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social security Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2007. Low earnings threshold 2 It is hereby directed that, for the purposes of the Contributions and Benefits Act , the low earnings threshold for the tax years following the tax year 2006–2007 shall be £13,000. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th March 2007 (L.S.) B McGahan A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Pension Protection Fund (Liability to pay a Contributions Equivalent Premium) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2007. 2 In these Regulations— “ the Order ” means the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005; “the assessment date” means the date on which the assessment period in relation to the scheme or section of the scheme began; “ CEP ” means a contributions equivalent premium within the meaning of section 51 of the Pension Schemes Act (payment of state scheme premiums on termination of certified status); “segregated scheme” means a multi-employer scheme which is divided into two or more sections where— any contributions payable to the scheme by an employer in relation to the scheme or by a member are allocated to that employer’s or that member’s section, and a specified proportion of the assets of the scheme is attributable to each section of the scheme and cannot be used for the purposes of any other section. 3 In these Regulations, references to a scheme include, in the case of a segregated scheme, any section of the scheme. Liability to pay a CEP incurred before an assessment period begins 2 1 For the purposes of Article 119(4)(b)(ii) of the Order (restrictions on winding up, discharge of liabilities etc. ), a prescribed liability is a liability of the trustees or managers of the scheme to pay a CEP which— a is incurred before the assessment date, and b has not been discharged before that date. 2 A scheme incurs a liability to pay a CEP before the assessment date if, before that date, the trustees or managers of the scheme were required, or elected, to pay a CEP and had not discharged that liability before the assessment date. 3 Where paragraph (1) applies, the trustees or managers of the scheme may discharge the prescribed liability to pay a CEP during the scheme’s assessment period. Liability to pay a CEP incurred during an assessment period 3 1 For the purposes of Article 119(4)(b)(ii) of the Order, a prescribed liability is a liability of the trustees or managers of the scheme to pay a CEP which is incurred during the assessment period. 2 A scheme incurs a liability to pay a CEP on, or after, the assessment date if, on that date or during the assessment period, the trustees or managers of the scheme elect to pay a CEP. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 16th March 2007 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and Interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (2003 Order) (Specified Agency) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 30th April 2007. 2 In this Order: “adult placement agency” means a voluntary organisation or undertaking carried on by an HSS trust or Board or other person, the activities of which consist of or include: arranging for placing of persons in need with an adult placement carer for the provision of care and support (which may include accommodation); recruiting and training adult placement carers; supporting and monitoring placements but does not include arrangements made by a person solely for the provision of care and support for his or her relative; “adult placement carer” means a person who enters into an agreement with an adult placement agency to provide care or support for persons in need, which may include accommodation in the carer’s home; “the principal Order ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; “Board” means a Health and Social Services Board. Specified agency 2 An Adult Placement Agency is hereby specified for the purposes of Article 8 (2) (f) of the principal Order. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 12th March 2007. M. Briscoe A senior officer of the Department of Health Social Services and Pubic Safety
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 09 April 2007. 2 In these Regulations “the principal regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 . Amendment of regulation 20 (capital limit) of the principal regulations 2 In regulation 20 (capital limit) of the principal regulations for “£21,000” substitute “£21,500”. Amendment of regulation 28(1) of the principal regulations 3 In regulation 28(1) (calculation of tariff income from capital) of the principal regulations a for “£12,750” (both times it appears) substitute “£13,000”; and b for “£21,000” substitute “£21,500”. Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations 4 1 Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)— 2 For paragraph 27A substitute— 27A 1 Any child benefit, except in circumstances where a resident is accompanied by the child or qualifying young person in respect of whom the child benefit is payable and accommodation is provided for that child or young person under Article 15 or 16 of the Order 2 In this paragraph “child” and “qualifying young person” have the same meaning as in section 138 of the Contributions and Benefits Act . 3 In paragraph 27 (H) a In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for “£5.05” (each time it appears) substitute “£5.25”; b In sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for “£7.50” (each time it appears) substitute “£7.85”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 12th March 2007. Christine Jendoubi A senior officer of the Castle Buildings Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. 12th March 2007
water and sewerage Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Water and Sewerage Services (Successor Company) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 20th March 2007. Successor Company 2 Northern Ireland Water Limited (NIO 54463) is nominated as the successor company for the purposes of Part X of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 9th March 2007 John Mills A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to the forgoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9th March 2007 Mary McIvor A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
local government Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Boundaries 2006) (Commencement No.1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007. Appointed day 2 For the purposes of enabling the Secretary of State and the District Electoral Areas Commissioner to perform their functions under Article 2 of the District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 , the appointed day for the coming into operation of Article 3 of the Local Government (Boundaries) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is 12th March 2007. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 9th March 2007. John Ritchie A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
Legal Aid and advice Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application, revocation and saving 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons eligible for legal aid 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contributions from persons receiving legal aid 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in earnings limits in respect of dependent children and qualifying young persons 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
POLICE 1 This Order may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007. 2 Section 42(1) to (5) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (Intimate Samples) shall come into operation on 1st March 2007. Paul Goggins Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Northern Ireland Office 27 February 2007
SOCIAL SECURITY PART I INTRODUCTION Citation, commencement and effect 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workmen’s compensation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earnings limits 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory sick pay 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory maternity pay 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduated retirement benefit 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disability living allowance 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT Applicable amounts for income support 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income support transitional protection 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relevant sum for income support 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescribed sum for jobseeker’s allowance 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V STATE PENSION CREDIT State pension credit 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VI REVOCATION Revocation 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
water and sewerage Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special provision to be included in charges schemes 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistance to be provided to qualifying consumers 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of period for payment of affordability tariff 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charging by reference to volume 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requisitions and adoptions of water mains or sewers for existing dwellings 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grants by the Department for the purpose of providing special assistance under Article 202 of the Order 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
animals Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
water and sewerage Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Water and Sewerage Services (Transfer Date) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2007. Transfer date 2 1st April 2007 is the date specified as the transfer date for the purposes of Article 270(2) of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 7th March 2007 John Mills A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2007. Revaluation of earnings factors 2 The earnings factors for the tax years specified in the first column of the Schedule in so far as they are relevant — a to the calculation— i of the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit, or ii of any guaranteed minimum pension, or b to any other calculation required under Part III of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment), are directed to be increased for those tax years by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in the second column of the Schedule. Rounding of fractional amounts 3 Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in Article 2(a)(i), as increased in accordance with this Order, would not but for this Article be expressed as a whole number of pounds, it shall be so expressed by the rounding down of any fraction of a pound less than one half and the rounding up of any other fraction of a pound. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th March 2007 (L.S.) B McGahan A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
HEALTH SERVICES CHARGES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2007. 2 In this Order “ Social Security Regulations ” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 . Amendment of regulation 36 of the Social Security Regulations 2 In regulation 36(2)(a) of the Social Security Regulations, at the end insert— iii the appeal is made under Article 9(1) of the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 2006; or . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 7th March 2007. Julie Thompson A Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit by virtue of the Up-rating Order 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2007. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 . Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair) – a in paragraph (1)(b) for “£49.20” there shall be substituted “£50.50”; and b in paragraph (3) for “£12.70” there shall be substituted “£13.00”. Amendment of the Schedules to the principal Regulations 3 1 In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values – supply and replacement) , in column 3 (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column 1 of the Table below (old amount) there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table (new amount). TABLE Column 1 Old amount Column 2 New amount £33.70 £34.60 £51.20 £52.60 £74.90 £76.90 £169.10 £173.70 £58.20 £59.80 £74.00 £76.00 £95.90 £98.50 £185.90 £190.90 £173.20 £177.90 £49.20 £50.50 2 In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances) – a in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism – single vision lens) for “£11.00” there shall be substituted “£11.30”; b in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism – other lens) for “£13.10” there shall be substituted “£13.50”; c in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.70” there shall be substituted “£3.80”; d in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£4.20” there shall be substituted “£4.30”; e in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses) – i in sub-head (i) for “£55.50” there shall be substituted “£57.00”; ii in sub-head (ii) for “£49.20” there shall be substituted “£50.50”; and iii in sub-head (iii) for “£26.60” there shall be substituted “£27.30”; f in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frames) for “£55.50” there shall be substituted “£57.00”; g in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£12.70” there shall be substituted “£13.00”; and h in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other cases) for “£32.10” there shall be substituted “£33.00”. 3 For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher value – repair) , there shall be substituted Schedule 3 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Application of Regulations 2 and 3 4 The amendments made in regulations 2 and 3 apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the principal Regulations on or after 1 st April 2007. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Christine Jendoubi A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Mary McIvor A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
food Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Curd Cheese (Restriction on Placing on the Market) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and come into operation on 7th March 2007. Revocation 2 The Curd Cheese (Restriction on Placing on the Market) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and the Curd Cheese (Restriction on Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 7th March 2007. Don Hill A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2007. 2 In this Order “relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993. 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions 2 For the purposes of section 105(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 3 per cent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th March 2007 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development