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Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991 Preliminary. 1 1 In this subsection (which applies for the purposes of section E5 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998) “ radioactive material ” means any material having a specific activity in excess of— a 70 kilobecquerels per kilogram; or b such lesser specific activity as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State; and the power to make an order under this subsection shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibitions and directions. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement notices. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of entry. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, repeals, commencement and extent. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (repealed) Offence of property misdescription. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Due diligence defence. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecution time limit. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial provision. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and extent. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appropriation Act 1991 (repealed 27.7.1993) GRANT OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1992. 1 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1992 the sum of £92,364,486,000.00. APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS Appropriation of sums voted for supply services. 2 All sums granted by this Act and the other Acts mentioned in Schedule (A) annexed to this Act out of the said Consolidated Fund towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty amounting, as appears by the said schedule, in the aggregate, to the sum of £169,128,965,122.00 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Acts mentioned in the said Schedule (A), for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule (B) annexed hereto. The abstract of schedules and schedules annexed hereto, with the notes (if any) to such schedules, shall be deemed to be part of this Act in the same manner as if they had been contained in the body thereof. In addition to the said sums granted out of the Consolidated Fund, there may be applied out of any money directed, under section 2 of the Public Accounts and Charges Act 1891, to be applied as appropriations in aid of the grants for the services and purposes specified in Schedule (B) annexed hereto the sums respectively set forth in the last column of the said schedule. Repeals. 3 The enactments mentioned in Schedule (C) annexed to this Act are hereby repealed. Short title. 4 This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 1991.
Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 Disability living allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Attendance allowance and mobility allowance. 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Attendance Allowance Board is dissolved. 3 Section 37A of the 1975 Act (mobility allowance) is repealed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Management of disability living allowance and attendance allowance etc. 4 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The further amendments specified in Schedule 2 to this Act shall be made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Disability working allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disability working allowance - supplementary. 7 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The further amendments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 General Repeals. 10 The enactments mentioned in Schedule 4 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Short title, commencement and extent. 15 1 This Act may be cited as the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991, and this Act shall be included among the Acts which may be cited together as the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1991. 2 Apart from the provisions specified in subsection (3) below, this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different provisions of this Act or for different purposes of the same provision. 3 The provisions referred to in subsection (2) above are sections 12, 13, 14 and this section. 4 The following provisions of this Act extend to Northern Ireland— section 4, so far as it relates to paragraphs 2, 6 and 7, 9, 11, 13 and 14, 18, 20 and 21 of Schedule 2; section 5; section 7, so far as it relates to paragraph 11 of Schedule 3; section 10, so far as it relates to the repeals in Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and Schedule 5 to the Value Added Tax Act 1983; section 11; section 12; section 13; section 14; and this section. 5 Except as provided by this section, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Football (Offences) Act 1991 Designated football matches. 1 1 In this Act a “ designated football match ” means an association football match designated, or of a description designated, for the purposes of this Act by order of the Secretary of State. Any such order shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. 2 References in this Act to things done at a designated football match include anything done at the ground— a within the period beginning two hours before the start of the match or (if earlier) two hours before the time at which it is advertised to start and ending one hour after the end of the match; or b where the match is advertised to start at a particular time on a particular day but does not take place on that day, within the period beginning two hours before and ending one hour after the advertised starting time. Throwing of missiles. 2 It is an offence for a person at a designated football match to throw anything at or towards— a the playing area, or any area adjacent to the playing area to which spectators are not generally admitted, or b any area in which spectators or other persons are or may be present, without lawful authority or lawful excuse (which shall be for him to prove). Indecent or racialist chanting. 3 1 It is an offence to engage or take part in chanting of an indecent or racialist nature at a designated football match . 2 For this purpose— a “ chanting ” means the repeated uttering of any words or sounds (whether alone or in concert with one more others) ; and b “ of a racialist nature ” means consisting of or including matter which is threatening, abusive or insulting to a person by reason of his colour, race, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins. Going onto the playing area. 4 It is an offence for a person at a designated football match to go onto the playing area, or any area adjacent to the playing area to which spectators are not generally admitted, without lawful authority or lawful excuse (which shall be for him to prove). Supplementary provisions. 5 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A person guilty of an offence under this Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 6 1 This Act may be cited as the Football (Offences) Act 1991. 2 The provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed for different provisions. 3 This Act extends to England and Wales only.
Overseas Superannuation Act 1991 Application of Overseas Pensions Act 1973 to the Oversea Superannuation Scheme. 1 1 Section 2 of the Overseas Pensions Act 1973 (power of Secretary of State to make superannuation schemes as respects certain overseas service etc ) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this section. 2 In subsection (2) (persons to whom the section applies) the word “and” immediately preceding Word in paragraph (d) is hereby repealed and at the end of that paragraph there shall be added the words and (e) persons who are contributing or who have contributed to the Oversea Superannuation Scheme, whether before or after the coming into force of this paragraph. 3 After subsection (4) there shall be inserted— 4A The provisions of the Oversea Superannuation Scheme and of the regulations made under it shall, with the necessary adaptations and modifications, have effect as from the coming into force of this subsection as if they together constituted a scheme made under this section. 4 In subsection (5) (references to schemes made under section 2 to include references to schemes having effect, by virtue of subsection (3) or (4), as if so made) for the words “or (4)” there shall be substituted the words “ , (4) or (4A) ” . Continuation of tax exemption for non-resident pensioners. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and commencement. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Oversea Superannuation Act 1991. 2 This Act shall come into force after the expiration of the period of two months beginning with the date on which it is passed.
War Crimes Act 1991 Jurisdiction over certain war crimes. 1 1 Subject to the provisions of this section, proceedings for murder, manslaughter or culpable homicide may be brought against a person in the United Kingdom irrespective of his nationality at the time of the alleged offence if that offence— a was committed during the period beginning with 1st September 1939 and ending with 5th June 1945 in a place which at the time was part of Germany or under German occupation; and b constituted a violation of the laws and customs of war. 2 No proceedings shall by virtue of this section be brought against any person unless he was on 8th March 1990, or has subsequently become, a British citizen or resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands. 3 No proceedings shall by virtue of this section be brought in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland except by or with the consent of the Attorney General or, as the case may be, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland. 4 The Schedule to this Act provides a procedure for use instead of committal proceedings where a person is charged in England, Wales or Northern Ireland with an offence to which this section applies. Expenses. 2 There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— a such sums as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine in respect of expenditure by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime on the investigation by officers of the Metropolitan Police (with or without other officers) of offences to which section 1 above applies; and b any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of such money under any other Act. Short title, consequential amendments, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the War Crimes Act 1991. 2 In section 20(4) of the Legal Aid Act 1988 (power of magistrates’ court to grant legal aid for Crown Court proceedings) the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) shall be omitted and after that paragraph there shall be inserted— bb which has been given a notice of transfer under Part I of the Schedule to the War Crimes Act 1991, or . 3 In Article 29(2) of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (free legal aid in Crown Court) after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be inserted or d where a notice of transfer is given under Part II of the Schedule to the War Crimes Act 1991, by the magistrates’ court before which the person to whom the notice relates is brought. 4 Section 1(4) above and the Schedule to this Act shall not come into force until a day appointed by the Secretary of State by an order made by statutory instrument. 5 This Act extends to Northern Ireland. 6 Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the provisions of this Act shall extend, with such exceptions and modifications as appear to Her Majesty to be appropriate, to the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands or any colony.
Representation of the People Act 1991 Charges for returning officers’ services and expenses. 1 1 Section 29 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (payments by and to returning officers) shall be amended as follows. 2 For subsections (3) and (4) there shall be substituted— 3 A returning officer shall be entitled to recover his charges in respect of services properly rendered, or expenses properly incurred, for or in connection with a parliamentary election if— a the services or expenses are of a kind specified in an order made by the Treasury; and b the charges are reasonable. 4 In any order made under subsection (3) above the Treasury may specify a maximum recoverable amount for services or expenses of any specified description and, subject to subsection (4A) below, the returning officer may not recover more than that amount in respect of any such services or expenses. 4A The Treasury may, in a particular case, authorise the payment of more than the specified maximum amount for any specified services or expenses if satisfied— a that it was reasonable for the returning officer concerned to render the services or incur the expenses; and b that the charges in question are reasonable. 4B Any order under subsection (3) above which specifies a maximum amount for services or expenses of a particular description may— a provide for that amount to increase at prescribed dates, or after prescribed periods, by reference to such formula or other method of determination as may be specified in the order; and b make such transitional provision in connection with any such increase as the Treasury consider appropriate. 4C The power to make orders under subsection (3) above shall be exercised by statutory instrument. 3 In subsection (5), for the words “such charges” there shall be substituted “ charges recoverable in accordance with this section ” . 4 After subsection (8) there shall be inserted the following subsection— 9 If the functions of the Treasury under subsections (3) and (4) above are transferred to another Minister of the Crown (as defined in section 8(1) of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975) by an order under that Act, this section shall have effect as if it required the consent of the Treasury to the exercise of any such function. Regulations: consequential amendments. 2 1 In regulation 99 of the Representation of the People Regulations 1986 and regulation 97 of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986— a in paragraph (1), after the words “subsections (3), (4)” there shall be inserted “ (4A), (4B) ” ; and b in paragraph (3), the words “in the scale of maximum charges which they are required to prescribe” shall be omitted. 2 Those amendments shall not be taken to prejudice the power to make regulations varying or revoking those regulations. Short title, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Representation of the People Act 1991. 2 This Act shall come into force on such day as may be appointed by order made by the Treasury by statutory instrument. 3 This Act, with the exception of section 2, extends to Northern Ireland.
Namibia Act 1991 Consequential provisions relating to Namibia. 1 The provisions in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect, being amendments and other provisions consequential on the admission of Namibia as a member of the Commonwealth. Short title and commencement. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Namibia Act 1991. 2 This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on 21st March 1990.
Caravans (Standard Community Charge and Rating) Act 1991 Caravans in England and Wales: standard community charges and non-domestic rates. 1 1 Section 3(5)of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (under which the owner of a caravan on a protected site may be subject to a standard community charge) is repealed. The following provisions of that Act (which are ancillary provisions about the standard community charge in relation to caravans) are also repealed— a in section 4, subsections (9) and (10) and in subsection (11) the words from “and where a caravan” to the end, b in section 19(3)(b), the words “or is owner of the caravan concerned”, c in sections 31(10) and 33(5)(b), the words “or caravan”, and d in section 40(10), the words “and caravans”. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The repeals in subsections (1) and (2) above shall be deemed always to have had effect. 4 Any amount paid in respect of a standard community charge which depended on a provision repealed by subsection (1)— a shall be repaid if the person by whom it was paid so requires, or b shall (as the charging authority determines) be repaid or credited against any subsequent liability of that person in respect of a community charge of the authority. 5 There shall be removed from community charges registers such items relating to standard community charges as may be required in consequence of subsections (1) and (3). 6 There shall be made such alterations of local non-domestic rating lists compiled on 1st April 1990 as may be required in consequence of subsections (2) and (3); any such alterations shall have effect from 1st April 1990 or such later date as may in any case be applicable in accordance with regulations under subsection (7). Any additional sums payable in respect of non-domestic rates shall be recoverable accordingly. 7 The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to subsections (2), (3) and (6); and the regulations may have retrospective effect and may apply, with or without modifications any of the provisions made by or under the Local Government Finance Act 1988 in relation to non-domestic rating. Regulations under this subsection shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. 8 Expressions used in this section and in the Local Government Finance Act 1988 have the same meaning in this section as in that Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Short title. 3 This Act may be cited as the Caravans (Standard Community Charge and Rating) Act 1991.
Statutory Sick Pay Act 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Consequential amendments, repeals and supplementary provisions 3 1 In consequence of this Act, the words “ the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1991 ” shall be substituted for the words “the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1990” in each place where they occur in the following enactments, that is to say— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c section 4(5) of the Forfeiture Act 1982; d section 5(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1985; e paragraph (b) of the definition of “the benefit Acts” in section 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986. 2 The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The amendment or repeal by this Act of any provision of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 or any other enactment which applies to any extent in relation to the Crown, or to persons employed by or under the Crown, has effect in relation to the Crown or any such persons to the same extent as the provision amended or repealed; and the powers conferred by subsection (3) above are correspondingly exercisable in relation to the Crown or any such persons. Citation, commencement, financial provision and extent. 4 1 This Act may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay Act 1991; and this Act and the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1990 may be cited together as the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1991. 2 Except for section 3(1) and (3) to (6) above and this section (which come into force on the passing of this Act), this Act shall not come into force until such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes of the same provision. 3 There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any administrative expenses incurred by a Minister of the Crown in consequence of this Act. 4 Where any enactment repealed or amended by this Act extends to any part of the United Kingdom, the repeal or amendment extends to that part. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Subsections (1), (2), (4) and (5) above and this subsection extend to Northern Ireland. 7 Except as provided by this section, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Consolidated Fund Act 1991 (repealed 27.7.1993) Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1990. 1 The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1990 the sum of £145,902,122.00. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1991. 2 The Treasury may issue out the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1991 the sum of £1,668,350,000. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1992. 3 The Treasury may issue out the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1992 the sum of £520,002,000. Short title. 4 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund Act 1991.
Community Charges (General Reduction) Act 1991 (repealed) Statutory reduction of community charges: England and Wales. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special cases: England and Wales. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory reduction of community charges: Scotland. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensatory grants. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, interpretation and extent. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .