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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 In this Order, “the 1995 Order ” means the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) Order 1995 . 2 In Schedule 1 to the 1995 Order (returning officers for certain borough constituencies outside Greater London), in the entry in the right-hand column opposite the name of the Brighton, Kemptown constituency, for “Brighton” there shall be substituted “Brighton and Hove”. 3 In Schedule 2A to the 1995 Order (returning officers for certain county constituencies) , after the entry for the Brigg and Goole constituency there shall be inserted in the left-hand column (name of county constituency) “Rutland and Melton” and opposite thereto in the right-hand column (county of which sheriff is returning officer) “Leicestershire”. Tom Sackville Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 27th February 1997
DISABLED PERSONS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination (Abolition of District Advisory Committees) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 31st March 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 1944 Act ” means the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 ; “the No. 3 Order ” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 1996 ; “district” means such district as the Secretary of State may determine in accordance with section 17(1)(b) of the 1944 Act; “district advisory committee” means a committee established by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 17(1)(b) of the 1944 Act. Cessation of effect of section 17 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1944 Act so far as concerns district advisory committees 3 Subject to Article 4 below, section 17 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1944 Act cease to have effect so far as concerns district advisory committees. Transitional provision 4 1 This Article shall apply if, at any time before 4 December 1997, the Secretary of State, having regard to sections 9 and 19 of the 1944 Act, as those provisions have been continued in effect pursuant to Article 3(a) of the No. 3 Order, considers it appropriate to refer a matter to a district advisory committee pursuant to section 9(7) of that Act. 2 In the circumstances provided for in paragraph (1) above, a the duty of the Secretary of State under section 17(1) of the 1944 Act to establish a district advisory committee, and b section 17(2) of that Act and so much of Schedule 2 to that Act as is necessary for the purposes of establishing a district advisory committee and of enabling it to carry out its functions under section 9 of that Act, shall revive in respect of the district in which the matter has arisen. 3 Where and to the extent provided, in respect of any district, paragraph (2) above has had effect to revive section 17 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1944 Act, those provisions shall once more cease to have effect in that respect and to that extent either a upon a decision of the Secretary of State not to institute a prosecution in respect of the matter referred to the committee; or b in the event that a prosecution in respect of that matter is instituted, upon a decision of the Secretary of State not to proceed with the prosecution or otherwise upon the conclusion of proceedings in relation to the offence; but without prejudice to the application of this Article in relation to another matter. Signed by order of the Secretary of State. Henley Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 27th February 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (London Boroughs of Newnham and Southwark) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 28th March 1997. Exemption of sports and leisure facilities management 2 The management of sports and leisure facilities by the London Borough of Newnham shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is undertaken at the Royal Victoria Dock Water Sports Centre, Tidal Basin Road, Off Silvertown Way, London E16 1AF, before 31st December 1998. 3 The management of sports and leisure facilities by the London Borough of Southwark shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as— a it is undertaken at the Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, 10, Melon Road, Peckham, London, SE15 5QW; b it consists of the marketing and promotion of the facility, the taking of bookings, and the collection of, and accounting for, fees and charges; and c it is carried out before 1st September 1999. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 27th February 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (London Borough of Brent) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 28th March 1997. 2 In this Order— “the Chalkhill Estate” means the area marked area 1 shown edged in pink; “the North Wembley area” means the area marked area 2 shown edged in green; and “the South Kilburn area” means the area marked area 3 shown edged and coloured in blue on the map marked “Map of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (London Borough of Brent) Order 1997” of which prints, signed by an Under Secretary of the Department of the Environment, are deposited and available for inspection during normal office hours at the principal office of the Secretary of State for the Environment and at the office of the Director of Housing, London Borough of Brent, Mahatma Gandhi House, 34 Wembley Hill Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 8AD. Exemption of Housing Management 2 Housing Management by the London Borough of Brent shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in relation to the housing situated within the Chalkhill Estate before 31st July 1999 and in relation to the housing situated in the North Wembley and the South Kilburn areas before 30th June 1998. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 27th February 1997
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st October 1997. 2 The Secretary of State is satisfied that— a it is requisite that the provisions of regulation 4 of these Regulations shall apply as from 1st October 1997 to vehicles registered under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 before the expiration of one year from the making of these Regulations; and b notwithstanding that the said provisions will then apply to those vehicles, no undue hardship or inconvenience will be caused thereby. Preliminary 2 The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations. Amendments to regulation 4 (application and exemptions) 3 1 Regulation 4 shall be amended as follows. 2 In column 3 of items 2 and 3 in the Table, after “10,” there shall be inserted “10A,”. Replacement of regulation 10 (indication of overall travelling height) 4 For regulation 10 there shall be substituted the provisions set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport 26th February 1997
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Customs Reviews and Appeals (Tariff and Origin) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 24th March 1997. 2 In these Regulations— “ the Act ” means the Finance Act 1994; “the Commissioners” means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. 3 1 Section 14 of the Act, as it applies to the decisions mentioned in section 14(1) of the Act, shall apply to the following decisions of the Commissioners, so far as they are made for the purposes of the Community provisions relating to binding tariff information or the Community provisions relating to binding origin information— a any decision as to the tariff classification or determination of the origin of any goods; b any decision as to whether or not binding tariff information or binding origin information is to be supplied; c any decision as to whether or not any binding tariff information or binding origin information is to be annulled, withdrawn or revoked. 2 In this regulation— “binding tariff information” and “tariff classification” have the same meaning as in the Community provisions relating to binding tariff information; “binding origin information” and “determination of the origin” have the same meanings as in the Community provisions relating to binding origin information; “the Community provisions relating to binding tariff information” and “the Community provisions relating to binding origin information” mean Article 12 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No. 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code and Title II of Part I of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/92 . 4 Section 16(4) of the Act (review jurisdiction) shall have effect as if decisions (b) and (c) mentioned in regulation 3(1) above were of a description specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Act. 5 1 Section 14 of the Act, as it applies to the decisions mentioned in section 14(1) of the Act, shall apply to the following decisions of the Commissioners, so far as they are made for the purposes of preferential tariff measures applicable to the exportation of goods and are not decisions falling within regulation 3 above— a any decision as to the determination of the origin of any goods; b any decision as to whether there is sufficient evidence to determine the origin of any goods. 2 In this regulation— “preferential tariff measures” means the preferential tariff measures mentioned in Article 20(3)(d) and (e) of the Community Customs Code. 6 Section 16(4) of the Act (review jurisdiction) shall have effect as if decision (b) mentioned in regulation 5(1) above was of a description specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Act. 7 The Customs Reviews and Appeals (Binding Tariff Information) Regulations 1995 are hereby revoked. M.J. Eland Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ 27th February 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Direct Service Organisations) (Accounts etc.)(Extension) (Wales) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the Exempting Order ” means the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1994 . Application of Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 during transitional period. 3 In relation to the Exempting Order, 30th September 1997 is the date specified for the purposes of the date mentioned in the definition of “exempting order” in section 52(3) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (application of Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 during transitional period) . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 6th March 1997
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st March 1997. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme) Regulations 1996 . Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), for the definition of “relevant function” there shall be substituted the following:— “relevant function” means the function of providing services in England for the purposes of the National Health Service Act 1977 or by virtue of section7 of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 or under paragraph 14 or 15 of Schedule 2 to the Act; . Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 6 of the principal Regulations (payments under the Scheme)— a in paragraph (1), for the words “a qualifying liability falls to be met by any eligible body” there shall be substituted the words “a payment falls to be made by any eligible body in connection with a claim in respect of a qualifying liability,”; b in paragraph (2) for sub-paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs:— c any payment which falls to be made by an eligible body in consequence of that body having agreed, without the prior consent in writing of the Secretary of State, to be bound by the determination of any person or body as to the making of a payment by that eligible body in respect of a qualifying liability; or d any payment, other than one to which sub-paragraph (c) above applies, which the eligible body has agreed to make otherwise than in the course of legal proceedings, or in consequence of that body having compromised legal proceedings, without the prior consent in writing of the Secretary of State. ; c in paragraph (3) for sub-paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs:— d where, otherwise than in the course of legal proceedings— i an eligible body has agreed to make a payment in settlement of a claim, the amount of that payment, ii an eligible body has agreed to make any contribution towards legal or associated costs incurred by a person in connection with that person’s claim against the eligible body in respect of a qualifying liability, the amount of that contribution, and the amount of any legal or associated costs incurred by the eligible body in connection with the claim; or e where an eligible body has agreed to be bound by the determination of any person or body as to the making of a payment by the eligible body in respect of a qualifying liability, the amount of the payment and the amount of any legal or associated costs incurred by either party in connection with the claim. . Gerald Malone Minister of State, Department of Health 21st February 1997 We consent, Roger Knapman Richard Ottaway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 27th February 1997
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (Funding for Teacher Training) Designation Order 1997 and shall come into force on 28th March 1997 2 The following are hereby designated as institutions eligible for funding under Part 1 of the Education Act 1994:— a Titan Partnership, a charitable unincorporated association having the registered charity number 1058051. b Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. c Essex County Council. Eric Forth Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 25th February 1997
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as The South Park Sixth Form College, Middlesbrough (Dissolution) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st August 1997. 2 On 1st August 1997 the Transferor shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the Transferee, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the Transferor immediately before 1st August 1997 as if the references in that section— a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the operative date were to 1st August 1997; c to the transferor were to the Transferor; and d to the corporation were to the Transferee. James Paice Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 24th February 1997
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE,ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st March 1997. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme) Regulations 1996 . Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), for the definition of “relevant function” there shall be substituted the following:— “relevant function” means the function of providing services in England for the purposes of the National Health Service Act 1977 or by virtue of section 7 of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 or under paragraph 14 or 15 of Schedule 2 to the Act; . Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 3(1) of the principal Regulations (eligible bodies) the words from “whose functions” to the end of the paragraph shall be omitted. Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations 4 In regulation 9 of the principal Regulations (payments under the Scheme)— a in paragraph (1), for the words “a qualifying liability falls to be met by any member” there shall be substituted the words “a payment falls to be made by any member in connection with a claim in respect of a qualifying liability,”; b in paragraph (2)(d)— i after head (ii) there shall be inserted the following new head:— iia any payment which falls to be made by a member in consequence of that member having agreed, without the prior consent in writing of the Secretary of State, to be bound by the determination of any person or body as to the making of a payment by that member in respect of a qualifying liability, , ii in head (iii), after the word “payment” there shall be inserted the words “, other than one to which head (iia) above applies,”; c in paragraph (3) for sub-paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs:— d where, otherwise than in the course of legal proceedings— i a member has agreed to make a payment in settlement of a claim, the amount of that payment, ii a member has agreed to make any contribution towards legal or associated costs incurred by a person in connection with that person’s claim against the member in respect of a qualifying liability, the amount of that contribution, and the amount of any legal or associated costs incurred by the member in connection with the claim; or e where a member has agreed to be bound by the determination of any person or body as to the making of a payment by that member in respect of a qualifying liability, the amount of the payment and the amount of any legal or associated costs incurred by either party in connection with the claim. . Gerald Malone Minister of State, Department of Health 21st February 1997 We consent, Roger Knapman Richard Ottaway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 27th February 1997
VALUE ADDED TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Finance) Order 1997 and shall apply in relation to any supply made on or after 24th March 1997. 2 Group 5 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (exempt supplies: finance) shall be varied as follows— a after item 9 there shall be added the following item— 10 The services of the authorised corporate director of an open-ended investment company so far as they consist in managing the company’s scheme property. ; b after Note (6) there shall be added the following Notes— 7 For the purposes of item 10, a person is an authorised corporate director of an open-ended investment company if for the time being that person— a is a director of the company, and b has responsibility for the management of, and is managing, the company’s scheme property. 8 For the purposes of item 10 and Note (7), an open-ended investment company’s scheme property is the property subject to the collective investment scheme constituted by that company. 9 In Note (7) “director”, in relation to an open-ended investment company, includes a person occupying in relation to it the position of director (by whatever name called). 10 For the purposes of this Group, “collective investment scheme” and “open-ended investment company” have the meanings given by section 75 of the Financial Services Act 1986 . Richard Ottoway Patrick McLoughlin Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 26th February 1997
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 1989 . Amendment of amounts specified in the principal Regulations 2 For each amount specified in column (3) of the Schedule to these Regulations, where it appears in the provision of the principal Regulations specified in relation to it in column (1) (the subject matter of which is indicated in column (2) ), there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column (4) . Transitional provisions 3 Where, on or after 1st April 1997— a any appliance specified in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations is supplied pursuant to an order given before that date; or b any pre-payment certificate is granted under regulation 8 of the principal Regulations pursuant to an application under that regulation which was received before that date, the principal Regulations shall have effect in relation to that supply or, as the case may be, that grant as if regulation 2 of these Regulations had not come into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Gerald Malone Minister of State, Department of Health 4th March 1997
PROFESSIONS SUPPLEMENTARY TO MEDICINE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Professions Supplementary to Medicine (Prosthetists and Orthotists Board) Order of Council 1997 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order, “the Act” means the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960. Extension of application of the Act to the profession of prosthetist and orthotist 2 The Act shall have effect as if the profession of prosthetist and orthotist were mentioned in section 1(2) of the Act, and accordingly the First Schedule to the Act (constitutions of the Council and boards, and supplementary provisions) shall have effect as if there were made the further alterations, additions or omissions specified in the Schedule to this Order. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
MARINE POLLUTION 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 20th March 1997. 2 Paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1996 shall be amended as follows: a in the second line, the words “bounded by a series of lines” shall be replaced by the words “the lines”; and b the entries numbered 40 and 41 shall be replaced by the following entries: 40. 60° 40' 00" N 04° 24' 00" W 40-41 Parallel of Latitude 41. 60° 40' 00" N 04° 00' 00" W 41-42 Meridian of Longitude Malcolm Rifkind Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 17th February 1997