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Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) Act 1996 Alternatives for prescribed declaration and words of contract. 1 1 In section 44(3) of the Marriage Act 1949 (which sets out a declaration and words of contract required to be made and used by the parties in the course of a marriage ceremony in a registered building) for the proviso there shall be substituted— 3A As an alternative to the declaration set out in subsection (3) of this section the persons contracting the marriage may make the requisite declaration either— a by saying “I declare that I know of no legal reason why I [ name ] may not be joined in marriage to [ name ]”; or b by replying “I am” to the question put to them successively “Are you [ name ] free lawfully to marry [ name ]?”; and as an alternative to the words of contract set out in that subsection the persons to be married may say to each other “I [ name ] take you [ or thee] [ name ] to be my wedded wife [ or husband]”. 2 Those alternatives shall also be available in other cases where the declaration and form of words in section 44(3) are required to be made and used and accordingly— a in sections 45(1) and 45A(2) and (3) of the Marriage Act 1949 (register office marriages and marriages of persons who are house-bound or detained) after “subsection (3)” there shall be inserted “ or (3A) ” ; b in section 46B(3) of that Act and section 10(3) of the Marriage (Registrar-General’s Licence) Act 1970 (marriages on approved premises and marriages of seriously ill persons) after “section 44(3)” there shall be inserted “ or (3A) ” ; and in the said sections 45(1), 45A(2) and (3) and 46B(3) the words “in the presence of a registrar” shall be omitted. 3 In section 52 of the Marriage Act 1949 (Welsh translation of declaration and form of words in section 44(3)) for “declaration and form of words”, in both places, there shall be substituted “ declarations and forms of words ” . Short title, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) Act 1996. 2 This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by an order made by statutory instrument. 3 This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1996 ( repealed 8.12.1999) Powers of the Commonwealth Development Corporation. 1 1 For paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2) of section 2 of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1978 (purpose and powers of Corporation) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— a to investigate and formulate projects for the creation, promotion, expansion, reorganisation or rationalisation in overseas countries of enterprises falling within section 3(1) below, and to carry out such projects; b to carry on undertakings in overseas countries which appear to the Corporation to be needed for or in connection with the creation, promotion, expansion, reorganisation or rationalisation in those or other overseas countries of enterprises falling within section 3(1) below; ba to investigate, formulate and carry out projects, or to make investments, for the encouragement, stimulation or development of capital or other financial markets in overseas countries; bb to provide consultancy services; c to carry on any activities— i which are incidental to the performance of any functions which the Corporation is empowered to perform by virtue of any of paragraphs (a) to (bb) above; and ii which appear to the Corporation to be requisite, advantageous or convenient for or in connection with the performance of any such functions; . 2 In subsection (3) of section 4 of that Act (provisions supplemental to sections 2 and 3), for the words “promoting or expanding” there shall be substituted the words “ creating, promoting, expanding, reorganising or rationalising ” . 3 In subsection (5) of that section, for the word “and” immediately following paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— aa references to the reorganisation of enterprises include references to the corporate or financial reconstruction of enterprises; and . Short title, repeal, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1996. 2 In section 1(2) of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1986, paragraph (a) (which is superseded by section 1(1) above) is hereby repealed. 3 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 4 This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act 1996 Application of criminal law to United Kingdom-bound foreign aircraft. 1 1 Section 92 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (application of criminal law to aircraft) shall be amended as follows. 2 In subsection (1), after “British-controlled aircraft” there shall be inserted “ or (subject to subsection (1A) below) a foreign aircraft ” . 3 After that subsection there shall be inserted— 1A Subsection (1) above shall only apply to an act or omission which takes place on board a foreign aircraft where— a the next landing of the aircraft is in the United Kingdom, and b in the case of an aircraft registered in a country other than the United Kingdom, the act or omission would, if taking place there, also constitute an offence under the law in force in that country. 1B Any act or omission punishable under the law in force in any country is an offence under that law for the purposes of subsection (1A) above, however it is described in that law. 4 After subsection (2) there shall be inserted— 2A The requirement in subsection (1A)(b) above shall be taken to be met unless, not later than the rules of court may provide, the defence serve on the prosecution a notice— a stating that, on the facts as alleged with respect to the act or omission, the requirement is not in their opinion met; b showing the grounds for their opinion; and c requiring the prosecution to prove that it is met. 2B The court, if it thinks fit, may permit the defence to require the prosecution to prove that the requirement is met without the prior service of a notice under subsection (2A) above. 2C In the Crown Court the question whether the requirement is met is to be decided by the judge alone. 5 In subsection (5), after the definition of “ British-controlled aircraft ” there shall be inserted— “ foreign aircraft ” means any aircraft other than a British-controlled aircraft; . Inquiry by consular officer. 2 1 Section 95 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (provisions as to evidence in connection with aircraft) shall be amended as follows. 2 In subsection (4), for the words from “any” to “Kingdom” there shall be substituted — a any offence has been committed on a British-controlled aircraft while in flight elsewhere than in or over the United Kingdom, or b there has taken place on board a foreign aircraft an act or omission which constitutes an offence by virtue of section 92(1) above, . Short title and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act 1996. 2 This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 (repealed) Land to which Act applies. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designation of such land. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed penalty notices. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orders and regulations by Secretary of State. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of Act on byelaws. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Act 1996 Transfer of residual liabilities: England and Wales. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of residual liabilities: Scotland. 2 1 If a National Health Service trust, a Health Board , a Special Health Board or the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service ceases to exist, the Secretary of State must exercise his statutory powers to transfer property, rights and liabilities of the body so as to secure that all of its liabilities are dealt with. 2 For the purposes of subsection (1), a liability is dealt with by being transferred to— a the Secretary of State; b a National Health Service trust; c a Health Board; d a Special Health Board; or e the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service. Provision for Northern Ireland. 3 An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to those of section 1— a shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament); but b shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. Short title and extent. 4 1 This Act may be cited as the National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Act 1996. 2 Section 1 extends only to England and Wales, section 2 extends only to Scotland and section 3 extends only to Northern Ireland.
Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 Abolition of “year and a day rule”. 1 The rule known as the “ year and a day rule ” (that is, the rule that, for the purposes of offences involving death and of suicide, an act or omission is conclusively presumed not to have caused a person’s death if more than a year and a day elapsed before he died) is abolished for all purposes. Restriction on institution of proceedings for a fatal offence. 2 1 Proceedings to which this section applies may only be instituted by or with the consent of the Attorney General. 2 This section applies to proceedings against a person for a fatal offence if— a the injury alleged to have caused the death was sustained more than three years before the death occurred, or b the person has previously been convicted of an offence committed in circumstances alleged to be connected with the death. 3 In subsection (2) “ fatal offence ” means— a murder, manslaughter, infanticide or any other offence of which one of the elements is causing a person’s death, ... b an offence under section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 (offence of encouraging or assisting suicide) in connection with the death of a person, or c an offence under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult 4 No provision that proceedings may be instituted only by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions shall apply to proceedings to which this section applies. 5 In the application of this section to Northern Ireland— a the reference in subsection (1) to the Attorney General is to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, and aa the reference in subsection (3)(b) to section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 is to be read as a reference to section 13(1) of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, and b the reference in subsection (4) to the Director of Public Prosecutions is to the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland. Short title, commencement and extent. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996. 2 Section 1 does not affect the continued application of the rule referred to in that section to a case where the act or omission (or the last of the acts or omissions) which caused the death occurred before the day on which this Act is passed. 3 Section 2 does not come into force until the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed; but that section applies to the institution of proceedings after the end of that period in any case where the death occurred during that period (as well as in any case where the death occurred after the end of that period). 4 This Act extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
Audit (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 Audit Commission: extension of functions, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Financial years of the Commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Financial year of Accounts Commission for Scotland. 4 1 In section 98 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (expenses and accounts of Accounts Commission for Scotland)— a in subsection (5), for the words “30th November” substitute “ 31st March ” ; and b after subsection (6) add— 7 In this section, “ financial year ” means the period of twelve months ending with 31st October in any year. . 2 In section 235(1) of the 1973 Act (interpretation), in the definition of “financial year”, after the word “has” insert “ , except in section 98, ” . 3 Subsections (1) and (2)— a shall first have effect in relation to— i such year; or ii such greater or lesser period than a year, ending, in either case, with 31st October, as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument specify; and b shall thereafter have effect in relation to years so ending, and as respects any period specified under paragraph (a)(ii) the subsection added by subsection (1)(b) shall be construed as if referring to that period and not to a period of twelve months. Miscellaneous and supplementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Short title and extent. 7 1 This Act may be cited as the Audit (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996. 2 This Act, apart from this section and sections 4 and 5, does not extend to Scotland. 3 This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Security Service Act 1996 Functions of Security Service. 1 1 At the end of section 1 of the Security Service Act 1989 there shall be added— 4 It shall also be the function of the Service to act in support of the activities of police forces and other law enforcement agencies in the prevention and detection of serious crime. 2 In subsection (2) of section 2 of that Act (which imposes duties on the Director-General) after paragraph (b) there shall be added— ; and c that there are arrangements, agreed with a person designated by the Secretary of State, for co-ordinating the activities of the Service in pursuance of section 1(4) of this Act with the activities of police forces and other law enforcement agencies . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants. 2 For subsection (3) of section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 (which excludes property in the British Islands from the ambit of warrants issued by the Secretary of State in support of the prevention or detection of serious crime) there shall be substituted— 3 A warrant issued on the application of the Intelligence Service or GCHQ for the purposes of the exercise of their functions by virtue of section 1(2)(c) or 3(2)(c) above may not relate to property in the British Islands. 3A A warrant issued on the application of the Security Service for the purposes of the exercise of their function under section 1(4) of the Security Service Act 1989 may not relate to property in the British Islands unless it authorises the taking of action in relation to conduct within subsection (3B) below. 3B Conduct is within this subsection if it constitutes (or, if it took place in the United Kingdom, would constitute) one or more offences, and either— a it involves the use of violence, results in substantial financial gain or is conduct by a large number of persons in pursuit of a common purpose; or b the offence or one of the offences is an offence for which a person who has attained the age of twenty-one and has no previous convictions could reasonably be expected to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years or more. Extent. 3 This Act extends to Northern Ireland. Short title and commencement. 4 1 This Act may be cited as the Security Service Act 1996. 2 This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by an order made by statutory instrument.
Education (Student Loans) Act 1996 (repealed 13.8.1998) Subsidy in respect of private sector student loans. 1 1 In section 1 of the Education (Student Loans) Act 1990 (arrangements for loans for students out of money made available by Secretary of State), after subsection (1) insert— 1A The Secretary of State may, in pursuance of arrangements with persons by whom private sector student loans are made, pay subsidy to those persons in respect of such loans; and in this subsection “ private sector student loans ” means loans made to eligible students towards their maintenance otherwise than out of money made available by the Secretary of State. 2 The Schedule to this Act (which makes amendments in consequence of subsection (1) above) shall have effect. Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland. 2 An Order in Council under sub-paragraph (1)(b) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to the purposes of section 1 above and the Schedule to this Act— a shall not be subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) of that paragraph (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament), but b shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. Financial provisions. 3 There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— a any sums required by the Secretary of State for paying subsidy in respect of private sector student loans, and b any increase attributable to this Act in the expenses of the Secretary of State under the Education (Student Loans) Act 1990. Citation and extent. 4 1 This Act may be cited as the Education (Student Loans) Act 1996. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Apart from— a section 2 above, b (as respects institutions in Northern Ireland) paragraph 3(3) of the Schedule to this Act, and c this section, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
London Regional Transport Act 1996 (repealed) Extension of general powers. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension of operating powers. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary transfers of functions. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minor and consequential amendments. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial provision. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Fund Act 1996 (repealed 16.7.1998) Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ended 31st March 1995. 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 ended on 31st March 1995 the sum of £148,670,792.82. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1996. 2 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 1996 the sum of £3,446,089,000. Short title. 3 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund Act 1996.
Hong Kong (Overseas Public Servants) Act 1996 Hong Kong overseas public servants. 1 For the purposes of this Act a person is a Hong Kong overseas public servant at any time if at that time— a he is, or is treated by the Secretary of State as being, a member of Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service or Her Majesty’s Overseas Judiciary, and b he is on the pensionable establishment of the government of the colony of Hong Kong. Payments on entering service of Hong Kong SAR. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early retirement before 1st July 1997. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pension supplements. 4 1 Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for the making by the Secretary of State, in specified circumstances, of payments to supplement pensions and gratuities paid under any specified provision of the law of Hong Kong to or in respect of persons who— a have at any time been Hong Kong overseas public servants, or b have been on the pensionable establishment of the government of the colony of Hong Kong either as members of any of the relevant colonial Services or in specified circumstances. 2 In subsection (1)(b) “ the relevant colonial Services ” means the Services listed in the Schedule to the Special Regulations constituting Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service which were appended to Colonial No. 306 (1954). Payments under Orders in Council. 5 1 An Order in Council under this Act may make provision for the amount of payments under the Order in Council to be determined in any specified manner. 2 The manner of determining the amount of payments under such an Order in Council need not be similar to the manner of determining the amount of other overseas public service payments. 3 The circumstances specified in an Order in Council under section 4 for the making of payments need not be similar to those for the making of other overseas public service payments. 4 The references in subsections (2) and (3) to other overseas public service payments are to payments to public servants in connection with the ending of Her Majesty’s sovereignty or jurisdiction over any colony or other territory apart from Hong Kong. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary. 6 1 An Order in Council under this Act— a may make different provision in relation to different cases, b may except specified cases from any of its provisions, and c may contain provisions which are incidental or supplementary. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In this Act “ specified ”, in relation to an Order in Council, means specified in the Order in Council. 4 A statutory instrument containing an Order in Council under this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. Financial provision. 7 Any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under or by virtue of this Act shall be met out of money provided by Parliament. Short title. 8 This Act may be cited as the Hong Kong (Overseas Public Servants) Act 1996.
Consolidated Fund ( No. 2) Act 1995 (repealed 21.3.1997) Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1996. 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 1996 the sum of £1,915,196,000. Issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 1997. 2 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 1997 the sum of £95,393,128,000. Short title. 3 This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act 1995.
Humber Bridge (Debts) Act 1996 Power of Secretary of State 1 1 The Secretary of State may by order provide that any sum (including interest) which would otherwise be payable to the Secretary of State by the Humber Bridge Board in accordance with an agreement under section 5(3) of the Humber Bridge Act 1971, and which is specified in the order, shall not be so payable. 2 No order shall be made under subsection (1) without the consent of the Treasury. 3 The power to make an order under subsection (1) shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons. Short title. 2 This Act may be cited as the Humber Bridge (Debts) Act 1996.