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Telecommunications (Fraud) Act 1997 Possession or supply of anything for fraudulent purpose in connection with use of telecommunication system. 1 In the 1984 Act, after section 42 there shall be inserted— Possession or supply of anything for fraudulent purpose in connection with use of telecommunication system. 42A 1 Subsection (2) below applies if a person has in his custody or under his control anything which may be used for the purpose of obtaining, or for a purpose connected with the obtaining of, a service to which section 42(1) above applies. 2 If the person intends— a to use the thing— i to obtain such a service dishonestly, or ii for a purpose connected with the dishonest obtaining of such a service, b dishonestly to allow the thing to be used to obtain such a service, or c to allow the thing to be used for a purpose connected with the dishonest obtaining of such a service, he shall be guilty of an offence. 3 Subsection (4) below applies if a person supplies or offers to supply anything which may be used for the purpose of obtaining, or for a purpose connected with the obtaining of, a service to which section 42(1) above applies. 4 If the person supplying or offering to supply the thing knows or believes that the person to whom it is supplied or offered intends or intends if it is supplied to him— a to use it— i to obtain such a service dishonestly, or ii for a purpose connected with the dishonest obtaining of such a service, b dishonestly to allow it to be used to obtain such a service, or c to allow it to be used for a purpose connected with the dishonest obtaining of such a service, he shall be guilty of an offence. 5 A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable— a on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, and b on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine or to both. 6 In this section, references to use of a thing include, in the case of a thing which is used to record any data, use of any of the data. Increased penalty for fraudulent use of telecommunication system. 2 1 In section 42(1)(b) of the 1984 Act (penalty on conviction on indictment for fraudulent use of telecommunication system), for “two years” there shall be substituted “ five years ” . 2 Subsection (1) above does not apply to an offence committed before this Act comes into force. Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Fraud) Act 1997. 2 In this Act “ the 1984 Act ” means the Telecommunications Act 1984. 3 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 4 This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997 Power to make orders as to fisheries for lobsters and other crustaceans. 1 1 Section 1(1) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (which enables the Secretary of State to make orders as to fisheries for shellfish) is amended as follows. 2 After “clams” there is inserted “ , lobsters ” . 3 After “molluscs” there is inserted “ or crustaceans ” . Short title and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997. 2 This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. 1 1 This Act shall apply in relation to any office established in the United Kingdom by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the purposes of furthering the economic and trade interests of the Region. 2 Where an office is located outside London, this Act shall apply in relation to it only if the Secretary of State so determines. 3 The Schedule to this Act (which makes provision about privileges and immunities) shall have effect. 4 If in any proceedings a question arises whether or not a privilege or immunity applies by virtue of the Schedule to this Act, a certificate issued by the Secretary of State stating any fact relating to that question shall be conclusive evidence of that fact. Short title and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996. 2 This Act extends to Northern Ireland. 3 Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that any of the provisions of this Act shall extend, with such modifications as appear to Her Majesty to be appropriate, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
Consolidated Fund ( No. 2) Act 1996 (repealed 16.7.1998) Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1997. 1 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1997 the sum of £2,424,973,000. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1998. 2 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1998 the sum of £96,861,662,000. Short title. 3 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act 1996.
Theft (Amendment) Act 1996 Obtaining a money transfer by deception. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit. 2 1 After section 24 of the Theft Act 1968 insert— Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit. 24A 1 A person is guilty of an offence if— a a wrongful credit has been made to an account kept by him or in respect of which he has any right or interest; b he knows or believes that the credit is wrongful; and c he dishonestly fails to take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to secure that the credit is cancelled. 2 References to a credit are to a credit of an amount of money. 3 A credit to an account is wrongful if it is the credit side of a money transfer obtained contrary to section 15A of this Act. 4 A credit to an account is also wrongful to the extent that it derives from— a theft; b an offence under section 15A of this Act; c blackmail; or d stolen goods. 5 In determining whether a credit to an account is wrongful, it is immaterial (in particular) whether the account is overdrawn before or after the credit is made. 6 A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years. 7 Subsection (8) below applies for purposes of provisions of this Act relating to stolen goods (including subsection (4) above). 8 References to stolen goods include money which is dishonestly withdrawn from an account to which a wrongful credit has been made, but only to the extent that the money derives from the credit. 9 In this section “account” and “money” shall be construed in accordance with section 15B of this Act. 2 This section applies to wrongful credits made on or after the day on which this Act is passed. The new offences: jurisdiction. 3 1 In section 1(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Group A offences for the purposes of the jurisdictional provisions) paragraph (a) (list of offences under the Theft Act 1968) shall be amended as follows. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 After the entry relating to section 22 insert— section 24A (retaining credits from dishonest sources, etc. ); . Application to loans of offence of obtaining services by deception. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and extent. 5 1 This Act may be cited as the Theft (Amendment) Act 1996. 2 Subject to subsection (3), this Act extends to England and Wales only. 3 An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to the purposes of this Act— a shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament); but b shall be subject to annulment by resolution of either House.
Horserace Totalisator Board Act 1997 (repealed) New corporate powers for the Horserace Totalisator Board 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and extent. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 (repealed) The Central Council Constitution of Central Council. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of the Council. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standing committees of Council. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Midwifery Committee. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The National Boards and their relationship to the Central Council Constitution of National Boards. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of Boards. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration The professional register. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission to register. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deemed registration of visiting EEA nurses and midwives. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removal from, and restoration to, register. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cautions. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False claim of professional qualification. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provisions about midwifery Rules as to midwifery practice. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local supervision of midwifery practice. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attendance by unqualified persons at childbirth. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial provisions Finances of Council and Boards. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts of Council and Boards. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous and general Central Council rules. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community documents. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visiting EEA nurses and midwives. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation and supplementary. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments, transitionals, repeals etc. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement, extent etc. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land Registration Act 1997 Registration Compulsory first registration. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indemnity Indemnity for errors or omissions in the register. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees Registration fees. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary Consequential amendments and repeals. 4 1 The enactments specified in Schedule 1 are amended in accordance with that Schedule, the amendments being consequential on the provisions of this Act. 2 The enactments specified in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent specified. Short title, commencement and extent. 5 1 This Act may be cited as the Land Registration Act 1997. 2 The following provisions, namely— a section 1, b Part I of Schedule 1 and section 4(1) so far as relating thereto, and c Part I of Schedule 2 and section 4(2) so far as relating thereto, come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes. 3 Otherwise this Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 An order under subsection (2) above may contain such transitional provisions and savings as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate in connection with the order. 7 This Act extends to England and Wales only.
Public Order (Amendment) Act 1996 (repealed) Power of arrest. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statutory Instruments (Production and Sale) Act 1996 Instruments etc. produced and sold under authority. 1 1 The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall have effect and be taken always to have had effect— a with the insertion of “ or under the authority of ” after “sold by” and “issued by” in each place, and b with the omission of “purporting to bear the imprint of the King’s printer” in section 3(1). 2 Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of section 3(2) of that Act in relation to proceedings commenced before 21st June 1996. Short title and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Statutory Instruments (Production and Sale) Act 1996. 2 This Act has the same extent as the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.
Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996 Grants in respect of nursery education Arrangements for making grants. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delegation. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children with special educational needs. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Disclosure of information. 6 Schedule 2 (nursery education grants: disclosure of information) shall have effect. Borrowing by grant-maintained schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Supplementary Orders and regulations. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial provisions. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments and repeals. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citation, interpretation, commencement and extent. 11 1 This Act may be cited as the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996. 2 This Act shall be construed as one with the Education Act 1996. 3 The provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes. 4 Apart from section 6 and Schedule 2 and this section, this Act extends to England and Wales only.
Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) Act 1996 Acquisition of British citizenship. 1 1 The Secretary of State may, on an application made for the purpose, register as a British citizen any woman who, before the passing of this Act, was the recipient or intended recipient of a UK settlement letter if— a she has her residence, or principal residence, in Hong Kong; ... b where she is no longer married to the man in recognition of whose service the assurance was given, she has not remarried ; and c the Secretary of State is satisfied that she is of good character 2 In this section “ UK settlement letter ” means a letter written by the Secretary of State which— a confirmed the assurance given to the intended recipient that, in recognition of her husband’s service, or her late or former husband’s service, in defence of Hong Kong during the Second World War, she could come to the United Kingdom for settlement at any time; and b was sent by the Secretary of State to the Hong Kong Immigration Department for onward transmission to the intended recipient (whether or not she in fact received it). Consequential nationality provisions. 2 1 A woman who is registered as a British citizen by virtue of this Act shall be treated for the purposes of the British Nationality Act 1981 as a British citizen otherwise than by descent. 2 The following provisions of that Act shall have effect as if this Act were included in that Act, namely— section 37 (Commonwealth citizenship); ... section 41 (regulations) other than subsection (2); section 42 (registration and naturalisation: citizenship ceremony, oath and pledge) ; section 42A (registration and naturalisation: fee) section 42B (registration and naturalisation: timing) section 44(1) ... (decisions involving exercise of discretion); section 45 (evidence); section 50 (interpretation); and section 51(3) (meaning of “ citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies ” in other Acts and instruments). Short title and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) Act 1996. 2 This Act has the same extent as the provisions of the British Nationality Act 1981 mentioned in section 2(2) above.
Energy Conservation Act 1996 Amendment of Home Energy Conservation Act 1995. 1 1 The Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) below. 2 In section 1(1) the following paragraphs shall be added to the definition of the term “ residential accommodation ”, namely— aa a house in multiple occupation, that is— i in England and Wales, a house in multiple occupation as defined by section 345 of the Housing Act 1985, ii in Scotland, a house or building as referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 152(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, and iii in Northern Ireland, a house in multiple occupation as defined by Article 75 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, or ab a house-boat, that is, a boat or other floating decked structure— i designed or adapted for use solely as a place of permanent habitation, and ii not having means of, or capable of being readily adapted for, self-propulsion, which, in the case of a house-boat in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, is a dwelling for the purposes of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or as the case may be, the purposes of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, or . Citation and commencement. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Energy Conservation Act 1996. 2 This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may, by order made by statutory instrument, appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes and different areas. 3 The Secretary of State may by order under subsection (2) make such transitional provision as appears to him to be appropriate. He may, in particular, make such adaptations of sections 2 to 4 of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 as are necessary to enable an energy conservation authority to prepare a separate report under section 2 on houses in multiple occupation or house-boats. 4 In the application of this section to Northern Ireland— a references to the Secretary of State shall be construed as references to the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland; b the reference to an order made by statutory instrument shall be construed as a reference to an order which is a statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
Appropriation Act 1996 (repealed 16.7.1998) Grant out of the Consolidated Fund Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1997. 1 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1997 the sum of £116,478,061,000. Appropriation of Grants Appropriation of sums voted for supply services. 2 All sums granted by this Act and the other Acts mentioned in Schedule (A) annexed to this Act out of the said Consolidated Fund towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty amounting, as appears by the said schedule, in the aggregate, to the sum of £217,381,144,792.82 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Acts mentioned in the said Schedule (A), for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule (B) annexed hereto. The abstract of schedules and schedules annexed hereto, with the notes (if any) to such schedules, shall be deemed to be part of this Act in the same manner as if they had been contained in the body thereof. In addition to the said sums granted out of the Consolidated Fund, there may be applied out of any money directed, under section 2 of the Public Accounts and Charges Act 1891, to be applied as appropriations in aid of the grants for the services and purposes specified in Schedule (B) annexed hereto the sums respectively set forth in the last column of the said schedule. Repeals. 3 The enactments mentioned in Schedule (C) annexed to this Act are hereby repealed. Short title. 4 This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 1996.
Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1996 (repealed) Licensing conditions for certain events. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Composition of licensing divisions. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 England and Wales Direct payments. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relationship with other functions. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scotland Direct payments. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendment. 5 In section 13 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (power of local authority to assist certain persons in disposal of produce of work), for the words “the last foregoing section” there shall be substituted the words “ section 12 of this Act ” . Northern Ireland Corresponding provision: parliamentary procedure. 6 An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to the purposes of sections 1 and 2 above— a shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament), but b shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. General Short title, commencement and extent. 7 1 This Act may be cited as the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996. 2 This Act, except section 6, shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes. 3 The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument provide that this Act shall have effect in its application to the Isles of Scilly with such modifications as are specified in the order. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Sections 4 and 5 above extend to Scotland only. 6 This Act, except this section and section 6, does not extend to Northern Ireland.