations shall be enforced and executed— a by the Secretary of State in relation to premises licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 ; b in any other case, by each food authority within its area; accordingly, in these Regulations “enforcement authority”, in relation to any premises means the authority that has those responsibilities by virtue of sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above. ; f regulation 34 (application of various sections of the Act) is hereby revoked. Hector Monro Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 2nd March 1995
PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS Title and commencement 1 This Scheme may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) (Variation) Scheme 1995 and shall come into force on 24th March 1995. Variation of paragraph 1 of the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) Scheme 1993 2 In paragraph 1(2) of the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) Scheme 1993 for the definition of “ the Act ” there shall be substituted the following— “the Act” means the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (including that Act as extended to Northern Ireland and as extended to the Isle of Man); Variation of Schedule to the 1993 Scheme 3 1 The Schedule to the Plant Breeders' Rights (Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers) Scheme 1993 shall be varied in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph. 2 In the heading of column 4 for the word “or” there shall be substituted the word “of”. 3 In the entry in column 2 corresponding to the entry “ Brachyglottis Forst. & Forst. f.” in column 1 there shall be inserted the number “20”. 4 In the entry in column 2 corresponding to the entry “ Forsythia Vahl.” in column 1 for the number “30” there shall be substituted the number “20”. 5 In the entry in column 2 corresponding to the entry “ Garrya elliptica Douglas ex Lindl.” in column 1 there shall be inserted the number “25”. 6 In the entry in column 4 corresponding to the entry “ Genista L.” in column 1 for the number “5” there shall be substituted the number “2”. 7 In the entry in column 2 corresponding to the entry “ Malus Mill. excluding M. domestica Borkh. and all varieties of apple rootstocks of Malus spp.” for the number “23” there shall be substituted the number “30”. 8 In the entry in column 5 corresponding to the entry “ Syringa L. excluding S. velutina Komar. ( S. palibiniana Nakai)” in column 1 there shall be inserted the word “Included”. Howe Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 13th February 1995 Hector Monro Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 14th February 1995 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 14th February 1995 Denton of Wakefield Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 28th February 1995 Michael Howard Secretary of State for the Home Department (being the Secretary of State concerned with matters relating to the Isle of Man) 14th February 1995
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE,ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) (No. 2) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. Abolition of Authorities 2 The following District Health Authorities are hereby abolished:— a East Dyfed Health Authority, b Pembrokeshire Health Authority. Establishment and name of new Authority 3 There is hereby established for Dyfed District determined by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) (No. 2) Order 1995 a District Health Authority which shall be known by the name of Dyfed Health Authority, or Awdurdod Iechyd Dyfed. Amendment of the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 4 In consequence of articles 2 and 3 of this Order the National Health Service (District Health Authorities) Order 1990 shall be amended as follows:— a by the insertion in article 4 before the words “shall continue to be” of the words “is or”; b by the omission from Schedule 2 of the entries in column (1) relating to East Dyfed District and Pembrokeshire District and in column (2) relating to East Dyfed Health Authority and Pembrokeshire Health Authority; and the insertion in those columns after the entry relating to Clwyd District of the entry:— i in column (1) of “Dyfed”, and ii in column (2) “Dyfed Health Authority or Awdurdod Iechyd Dyfed” John Redwood Secretary of State for Wales 1st March 1995
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1995, and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. Variation in respect of the Metropolitan Police District 2 1 The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994 is varied as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In articles 3(1) and (2), 4(1) and 6(1) the words “shall cease to form part of the Metropolitan Police District and” are omitted. 3 In articles 3(3), 4(2) and 6(2) and (3)— a after sub–paragraph (c) the words “and to” are inserted; b sub–paragraph (e), and the words “and to” immediately before that sub– paragraph, are omitted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Robert Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 1st March 1995
MERCHANT SHIPPING 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995. 2 1 The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1990 shall be amended as follows. 2 In the Schedule, in paragraph 1(1) of Part I (Scale of Payments), for sub– paragraph (b) (Ro–Ro Ferries) the following shall be substituted: b Ro/Ro ferries i 43 pence per tone for a vessel whose liability is assessed on an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) issued in accordance with the Internation– al Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969 ; ii 43 pence per ton on the first 1000 tons and 86 pence per ton on any excess over 1000 tons for a vessel whose liability is assessed on a tonnage certificate other than an International Tonnage Certificate (1969). . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Goschen Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Transport 1st March 1995
VALUE ADDED TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (Interest on Tax) (Prescribed Rate) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 6th March 1995. 2 For the purposes of section 74 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 the prescribed rate shall be 7 per cent. Timothy Kirkhope Andrew Mitchell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 1st March 1995
PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Scheme may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Sweet Peas) Scheme 1995 and shall come into force on 24th March 1995. 2 In this Scheme “ the Act ” means the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (including that Act as extended to Northern Ireland and as extended to the Isle of Man). Plant varieties for which plant breeders' rights may be granted 2 There are prescribed for the purposes of the grant of plant breeders' rights all plant varieties of sweet peas belonging to the genus Lathyrus odoratus L. Period for which rights are exercisable 3 The period for which plant breeders' rights shall be exercisable in respect of any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 2 of this Scheme shall be 20 years. Class of plant varieties for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act 4 In relation to Lathyrus odoratus L. the class of plant varieties prescribed for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Act (which enables classes of plant varieties to be prescribed in connection with the use of names likely to deceive or cause confusion) consists of all plant varieties of sweet peas. Period specified for the purposes of section 7(2) of the Act 5 In relation to any of the plant varieties referred to in paragraph 2 of this Scheme the period prescribed for the purposes of section 7(2) of the Act (which enables a provision to be made whereby a compulsory licence granted by the Controller as respects a plant variety of a species or group specified in a Scheme shall not have effect for a prescribed period after the grant of rights in that plant variety) shall be 3 years. Howe Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 13th February 1995 Hector Monro Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 14th February 1995 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 14th February 1995 Denton of Wakefield Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office 28th February 1995 Michael Howard Secretary of State for the Home Department (being the Secretary of State concerned with matters relating to the Isle of Man) 14th February 1995
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption of Development Corporations) (Scotland) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 31st March 1995. Exemption in respect of maintenance of ground 2 Maintenance of ground (within the meaning of section 2(2)(f) of the Local Government Act 1988) by either East Kilbride Development Corporation or Glenrothes Development Corporation shall not be treated as a defined activity of that authority so long as it is carried out in the area of that authority before 31st December 1995. 3 Maintenance of ground (within the meaning of section 2(2)(f) of the Local Government Act 1988) by either Cumbernauld Development Corporation or Irvine Development Corporation shall not be treated as a defined activity of that authority so long as it is carried out in the area of that authority before 31st December 1996. George Kynoch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th February 1995
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 6th April 1995. Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 2 In regulation 98 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 (modification of provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 in relation to share fishermen) , in paragraph (c) (weekly rate of any Class 2 contributions payable by share fishermen) for the sum of “£7.75” there shall be substituted the sum of “£7.30”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. James Arbuthnot Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 1st March 1995
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold Order 1995 (Consequential) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 6th April 1995. Savings in respect of small employers' relief 2 Notwithstanding the revocation of the Statutory Sick Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Provisions Regulations 1983 and the Statutory Sick Pay (Small Employers' Relief) Regulations 1991 , those Regulations shall continue to have effect for the purposes of entitling an employer to recover an amount of statutory sick pay paid (whether before or after 6th April 1995) in respect of any day of incapacity for work before 6th April 1995 . Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 3 The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 shall be amended by inserting after regulation 21 the following regulation: Election to be treated as different employers not to apply to recovery of statutory sick pay 21A 1 Paragraph (2) below applies for the purposes of section 159A of the Contributions and Benefits Act (power to provide for recovery by employers of sums paid by way of statutory sick pay) and of any order made under that section . 2 Where an employer has made 2 or more elections under regulation 3 of the Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 1993 to be treated as a different employer in respect of each of the groups of employees specified in the election, the different employers covered by each of those elections shall be treated as one employer. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. William Hague Minister of State, Department of Social Security 1st March 1995