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HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004. 2 In this Order: “the 1997 Order ” means the Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. Appointed days 2 1 The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 21 of the 1997 Order (Provision of personal medical services or personal dental services), in so far as it relates to the provision of personal medical services and Article 22 of the 1997 Order (Supplementary regulations) is 1st April 2004. 2 1st April 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of Schedule 2 to the 1997 Order insofar as those provisions relate to – a the insertion in Article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 of the definitions of “health services body” and “statutory provision”; and b the amendments to Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 . Revocation 3 Article 3(2) of the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 25th March 2004. Dr. J. F. Livingstone Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Primary Medical Services (2004 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004. 2 In this Order: “the 2004 Order ” means the Primary Medical Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2004. Appointed days 2 1 The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 3 (Provision of Primary Medical Services), Article 4 (General Medical Services Contracts) and Article 8 (Persons Performing Primary Medical Services) – a for the purposes only of making regulations and directions is 18th March 2004; and b for all other purposes, is 1st April 2004. 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of the remaining provisions of the 2004 Order which require to be commenced is 1st April 2004. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 18th March 2004. Dr. J. F. Livingstone Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Carers and Direct Payments (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004. 2 In this Order – “ the Act ” means the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002. Appointed days 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2) 19th April 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Act: a Section 8 (Direct payments); b Section 9 (Direct payments in respect of children); c The Schedule 2 16th March 2004 is the appointed day for the purposes only of making regulations under sections 8 and 9 of the Act. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 16th March 2004. Leslie Frew Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 12th April 2004. 2 In these regulations “the principal regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 . Amendment of regulation 20 (capital limit) of the principal regulations 2 In regulation 20 (capital limit) of the principal regulations for the amount “£19,500” substitute the amount “£20,000”. Amendment of regulation 28(1) of the principal regulations 3 In regulation 28(1) (calculation of tariff income from capital) of the principal regulations – a for the amount “£12,000” (both times it appears) substitute the amount “£12,250”; and b for the amount “£19,500” substitute the amount “£20,000”. Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations 4 In paragraph 27H of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) – a in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for the amount “£4·50” (each time it appears) substitute the amount “£4·65”; b in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for the amount “£6·75” (each time it appears) substitute the amount “£6·95”; c for sub-paragraph (5) substitute the following paragraph – 5 Where – a the sum referred to in sub-paragraph (4) has been disregarded in the assessment of the resident’s partner’s income under these Regulations, or b the resident’s partner is in receipt of savings credit, sub-paragraph (4) does not apply to the resident. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 16th March 2004. Leslie Frew Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2004. 2 In these Regulations – “the Optical Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 ; and “the Ophthalmic Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 . Amendment of the Optical Regulations 2 1 The Optical Regulations are amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2), after the definition of “replacement” there is inserted – “severe disability element” means severe disability element of working tax credit specified in section 11(6)(d) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 . 3 In regulation 8 (eligibility – supply of optical appliances), in paragraph (3)(k)(i)(bb) after “disability element” there is inserted “or severe disability element”. Amendment of the Ophthalmic Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 15th March 2004. Dr. J. F. Livingstone Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 15th March 2004. Ciaran Doran Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
EMPLOYMENT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 4th April 2004 and immediately after the coming into operation of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 . Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations ” means the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 . Amendment to the Principal Regulations 3 The Principal Regulations shall be amended by the substitution for regulation 2 of the following – Weekly rate of payment of statutory paternity pay 2 The weekly rate of payment of statutory paternity pay shall be the smaller of the following two amounts – a £102·80; b 90 per cent. of the normal weekly earnings of the person claiming statutory paternity pay, determined in accordance with regulations 39 and 40 of the Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 12th March 2004. R. B. Gamble A senior officer of the Department for Employment and Learning
FISHERIES Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of assets and liabilities 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (2001 Act) (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004. 2 In this Order: “the Act” means the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001. Appointed days 2 1st April 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Act – a section 49 (Disqualification of Part VI Practitioners), b Schedule 2 (Schedule 11 to the Principal Order as substituted). Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 12th March 2004. James F. Livingstone Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 12th March 2004. Michael Brennan Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
SUPREME COURT, NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2004 and shall come into operation on 19th April 2004 but shall not apply to proceedings commenced before that date. Amendment 2 Order 94 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 shall be amended as follows: 1 paragraph (iii) of rule 1 is revoked; and 2 in rule 2(1) the following new paragraph shall be added: xv Article 30(4)(b) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (appeals from small claims arbitrations). . Brian Kerr P. Coghlin A. Campbell J. M. Nicholson Mark Horner Declan Morgan Tony Caher Paul Girvan Dated 9th March 2004. I concur Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor Lord Filkin Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs Dated 10th March 2004.
PUBLIC HEALTH Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Part I (General) 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Part II (Producers and Obligations) 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Part III (Registration) 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Part IV (Registration of Schemes – Appeals) 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new Part IVA (Accreditation of reprocessors and exporters) 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Part V (Records, Refunds and Certificate) 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Part VI (Powers and Duties of the Department) 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Part X (Offences) 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to Schedule 1 (Producers) 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to Schedule 2 (Recovery and Recycling Obligations) 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new Schedule 2A (Conditions of accreditation) 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 3 (Definition of Waste) 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 4 (Information) 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 5 (Procedure on appeals) 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 6 (Information in certificate of compliance) 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 7 (Public Register) 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 10 (Mid-year Changes) 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 11 (United Kingdom’s Recovery and Recycling Targets) 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and retrospective effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Pension Sharing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004. 2 These Regulations shall come into operation on 11th May 2004 and shall have effect from 1st May 2001. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations – “The AVC Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 ; “the Superannuation Scheme Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 . Amendment of the Superannuation Scheme Regulations 3 The Superannuation Scheme Regulations shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 1. Amendment of the AVC Regulations 4 The AVC Regulations shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 2. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 11th March 2004. D. C. Bingham Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing regulations Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 11th March 2004. Ciaran Doran Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
FOOD Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2004. Assistance by way of representation for certain applications under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 2 For paragraph 2(k) of Schedule 3 to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 there shall be substituted the following new provision – k for an order under sections 89, 90, 97, 100, 104, 108, 109, 114, 118, 123, 125 or 126 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 . Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Lord Filkin Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs Dated 30th March 2004.
PLANNING Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOOD Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Safety (Ships and Aircraft) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 20th April 2004. Interpretation 2 In this Order – “the 1991 Order ” means the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; “exempt ship or aircraft” means any sovereign immune ship or aircraft or any ship of a State other than the United Kingdom which is exercising the right of innocent passage through that part of the United Kingdom territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland; “home-going ship” means a ship which is engaged exclusively in – plying in internal waters, or excursions which last not more than one day, start and end in Northern Ireland and do not involve calling at any place outside Northern Ireland; “innocent passage” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Part II Section 3A of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; “internal waters” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Article 8(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; ... “sovereign immune ship or aircraft” means a ship or aircraft belonging to a State other than the United Kingdom and which is not in use for commercial purposes; “territorial sea” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Territorial Sea Act 1987 . Ships and aircraft as premises for specified purposes 3 “Premises” shall include any ship or aircraft of a description specified in the Schedule for any purpose of the 1991 Order or Regulations or orders made under it as is specified in that Schedule in relation to that ship or aircraft. Revocation 4 The Food Safety (1991 Order) (Specified Ships and Aircraft) Order (Northern Ireland) 1991 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 9th March 2004. Deirdre Kenny A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2004. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Dental Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 3 Regulation 2 of the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is hereby revoked. Application of regulations 4 The amendment made by regulation 2 applies only in relation to the supply of any dental appliances or the provision of other dental services in pursuance of a contract or arrangement for the provision of general dental services, or services under a pilot scheme, made on or after 1st April 2004. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 8th March 2004. Dr. J. F. Livingstone Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 8th March 2004. Michael Brennan Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Health Services Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2004. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Road Traffic (Health Services Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 2 Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (amount of health services charges – incidents on or after 2nd July 1997) shall be amended as follows – a in paragraph (2) – i in sub-paragraph (a) for the words from “amount of £440” to “£452” there is substituted “amount of £473”; ii in sub-paragraph (b) for the words from “sum of £541” to the end there is substituted “amount of £582 for each day, or part day, of admission.”; b in paragraph (5) for the words from “shall be £30,000” to the end there is substituted “shall be £34,800.”. Saving 3 Notwithstanding regulation 2, the principal Regulations shall continue to have effect in respect of a certificate relating to an incident which occurred before 1st April 2004 as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th March 2004. W. B. Smith A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving and revocation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons eligible for legal aid 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contributions from persons receiving legal aid 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2004. Revaluation of earnings factors 2 The earnings factors for tax years specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, in so far as they are relevant – a to the calculation – i of the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit, or ii of any guaranteed minimum pension, or b to any other calculation required under Part III of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment), are directed to be increased for those tax years by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in the second column of that Schedule. Rounding of fractional amounts 3 Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in Article 2(a)(i) of this Order, as increased in accordance with this Order, would not but for this Article be expressed as a whole number of pounds, it shall be so expressed by the rounding down of any fraction of a pound less than one half and the rounding up of any other fraction of a pound. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 4th March 2004. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2004. Low earnings threshold 2 It is hereby directed that, for the purposes of the Contributions and Benefits Act, the low earnings threshold for the tax years following the tax year 2003-2004 shall be £11,600. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 4th March 2004. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development