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COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND Citation, extent and commencement 1 This Order, which extends to England only, may be cited as the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) (England) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000. Dwellings undergoing repair or alteration 2 In article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992 , for Class A there is substituted— Class A: 1 a dwelling which satisfies the requirement set out in paragraph (2) unless it has been such a dwelling for a continuous period of twelve months or more ending immediately before the day in question; 2 the requirement referred to in paragraph (1) is that the dwelling is vacant and— a requires or is undergoing major repair work to render it habitable, or b is undergoing structural alteration, or c has undergone major repair work to render it habitable, if less than six months have elapsed since the date on which the work was substantially completed and the dwelling has continuously remained vacant since that date, or d has undergone structural alteration, if less than six months have elapsed since the date on which the alteration was substantially completed and the dwelling has continuously remained vacant since that date; 3 for the purposes of paragraph (2) above “major repair work” includes structural repair work; . Revocation 3 The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1999 is revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Beverley Hughes Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 22nd February 2000
WATER INDUSTRY, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 24th March 2000. 2 These Regulations do not apply to any water or sewerage undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales. Amendment of the Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) Regulations 1999 2 1 The Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) Regulations 1999 is amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (special provision to be included in charges schemes), in paragraph (2)– a at the beginning of sub-paragraph (a) insert “the qualifying person ”; and b at the beginning of sub-paragraph (b) insert “the qualifying person, or any dependent child of that person under the age of 16 who resides in the premises,”. 3 In regulation 3 (assistance to be provided), in paragraph (1)(b) for “ year” substitute “period”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Michael Meacher Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 23rd February 2000
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits Schemes Amendment (Education Maintenance Allowance) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 14th March 2000. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations– “the Disability Working Allowance Regulations ” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 ; “the Family Credit Regulations ” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 . Disregard of education maintenance allowance 3 1 For each of the paragraphs specified in paragraph (2) (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph– Any– education maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc. ); or sum (not being an allowance coming within (a)) in respect of a course of study attended by a child or young person payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996, section 49 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (power to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities) or section 12(2)(c) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (provisions of financial assistance to students). 2 The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are– a paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations ; b paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations . 4 1 At the end of each of the Schedules specified in paragraph (2) (which relate to capital to be disregarded) there shall be added the following paragraph bearing the respective specified paragraph number– Any education maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc.) which is payable as a bonus payment at the end of an academic term but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of that payment. 2 The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are– a paragraph 59 of Schedule 3 to the Family Credit Regulations; b paragraph 58 of Schedule 4 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations. Revocation 5 Regulation 2(2)(b) and (c) of the Social Security Amendment (Educational Maintenance Allowance) Regulations 1999 is hereby revoked. Bob Ainsworth Greg Pope Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 21st February 2000
RATING AND VALUATION, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations, which extend to England only, may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000. Property liable for unoccupied rates 2 Regulation 2(2)(g) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) Regulations 1989 shall have effect in respect of a hereditament shown in a non-domestic rating list compiled on or after 1st April 2000 as if for “ £1,500” there were substituted “£1,900”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 28th February 2000
DA TA PROTECTION 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000. 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Data Protection Act 1998. 2 For the purposes of paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Act, the circumstances specified in any of the paragraphs in the Schedule to this Order are circumstances in which sensitive personal data may be processed. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 17th February 2000
DA TA PROTECTION 1 This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Crown Appointments) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000. 2 There shall be exempted from the subject information provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 (as defined by section 27(2) of that Act) personal data processed for the purposes of assessing any person’s suitability for any of the offices listed in the Schedule to this Order. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 17th February 2000
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Grantham and District Hospital, the Lincoln and Louth and the Pilgrim Health National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000. Dissolution of NHS trusts 2 1 The Grantham and District Hospital National Health Service Trust established by the Grantham and District Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1994 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. 2 The Lincoln and Louth National Health Service Trust established by the Lincoln Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. 3 The Pilgrim Health National Health Service Trust established by the Pilgrim Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Yvette Cooper Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Department of Health 18th February 2000
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the United Lincolnshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 28th February 2000. 2 In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires— “ the Act ” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; “establishment date” means 28th February 2000; “operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act; “the trust” means the United Lincolnshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order. Establishment and name of the trust 2 There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the United Lincolnshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust. Nature and functions of the trust 3 1 The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act. 2 The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service at or from— i Grantham and District Hospital, 101 Manthorpe Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 8DG; ii County Hospital, Greetwell Road, Lincoln LN2 5QY; iii Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 9QS, and at or from associated hospitals, establishments or facilities. Directors of the trust 4 The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors. Operational date and accounting date of the trust 5 1 The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2000. 2 The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March. Limited functions before operational date 6 Between its establishment date and its operational date the trust shall have the functions— a of entering into NHS contracts; b of entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and c of doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date. Assistance by Health Authorities before operational date 7 1 The Lincolnshire Health Authority shall discharge the liabilities of the trust, incurred between the establishment date and the operational date, that are of a description specified in paragraph (2) of this article. 2 The liabilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are— a liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and non-executive directors of the trust; b liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also directors of the trust; c liability for the remuneration of persons employed by the trust; and d any other liability which may reasonably be incurred by the trust for the purpose of enabling it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from the operational date. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Yvette Cooper Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Department of Health 18th February 2000
DA TA PROTECTION 1 This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Designated Codes of Practice) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000. 2 The codes of practice listed in the Schedule to this Order shall be designated for the purposes of section 32(3) of the Data Protection Act 1998. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 17th February 2000
DA TA PROTECTION 1 This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Miscellaneous Subject Access Exemptions) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000. 2 Personal data consisting of information the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted by the enactments and instruments listed in the Schedule to this Order are exempt from section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 17th February 2000
ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000. Period for grants to the Churches Conservation Trust 2 The period beginning on 1st April 2000 and expiring on 31st March 2003 is hereby specified for the purposes of section 1(1) of the Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Act 1969 (“ the Act ”). Aggregate amount of grants 3 The aggregate amount of the grants that may be paid under section 1(1) of the Act in the period specified in article 2 of this Order shall not exceed £8,829,000. Chris Smith Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 10th February 2000 We approve, Bob Ainsworth Greg Pope Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 14th February 2000
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provision) Order 2000. Commencement 2 Section 24 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Central Arbitration Committee: members) shall come into force on 22nd February 2000. Transitional provision 3 A person holding office immediately before 22nd February 2000 as a member of the Central Arbitration Committee, in accordance with his appointment under section 260 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 , shall be treated on and after that date as if he had been appointed in accordance with that section as amended by section 24 of the Employment Relations Act 1999. Alan Johnson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry 21st February 2000
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 This Order may be cited as the North Riding College Higher Education Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st August 2000. 2 In this Order “the corporation” means North Riding College higher education corporation. 2 On 1st August 2000 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to and vest in the University of Hull. 3 Section 127 of the Education Reform Act 1988 shall apply to any person employed by the corporation immediately before 1st August 2000 as if the reference in that section– a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the transfer date were to 1st August 2000; c to the transferor authority were to the corporation; and d to the corporation were to the University of Hull. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 14th February 2000
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Phoenix College (Dissolution) Order 2000, and shall come into force on 1st April 2000. 2 On 1st April 2000 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Merton College, Morden, 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 corporation immediately before 1st April 2000 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 April 2000; c to the transferor were to the corporation; and d to the corporation were to Merton College, Morden. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 14th February 2000
WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Water and Sewerage (Conservation, Access and Recreation) (Code of Practice) Order 2000, and shall come into force on 27th March 2000. 2 This Order— a so far as it relates to the Water Industry Act 1991, does not apply to any water or sewerage undertaker whose area of appointment is wholly or mainly in Wales; and b so far as it relates to the Environment Act 1995, applies only in so far as the functions of the Environment Agency are carried out in relation to England. Approval of Code of Practice 2 The Code of Practice on Conservation, Access and Recreation, which was issued jointly by the Secretary of State and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 22nd February 2000 for the purposes of— a giving practical guidance to relevant water undertakers and sewerage undertakers with respect to matters for the purposes of which sections 3 and 4 of the Water Industry Act 1991 have effect; b promoting what appear to the Secretary of State to be desirable practices by such undertakers with respect to those matters; c giving practical guidance to the Environment Agency with respect to matters for the purposes of which sections 6(1), 7 and 8 of the Environment Act 1995 have effect; and d promoting what appear to the Secretary of State and the Minister to be desirable practices by the Environment Agency with respect to those matters, is hereby approved— so far as the Code is issued for the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), under section 5 of the Water Industry Act 1991; so far as the Code is issued for the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (c) and (d), under section 9 of the Environment Act 1995. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for theEnvironment, Transport and the Regions Chris Mullin Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 22nd February 2000 E. A. Morley Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 23rd February 2000
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2000 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 The day hereby appointed for the purposes of section 2(2)(b) of the Act is 23rd May 2000, being not more than 12 months after the day on which this Order is made or more than five years after the day on which the Act was passed. 3 The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 1999 is hereby revoked. Adam Ingram Minister of State Northern Ireland Office 23rd February 2000
TAI, CYMRU Enwi, cychwyn a chymhwyso 1 1 Enw'r Gorchymyn hwn yw Gorchymyn Tai (Hawl i Brynu) (Blaenoriaeth Arwystlon) (Cymru) 2000 a daw i rym ar 20 Ionawr 2000. 2 Mae'r Gorchymyn hwn yn gymwys i Gymru'n unig. Cyrff a bennir 2 Pennir y cyrff canlynol yn sefydliadau benthyg cymeradwy i ddibenion adran 156 o Ddeddf Tai 1985 (blaenoriaeth arwystlon)— a Mortgages 1 Limited – Rhif y Cwmni 3186649 b Mortgages 2 Limited – Rhif y Cwmni 3587558 c Mortgages 4 Limited – Rhif y Cwmni 3695068 Llofnodwyd ar ran Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998. Dafydd Elis Thomas Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol 19 Ionawr 2000
SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 6th March 2000. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 and “regulation” means a regulation of the principal Regulations. Amendment of regulations 19 and 25 of the principal Regulations 3 1 Regulation 19 (payments to be disregarded) shall be amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (1) after sub-paragraph (zn) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph— zo a payment made to a person, as a participant in the scheme arranged under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 , and known as “New Deal 50plus”, of an employment credit, or a training grant, under that scheme. 4 1 Regulation 25 (earnings for the purposes of certificates of exception) shall be amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (2) for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph— b in calculating those net earnings— i where the applicant also has earnings from employed earner’s employment in the same year which are shown in the accounts of his business as a receipt of that business, or ii where the applicant, as a participant in the scheme arranged under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 and known as “New Deal 50plus”, has received payments of an employment credit, or a training grant, under that scheme, those earnings or payments shall be disregarded. Jim Dowd Greg Pope Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 9th February 2000 The Department for Social Development hereby concurs. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 11th February 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
COMPETITION Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Competition Act 1998 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000. Provisions of the Act commenced by this Order 2 1st March 2000 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Competition Act 1998 listed in the first column of the Schedule to this Order for the purposes set out in the second column. Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 11th February 2000
PENSIONS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 20th March 2000. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, a regulation referred to by number alone means the regulation so numbered in the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995 . Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995 3 In regulation 2.9(2)(b), the words “the greater of the annual rate of the member’s salary or of” shall be deleted. 4 Regulation 2.11 shall stand as paragraph (1) of that regulation and in that paragraph the reference to regulation 2.10 shall be deleted. 5 The following shall be inserted after regulation 2.11 and shall stand as paragraph (2) of that regulation: 2 Regulation 2.10 shall apply to members who fall within regulation 2.2(1)(b) as if for the reference to regulation 2.7 there were substituted a reference to regulation 2.12. . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 1st February 2000 John Reid, One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Dated 4th February 2000 We consent Bob Ainsworth Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 10th February 2000
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Commencement) Order 2000. 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of the Northern Ireland Act 2000, other than subsections (1) and (2) of section 9 (which are already in force), is the day after the day on which this Order is made. Peter Mandelson One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 11th February 2000
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Southend Community Care Services and the Thameside Community Healthcare National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000. Dissolution of NHS trusts 2 The Southend Community Care Services National Health Service Trust established by the Southend Community Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order and the Thameside Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust established by the Thameside Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment Order) are hereby dissolved, and accordingly those Orders are hereby revoked. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health Hunt Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 17th February 2000