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Charities, England And Wales Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st April 2009. 2 In this Order— “the 1992 Act ” means the Charities Act 1992; “the 1993 Act ” means the Charities Act 1993; “financial year” has the meaning given by the 1993 Act. Amendments to the 1992 Act 2 The 1992 Act is amended as follows. 3 In section 58(3)— a in paragraph (a)(i) for “£5” substitute “£10”; b in paragraph (a)(ii) for “£500” substitute “£1,000”; c in paragraph (b) for “£500” substitute “£1,000”. 4 In section 60(4) and (5) for “£50”, in each place it occurs, substitute “£100”. 5 In section 60B(2) and (5) — a in paragraph (a)(i) for “£5” substitute “£10”; b in paragraph (a)(ii) for “£500” substitute “£1,000”; c in paragraph (b) for “£500” substitute “£1,000”. 6 In section 61— a in subsection (1)(a) for “£50” substitute “£100”; b in subsection (2) for “£50”, in both places, substitute “£100”; c in subsection (3)(a) for “£50” substitute “£100”. Amendments to the 1993 Act 7 The 1993 Act is amended as follows. 8 In section 40(2) for “£500” substitute “£1,000”. 9 In section 42(3) for “£100,000” substitute “£250,000”. 10 In section 43— a in subsection (1)(b) for “£2.8 million” substitute “£3.26 million”; b in subsection (3) for “£10,000” substitute “£25,000”. 11 In section 45(3) and (3A) for “£10,000” substitute “£25,000”. Transitional provisions and savings 12 The amendments made by article 3 do not affect the operation of Part 2 of the 1992 Act in relation to any solicitation of money or other property made before 1st April 2009 by a person to whom paragraph (b) of the definition of “professional fund-raiser” in section 58(1) of that Act applied on the date the solicitation was made. 13 The amendments made by article 4 do not affect the requirements of section 60(5) of the 1992 Act in relation to any payment of £50 or more made before 1st April 2009. 14 The amendments made by article 6 do not affect— a the operation of section 61(1) or (3) of the 1992 Act in relation to any payment of £50 or more made in response to any solicitation or representation made before 1st April 2009; or b the operation of section 61(2) of the 1992 Act in relation to an agreement entered into in response to any solicitation or representation made before 1st April 2009 under which the donor is or may be liable to pay an amount or aggregate amount of £50 or more. 15 The amendment made by article 8 does not apply to rentcharges released before 1st April 2009. 16 The amendments made by articles 9, 10 and 11 apply to any financial year of a charity ending on or after 1st April 2009. Consequential revocation 17 Paragraphs (3) and (4) of article 2 of the Charities Act 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 1995 are revoked. Kevin Brennan Parliamentary Secretary 5th March 2009 Cabinet Office
Revenue And Customs Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2008, Schedule 41 (Appointed Day and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009. 2 In this Order a reference to a paragraph (without more) is a reference to that paragraph of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008. 3 In this Order— “relevant excise provision” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(1); “relevant obligation” means an obligation specified in the Table in paragraph 1; “unauthorised issue of an invoice” has the meaning given in paragraph 2(2). Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 is 1st April 2010. 3 That Schedule has effect— a in relation to any relevant obligation arising on or after that date; b in relation to any unauthorised issue of an invoice taking place on or after that date; c in relation to any act which enables HMRC to assess an amount as duty under a relevant excise provision and which is done on or after that date; and d in relation to any act giving rise to a penalty under paragraph 4 (handling goods subject to unpaid excise duty) which is done on or after that date. Transitional provisions 4 Paragraph 25 (consequential repeals), paragraph 29 of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 40 to the Finance Act 2008 repeal the following provisions only in so far as those provisions relate to conduct involving dishonesty which gives rise to a penalty under Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008— a in the Value Added Tax Act 1994 — i sections 60 and 61 ( VAT evasion), and ii section 67(1)(b) (failure to notify); b in the Finance Act 1994 — i section 8 (penalty for evasion of excise duty), and ii paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 7 (insurance premium tax: civil penalties); c paragraphs 18 and 19 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1996 (landfill tax: civil penalties: evasion and misdeclaration or neglect); d paragraphs 98 and 99 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000 (climate change levy: civil penalties: evasion, liability of directors and misdeclaration or neglect); e in Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2001 — i paragraphs 7 and 8 (aggregates levy: civil penalties: evasion, liability of directors and misdeclaration or neglect); and ii paragraph 9A(5)(b) (penalty under paragraph 7 above); and f section 133(2) to (4) of the Finance Act 2002 (aggregates levy: amendments to provisions about civil penalties). Bob Blizzard Frank Roy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 5th March 2009
Immigration Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Licensed Sponsors Tiers 2 and 4) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 31 March 2009. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; “immediate family” means a Tier 2 or Tier 4 migrant’s spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner, same sex partner, dependant child under 18 or parent of a Tier 4 (Child) Student; “immigration advice” and “immigration services” have the same meanings as in section 82 of the Act; “immigration rules” means rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 ; “licensed sponsor” means a person who has been granted a sponsor licence; “Points-based system” means the Points-based system under Part 6A of the immigration rules; “sponsor licence” means a licence granted by the Secretary of State to a person who, by virtue of such a grant, is licensed as a Sponsor under Tiers 2, 4 or 5 of the Points-based System; “Tier 2 migrant” means a migrant who (i) makes an application of a kind identified in the immigration rules as requiring to be considered under “Tier 2” of the immigration rules’ Points-based system or (ii) has been granted leave under the relevant paragraphs of the immigration rules; “Tier 4 migrant” means a migrant who (i) makes an application of a kind identified in the immigration rules as requiring to be considered under “Tier 4” of the immigration rules’ Points-based system or (ii) has been granted leave under the relevant paragraphs of the immigration rules; Exemption of licensed sponsors 3 1 Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and for the purposes of section 84(4)(d) of the Act the following persons shall be specified, namely persons who are licensed sponsors of Tier 2 and Tier 4 migrants and who provide immigration advice or immigration services free of charge to those migrants or their immediate family. 2 The immigration advice or services given must be restricted to matters relating to the migrant’s application under Tier 2 or Tier 4 of the Points-based system or to an application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain made by that person’s immediate family and which is dependent on the migrant’s application under Tier 2 or Tier 4 of the Points-based system. 3 For the purposes of paragraph (1), the person providing the immigration advice or immigration services must be the licensed sponsor. Phil Woolas Minister of State Home Office 6th March 2009
Mental Capacity, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st April 2009. Amendment of the Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) Regulations 2007 2 The Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 2 (interpretation), after the definition of “court”, insert— “office copy” means a true copy of the original marked by the Public Guardian as being an office copy; . 4 After regulation 4 (enduring power of attorney registration fee), insert— Enduring power of attorney office copy fee 4A 1 A fee for an office copy of an enduring power of attorney registered under paragraph 13 in Part 4 of Schedule 4 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 shall be payable by the person requesting the office copy. 2 The fee prescribed by paragraph (1) shall be payable at the time the request for an office copy is made. . 5 After regulation 5 (lasting power of attorney registration fee), insert— Lasting power of attorney office copy fee 5A 1 A fee for an office copy of a lasting power of attorney registered under Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 shall be payable by the person requesting the office copy. 2 The fee prescribed by paragraph (1) shall be payable at the time the request for an office copy is made. . 6 In regulation 7(1) (appointment of deputy fee), omit from “; or” to the end. 7 In regulation 8 (appointment of deputy: supervision fees)— a in sub-paragraph (1), omit from “; or” to the end; b after sub-paragraph (3)(a) insert— aa type IIA (intermediate); and c in paragraph (4), after “type I (highest) insert “, type IIA (intermediate)”. 8 In regulation 9 (exemptions)— a in sub-paragraph (7)(e), omit “and” in the second place where it occurs; and b at the end of sub-paragraph (7)(f), insert— ; and g income-related employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 . 9 In the Schedule (fees to be taken)— a after the entry for enduring power of attorney registration, insert in column 1 “Enduring power of attorney office copy fee (regulation 4A)” and in column 2 “£25”; b in the entry for lasting power of attorney registration, in column 2, substitute “£120” for “£150”; c after the entry for lasting power of attorney registration, insert in column 1 “Lasting power of attorney office copy fee (regulation 5A)” and in column 2 “£25”; d in the entry for appointment of deputy, in column 2, substitute “£100” for “£125”; and e after the entry for type I (highest) supervision, insert in column 1 “Type IIA (intermediate) supervision (regulation 8)” and in column 2 “£350 per annum”. Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Bridget Prentice Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 3rd March 2009
Probation, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Offender Management Act 2007 (Establishment of Probation Trusts) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009. Establishment of the probation trusts 2 The following probation trusts are established for the purposes specified in article 3— a Lancashire Probation Trust; and b Greater Manchester Probation Trust. The purposes of the probation trusts 3 The purposes of each of the probation trusts established by article 2 are— a the making and performance by the trust of contracts with the Secretary of State under section 3(2) of the Offender Management Act 2007; and b the making and performance by the trust of contracts with another probation trust or any other person which provide for the carrying out by the trust of activities which contribute to the achievement of any purpose mentioned in section 2(1) of the Offender Management Act 2007. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State David Hanson Minister of State Ministry of Justice 5th March 2009
Legal Services Commission, England And Wales Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force— a as to regulations 1, 2, 4 and 5, on 1st April 2009; b as to regulations 3 and 6 to 10, on 6th April 2009. 2 Words and expressions used in these Regulations have the same meaning as in the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 . Transitional provisions 3 Regulations 6, 7, 9 and 10 of these Regulations apply to applications made on or after 6th April 2009 and to further assessments under regulation 15 of the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 made on or after 6th April 2009; applications and further assessments made before that date shall be treated as if these Regulations had not been made. Amendments to the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 4 The Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows. 5 In regulation 3, after paragraph (1)(e) insert— ea Legal Representation of a person in respect of whom an authorisation has been made under paragraph 2 of Schedule A1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 , or of a representative of that person appointed as such in accordance with Part 10 of that Schedule, in proceedings in the Court of Protection under section 21A of that Act; . 6 In regulation 5, in both places where it appears, for “£698” substitute “£733”. 7 In regulation 5A— a in paragraph (4), for “£2,530” substitute “£2,657”; b in paragraph (5), for “£211” substitute “£222”. 8 In regulation 20— a in paragraph (2)(a), for “paragraph 1(3)(c)” substitute “item (3)(d) of the table in paragraph 1”; b in paragraph (2)(a), for “paragraph 1(1)(e)” substitute “item (1)(e) of the table in paragraph 1”; c in paragraph (2)(b), in each place where it appears, for “paragraph 2(1)” substitute “the table in paragraph 2”. 9 In regulation 35, in paragraph (1)(c) and the table, for “300” substitute “315”. 10 In regulation 38— a in paragraph (2)(b), for “£300” substitute “£315”; b in paragraph (2)(b)(i), for “£296 and £443” substitute “£311 and £465”; c in paragraph (2)(b)(ii), for “£444 and £587” substitute “£466 and £616”. Signed on the authority of the Lord Chancellor Bach Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 5th March 2009 Ministry of Justice
Legal Profession, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies (Amendment) Order 2009 and comes into force— a as to article 2(3)(c), on 1st October 2009; b otherwise, on 31st March 2009 immediately after sections 9 and 9A of the Administration of Justice Act 1985. Amendments to the Solicitors’ Incorporated Practices Order 1991 2 1 The Solicitors’ Incorporated Practices Order 1991 is renamed the Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies Order 1991 and is amended as follows. 2 In article 1 (Citation and commencement) for “Solicitors’ Incorporated Practices Order 1991” substitute “Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies Order 1991”. 3 In article 3— a omit “corporate” and “the Council of” from the definition of “recognised body”; b in the definition of “member” insert “or who is a partner” before “of a recognised body”; and c in the definitions of “holding company” and “subsidiary” for “Section 786 of the Companies Act 1985” substitute “section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 ”. 4 In Schedule 1— a omit the entries relating to the statutes and statutory instruments listed in Schedule 1 to this Order; b in the entry relating to section 146(2) and (4) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 substitute “1974” for “1947”; and c insert the following entry at the end of the list of statutes which apply to recognised bodies— 1996 c. 52 Housing Act Sections 30(2) and 47(2) . 5 In Schedule 2— a omit the entries listed in Schedule 2 to this Order; and b insert the following entry at the end of the table of “Statutory Instruments Which Apply to Recognised Bodies With Additions, Omissions and Modifications”— Reference Title Extent and modifications S.I. 1999/728 Prison Rules Rule 2(1) – in the definition of “legal adviser”, in relation to visits to a prisoner, “solicitor” shall not include a recognised body but “a clerk acting on behalf of his solicitor” shall include a clerk acting on behalf of a recognised body. In relation to correspondence, “solicitor” shall include a recognised body. . Amendments consequential upon the Legal Services Act 2007 3 Omit the word “corporate” in the definition of “recognised body” in the following provisions— a article 2 of the Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration Order 1994 ; and b article 7(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 . Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Bridget Prentice Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 5th March 2009
Education, England 1 This Order may be cited as the Park Lane College, Leeds, Leeds Thomas Danby College, and Leeds Technology College (Dissolution) Order 2009 and comes into force on 31st March 2009. 2 On 31st March 2009 the corporations are to be dissolved and all of their property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Leeds City College, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act applies to any person employed by any of the corporations immediately before 31st March 2009 as if the references in that section — a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the operative date were to 31st March 2009; c to the transferor were to the corporation in question; and d to the corporation were to Leeds City College. Siôn Simon Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills 4th March 2009
Legal Services Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Licensed Conveyancers (Compensation for Inadequate Professional Services) Order 2009 and comes into force on 31st March 2009. Amendment of Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 2 In paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 8 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, for the figure “£5,000”, substitute the figure “£15,000”. Revocation 3 The Licensed Conveyancers (Compensation for Inadequate Professional Services) Order 2000 is revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Bridget Prentice Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 5th March 2009
Road Safety Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Interest) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 31st March 2009. Calculation of interest 2 1 For the purposes of section 90C(12) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, the rate of interest payable shall be the Bank of England base rate at the beginning of the day that the payment of the appropriate amount was made. 2 In this article “Bank of England base rate” means— a the rate announced from time to time by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England as the official dealing rate, being the rate at which the Bank is willing to enter into transactions for providing short term liquidity in the money markets, or b where an order under section 19 of the Bank of England Act 1998 is in force, any equivalent rate determined by the Treasury under that section. Frank Roy Tony Cunningham Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 5th March 2009
Criminal Law, England And Wales Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fixed Penalty (Procedure) (Vehicle Examiners) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009. 2 These Regulations do not extend to Scotland. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. Application 3 These Regulations apply in cases where a fixed penalty notice is given by a vehicle examiner in accordance with section 54 (notices on-the-spot etc ) of the Act. Documents or information to be provided 4 The documents described in column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations (as referred to in the provisions of the Act specified in column 2 of the Schedule) shall contain the information, or, as the case may be, further information prescribed in column 3 of the Schedule. Remittance 5 If payment of the fixed penalty is made by a person otherwise than as required by the fixed penalty notice, the Secretary of State shall return the remittance to that person. Return of driving licence (if so held) 6 Where— a the person to whom the fixed penalty notice was given holds a driving licence; b the suspended enforcement period has expired; c the fixed penalty has not been paid; and d either that person has requested a hearing under section 55(2) or no registration certificate has been issued under section 70(2) of the Act; the Secretary of State shall, in the case of an endorseable offence, return the driving licence to that person. Notification of registration of sum 7 Where, in a case involving an endorseable offence, any sum is registered under section 71 of the Act for enforcement against that person as a fine, the designated officer for the court where the sum is registered shall notify the Secretary of State that the sum has been registered. Receipt for payment 8 Where a fixed penalty is paid within the suspended enforcement period the Secretary of State shall send a receipt for the payment, if requested, to the payer. Licence receipts 9 For the purposes of section 56(3)(a) of the Act, there is prescribed a period of two months beginning with the same date of issue. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Jim Fitzpatrick Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 5th March 2009
Criminal Law, England And Wales Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fixed Penalty (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009. 2 These Regulations do not extend to Scotland. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations ” mean the Fixed Penalty (Procedure) Regulations 1986 . Amendment of the Principal Regulations 3 1 The Principal Regulations are amended as follows. 2 After regulation 1(3), insert the following— 4 These Regulations shall not apply if the fixed penalty notice is given or affixed by a vehicle examiner in accordance with the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. . 3 In regulation 2(2), after “driving licence” insert “(if the offender holds a driving licence) or driving record (if the offender does not hold a driving licence)”. 4 In regulation 3(2), after “driving licence” insert “(if held)”. 5 In regulation 4(1), after “driving licence” insert “(if that person is a holder of a licence which has been surrendered or delivered)”. 6 In regulation 6, after “notice was given” where it appears for the second time, insert “, if that person holds a driving licence”. 7 In regulation 8, omit “to whom the driving licence was sent”. Amendment of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations 4 The Schedule to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows— 1 In column 3 of item 1 (fixed penalty notice), in the entry marked (viii), after “surrendered the licence” add “, if he holds such a licence”. 2 In column 1 of items 2 and 3 (receipt for driving licence), after “driving licence” or “licence”, wherever either appears, add “if the offender holds a driving licence”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Jim Fitzpatrick Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Transport 5th March 2009