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National Health Service Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st May 2012. Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 2 1 The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 are amended as follows. 2 After regulation 5(f) (exemption from charges for treatment the need for which arose during the visit) insert— or g in the United Kingdom between 16th July 2012 and 10th August 2012 inclusive as part of the “Games Family” (in this regulation “Games Family” means the group of individuals who are taking part or involved in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in London 2012 and who have been given a letter code for the purpose of receiving free treatment the need for which arose during the visit to the United Kingdom). . NIC OLA STURGEON A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 13th March 2012
Housing Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provision) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012. Appointed day 2 1st August 2012 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 to come into force, in so far as not already in force:— a section 153 (tenant protection: repossession orders); and b section 155 (Scottish secure tenancy: rent arrears pre-action requirements). Transitional provision 3 Notwithstanding the commencement of section 155(a) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010, section 14(2A) (proceedings for possession) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 does not apply to proceedings in respect of which a notice under section 14(2) of that Act was served on the tenant and any qualifying occupier before 1st August 2012 and is in force at the time the proceeding are raised. Amendment of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012 4 In paragraph 18(f) of Schedule 2 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012 (transitional and savings provisions: insolvency etc. ), for “schedule 7” substitute “schedule 8”. KEITH BROWN Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 14th March 2012
Town And Country Planning Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Continuation in force of Local Plans) (Highland) (Scotland) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012. 2 In this Order, “new site specific land allocation” means a proposal contained in the Highland-wide Local Development Plan which allocates land for development, or a class of development, by reference to a specific site or area of land described in that local development plan. Continuation in force of local plans 2 1 The Scottish Ministers direct that, notwithstanding the adoption of the Highland-wide Local Development Plan, the specified provisions of— a the Inverness Local Plan ; b the Nairnshire Local Plan ; c the Ross and Cromarty East Local Plan ; d the Sutherland Local Plan ; e the Caithness Local Plan ; f the West Highland and Islands Local Plan ; g the Wester Ross Local Plan ; and h the Badenoch and Strathspey Local Plan , shall continue in force in relation to the area to which the Highland-wide Local Development Plan relates. 2 In this article the “specified provisions” in relation to a local plan means the provisions specified in column 1 of the Part of the Schedule relating to that plan— a subject, as the case may be, to any limitation or exclusion relating to those provisions specified in the corresponding entry in column 2; and b other than any reference within those provisions to another provision which is not continued in force by this Order. DEREK MACKAY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 14th March 2012
Forestry Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Modification of functions of the Forestry Commissioners in relation to land in Scotland 2 Section 1 of the Forestry Act 1967 (general duty of the Forestry Commissioners etc. ) is amended as follows— a after subsection (2) insert— 2A The Commissioners also have the general duty of using land in Scotland placed at their disposal by the Scottish Ministers under this Act in the way best calculated to contribute to the delivery of the targets set in or under Part 1 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12) (“the climate change targets”). ; b in subsection (3), after “duty” insert “under subsection (2)”; and c in subsection (3A), in paragraph (a), for “and the production and supply of timber” substitute “, the production and supply of timber and, in Scotland, the delivery of the climate change targets”. STEWART STEVENSON Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 29th February 2012
Legal Aid And Advice Citation and Commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Advice and Assistance (Assistance By Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made . Amendment of the Advice and Assistance (Assistance By Way of Representation) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 2 1 The Advice and Assistance (Assistance By Way of Representation) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 3 (application of Part II of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 to assistance by way of representation: miscellaneous proceedings) , at the end of paragraph (s), insert— ; and t applications under sections 2(2), 3(3)(b), 4(3)(b), 11(3) and 12(3) of the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011 . . KENNY MACASKILL A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th March 2012
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012 and comes into force on 2nd April 2012. Amendment of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 2 Part 2 of schedule 2 to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Listed Authorities, Entries Amendable by Order in Council) is amended by omitting the entry relating to the General Teaching Council for Scotland (paragraph 24). Richard Tilbrook Clerk of the Privy Council
Sheriff Court Citation and commencement 1 1 This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2012 and comes into force on 21st May 2012. 2 A certified copy of this Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt. Increase in fees of shorthand writers 2 1 The Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992 is amended in accordance with the following subparagraph. 2 In Schedule 2 (shorthand writers’ fees) — a in paragraph 1 (attendance), for the amounts of £39.25 and £156.85 substitute the amounts of £40.75 and £162.80 respectively; b in paragraph 4 (transcripts), for the amounts of £6.40 and £7.85 substitute the amounts of £6.65 and £8.15 respectively; and c in paragraph 5 (copies), for the amount of £0.52 substitute the amount of £0.55. Savingsc 3 Paragraph 2 of this Act of Sederunt shall not affect fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred, before 21st May 2012. A.C. HAMILTON Lord President I.P.D. Edinburgh 20th March 2012
Regulatory Reform Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Services Reform (Recovery of Expenses in respect of Inspection of Independent Further Education Colleges and English Language Schools) (Scotland) Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Amendment of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 2 In section 72 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (expenses of Scottish Ministers)— a in subsection (1), after “1939” insert “or recovered by virtue of subsection (3)”; and b after subsection (2) insert— 3 The Scottish Ministers may recover from an educational establishment mentioned in subsection (4) the expenses incurred in respect of an inspection of the establishment caused by the Scottish Ministers under section 66(1) following a request by the establishment. 4 An educational establishment referred to in subsection (3) is an establishment which— a wholly or mainly, provides “fundable further education” within the meaning of section 5 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 , and b is not specified in schedule 2 to that Act. . MICHAEL RUSSELL A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 20th March 2012
Housing Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) (Confirmation of Compliance with Pre-Action Requirements) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st August 2012. Form of confirmation 2 Before raising proceedings under section 14 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (proceedings for possession) where confirmation for the purposes of section 14(2A)(b) of that Act is required, the writ submitted for warrant must include a statement of claim with an averment confirming to the court that the pre-action requirements in section 14A of that Act (pre-action requirements where grounds for possession include rent arrears) have been complied with. KEITH BROWN Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 14th March 2012
Adult Support Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Incidental Provision) (Adult Support and Protection) Order 2012 and comes into force on 31st March 2012. 2 In this Order “the 2007 Act ” means the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 . Application of the 2007 Act – references to “council officer” 2 1 Paragraph (2) applies where any function under Part 1 of the 2007 Act is delegated by a local authority to an NHS body by virtue of arrangements made under section 15(1) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002. 2 Any relevant reference in that Part to— a a “council officer” is to be read as including a reference to an employee of the NHS body; b a “council nominee” is to be read as including a reference to a nominee of the NHS body. Application of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (Restriction on the Authorisation of Council Officers) Order 2008 – application to an NHS body 3 1 Paragraph (2) applies where any function of a local authority under sections 7 to 11, 14, 16 or 18 of the 2007 Act is delegated by a local authority to an NHS body by virtue of arrangements made under section 15(1) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002. 2 The restrictions in the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (Restriction on the Authorisation of Council Officers) Order 2008 apply to an employee of an NHS body who is exercising those functions with the following modifications— a a relevant reference to a “council” is to be read as including a reference to the NHS body; and b a relevant reference to a “council officer” is to be read as including a reference to an employee of the NHS body. NIC OLA STURGEON A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th February 2012
Social Care Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Care (Joint Working etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 30th March 2012. Amendment of the Community Care (Joint Working etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 2 The Community Care (Joint Working etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows— a in regulation 1(2) after the definition of “the Act” insert— “delegated” means delegated by virtue of an arrangement entered into under section 15(1) of the Act and “delegation” is to be construed accordingly (with the exception of the reference in Schedule 2, paragraph 2); b omit regulation 2(2)(b)(iii) and (iv); c omit regulation 3(3)(b)(iii) and (iv); d in regulation 4 for “Schedule 3” substitute “Schedule 5”; e in regulation 5(1) for “Schedule 2” substitute “Schedule 6”; f after regulation 9 insert— Treatment of a payment under section 15(1)(b) 9A 1 Subsection (2) applies where a payment is made by virtue of an arrangement entered into under section 15(1)(b) of the Act and no fund is established under section 15(1)(c). 2 A payment made by one party (“X”) to another party (“Y”) in respect of the exercise of a delegated function is to be treated as expenditure by X on that function and income in relation to that function by Y. . g in regulation 10— i for paragraph (3)(c) substitute— c preparing such information as is reasonably required by each contributor to enable that contributor to monitor the effectiveness of the agreement and to account for that contributor’s share of the transactions, assets and liabilities in the fund. ; and ii omit paragraphs (4) and (5); h in regulation 11— i in paragraph (i) after “agreement” insert “, including risk management,”; ii omit “and” immediately after paragraph (i); and iii after paragraph (j) insert— k the systems for financial management for payments made under the arrangement, including the frequency of the payments and the content and frequency of reporting on those payments; and l a dedicated lead officer from each party who is responsible for ensuring the agreed aims and outcomes of the arrangement are delivered. ; i in the title to Schedule 2 omit “, JOINT WORKING UNDER SECTION 15”; j in the title to Schedule 3 omit “JOINT WORKING UNDER SECTION 15 AND”; and k after Schedule 4 insert Schedules 5 and 6 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. NIC OLA STURGEON A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th February 2012
National Assistance Services Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 9th April 2012. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Sum needed for personal requirements 2 For the purposes of section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (the amount which a local authority shall assume that a person will need for their personal requirements per week), the amount prescribed is £23.50. Revocation 3 The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 are revoked. NIC OLA STURGEON A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th February 2012
National Assistance Services Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 9th April 2012. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 . 3 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Amendment of regulation 20 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 20 of the principal Regulations (capital limit) for “£23,500” substitute “£24,750”. Amendment of regulation 28 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 28(1) of the principal Regulations (calculation of tariff income from capital) — a for “£14,500” (in each place it appears) substitute “£15,250”; and b for “£23,500” substitute “24,750”. Revocations 4 Regulations 2 and 3 of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2011 are revoked. NIC OLA STURGEON A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th February 2012
Legal Aid And Advice Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 30th March 2012. Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 2 In the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002 after regulation 40(5) (recovery of payments out of property recovered or preserved) insert— 5A Where the Board has not paid— a the surplus monies referred to in paragraph (4)(e)(i); and b any interest referred to in paragraph (4)(e)(ii), to the party, or to the person otherwise entitled to them, within five years of first making endeavours to do so paragraph (4)(e)(i) and (ii) ceases to apply in respect of those monies and that interest. . KENNY MACASKILL A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th February 2012
Representation Of The People Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Amendment of the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011 2 1 The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011 is amended as follows. 2 In article 5 (amendments)— a after paragraph (2)(a), insert— aa in regulation 8 (notification of the requirement of secrecy), for “section 66(4) and (6) of the Representation of the People Act 1983” substitute “rule 27” ; and b in paragraph (3)(a) for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraph (2)”. 3 In rule 61 of Schedule 1 (publication of voting information)— a in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) and (4)” substitute “paragraph (2)”; b in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraphs (b) to (e); c after paragraph (2) insert— 2A For the purposes of this rule, all postal ballot papers cast in a ward must be treated as if cast at a further polling station in that ward. ; d omit paragraphs (4) and (5); and e in paragraph (7) omit “and the postal ballot information”. DEREK MACKAY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 23rd February 2012
Representation Of The People Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Post-Local Government Elections Supply and Inspection of Documents) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 3rd May 2012. Fees relating to the supply of marked registers and lists 2 1 The Representation of the People (Post-Local Government Elections Supply and Inspection of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 6, for “calculated” to the end, substitute— the sum of £10, plus for a copy— a in printed form, £2 for each 1,000 entries (or remaining part of 1,000 entries) covered by the request; and b in data form, £1 for each 1,000 entries (or remaining part of 1,000 entries) covered by the request, and, for the purposes of this regulation, a request for a copy of the whole or the same part of the marked register or lists in both printed and data form may be treated as two separate requests. . DEREK MACKAY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 23rd February 2012
Equal Opportunities Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2012 and comes into force on 5th March 2012. Amendment of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 2 In Part 3 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 (public authorities: relevant Scottish authorities) after the entry “The Water Industry Commission for Scotland” insert— Other bodies and offices added on 5th March 2012 Children’s Hearings Scotland. The National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland. . AILEEN CAMPBELL Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 21st February 2012
Road Traffic Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass and M8 (Hermiston Junction) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 31st March 2012. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “the A720” means the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass; and “the M8” means the A8/M8 Edinburgh to Greenock Trunk Road. Speed limits 3 No person may drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour on the lengths of road specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations. 4 No person may drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour on the lengths of road specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations. Exemption 5 No speed restriction imposed by these Regulations applies to vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011 when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations. Revocation 6 The Edinburgh City Bypass (Sighthill, Colinton, Burdiehouse, Gilmerton and Millerhill Sections and Connecting Roads) (Speed Limit) Regulations 1989 are revoked. KEITH BROWN Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 23rd February 2012
Police Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Police Grant and Variation (Scotland) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012, but article 5 has effect from 1st April 2010. 2 In this Order— “authority” means a police authority (not being a constituent authority) or a joint police board; “financial year 2012-2013” means the period of 12 months commencing on 1st April 2012; and “police grant” means the grant made under section 32(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967. Aggregate amounts of grants for financial year 2012-2013 2 The aggregate amount of police grant to be made for the financial year 20122013 is £708,120,000. Amount of grant to an authority for financial year 2012-2013 3 The amount of police grant to be made for the financial year 20122013 to each authority specified in column 1 of the Table below is the corresponding amount in column 2. (1) (2) Authority Amount of Grant Central Scotland Joint Police Board £33,517,000 The Dumfries and Galloway Council £20,077,000 The Fife Council £42,702,000 Grampian Joint Police Board £65,337,000 Lothian and Borders Joint Police Board £132,982,000 Northern Joint Police Board £36,330,000 Strathclyde Joint Police Board £323,631,000 Tayside Joint Police Board £53,544,000 Payment of grant 4 The police grant payable to an authority by virtue of this Order for the financial year 20122013 will be paid to that authority in monthly instalments on the fifteenth day of each month during that year. Variation of the Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2010 5 The Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2010 is varied as follows— a in article 2 (aggregate amounts of grants for financial year 2010‑2011), for “£679,078,000” substitute “£690,390,000”; and b for the table in article 3 (amount of grant to an authority for financial year 2010‑2011) substitute the following table— (1) Authority (2) Amount of Grant Central Scotland Joint Police Board £33,678,000 The Dumfries and Galloway Council £18,648,000 The Fife Council £41,487,000 Grampian Joint Police Board £61,940,000 Lothian and Borders Joint Police Board £122,044,000 Northern Joint Police Board £33,515,000 Strathclyde Joint Police Board £329,001,000 Tayside Joint Police Board £50,077,000 . KENNY MACASKILL A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 16th February 2012