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CLEAN AIR Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and come into force on 2nd March 2007. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Amendments to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 2 1 Schedule 1 (authorised fuels) to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 is amended as follows. 2 After paragraph 6, insert– 6A Briteflame briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited at Mwyndy Industrial Estate, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, which– a comprise 10 to 15 per cent bituminous coal, 10 to 15 per cent petroleum coke, 70 to 80 per cent anthracite duff and starch binder (as to the remaining weight); b were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 260°C; c are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes; d have an average weight of 140 grammes per briquette; and e have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.9 per cent sulphur on a dry basis. . 3 After paragraph 32, insert– 32A ZIP Firelogs, manufactured by Allspan B.V., Macroweg 4, 5804 CL Venray, The Netherlands, which– a comprise slack wax as to approximately 58 to 59 per cent of the total weight and hardwood sawdust as to the remaining weight; b were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion; c are firelogs approximately 265 millimetres in length and 80 millimetres in depth, with grooves along the faces; d have an average weight of 1.3 kilogrammes per firelog; and e have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1 per cent of the total weight. . SARAH BOYACK Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 7th February 2007
CLEAN AIR Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempt Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2007 and comes into force on 2nd March 2007. 2 This Order extends to Scotland only. Fireplaces exempted from section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 2 The fireplaces described in the Schedule to this Order which comply with the conditions specified in relation to each of them in that Schedule are exempt from the provisions of section 20 (prohibition on emission of smoke in smoke control area) of the Clean Air Act 1993. Revocations 3 The Smoke Control Areas (Exempt Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2005 is revoked. SARAH BOYACK Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 7th February 2007
RATING AND VALUATION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007. Amendment of principal Order 2 1 The Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Order 1995 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2). 2 In the Schedule, at the end of the last entry in column 2 (last date for disposal of appeals and complaints) insert– iv if the Lands Tribunal for Scotland decline to proceed to determine any appeal or complaint referred to it by a valuation appeal committee, the date falling 6 months after the date on which the appeal or complaint is remitted to that valuation appeal committee; v the date falling 6 months after the date on which the Lands Tribunal for Scotland decide to refuse an appeal made under section 1(3BA) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 against a decision of the valuation appeal committee not to refer the appeal or complaint to the Tribunal. . TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 15th February 2007
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of subsections (1) to (4) of section 24 (planning permission: fish farming) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 for the purpose of enabling provision to be made by order is 6th February 2007 and for all other purposes is 31st March 2007. SARAH BOYACK Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th February 2007
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007. Commencement 2 The provisions of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 6th February 2007 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose. D McNULTY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th February 2007
COURT OF SESSION Citation and commencement 1 1 This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 2) (Fees of Solicitors) 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007. 2 This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt. Amendment of Table of Fees 2 1 The Table of Fees in rule 42.16 of the Rules of the Court of Session shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs. 2 In the provisions mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt, for the amounts specified in column 2 of that Schedule, there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column 3 of that Schedule. 3 In Part V of Chapter III , in paragraph 7, after sub-paragraph (ba) there shall be inserted the following:– bb Fee to opponent 62.65 . 4 In Part VA of Chapter III— a after paragraph 3(b) there shall be inserted the following:– ba Fee to opponent for considering Specification of Documents .62.55 ; b after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following:– Notes of Arguments 4A a Instructing, perusing and lodging first Note of Arguments, where ordained by the Court (either party) 127.85 b Perusing opponent’s Notes of Arguments 69.60 c Instructing, perusing and lodging any further Note of Arguments, where ordained by the Court (either party) 69.60 ; c after paragraph 10(c) there shall be inserted the following:– ca Fee to opponent 62.65 . Saving 3 Paragraph 2 shall not affect fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred before 1st April 2007. A. C. Hamilton Lord President, I.P.D. Edinburgh, 16th February 2007
SOCIAL CARE Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Amendment Order 2007 and shall come into force on 18th March 2007. Amendment of transitional provisions 2 In article 3(2) and (3) (transitional provisions) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 – a for “19th March 2007” in each place where it appears, substitute “19th June 2007”; and b for “19th December 2007” in each place where it appears, substitute “19th June 2008”. LEWIS MACDONALD Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 8th February 2007
PUBLIC HEALTH Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) Partial Revocation (Scotland) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 5th February 2007. Partial Revocation 2 The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) Order 1991 is revoked in so far as it designates any part of the areas set out in the Schedule to this Order. LEWIS MACDONALD Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 1st February 2007
FOOD Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction on sale 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaration 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LICENSING (LIQUOR) Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Licensing (Closure Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st September 2009. 2 In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. Closure orders 2 1 An application to a Licensing Board under paragraph (a) of section 97(1) of the Act is to be in the form set out in Parts A and B of Schedule 1. 2 A closure order made under subsection (1) of section 97 of the Act is to be in the form set out in Part C of Schedule 1. Emergency closure orders etc. 3 1 An emergency closure order made under subsection (2) of section 97 of the Act is to be in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2. 2 The notice to be given under subsection (3) of section 99 of the Act is to be in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2. 2 The notice to be given under subsection (2) of section 98 of the Act is to be in the form set out in Part 3 of Schedule 2. Termination of closure orders 4 1 An application to a Licensing Board under paragraph (a) of section 98(3) of the Act is to be in the form set out in Parts A and B of Schedule 3. 2 A Licensing Board is to give to the applicant notice of its decision on such an application and such notice is to be in the form set out in Part C of Schedule 3. Notice by senior police officer 5 As soon as practicable after a senior police officer has– a made an emergency closure order under section 97(2) of the Act; b terminated such an order under section 98(1) of the Act; or c extended such an order under section 99(1) of the Act, that officer is to give notice of the order, termination or extension to the Licensing Board in the area of which the premises in question are situated. GEORGE LYON Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 31st January 2007
EDUCATION Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007. Appointed days 2 The days appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act are– a 5th February 2007 for the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order but, where a particular purpose is specified in column 3 of that Schedule in relation to a provision, that provision shall only come into force for the purpose specified in that column; and b 1st August 2007 for the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order, insofar as those provisions are not already in force. ROBERT E BROWN Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 30th January 2007
ANIMALS Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Specified Animal Pathogens Amendment (Scotland) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 14th February 2007. 2 This Order extends to Scotland only. Amendment to the Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998 2 1 The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article. 2 For article 5(2)(a) (exceptions) substitute– a permitted to be placed on the market under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 or the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994 ; ; 3 For article 5(2)(c) (exceptions) substitute– a in respect of which an animal test certificate has been issued in accordance with regulation 8(2) (administration of the product) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006. . 4 For the Schedule, substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order. ROSS FINNIE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 30th January 2007
HOUSING Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Alteration of Housing Finance Arrangements) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007. Interpretation 2 In this Order– “the 1987 Act ” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 ; “year” means a financial year within the meaning of section 96(5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 ; and “general fund” means the fund which a local authority requires to have by virtue of section 93 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Date of cessation of housing support grants and duty to keep housing revenue account 3 1st April 2007 is the date on which– a sections 191 to 193 (housing support grants) of the 1987 Act; and b section 203(1) (duty to keep housing revenue account) of the 1987 Act, cease to apply in relation to the following local authorities:– i Argyll and Bute Council; and ii Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Accounting arrangements for income and expenditure accounted for in the housing revenue account and land held on that account 4 The income and expenditure of any local authority mentioned in article 3 which would, prior to 1st April 2007, have been income and expenditure accounted for in the housing revenue account shall, subject to article 5, on and after that date be paid into, or as the case may be out of, the general fund of that local authority. 5 Each local authority mentioned in article 3 shall, in addition, keep a separate accounting record of all buildings and land which would immediately before 1st April 2007, have been held in the housing revenue account of that local authority and any such record shall record income received by that local authority for a disposal of any such building or land. RHONA BRANKIN A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 8th February 2007
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scope 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum sulphur content of heavy fuel oil 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum sulphur content in gas oil 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sampling and analysis 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation and saving 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
POLICE Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Injury Benefit) (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2007 and come into force on 31st January 2007. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Revocation 2 The Police (Injury Benefit) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 are revoked. TOM MCCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 30th January 2007
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Appointed day 2 1 Section 9 (eligibility for membership: politically restricted posts) of the Act shall come into force on 28th February 2007. 2 Section 1 (electoral wards), section 2 (single transferable vote), section 4(5)(d), (e), (g) and (h) (reviews of electoral arrangements), section 5 (consequential amendments and repeals) and section 10 (prohibitions on appointment of councillors and ex-councillors to local authority posts) of the Act shall come into force on 2nd May 2007. TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th January 2007
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2007. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006. Provisions coming into force on 29th January 2007 and transitional provisions 2 1 The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 29th January 2007– a section 12 (False information in applications relating to absent voting); b section 13 (False information in nomination papers etc. ); c section 14 (Undue influence); d section 15 (Offences relating to applications for postal and proxy votes); e section 16 (Prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent); f section 18 (Financial limits applying to candidates' election expenses); g section 20 (Anonymous registration: miscellaneous amendments); h section 25 (Photographs on ballot papers: piloting); i section 28 (Election campaigns and proceedings: miscellaneous amendments); j section 29 (Details to appear on election publications); k section 30 (Repeal of reference to Maundy Thursday); l section 33 (Power to make regulations as to preparation of special lists and records etc.); m section 34(2), (3) and (6) (Miscellaneous amendments); n section 35 (Part 1: minor and consequential modifications) for the purpose of commencing the provisions referred to in sub paragraph (p) and article 3(1)(i); o section 36 (interpretation of Part 1); and p paragraphs 6, 8 and 11 of schedule 2 (Part 1: minor and consequential modifications). 2 The provision referred to in paragraph (1)(j) does not have effect in relation to any election where the day of the poll is on or before 2nd May 2007 (or, in the case of an uncontested election, would have been had the election been contested). Provisions coming into force on 17th February 2007 and transitional provisions 3 1 The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 17th February 2007– a sections 1 to 4 (Performance of returning officers in relation to elections etc.); b sections 5 to 7 (Access to election documents) subject to paragraph (3) below; c sections 8 to 11 (Observers); d section 26 (Encouraging electoral participation); e section 27 (Tendered votes in certain circumstances); f section 31 (Translations etc. of certain documents); g section 32 (Certain voters entitled to vote in person); h section 34(1), (4) and (5) (Miscellaneous amendments); and i paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13 and 14 of schedule 2 (Part 1: minor and consequential modifications). 2 The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) do not have effect in relation to any election where the day of the poll is on or before 2nd May 2007 (or, in the case of an uncontested election, would have been had the election been contested). 3 Section 5(2)(a) of the Act is commenced for the purpose of inspection of paper documents only. TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th January 2007
POLICE Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Police Grant (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 9th March 2007, but article 2 shall have effect from 1st April 2006. Variation of Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2006 2 The Police Grant (Scotland) Order 2006 is amended as follows– a in article 2 (aggregate amount of grants for financial year 2006 2007), “540,345,960” is substituted for “540,679,000”; and b in article 3 (amount of grant to an authority for financial year 2006 2007), the following table is substituted for the table contained therein– (1) (2) Authority Amount of Grant Central Scotland Joint Police Board £25,063,318 Dumfries and Galloway Council £14,857,307 Fife Council £30,588,800 Grampian Joint Police Board £48,822,223 Lothian and Borders Joint Police Board £95,114,668 Northern Joint Police Board £27,007,070 Strathclyde Joint Police Board £257,486,709 Tayside Joint Police Board £41,405,865 . CATHY JAMIESON A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 23rd January 2007
TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority (Constitution, Membership and Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Amendment Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st June 2007. Amendment of the 1995 Order 2 The Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority (Consequential, Membership and Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 1995 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 5. 3 In article 4(1) (appointment of members) for “34” substitute “20”. 4 In article 10(1) (appointment, allowances and remuneration of officers and staff) for “shall” substitute “may”. 5 For Schedule 1 (councils entitled to appoint members of the Authority) substitute Schedule 1 as set out in the Schedule to this Order. TAVISH SCOTT A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th January 2007
ADULTS WITH INCAPACITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Adults with Incapacity (Ethics Committee) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and come into force on 20th February 2007. Amendment of the Adults with Incapacity (Ethics Committee) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 2 1 The Adults with Incapacity (Ethics Committee) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows. 2 In regulation 3(2) for “18”, substitute “30”. 3 In regulation 7(2) for “one half of its membership is present”, substitute “7 members are present”. LEWIS MACDONALD Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 24th January 2007
TENEMENTS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007. Commencement of provisions 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of section 18 of the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 is 24th January 2007. JOHANN M LAMONT Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 23rd January 2007
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Antisocial Behaviour (Fixed Penalty Offence) (Prescribed Area) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 13th February 2007. Prescribed area 2 For the purposes of section 129(1) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, Scotland is a prescribed area. Revocation 3 The Antisocial Behaviour (Fixed Penalty Offence) (Prescribed Area) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 are hereby revoked. JOHANN M LAMONT Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 18th January 2007
TENEMENTS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (Prescribed Risks) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007. Prescribed risks 2 The risks prescribed for the purposes of section 18 of the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (obligation of owner to insure) are those risks specified in the Schedule to this Order. JOHANN M LAMONT Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 23rd January 2007