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HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 31st October 1996. Amendment of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994 2 Regulation 35A of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation— a in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (3), after “appliance” there shall be inserted “and flue”; b sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) shall be deleted and the following substituted— b ensure that a record in respect of any appliance or flue so checked after the coming into force of this sub-paragraph is made and retained for a period of 2 years from the date of that check, which record shall include the following information— i the date on which the appliance or flue was checked; ii the address of the premises at which the appliance or flue is installed; iii the name and address of the landlord of the premises (or, where appropriate, his agent) at which the appliance or flue is installed; iv a description of and the location of each appliance or flue checked; v any defect identified; vi any remedial action taken; vii confirmation that the check undertaken complies with the requirements of paragraph (6) below; viii the name and signature of the individual carrying out the check; and ix the registration number with which that individual, or his employer, is registered with a body approved by the Executive for the purposes of regulation 3(3) of these Regulations.; c in paragraph (4), after “appliance” there shall be inserted “or flue”; d in paragraph (5), after “above” there shall be inserted “, or a copy thereof,”; and e after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 5A Notwithstanding paragraph (5) above, every landlord shall ensure that— a a copy of the record made pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (3)(b) above is given to each existing tenant of premises to which the record relates within 28 days of the date of the check; and b a copy of the last record made in respect of each appliance or flue is given to any new tenant of premises to which the record relates before that tenant occupies those premises save that, in respect of a tenant whose right to occupy those premises is for a period not exceeding 28 days, a copy of the record may instead be prominently displayed in those premises. By order of the Secretary of State. Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment. 3rd October 1996
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 1996, section 8, (Appointed Day) Order 1996. 2 The day appointed as the day on which section 8 of the Finance Act 1996 comes into force is 1st November 1996. D.J. Howard Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ 4th October 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (The Julie Rose Stadium) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st November 1996. Designation of public body 2 The Julie Rose Stadium, being a person appearing to the Secretary of State to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be a public body for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 2nd October 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office 3rd October 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 7th October 1996 immediately after the Child Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1996 . Amendment of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 1976 2 In regulation 14B of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 1976 , after paragraph (e), there shall be inserted the following paragraphs — f a person whose leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom is not subject to any limitation; g a person, other than a person to whom any of paragraphs (a) to (f) above apply who, immediately before 7th October 1996, is being paid child benefit, save that this paragraph shall apply only until such time as that person’s entitlement to that benefit is reviewed under section 25 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. Revocation 3 Regulation 3 of the Child Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1996 (saving) is revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. A. J. B. Mitchell Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 3rd October 1996
FOOD Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 4th October 1996. Amendment 2 The Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 shall be amended as follows — a in regulation 2(1), after the definition of “cattle passport” there shall be inserted — “mammalian meat and bone meal” shall have the meaning given in the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 199;;6 b paragraph 6 of Part I of Schedule 1 shall be replaced by — “The herd shall have been in existence for four years, except where every animal in the herd to which the application relates comes from a herd registered under the Scheme, which shall in either case be verifiable from farm records.”; in paragraphs 7 and 8(a) of Part I of Schedule 1, before “meat” there shall be inserted “mammalian”; in paragraph 8(b) of Part I of Schedule 1, “which only produced feed for ruminants” shall be replaced by “in which, over the four years prior to the application, mammalian meat and bone meal has not, with the knowledge of the owner or operator, been stored or used”; and paragraph 4 of Part II of Schedule 1 shall be replaced by “No animal in the herd shall be fed any feed or compound feed which contains mammalian meat and bone meal.”. Angela Browning Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 3rd October 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health John Horam Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 3rd October 1996 Michael Forsyth Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 3rd October 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales William Hague Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Welsh Office 2nd October 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Non-Dependant Deductions) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force — a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c for the purposes of regulation 4, on 6th April 1998. 2 Regulation 4 of these Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant for either of the benefits mentioned in that regulation, from the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 6th April 1998 and for the purpose of this paragraph, “benefit week"shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 or, where appropriate, in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 . Council Tax Benefit: changes in thresholds for, and amounts of, non-dependant deductions 2 ... Housing Benefit: changes in thresholds for, and amounts of, non-dependant deductions 3 ... Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance: changes in thresholds for, and amounts of, non-dependant deductions relating to housing costs 4 In both paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 and paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (thresholds for, and amounts of, non-dependant deductions relating to housing costs) — a in sub-paragraph (1), for head (a) there shall be substituted the following head — a in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over who is engaged in any remunerative work, £39.00; ; b in sub-paragraph (2), after head (c) there shall be added the following heads — d not less than £150.00 but less than £200.00, the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be £32.00; e not less than £200.00 but less than £250.00, the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be £36.00 . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Roger Evans Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security
INCOME TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Mongolia) Order 1996. 2 It is hereby declared- a that the arrangements specified in the Convention set out in the Schedule to this Order have been made with the Government of Mongolia with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to income tax, corporation tax or capital gains tax and taxes of a similar character imposed by the laws of Mongolia; b that those arrangements include provisions with respect to the exchange of information necessary for carrying out the domestic laws of the United Kingdom and the laws of Mongolia concerning taxes covered by the arrangements including, in particular, provisions about the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to those taxes; and c that it is expedient that those arrangements should have effect. N H Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
PENSIONS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 1995 (Commencement No. 8) Order 1996. 2 In this Order references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of, and Schedules to, the Pensions Act 1995. Appointed days 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 118 and 125(2) to (4) in so far as they are not already in force is 16th October 1996. 3 For the purposes of making regulations the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions is 16th October 1996— a section 3(2), b section 74(1) and (5)(a), c section 165, d Schedule 3, paragraphs 23 and 44(a)(ii) and section 122 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs, and e Schedule 5, paragraph 80(f) and section 151 in so far as it relates to that paragraph. 4 For the purposes of making rules the day appointed for the coming into force of section 158 is 16th October 1996. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Oliver Heald Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 15th October 1996
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Residuary Commencement No. 1) Order 1996. Appointed day 2 The day appointed as the relevant commencement date for the purposes of paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 2 to the Employment Rights Act 1996 (thereby bringing into force sections 46, 58 to 60 and 102 of that Act) is the 6th October 1996. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Oliver Heald Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 1st October 1996
SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Bankruptcy Rules) 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. 2 This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt. Bankruptcy Rules 2 The Schedule to this Act of Sederunt shall have the effect of providing rules in the sheriff court for the purpose of the Bankruptcy (Scotland)Act 1985. Revocation and saving 3 The Act of Sederunt (Bankruptcy Rules) 1993 is hereby revoked. Hope of Craighead Lord President I.P.D. Edinburgh 27th September 1996
MARRIAGE 1 This Order may be cited as the Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) Act 1996 (Commencement) Order 1996. 2 The provisions of the Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) Act 1996 shall come into force on 1st February 1997. Home Office Blatch Minister of State 1st October 1996
ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (Extinguishment of Liabilities) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 4th October 1996. 2 In this Order: a “commencing capital debt” means the Authority’s commencing capital debt under section 1 of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1986 (of an amount specified by a notice given by the Secretary of State and dated 26th March 1986), which, by virtue of section 1(2) of that Act, is deemed to have been assumed by the Authority on 1st April 1986; and b “loans” means relevant loans within section 10(12)(a) of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1995. Extinguishment of liabilities 2 1 The liabilities of the Authority in respect of the principal of the loans mentioned in paragraph (2) below are hereby extinguished. 2 The loans referred to in paragraph (1) above are the loans of the amounts specified in column (1) of the Schedule hereto, which (except in the case of commencing capital debt) were respectively granted on the dates specified in column (2) of that Schedule, and in respect of which the amount (in respect of principal) which remains to be repaid immediately before the coming into force of this Order is respectively specified in column (3) of that Schedule. Richard Page, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry 27th September 1996 We consent, Bowen Wells, Patrick McLoughlin, Two of the Lords Commissioners ofHer Majesty’s Treasury 2nd October 1996
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 This Order may be cited as the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1996. 2 Sections 1, 2 and 4 of the the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 shall come into force on 1st November 1996. Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 26th September 1996
COUNTY COURTS 1 This Order may be cited as the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st November 1996. 2 The following shall be substituted for Article 5 of the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991 . Rate of interest 5 1 Subject to paragraph (2), where a judgment debt carries interest the rate of interest shall be the rate for the time being specified in section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838 . 2 Where a judgment debt carries interest and has been given for a sum expressed in a currency other than sterling, a county court may order that the rate of interest shall be such rate as the court thinks fit (instead of the rate otherwise applicable under paragraph (1)) and, where the court makes such an order, section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838 shall have effect in relation to the judgment debt as if the rate specified in the order were substituted for the rate specified in that section. 3 Nothing in this Order shall apply in relation to a judgment or order given before 1st November 1996. Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 26th September 1996 We concur, Patrick McLoughlin Bowen Wells Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 2nd October 1996
HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Revision Order 1996 and shall come into force on 14th October 1996. 2 The Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbours Orders 1931 to 1989 and this Order may be cited as the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Orders 1931 to 1996. Interpretation 2 In this Order:— “ the Commissioners ” means the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Commissioners; “the Order of 1931 ” means the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Pier and Harbour Order 1931 ; “the Order of 1971 ” means the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Revision Order 1971 ; “ the signed plan ” means the plan prepared in triplicate signed by the Head of Ports Division, Department of Transport and marked “Plan referred to in the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Revision Order 1996”, two copies of which have been deposited at that Department and one copy of which has been deposited at the offices of the Harbour Master and Clerk to the Commissioners, The Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Commissioners, The Quay, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0NT. Extension of limits of harbour 3 1 The limits within which the Commissioners shall have authority shall be extended to include, in addition to the limits described in section 14 (Limits of Order) of the Order of 1931 and article 4 (Extension of limits of harbour) of the Order of 1971, the area of the Solent below high-water mark of ordinary spring tides and adjoining the limits so described bounded by three straight lines drawn from a point at 50° 42.48'N, 01° 29.82'W thence to a point at 50° 42.86'N, 01° 29.88'W thence to a point at 50° 42.57'N, 01°31.00'W and thence to a point at 50° 42.38'N, 01° 31.00'W. 2 The area of the Solent described in paragraph (1) above is, for the purpose of identification only, shown hatched black on the signed plan. 3 References to the harbour in the Order of 1931 and the Order of 1971 shall be construed as including the area of the Solent described in paragraph (1) above. Crown rights 4 1 Nothing in this Order shall affect prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege, authority or exemption of the Crown and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, nothing in this Order shall authorise any person to take, use, enter upon or in any manner interfere with, any land or hereditaments (including any part of the shore or bed of the sea or of any river, channel, creek, bay or estuary) or any rights of whatsoever description— a belonging to Her Majesty in right of Her Crown and under the management of the Crown Estate Commissioners without the consent in writing of those Commissioners; or b belonging to a government department, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purpose of a government department, without the consent in writing of that department. 2 A consent under paragraph (1) above may be given unconditionally or subject to such conditions and upon such terms as shall be considered necessary or appropriate. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport J D Henes Head of Ports Division Department of Transport 26th September 1996
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Priority of Charges) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 17th October 1996. Specified Body 2 Leek United Home Loans Limited is hereby specified as an approved lending institution for the purposes of section 156 of the Housing Act 1985 (priority of charges). Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Ferrers Minister of State, Department of Environment 24th September 1996 We consent, Patrick McLoughlin Bowen Wells Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 26th September 1996
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contracting-out and Qualifying Earnings Factor) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 6th April 1997. 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— “the Contributions and Benefits Act" means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ; “the Pension Schemes Act" means the Pension Schemes Act 1993. Modification of the application of section 44(5) of the Contributions and Benefits Act 2 1 Where, by virtue of subsection (1) of section 48A of the Pension Schemes Act, section 44(6) of the Contributions and Benefits Act has effect for the tax year 1997-98 or any later tax year, in relation to some but not all of the earnings of an earner, the application of section 44(5) of the Contributions and Benefits Act is modified for that year in accordance with this regulation. 2 In a case where the year is one in which the amount of a Class 1 contribution in respect of the earnings paid to or for the benefit of an earner in a tax week was reduced under sections 41 (as it had effect before the second abolition date) or 42A of the Pension Schemes Act (reduced rates of Class 1 contributions for earners in contracted-out employment) section 44(5) of the Contributions and Benefits Act is modified so that the qualifying earnings factor for the purposes of section 44(5)(a) of that Act shall be calculated by applying the formula— L × ( 52 - N ) where—L is the weekly lower earnings limit for the final relevant year; and N is the number of tax weeks in which a Class 1 contribution for the earner is reduced in accordance with sections 41 (as it had effect before the second abolition date) or 42A of the Pension Schemes Act. 3 In a case where the year is one in which an amount is paid in respect of an earner under section 45(1) of the Pension Schemes Act (minimum contributions towards appropriate personal pension schemes) section 44(5) of the Contributions and Benefits Act is modified so that the qualifying earnings factor for the purposes of section 44(5)(a) of that Act shall be zero. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. A. J. B. Mitchell Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security
GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the HMSO Trading Fund (Revocation) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 5th October 1996. Revocation 2 This Order revokes the HMSO Trading Fund Order 1980 and the HMSO Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 1994. Roger Freeman Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 30th September 1996 Patrick McLoughlin Bowen Wells Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 30th September 1996
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Northbrook Instrument of Management (Variation) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st November 1996. Variation of the Northbrook Instrument of Management Order 1973 2 1 The Northbrook Instrument of Management Order 1973 shall be varied in accordance with the following paragraphs of this Article. 2 In Article 2 (interpretation)— a in paragraph (1)— i in the definition of “the Act” for the words “Children and Young Persons Act 1969” there shall be substituted the words “Children Act 1989”; ii in the definition of “the home” for the words “voluntary home” there shall be substituted the words “Controlled Community Home”; and iii in the definition of “local authority” for the words “Children and Young Persons Act 1969” there shall be substituted the word “Act”; and b in paragraph (2) for the words “Interpretation Act 1889” there shall be substituted the words “Interpretation Act 1978”. 3 In Article 3 (purpose and nature of home)— a for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 3 1 The purpose of the home shall be the accommodation of not more than 30 children under the age of eighteen who are either looked after by a local authority under the Act, or detained pursuant to section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 . ; and b in paragraph (2) after the words “residential care of children” there shall be inserted the words “in open and, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, in secure accommodation”. 4 In Article 5 (character of home) for the words “section 40(3) of” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to”. 5 In article 18(1) (finance) for the words “section 41(5) of” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraph 13 of paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Simon Burns Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 24th September 1996