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HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2000. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Dental Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 4(5) of the principal Regulations (calculation of charges) for “£348·00” there shall be substituted “£354·00”. Revocation 3 Regulation 2 of the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 is hereby revoked. Application of regulations 4 The amendment made by regulation 2 applies only in relation to the supply of any dental appliances or the provision of other dental services in pursuance of a contract or arrangement for the provision of general dental services, or services under a pilot scheme, made on or after 1st April 2000. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 6th March 2000. D. A. Baker 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 Department of Finance and Personnel on 6th March 2000. J. G. Sullivan Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
PUBLIC HEALTH Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Sheep Emergency Prohibitions) (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 24th April 2000. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Revocation 2 The statutory provisions listed in the Schedule are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 16th March 2000. Noel Cornick Senior Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SEEDS Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SEEDS Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Vegetable Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2000. 2 In these Regulations— “medical practitioner” means a registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 . Amendments 2 The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 shall be amended as follows— 1 In regulation 3 (form of badge)— a in paragraph (1), after the words “diagram 1” insert the words “or diagram 3”; and b in paragraph (2), after the words “diagram 2” insert the words “or diagram 4”. 2 In regulation 3A (manner in which badges are to be displayed) in paragraph (3) sub-paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ), after the words “Part I”, insert the words “or the front”. 3 After regulation 3E (display of support organisation badges when vehicles are parked) insert the following regulation— Signature of badges 3F 1 Subject to paragraph (2), every individual to whom a disabled person’s badge is issued shall forthwith sign it in ink with his usual signature. 2 Where the disabled person is— a a child under 12 years of age; or b unable because of a disability to provide a consistent signature, the usual signature of the person responsible for the disabled person’s welfare who is a parent or legal guardian or that of a medical practitioner shall be acceptable. . 4 In regulation 5A (duplicate badge)— a for paragraph (1) substitute the following paragraph— 1 When a disabled person’s badge has been lost or stolen or has become so mutilated or faded as to cease to be effectively legible when displayed on a vehicle, a new badge may be issued marked ‘duplicate’ on the front. . 5 In regulation 9 (exemptions for vehicles displaying disabled persons' badges from provisions in certain instruments)— a in paragraph (3), for the words “the vehicles to which paragraph (4) applies” substitute the words “any disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge issued by the Department”; and b delete paragraph (4). 6 In regulation 10 (revocation and transitional provisions) after paragraph (2), insert the following paragraph— 3 Any badge issued in the form shown in diagram 1 or diagram 2 of Part I of the Schedule on or before 31st March 2000 shall be valid for a period of 3 years from and including the date on which it is issued. . 7 In Part I of the Schedule after diagram 2 insert the diagrams specified in the Schedule to this Order. 8 In Part II of the Schedule insert the following— Specifications for badges issued on or after 1st April 2000 1 The badge shall measure 148 millimetres by 106 millimetres and shall be coloured blue. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 6th March 2000. J. Carlisle A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development
HOUSING Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Assistance for Minor Works to Dwellings (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 17th April 2000. Amendments 2 The Assistance for Minor Works to Dwellings Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4. Regulation 1 3 In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), for paragraph (2), substitute— 2 In these Regulations— a “ the Order ” means the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992; b “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an income-based jobseeker’s allowance within Article 3(4) of the Jobseeker’s (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 ; c “working families' tax credit” means a working families' tax credit under section 127 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 ; d “disabled persons' tax credit” means a disabled persons' tax credit under section 128 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 . Regulation 4 4 For regulation 4( c ) (persons to whom assistance may be given), substitute— c either he, or his spouse, or the person with whom he lives as husband and wife, is in receipt of income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, working families' tax credit, disabled persons' tax credit or housing benefit under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992. . Application 5 The amendments made by these Regulations shall not have effect in relation to applications for assistance made before these Regulations come into force. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 3rd March 2000. J. McCormick A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
HOUSING Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulation 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulation 18 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulation 24 and 26 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule 2 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule 3 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 27th March 2000. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation), after the definition of “funeral payment” there shall be inserted– “health professional” means– a registered medical practitioner; a midwife, nurse or health visitor registered as a midwife, nurse or health visitor with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 ; . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 3 1 Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (entitlement to a maternity payment) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 In paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph ( b ) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph– bb subject to paragraph (3)– i the claimant or partner has received advice on health and welfare matters relating to the child from a health professional, and ii where the claim is made before the child is born, the claimant or partner has received advice on health and welfare matters relating to maternal health from a health professional, and . 3 In paragraph (2) , in each place where the amount “£100” appears there shall be substituted the amount “£200”. 4 After paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph– 3 Paragraph (1)( bb )(i) shall not apply where a claim is made after the birth of a still-born child. . Supplemental amendments 4 In regulations 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 and 8 of the principal Regulations, in each place where “maternity payment” occurs, there shall be substituted “Sure Start Maternity Grant”. Transitional provisions 5 1 Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations shall not apply in a case where a claim is made and– a the expected date of confinement; b the date of birth of the child (including any still-born); c the date of the adoption order, or d in the case of a child in respect of whom an order has been granted pursuant to section 30 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (parental orders), the date of the order, are both before 11th June 2000. 2 Subject to paragraph (3), where a payment has been made on the basis that the expected date of confinement is before 11th June 2000 and the date of birth of that child (including any still-born) occurs after 10th June 2000, a further payment may be made in accordance with these Regulations. 3 The amount payable as a consequence of paragraph (2) shall be reduced by a sum equal to the payment already made. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 2nd March 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
CONSUMER PROTECTION Citation, commencement and revocation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion from application of the Order 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligation to indicate selling price 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligation to indicate unit price 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manner of indication of selling price and unit price 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change in Value Added Tax 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decimal places and roundings of unit prices 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LANDLORD AND TENANT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 6th March 2000. Increase of registered rents 2 The rents registered under Part V of the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 for dwelling-houses which are let under regulated tenancies shall be increased by 4·5 per cent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st March 2000. J. McCormick A Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Scheme Administration Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Minimum Funding Requirement Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PUBLIC HEALTH Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Shellfish Emergency Prohibitions) (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 29th February 2000. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Revocation 2 The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 29th February 2000. Gerald Lavery Senior Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
RATES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2000. 2 In this Order— “specified hereditament” means a hereditament of a type specified under Article 3 of the New Valuation List (Time and Class of Hereditaments) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 ; “unspecified hereditament” means a hereditament which is not a specified hereditament. Regional rate 2 The regional rates for the year ending 31st March 2001 shall be 29·45 pence in the pound in respect of specified hereditaments, and 186·79 pence in the pound in respect of unspecified hereditaments. Reduction of regional rate on dwellings 3 The amount by which the normal regional rate fixed for the year ending 31st March 2001 under Article 2 is to be reduced in respect of unspecified hereditaments for the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article 27 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 shall be 71·09 pence. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 29th February 2000. Brian Delaney Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
SUPREME COURT, NORTHERN IRELAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2000 and shall come into operation on 27th March 2000. 2 In these Rules an Order referred to by number or an Appendix referred to by letter means an Order so numbered or the Appendix so lettered in the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 . Third party directions 2 Order 16, rule 4 shall be amended by substituting for paragraph (1A) the following paragraph— 1A Paragraph (1) shall not apply where the defendant who issued the third party notice— a applies, at the same time, to the Court by summons (to be served on all the other parties to the action) for directions; or b applies to the Court ex parte to receive and make a rule of Court (having the effect of an order) a consent of all parties providing for the conduct or disposal of the third party proceedings. . Enforcement of judgments and orders 3 For rule 5(4) of Order 45 there shall be substituted the following— 4 There must be prominently displayed on the front of the copy of an order served under this rule a warning in Form 67 or 68 in Appendix A, as appropriate. . Appeals by way of case stated to the Court of Appeal 4 At the end of Order 61 there shall be added the following— Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal from the Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 15 1 In this rule and rule 16— “ the Act ” means the Northern Ireland Act 1998 ; and “the Tribunal” means the Tribunal established under section 91 of the Act. 2 An application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal under section 92 of the Act shall be made within 28 days of the date of the Tribunal’s decision to refuse leave to appeal. 3 Such an application shall be made ex parte by lodging the following documents in the Central Office, namely: a a certified copy of the Tribunal’s decision to refuse to grant leave to appeal; and b a statement of the grounds of the application. 4 The proper officer shall notify the parties of the determination of the Court of Appeal. 5 Where leave to appeal has been granted the applicant shall notify the Chairman of the Tribunal. Appeal from the Tribunal 16 1 Where leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal under section 92 of the Act has been granted by the Tribunal, or by the Court of Appeal, the time limit specified in rule 1(2)( a ) for lodging the requisition to state the case shall be calculated from the date leave was so granted. 2 On entering the appeal for hearing a copy of the order granting leave to appeal by the Tribunal or by the Court of Appeal must be lodged in the Central Office together with the case stated and the requisition for hearing. . Forms 5 After Form 66 in Appendix A there shall be added the new Forms 67 and 68 set out in the Schedule to these Rules. R. D. Carswell Anthony Campbell Brian Kerr F. P. Girvan R. Weatherup Tony Caher Dated 23rd February 2000 I concur Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 29th February 2000
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2000. 2 In this Order “the exemption end date for a council” shall be construed in accordance with Article 3. Activities not to be treated as defined activities 2 Where the activity specifed in column 2 of the Schedule is carried out by a council specified in column 1 of the Schedule on or before the exemption end date for that council, that activity shall not be treated as a defined activity on or before the exemption end date for that council. Provision as to end of exemption 3 In respect of each council specified in column 1 of the Schedule, the exemption end date for that council is, in respect of maintenance of ground, the date specified opposite that council in column 2 of that Schedule. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 1st March 2000. J. McConnell Assistant Secretary
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 10th April 2000. 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “the Up-rating Order ” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 . Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date 2 Section 135(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act) shall not apply if a question arises as to either— a the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order; or b whether the conditions for the receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied, until that question has been determined. Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland 3 Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order. Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 4 In regulation 14 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for “£3,016·00” there shall be substituted “£3,042·00”. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 5 In regulation 17(2)( a ) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (exempt work) for “£58·00” there shall be substituted “£58·50”. Revocations 6 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating and Miscellaneous Increases Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and regulations 2 and 3 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 2nd March 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating and Miscellaneous Increases Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 10th April 2000. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 2 In regulation 7 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance) for “£49·50” there shall be substituted “£58·50”. Revocation 3 Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 2nd March 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development