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COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings, Exempt Dwellings and Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (England) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. 2 This Order applies to England only. Amendment to the Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 1992 2 The Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 1992 is amended as follows: a in article 2, after the definition of “the Act” insert— “care home” means a care home within the meaning of the Care Standards Act 2000 , in respect of which a person is registered in accordance with Part 2 of that Act; b in article 3, before “Where” insert “Subject to article 3A,”; c after article 3, insert the following article— 3A A care home shall be treated as comprising the number of dwellings found by adding one to the number of self-contained units occupied by, or if currently unoccupied, provided for the purpose of accommodating the person registered in respect of it in accordance with Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and each such unit shall be treated as a dwelling. Amendment to the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992 3 In article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992 , for class I substitute— Class I: an unoccupied dwelling which was previously the sole or main residence of a person who is an owner or tenant of the dwelling and who— a for the purpose of receiving personal care required by him by reason of old age, disablement, illness, past or present alcohol or drug dependence or past or present mental disorder has his sole or main residence in another place (not being a hospital, care home, independent hospital or hostel within the meaning of paragraphs 6 or 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act or accommodation provided in Scotland by a care home service within the meaning of section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 ); and b has been a relevant absentee for the whole of the period since the dwelling last ceased to be his residence; Amendment to the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 4 For article 6 of the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 substitute— 6 For the purposes of paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act, “hostel” means— a premises approved under section 9(1) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 , or b a building or part of a building— i which is solely or mainly used for the provision of residential accommodation in other than separate and self-contained sets of premises, together with personal care, for persons who require such personal care by reason of old age, disablement, past or present alcohol or drug dependence or past or present mental disorder, and ii which is not a care home or independent hospital for the purposes of that paragraph. Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State Phil Hope Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 3rd December 2003
BUILDING AND BUILDINGS, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Building and Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 31st December 2003. Amendment of Regulations 2 In each of the following regulations, for the date “1st January 2004” there shall be substituted “1st July 2004”— a in the Building (Amendment) ( No. 2) Regulations 2002 , regulations 1(b), 4(1) and 4(2); b in the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 , regulations 1(1)(a), 4(1) and 4(2). Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State Phil Hope Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 1st December 2003
AGRICULTURE, WALES Title, application and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2001 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments to the Feeding Stuffs (Wales) Regulations 2001 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments to the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) Regulations 1999 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 D.Elis-Thomas The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the A646 Trunk Road (Halifax-M65) (Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004. 2 In this Order— i “principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and ii “the trunk road” means the north of Halifax-M65 Trunk Road (A646) 3 The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this order comes into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Arthur Ashburner Divisional Director, Highways Agency 2nd December 2003
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Head Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004. Application 2 1 These Regulations apply only in relation to England. 2 These Regulations do not apply to a person who before the coming into force of these Regulations has been appointed as the head teacher of— a a school maintained by a local education authority or a special school not so maintained; b an independent school ; or c a similar educational institution outside England and Wales. Interpretation 3 In these Regulations “National Professional Qualification for Headship” means the qualification awarded by the Secretary of State to a person if he is satisfied that the person has successfully completed a course of training for the National Professional Qualification for Headship approved by the National College for School Leadership Limited. Head Teachers' Qualification 4 1 Subject to regulation 5 a person may serve as a head teacher of a school maintained by a local education authority or a special school not so maintained only if he holds the National Professional Qualification for Headship, the National Professional Qualification for Headship in Wales , the Scottish Standard for Headship or the Professional Qualification for Headship in Northern Ireland . 2 This regulation does not apply in relation to a pupil referral unit. 5 1 A person may serve as a head teacher without a qualification mentioned in regulation 4(1) if— a he is appointed as a head teacher before 1st April 2009 and at the time he is appointed he has successfully applied for a training course for the purpose of gaining the National Professional Qualification for Headship; and b a period of four years beginning with the date upon which he is appointed as a head teacher has not expired. 2 The period of 4 years mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) shall be extended to take account of a period when a head teacher is absent from work in exercise of— a her right to maternity leave conferred by section 71 or 73 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 or conferred by her contract of employment or because of her pregnancy and has the right to return to work by virtue of the said section 71 or 73 or by virtue of her contract of employment; b the right to parental leave conferred by section 76 of the Employment Rights Act 1996; c the right to paternity leave conferred by section 80A or 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 ; or d the right to adoption leave conferred by section 75A or 75B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 . Acting head teachers 6 A person carrying out the functions of the head teacher of a school— a pending the appointment of a head teacher, or b in the absence of the head teacher, is not serving as the head teacher of the school for the purpose of these Regulations. David Miliband Minister of State Department for Education and Skills 29th November 2003
CYNRYCHIOLAETH Y BOBL, CYMRU Enwi, cychwyn a dehongli 1 Enw'r Gorchymyn hwn yw Gorchymyn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (Taliadau Swyddogion Canlyniadau) (Diwygio) 2003 a daw i rym y diwrnod ar ôl iddo gael ei wneud. Talu ffioedd hyfforddi i Swyddogion Canlyniadau 2 1 Mae Gorchymyn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (Taliadau Swyddogion Canlyniadau) 2002 yn cael ei ddiwygio fel a ganlyn. 2 Yn lle rheoliad 3(1)(b) rhodder — “treuliau o'r math a ddisgrifir ym mharagraffau 3(1), 4(1), 5(1), 6(1) a 6A(1) o'r Atodlen, ac”. 3 Yn rheoliad 3(2)(b), yn lle “7(1)” rhodder “5(1) a 6A(1)”. 4 Yn Rhan II o'r Atodlen, ar ôl Paragraff 6 mewnosoder paragraff newydd, sef Paragraff 6A— Taliadau mewn cysylltiad â hyfforddi swyddogion llywyddu: 6A 1 Mae'r paragraff hwn yn gwneud darpariaeth ar gyfer gwneud taliad i swyddog canlyniadau mewn cysylltiad â chostau a dynnir wrth hyfforddi swyddogion llywyddu i gyflawni dyletswyddau ar ddiwrnod pleidleisio mewn etholiad Cynulliad. 2 £40.00 yw'r uchafswm y gellir ei adennill fesul swyddog llywyddu sy'n cael hyfforddiant. 3 Yn ychwanegol at y costau y gellir eu hadennill o dan baragraff (2) £125.00 yw'r uchafswm y gellir ei adennill fesul etholaeth Cynulliad mewn cysylltiad â pharatoi deunyddiau hyfforddi. 4 Yn ychwanegol at y costau y gellir eu hadennill o dan baragraffau (2) a (3) £100.00 yw'r uchafswm y gellir ei adennill fesul cyflwyniad hyfforddi a roddir i swyddogion llywyddu. . Llofnodwyd ar ran Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998 . D. Elis-Thomas Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol 2 Rhagfyr 2003
EXTRADITION 1 This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Part 1 Designated Authorities) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. 2 The National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Crown Agent of the Crown Office are hereby designated for the purposes of Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003. Caroline Flint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 1st December 2003
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st December 2003. Interpretation 2 In this Order “the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school, or the school is conducted (or, as the case may be, each such religion or religious denomination). Designation of schools 3 The schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are hereby designated as schools having a religious character. 4 The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is stated opposite thereto in column (2). Penny Jones A Divisional Manager in the Department for Education and Skills 27th November 2003
EXTRADITION 1 This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Police Powers) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. 2 1 Articles 55, 56, 57 and 59 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 apply in the circumstances described in section 171(1) of the Extradition Act 2003 with the following modifications. 2 In articles 55(4)(b) and 56(12)(b) for “an offence” there is substituted “a relevant offence (within the meaning of section 164(3) of the Extradition Act 2003)”. 3 In articles 57(2)(a), 57(5)(a), 59(6)(a) and 59(8)(a) for “a serious arrestable offence” there is substituted “a relevant offence (within the meaning of section 164(3) of the Extradition Act 2003) that would be a serious arrestable offence if it had been committed in Northern Ireland”. 4 Articles 56(5A), 56(5B), 58(8A) and 58(8B) are omitted. Caroline Flint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 1st December 2003
EXTRADITION 1 This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Police Powers) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. 2 1 Sections 54, 55, 56 and 58 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 apply in the circumstances described in section 171(1) of the Extradition Act 2003 with the following modifications. 2 In sections 54(4)(b) and 55(12)(b) for “an offence” there is substituted “a relevant offence (within the meaning of section 164(3) of the Extradition Act 2003)”. 3 In sections 56(2)(a), 56(5)(a), 58(6)(a) and 58(8)(a) for “a serious arrestable offence” there is substituted “a relevant offence (within the meaning of section 164(3) of the Extradition Act 2003) that would be a serious arrestable offence if it had been committed in England and Wales”. 4 Sections 56(5A), 56(5B), 58(8A) and 58(8B) are omitted. Caroline Flint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 1st December 2003
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. Amendment 2 In Regulation 10(1) of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002 for “£25” there shall be substituted “£38”. David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 2nd December 2003
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the A679 Trunk Road (Halifax-Burnley) (Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004. 2 In this Order— i “principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and ii “the trunk road” means the Halifax-Burnley Trunk Road (A679) 3 The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this order comes into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Arthur Ashburner Divisional Director, Highways Agency 2nd December 2003
DENTISTS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on the day after the date on which they are made. Amendment of regulation 6 of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986 2 In regulation 6 of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986 (fees prescribed by the General Dental Council), for the amount “£25.00” there shall be substituted “£68.00”. The Common Seal of the General Dental Council was hereto affixed in the presence of Hew Byrne Mathewson President Antony John Townsend Registrar this 27th day of November 2003
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. Preliminary 2 The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations. Amendment of regulation 32 (windscreens and other windows) 3 After regulation 32(11), there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 11A Paragraphs (10) and (11) have effect in relation to any tint, film or other substance or material applied to a windscreen or window as they have effect in relation to the windscreen or window itself. Amendment of regulation 61 (emission of smoke, vapour, gases, oily substances etc. ) 4 In regulation 61(10AB)— a the word “or” immediately after sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted; b the word “or” shall be inserted immediately after sub-paragraph (c); and c after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph— ca a vehicle which— i is not a passenger car, ii is first used on or after 1st July 2002, and iii has a maximum gross weight not exceeding 3,500kg. Amendment of Schedule 7B (emissions from certain motor vehicles) 5 1 Schedule 7B shall be amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 3— a the word “or” immediately after sub-paragraph (a) shall be omitted; b for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs— b if the vehicle is not of such a description and is first used before 1st July 2002, 0.5%; or c if the vehicle is not of such a description and is first used on or after 1st July 2002, 0.3%. 3 In paragraph 3A— a the word “or” immediately after sub-paragraph (a) shall be omitted; b for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs— b if the vehicle is not of such a description and is first used before 1st July 2002, 0.3%; or c if the vehicle is not of such a description and is first used on or after 1st July 2002, 0.2%. 4 For paragraph 8 there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 8 1 This Part of this Schedule applies to a vehicle if, when subjected to a relevant test, the coefficient of absorption of the exhaust emissions from the engine of the vehicle immediately after leaving the exhaust system exceeds— a if the vehicle is first used before 1st July 2008 and the engine of that vehicle is turbo-charged, 3.0 per metre; b if the vehicle is first used before 1st July 2008 and the engine of that vehicle is not turbo-charged, 2.5 per metre; or c if the vehicle is first used on or after 1st July 2008, 1.5 per metre. 2 In paragraph (1) “a relevant test” means a test conducted in accordance with— a point 8.2.2 of Annex II of Council Directive 96/96/ EC as replaced by Article 1 of Commission Directive 2003/27/EC ; or b point 2.2 of Annex II of Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and the Council as replaced by Article 1 of Commission Directive 2003/26/EC . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 4th December 2003
MEDICINES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. Amendment of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 2 In regulation 3 of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 (fees)— a in paragraph (1) (fee for registration of premises), for “£156” substitute “£163” and for “£83” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£86”; b in paragraph (2) (retention fee), for “£101” substitute “£125” and for “£92” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£112”; c in paragraph (3) (additional sum by way of penalty), for “£323” substitute “£336” and for “£240” (sum where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£250”. Revocation 3 The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2002 are hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Rosie Winterton Minister of State, Department of Health 4th December 2003 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety D C Gowdy Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 2nd December 2003
HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003. Commencement 2 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 1 December 2003. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Melanie Johnson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 28th November 2003
MERCHANT SHIPPING Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) (Rate of Interest) (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 31st December 2003. Amendment of period for payment of rate of interest at the prescribed rate 2 The Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) (Rate of Interest) Order 1999 is amended by— a at article 3(a)(iv), after “1st September 1999”, inserting “until 30th December 2003”; and b at article 3(b), after “1st September 1999”, inserting “but before 31st December 2003.” Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 4th December 2003 We concur with the making of this Order Nick Ainger Derek Twigg Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 1st December 2003
DISABLED PERSONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) Act 2002 (Commencement No 1) Order 2003. Commencement of Act 2 In so far as the Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) Act 2002 applies to a private hire vehicle licensed by a licensing authority in England or Wales it shall come into force as follows— a on 31 December 2003, section 1(1) in so far as it relates to— i subsections (5), (6), (7) and (9) of section 37A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ; ii the power to make regulations under subsection (8) of that section; and iii sections 3, 4 and 5; and b on 31 March 2004, section 1(1) for all other purposes. By authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 2nd December 2003
EDUCATION, ENGLAND 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Teacher Training Bursaries) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. 2 The Education (Teacher Training Bursaries) (England) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 2— a substitute the following definition for the definition of “qualified teacher”— “qualified teacher” means a person who satisfies requirements specified in regulations made under section 132 of the Education Act 2002 ; ; and b omit “and” at the end of the definition of “school centred course” and insert the following definition after that definition— “subject enhancement course” means a post-graduate course which is designed to equip a person with the subject knowledge he requires to complete a course of initial teacher training; and . 4 In regulation 3(1)— a omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (d); and b after “initial teacher training” in sub-paragraph (e) insert “; or” and the following sub-paragraph— f a subject enhancement course . David Miliband Mnister of State, Department for Education and Skills 29th November 2003