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ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Borough of Blackburn with Darwen) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 1984 Act ” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ; “the 1991 Act ” means the Road Traffic Act 1991; and “the parking area” means the area designated as a permitted parking area and as a special parking area by article 4 of this Order. Application 3 This Order applies to the whole of the borough of Blackburn with Darwen except— a the entire length of the M65 within the borough including its on and off slip roads and the circulatory roundabouts at junctions 4 and 5; b the entire length of the A6119 within the borough; c the A666 from its junction with Woodlea Chase, Bull Hill to the southern boundary of the borough; and d the A675— i from its junction with Egerton Road, Belmont, to the southern boundary of the borough; and ii from its junction with the unclassified road which runs along Belmont reservoir dam to the north of Belmont, to the western boundary of the borough. Designation of permitted parking area and special parking area 4 The Secretary of State hereby designates the area to which this Order applies as— a a permitted parking area; and b a special parking area. Modification and application of Part II of the 1991 Act 5 Sections 66, 69 to 74, 78, 79 and 82 of, and Schedule 6 to, the 1991 Act, shall apply in relation to the parking area and as so applied shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in Schedule 1 to this Order. Modification of other provisions 6 The 1984 Act shall be modified in relation to the parking area as specified in Schedule 2 to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 31st August 2004
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1 st October 2004. 2 The extent of the amendments made by the Schedule is the same as that of the enactments amended, except that paragraphs 1 and 2 do not extend to Scotland . Consequential amendments 2 The enactments listed in the Schedule are amended as there specified. Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State John Hutton Minister of State, Department of Health 1st September 2004
TAXES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “relevant four month period” means a period of four months commencing on 1st October, 1st February or 1st June. Payments in lieu of training 3 1 The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) Regulations 2000 shall be amended as follows. 2 In regulation 15(1)(b) (payments in lieu of training), for “£591” substitute “£608” and in regulation 21(4) (higher rate of payment in case of failure to meet training requirement), for “£538” substitute “£553”. Application 4 These Regulations apply for the purpose of calculating the payments in lieu of training in respect of a relevant four month period falling on or after 1st October 2004. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 31st August 2004
TAXES Citation, commencement, effect and transitional provisions 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Insurance Companies (Taxation of Reinsurance Business)(Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 15th September 2004. 2 Regulations 4(2) and (3) shall have effect with respect to accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2003 and regulation 5 shall have effect with respect to accounting periods beginning on or after 1st November 2003. 3 Notwithstanding paragraph (2), no amount shall be treated as an amount of investment return given by regulation 4 of the Insurance Companies (Taxation of Reinsurance Business) Regulations 1995 for an accounting period ending before 1st January 2004 if that amount arises solely by virtue of the amendment made to that regulation by regulation 4(3) of this instrument. 4 For the purposes of computing I n-1 in regulation 5 of the Insurance Companies (Taxation of Reinsurance Business) Regulations 1995 in respect of an amount of investment return to which paragraph (3) of this regulation applies, the rate of tax prescribed by virtue of regulation 5(2) of those Regulations shall be treated as nil. Amendment of the Insurance Companies (Taxation of Reinsurance Business) Regulations 1995 2 The Insurance Companies (Taxation of Reinsurance Business) Regulations 1995 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 3(1) , in the definition of “P” after “premium” there shall be inserted— or otherwise, or treated as paid where that company makes a payment to another person, and in pursuance of any arrangements that other person or a person connected with it (within the meaning of section 839 of the Taxes Act 1988) puts the reinsurer in funds . 4 1 Regulations 4 and 5 shall be amended as follows. 2 In regulation 4 in the definition of P, and in regulation 5 in the definition of P n , the words “(but excluding any” to “the Prudential Sourcebook (Insurers))” shall be omitted. 3 In— a regulation 4, in the definition of P after “otherwise”, and b in regulation 5(1), in the definition of P n after “otherwise”, there shall be inserted the words— , or treated as paid where that company makes a payment to another person, and in pursuance of any arrangements that other person or a person connected with it (within the meaning of section 839 of the Taxes Act 1988) puts the reinsurer in funds . 5 In regulation 9 — a in paragraph (1), for “(4A)” there shall be substituted “(4)”; and b paragraph (4A) is revoked. Revocation of other provisions 6 1 In the Insurance Companies (Taxation of Reinsurance Business)(Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003 , regulations 4(a), 5(a) and 9(2) and (4) are revoked. 2 The Insurance Companies (Taxation of Reinsurance Business) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 are revoked. Ann Chant Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 1st September 2004
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Bus (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004. Amendments 2 1 The Community Bus Regulations 1986 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 4(1), substitute “£44” for “£39”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 31st August 2004
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Amendment) (England and Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 1 The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) Regulations 1986 are amended as follows. 2 In regulations 12(1)(a) and 12(2)(a) substitute “£11” for “£10”. 3 In regulations 12(1)(b) and 12(2)(b) substitute “£45” for “£40”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 31st August 2004
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Primary Care Trusts (Establishment) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1 st October 2004. 2 This Order applies to England. Amendment of Primary Care Trust Establishment Orders 2 The Schedule (area of trust) to each of the Primary Care Trust Establishment Orders listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order shall be amended as specified in the corresponding entry in column 2. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Rosie Winterton Minister of State, Department of Health 31st August 2004
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004. Amendments 2 1 The Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses Regulations 1987 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 4(a), substitute “£17” for “£15”. 3 In regulation 4(b), substitute “£9” for “£8”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 31st August 2004
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 22nd September 2004. Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 2 1 Paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (recovery of Class 1 contributions: calculation of amount of deduction) shall be amended as follows. 2 For sub-paragraph (9) substitute— 9 Sub-paragraph (11) applies where— a an employee receives non-monetary earnings comprising, or derived from, relevant securities; or b during the post-cessation period a former employee receives non-monetary earnings— i comprising, or derived from, relevant securities; and ii in connection with the former employment. Here “the post-cessation period” means the period beginning with the day on which the employment ceased and ending with the last day of the next tax year. . 3 For sub-paragraphs (11) and (12) substitute— 11 Where this sub-paragraph applies, the employer or former employer may— a retain such of the relevant securities as is necessary to enable him to recover the whole or any part of the primary Class 1 contributions in respect of those securities; and b sell those securities. This sub-paragraph is subject to sub-paragraphs (12) and (12A). 11A In sub-paragraphs (9), (11), (12) and (12A) “relevant securities” means securities in respect of which an amount is chargeable to income tax as employment income. 12 The employer or former employer shall not retain or sell relevant securities without the prior written consent of the employee or former employee. 12A An employer or former employer who has retained relevant securities in accordance with sub-paragraph (11) shall account to the employee or former employee in respect of so much of the proceeds of sale as is not required to enable the employer or former employer to recover the primary Class 1 contributions in respect of those securities. . Ann Chant Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 1st September 2004
PLANT HEALTH, WALES Citation, application and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Imports of Potatoes originating in Egypt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of premises for treatment of potatoes originating in Egypt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of an inspector 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charges in respect of the sampling of imports of potatoes 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and come into force on 1st October 2004. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “quarter” means the first three months of an accounting period. Application and revocation 3 1 These Regulations apply in the case of payments on account of gaming duty for any quarter that ends on or after 31st October 2004. 2 The Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2002 are revoked. The amount of payments on account 4 For the purpose of calculating payments on account of gaming duty in the cases to which these Regulations apply, substitute the following Table for the Table in regulation 5 of the Gaming Duty Regulations 1997 : Table Part of gross gaming yield Rate The first £258,250 2.5 per cent. The next £573,250 12.5 per cent. The next £573,250 20 per cent. The next £1,003,750 30 per cent. The remainder 40 per cent. Michael Hanson Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ 31st August 2004
SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Distraint by Authorised Officers (Fees, Costs and Charges) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 22nd September 2004. 2 In these Regulations— “authorised officer” means an officer of the Inland Revenue authorised for the purposes of section 115A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; “close possession” means physical possession by the distrainor, or a person acting on his behalf, of the goods and chattels distrained; “total sum certified” means the total amount of any contributions, or interest or penalty in respect of contributions, which an authorised officer certifies a person is liable to pay to the Inland Revenue in accordance with section 112(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 ; “walking possession” means possession in accordance with an agreement between the distrainor and the distrainee whereby, in consideration of the distrainor not remaining in close possession, the distrainee undertakes not to dispose of the goods distrained or any part of them, or permit their removal by any person not authorised by the distrainor to remove them. Ascertainment of fees, costs and charges 2 The fees chargeable on or in connection with the levying of distress and the costs and charges recoverable where distress has been levied shall be those specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, but subject to any provision of that Schedule. Deduction of fees, costs and charges by an authorised officer 3 The fees, costs and charges specified in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be deducted by the authorised officer from the sums received on or in connection with the levying of distress or where distress has been levied. Disputes as to fees, costs and charges 4 1 In the case of dispute as to any fees chargeable, or costs and charges recoverable, under the Schedule to these Regulations, the amount of those fees, costs and charges shall be taxed. 2 Such a taxation shall be carried out by the Master (Taxing Office), and he may give such directions as to the costs of the taxation as he thinks fit. Ann Chant Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 1st September 2004
ELECTRICITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Energy Act 2004 (Designation of System Operator) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st September 2004. Designation 2 The Secretary of State designates National Grid Company plc (company registered no. 2366977) as the system operator for the purposes of Schedule 18 to the Energy Act 2004. Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services, Department of Trade and Industry 27th August 2004
FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, ENGLAND Citation, commencement, application and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Fire and Rescue Services (England) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004. 2 This Order applies in relation to fire and rescue authorities in England only. 3 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004; “operator” means the person who, as occupier or otherwise, has control of the premises, structure, lift or vehicle, as the case may be, in connection with the carrying on by him of a trade, business or other undertaking (whether or not for profit) and includes the keeper of a vehicle as defined in section 62(2) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 ; and “premises” includes any place. Power to charge for services 2 A fire and rescue authority is authorised to charge the person specified in column 2 of the table in the Schedule for the action taken by the authority specified in the corresponding entry in column 1 of the table, but not – a except in relation to entry 13 in the table, for extinguishing fires or protecting life and property in the event of fires, or b for emergency medical assistance. The Fire and Rescue National Framework 3 For the purposes of section 21(6) of the Act the Fire and Rescue National Framework prepared by the Secretary of State and entitled “The Fire and Rescue National Framework 2004/05” (first edition) published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in July 2004 shall have effect. Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State Phil Hope Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 7th September2004
FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND Citation, application and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (England and Scotland) Order 2004. 2 This Order does not apply in relation to Wales. 3 In this Order— “the 1947 Act ” means the Fire Services Act 1947 ; and “the 2004 Act ” means the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. Commencement of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 2 1 So far as it enables an order to be made under section 19 (charging), section 21 (Fire and Rescue National Framework) and section 36 (preservation of existing pension scheme), the 2004 Act shall come into force on 7th September 2004. 2 Subject to article 3 the 2004 Act shall, insofar as it is not already in force, come into force on 1st October 2004. Savings 3 1 Where, before 1st October 2004, a fire authority provides a service to another person or contracts to provide such a service in exercise of its powers under sections 3(1)(e) or 3(4A) of the 1947 Act , any charges which relate to the provision of that service shall be treated as payable under the 1947 Act, notwithstanding the repeal of the 1947 Act by the 2004 Act. 2 Paragraph (3) applies where— a before 1st October 2004, an order is made under section 95 of the Local Government Act 2003 authorising specified fire and rescue authorities to provide for a commercial purpose any specified service; and b a specified fire and rescue authority provides, or contracts to provide, a specified service on or before 31st March 2005. 3 Where this paragraph applies, any charge which relates to the provision of a specified service shall be treated as payable under the 1947 Act, notwithstanding the repeal of the 1947 Act by the 2004 Act. Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State Phil Hope Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 6th September 2004
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hertfordshire) (City and District of St Albans) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 1984 Act ” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ; “the 1991 Act ” means the Road Traffic Act 1991; and “the parking area” means the area designated as a permitted parking area and as a special parking area by article 4 of this Order. Application 3 This Order applies to the whole of the district of St Albans except— a the entire length of the M1, including its on and off slip roads, within the district; b the entire length of the M10, including its on and off slip roads, within the district; c the entire length of the M25, including its on and off slip roads, within the district; d the entire length of the A1(M), including its on and off slip roads, within the district; e the entire length of the A405, including its on and off slip roads, within the district; f the entire length of the A414, including its on and off slip roads, within the district; and g the A1081 from its roundabout junction with the A414, including the circulatory carriageway of the roundabout that forms that junction, to the southern boundary of the district. Designation of permitted parking area and special parking area 4 The Secretary of State hereby designates the area to which this Order applies as— a a permitted parking area; and b a special parking area. Modification and application of Part II of the 1991 Act 5 Sections 66, 69 to 74, 78, 79 and 82 of, and Schedule 6 to, the 1991 Act, shall apply in relation to the parking area and as so applied shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in Schedule 1 to this Order. Modification of other provisions 6 The 1984 Act shall be modified in relation to the parking area as specified in Schedule 2 to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 26th August 2004
SEX DISCRIMINATION Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Equal Pay Act 1970 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004. 2 These Regulations apply to proceedings instituted on or after 1st October 2004. 3 Paragraphs (2), (3) and (6) of regulation 2 also apply to proceedings instituted before 1st October 2004 if before that date an employment tribunal in proceedings before it has not required a member of the panel of independent experts (within the meaning of subsection (4) of section 2A of the Equal Pay Act 1970 ) to prepare a report under subsection (1)(b) of that section. Amendments to section 2A of the Equal Pay Act 1970 2 1 Section 2A of the Equal Pay Act 1970 is amended as follows. 2 In subsection (1) – a in paragraph (b), omit the words from the beginning to “so mentioned,”; and b omit the words from “and, if it requires” to the end. 3 After subsection (1) insert – 1A Subsections (1B) and (1C) below apply in a case where the tribunal has required a member of the panel of independent experts to prepare a report under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above. 1B The tribunal may – a withdraw the requirement, and b request the member of the panel of independent experts to provide it with any documentation specified by it or make any other request to him connected with the withdrawal of the requirement. 1C If the requirement has not been withdrawn under paragraph (a) of subsection (1B) above, the tribunal shall not make any determination under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above unless it has received the report. . 4 For subsection (2) substitute – 2 Subsection (2A) below applies in a case where – a a tribunal is required to determine whether any work is of equal value as mentioned in section 1(2)(c) above, and b the work of the woman and that of the man in question have been given different values on a study such as is mentioned in section 1(5) above. . 5 After subsection (2) insert – 2A The tribunal shall determine that the work of the woman and that of the man are not of equal value unless the tribunal has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the evaluation contained in the study – a was (within the meaning of subsection (3) below) made on a system which discriminates on grounds of sex, or b is otherwise unsuitable to be relied upon. . 6 In subsection (4) for the words “In paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above the” substitute “In this section a”. Jacqui Smith, Minister for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality, Department of Trade and Industry 7th September 2004