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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003. Amendment of the Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) Regulations 1994 2 1 The Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) Regulations 1994 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation. 2 In regulation 1(2) (definitions) at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert — “foster parent” means a person approved as — a foster parent in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of the Fostering Services Regulations 2002 (approval of foster parents); or a foster carer in accordance with the provisions of Part II of the Fostering of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (approval of foster carers); . 3 In regulation 2 (preclusion from regular employment for the purpose of paragraph 5(7)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act) — a after paragraph (2)(b), add — c that he was a foster parent. ; b after paragraph (5)(a), insert — aa in the case of a person who satisfies the condition in paragraph (2)(c) above in respect of the year 2003-04 or any subsequent year, if he does not furnish such information as the Secretary of State may from time to time require which is relevant to the question of whether in that year he was precluded from regular employment by responsibilities at home within the meaning of these Regulations; or . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Malcolm Wicks Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 14th July 2003
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (Commencement No.5) and Appointed Day Order 2003. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for— a the coming into force of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (in so far as not already in force); and b the purposes of section 13 of that Act, is 6 th October 2003. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Malcolm Wicks Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 14th July 2003
IMMIGRATION 1 This Order may be cited as the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2003. 2 The following provisions of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 shall come into force on 30th July 2003: a section 129; and b sections 134 to 139. Beverley Hughes Minister of State Home Office 14th July 2003
DISABLED PERSONS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 11th August 2003. Increases in fees 2 1 The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 shall be amended as follows. 2 In the regulations specified in column (1) of the Table for the amounts specified in column (2) there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column (3). TABLE (1) (2) (3) Regulation Existing Amount Substituted Amount 7(2)(a)(i) £28 £29 7(2)(a)(ii) £55 £57 7(2)(b)(i) £10 £10.50 7(2)(b)(ii) £20 £21 18(5) £10 £11 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 14th July 2003
INCOME TAX Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Charitable Deductions (Approved Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 5th August 2003 2 Regulations 3 and 4 to 7 shall have effect in relation to supplements payable under section 38 of the Finance Act 2000 in respect of sums withheld by an employer as mentioned in that section on or after 6th April 2003 and before 6th April 2004. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Charitable Deductions (Approved Schemes) Regulations 1986 and “regulation” means a regulation of the principal Regulations. Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 2 for the definition of “supplement” substitute the following definition— “supplement” means the supplement payable under section 38 of the Finance Act 2000; . 4 In regulation 4A for paragraph (3) substitute the following paragraph— 3 The prescribed period for the purposes of section 38(1) of the Finance Act 2000 shall be— a the period of 7 days following the coming into force of the Charitable Deductions (Approved Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, or b if it ends later, the period within which payment of the sums paid to the approved agency by the employer pursuant to the scheme is to be made under this regulation. . 5 In regulation 9 for paragraph (3) substitute the following paragraph— 3 Where an approved agency has not paid to the charities specified by the employees— a the sums paid to it by the employer pursuant to the scheme within the period set out in regulation 4A(1) and (2), or b any supplements relating to those sums within the period prescribed by regulation 4A(3), the approved agency shall, not later than 7 days following the last day on which it should have paid those sums or supplements to the charities, inform the Board by furnishing a statement of those sums or supplements and the reasons why it has not been able to comply with regulation 4A. . 6 In regulation 11(1) for the words after sub-paragraph (c) substitute— and d for not less than 3 years, records of all supplements paid to charities specified by employees and records of all amounts received from the Board under section 38 of the Finance Act 2000. 7 For regulation 16 substitute— Overpayment of supplement to be treated as unpaid tax 16 Where the Board have made an overpayment under section 38 of the Finance Act 2000 to an approved agent, the amount of that overpayment may be assessed and recovered as if it were an amount of unpaid tax for the purposes of the Taxes Acts. . Nick Ainger Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 15th July 2003
CRIMINAL LAW Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Burma (Freezing of Funds) Regulations 2000 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND 1 This Order may be cited as the A57 Trunk Road (Markham Moor to Lincoln) (Detrunking) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 15th September 2003. 2 In this Order— i “principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; ii “the trunk road” means the A57 Trunk Road; and iii “the plan” means the plan, numbered HA 10/OD/452, marked “The A57 Trunk Road (Markham Moor to Lincoln) (Detrunking) Order 2003”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at DFT Records Management Branch, Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7GA. 3 The lengths of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which the Order comes into force. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Graham Bowskill A Divisional Director in the Highways Agency 7th July 2003
INCOME TAX Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Capital Allowances (Energy-saving Plant and Machinery) (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 5th August 2003. Amendment to the Capital Allowances (Energy-saving Plant and Machinery) Order 2001 2 Amend the Capital Allowances (Energy-saving Plant and Machinery) Order 2001 as follows. 3 1 Amend article 2 as follows. 2 For the definition of “Energy Technology Criteria List” substitute— “Energy Technology Criteria List” means the list dated 11th July 2003 and published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 14th July 2003; . 3 For the definition of “Energy Technology Product List” substitute— “Energy Technology Product List” means the list dated 11th July 2003 and published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 14th July 2003; . 4 1 Amend article 3 as follows. 2 In article 3(1)(c) for “paragraph (3)” substitute “paragraphs (3) and (4)”. 3 In article 3(2) after “solar thermal systems” add— i automatic monitoring and targeting equipment . 4 After article 3(3) add— 4 In the case of automatic monitoring and targeting equipment— a portable equipment must be of a type within paragraph (i) or (ii) of article 3(1)(c), b component based fixed systems are within article 4. . 5 In article 4(1)— a after “In the case of plant or machinery” insert — a . b after “List” insert— , or b comprising a component based fixed system falling within the technology class “Automatic Monitoring and Targeting equipment” specified in the Energy Technology Criteria List . John Heppell Nick Ainger Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 15th July 2003
CIVIL AVIATION 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers' Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 8th October 2003. 2 The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers' Licensing) Regulations 1995 shall be amended as follows: 1 In regulation 1(2) after the definition of “flight accommodation” there shall be inserted: “package” means the pre-arranged combination of at least two of the following components when sold or offered for sale at an inclusive price and when the service covers a period of more than twenty-four hours or includes overnight accommodation:— transport; accommodation; other tourist services not ancillary to transport or accommodation and accounting for a significant proportion of the package, and the submission of separate accounts for different components shall not cause the arrangements to be other than a package; the fact that a combination is arranged at the request of the consumer and in accordance with his specific instructions (whether modified or not) shall not of itself cause it to be treated as other than pre-arranged; . 2 For regulation 3(1) there shall be substituted: 3 1 Subject to regulation 3(1A), only persons of the following descriptions may make available flight accommodation in the United Kingdom: a the operator of the relevant aircraft (in these Regulations called “an operator”); b a person who holds a licence authorising him to do so and the terms of the licence are complied with (in these Regulations called “a licence holder”); c a person who acts as agent on behalf and with the authority of a disclosed identified principal who is a licence holder (in these Regulations called “an agent for a licence holder”); d a person who is exempted by the Authority under regulation 5 from the need to hold a licence (in these Regulations called “an exempted person”); or e a person who acts as a ticket provider. 1A a A person shall not make available flight accommodation which constitutes a component of a package in the capacity of an agent for a licence holder except where all the components of the package are made available under a single contract between the licence holder and the customer. b A person shall not make available flight accommodation which constitutes a component of a package in the capacity of a ticket provider. . Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 11th July 2003
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Primary Care Trusts (Establishment) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st August 2003. Amendment of Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Orders 2 In each of the Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Orders listed in the Schedule article 8 (exercise of functions) shall be omitted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health John Hutton Minister of State, Department of Health 14th July 2003
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 1 This Order may be cited as the African Development Fund (Ninth Replenishment) Order 2003 and shall come into force forthwith. 2 In this Order— “the Agreement” means the Agreement establishing the African Development Fund dated 29th November 1972, as ratified by the Government of the United Kingdom on 30th June 1973 ; “the Fund” means the African Development Fund established by the Agreement; “the Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom; “the Resolution” means Resolution F/BG/2002/09 adopted by the Board of Governors of the Fund by correspondence on 16th December 2002. 2 The Secretary of State may, on behalf of the Government, out of money provided by Parliament— a make payment of a further contribution to the Fund not exceeding £81,793,375 in accordance with arrangements made between the Government and the Fund in accordance with the Resolution; and b make payment of sums required to redeem any non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes or other obligations which may be issued or created by her and accepted by the Fund pursuant to the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (a) above. Valerie Amos One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 13th June 2003 We approve, John Heppell Nick Ainger Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 23rd June 2003
NURSES AND MIDWIVES This Order may be cited as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Practice Committees) (Interim Constitution) Rules Order of Council 2003 and shall come into force on 4th August 2003. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
FOOD, ENGLAND Title, extent and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authorisation of collection centres and tanneries 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authorisation of establishments producing collagen intended for human consumption 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspension and withdrawal of authorisations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right of appeal 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of authorisation 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MENTAL HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Rules may be cited as the Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on 1st August 2003. 2 Column 2 of the Appendix to the Court of Protection Rules 2001 is amended as follows— a in paragraph 1, for “£65” substitute “£70”; b in paragraph 1A, for “£500” substitute “£515”; c in paragraph 2, for “£205” substitute “£220”; d in each of paragraphs 3(1)(iv), (v) and (vi), for “£115” substitute “£120”; e in paragraph 3(2), for “£115” substitute “£120”; f in paragraph 3(3), for “£490” substitute “£505”; g in paragraph 3(4), for “£180” substitute “£185”; and h in paragraph 3(5), for “£150” substitute “£155”. Falconer of Thoroton, C Dated 8th July 2003 We consent Jim Murphy Joan Ryan Two of the Lord’s Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 10th July 2003
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 11th August 2003. Increases in fees 2 1 The International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) Regulations 1988 shall be amended as follows. 2 In the regulations specified in column 1 of the Table for the amounts specified in column 2 there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column 3. TABLE (1) (2) (3) Regulation Existing Amount Substituted Amount 3(i) £72 £74 3(ii) £446 £459 5(i) £48 £49 5(ii) £72 £74 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 14th July 2003 We consent to the making of these Regulations Nick Ainger Derek Twigg Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 15th July 2003
CHARITIES 1 This Order may be cited as the Exempt Charities Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st August 2003. 2 University College Chichester is hereby declared to be an exempt charity for the purposes of the Charities Act 1993. A.K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 11th August 2003. 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 2 The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 1 to this Order shall be added to Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Act, at the appropriate place in each case. 3 The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be added to Part VII of Schedule 1 to the Act, at the appropriate place in each case. Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor Lord Filkin Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs Dated 17th July 2003
ANIMALS, ENGLAND Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2003 and comes into force on 1st August 2003. Amendment to the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002 2 The Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002 is amended by deleting the words “and shall cease to have effect on 1st August 2003” in article 1(2). Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 10th July 2003
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st October 2003. 2 In these Regulations, the “principal regulations” means the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 . Amendments to the Principal Regulations 2 In regulation 11 of the principal regulations (the rate of the national minimum wage), for “£4.20” substitute “£4.50”. 3 In regulation 13 of the principal regulations (the rate for workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate)— a in paragraph (1) , for “£3.60” substitute “£3.80”; and b in paragraph (2) , for “£3.60” substitute “£3.80”. 4 For regulation 36(1) of the principal regulations (amount permitted to be taken into account where living accommodation is provided) substitute— 1 The amount referred to in regulations 30(d) and 31(1)(i) is the amount resulting from multiplying the number of days in the pay reference period for which accommodation was provided by £3.50. 5 After regulation 36 of the principal regulations insert— Determining the applicable living accommodation amount 36A Any amounts required to be determined for the purpose of regulations 30(d) or 31(1)(i) of these regulations in respect of any pay reference period shall be determined in accordance with the regulations as they are in force on the first day of the pay reference period. Transitional Provision 6 The amendments to the principal regulations made by regulation 4 do not apply in relation to any pay reference period (within the meaning assigned to that expression by regulation 10 of the principal regulations) beginning before 1st October 2003. Revocation Provision 7 The regulations specified in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby revoked to the extent specified in the second column thereof. Gerry Sutcliffe, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers, Department of Trade and Industry 17th July 2003
ANIMALS, ENGLAND Title, application and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceptions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The use of premises for animal gatherings 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 day restriction on when an animal gathering can take place 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemption from the 27 day restricted period for premises with a paved animal area 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum time limits 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duties on persons at an animal gathering 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions following an animal gathering 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOOD, ENGLAND Title, commencement and application 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on import 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 and sampling and analysis 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re-dispatch or destruction of illegal imports 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOOD, WALES Title, commencement and application 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modification of section 29 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (procurement of samples) and analysis of samples 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence in relation to exports 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various sections of the Act 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re-dispatch or destruction of food imported into Wales that does not comply with these Regulations 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of the Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2002 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DIOGELU'R AMGYLCHEDD, CYMRU Enwi, cychwyn a chymhwyso 1 1 Enw'r Rheoliadau hyn yw Rheoliadau Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Dyletswydd Gofal) (Diwygio) (Cymru) 2003 a deuant i rym ar 31 Gorffennaf 2003. 2 Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn gymwys i Gymru. Diwygio rheoliad 4 o Reoliadau Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Dyletswydd Gofal) 1991 2 Yn rheoliad 4 o Reoliadau Diogelu'r Amgylchedd (Dyletswydd Gofal) 1991 — a yn lle'r geiriau “served by a waste regulation authority” rhodder “served by either a waste regulation authority or an authority which is a waste collection authority for the purposes of Part II of the 1990 Act”; a b yn lle'r geiriau “furnish the authority with a copy of it at the authority’s office” rhodder “furnish that authority with a copy of it at that authority’s office”. Llofnodwyd ar ran Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998 9 Gorffennaf 2003 D. Elis-Thomas Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol