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Petroleum Royalties (Relief) Act 1983 Royalty exemption for petroleum from certain new offshore fields. 1 1 Petroleum won and saved from a relevant new field shall be disregarded in determining whether any and, if so, what— a payments of royalty; and b deliveries of petroleum, are to be made as consideration for the grant of a licence to which this section applies. 2 This section applies to any licence granted under section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 which incorporates all or any of— a the model clauses set out in Schedule 5 to the Petroleum (Production) Regulations 1982 (production licences for seaward areas); or b the model clauses referred to in section 19(1)(a), (d) or (e) of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (corresponding licences issued in accordance with previous legislation), including, in a case within paragraph (a) above, any licence granted after the passing of this Act. 3 In this section “ petroleum ” has the same meaning as in the Part I of the Petroleum Act 1998 and, subject to subsection (4) below, “ relevant new field ” has the meaning given in section 36 of the Finance Act 1983 (increased oil allowance for certain new fields). 4 If any enactment passed after the said Act of 1983 extends the meaning of relevant new field for the purposes of the said section 36 that extension shall also have effect for the purposes of this section. Short title, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Royalties (Relief) Act 1983. 2 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 3 This Act does not extent to Northern Ireland.
British Shipbuilders (Borrowing Powers) Act 1983 (repealed) Limit on borrowing et ceteralaetc. of British Shipbuilders. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and extent. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1984 (repealed) Conduct of licensed betting offices. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertisement of licensed betting offices. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees for permits and licences. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984. Power of the Scottish Tourist Board to engage outside the UK in the promotion of tourism in Scotland. 1 1 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of section 2 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969, the powers of VisitScotland under the other provisions of section 2 of that Act shall include the power to carry on any activities outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of encouraging people to visit Scotland. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Nothing in this section shall— a affect the power of the British Tourist Authority to carry on any activities outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of encouraging people to visit Scotland; or b prevent VisitScotland from acting on behalf of the Authority as mentioned in section 2(3) of the Development of Tourism Act 1969. Finance. 2 There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under the provisions of the Development of Tourism Act 1969. Short title and commencement. 3 This Act may be cited as the Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984 and shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
International Monetary Arrangements Act 1983 Loans to IMF. 1 In section 2 of the International Monetary Fund Act 1979 (loans to IMF up to a specified limit, which may be increased by order), for subsection (1) (which specifies a limit of £357,142,857) there is substituted— 1 The Treasury may make loans to the International Monetary Fund in accordance with the Fund’s borrowing arrangements; but the aggregate amount outstanding in respect of the principal of loans under this section shall not exceed 1,700 million special drawing rights. 1A For the purposes of subsection (1) above, a loan under this section, or repayment of such a loan, in any currency shall be treated as a loan or, as the case may be, repayment of the amount of special drawing rights which for the purposes of those arrangements is the value of the loan or repayment. . Indemnities for international support operations. 2 1 The Treasury may, in such manner and on such conditions as they think fit, undertake to indemnify the Bank of England in respect of assistance to which this section applies. 2 This section applies to financial assistance of any kind provided by the Bank of England which appears to the Treasury to be provided in pursuance of arrangements made— a in cooperation with the Bank for International Settlements or any central bank or other monetary authority of any country outside the United Kingdom; and b for the purpose of assisting the central bank or other monetary authority of any country outside the United Kingdom. 3 The Treasury shall, immediately after giving any undertaking under this section, lay a statement of the undertaking before each House of Parliament. 4 Sums required by the Treasury for fulfilling any undertaking under this section shall be charged on and issued out of the Consolidated Fund and sums received by the Treasury in pursuance of such an undertaking shall be paid into the Fund. 5 The Treasury shall, immediately after any such sum is so issued, lay a statement relating to the sum before each House of Parliament. Short title and commencement. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the International Monetary Arrangements Act 1983. 2 Section 1 of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
County Courts (Penalties for Contempt) Act 1983 Amendment of section 14 of Contempt of Court Act 1981. 1 In section 14 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (penalties for contempt of court), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted— 4A For the purposes of the preceding provisions of this section a county court shall be treated as a superior court and not as an inferior court. . Citation, saving and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the County Courts (Penalties for Contempt) Act 1983. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 This Act extends to Northern Ireland, and accordingly the reference in section 1 to section 14 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 includes a reference to that section as set out in Schedule 4 to that Act.
Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Act 1983 (repealed 5.11.1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Exchangeable licences to drive heavy goods vehicles or public service vehicles. 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In Regulation 6 of the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1982— a in paragraph (1) for the words “a Community licence”, in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “an exchangeable licence”; b in paragraph (2) for the words “Community licence”, in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “exchangeable licence”, after the words “resident in”, in both places where they occur, there shall be inserted the words “Great Britain or (Where the exchangeable licence is or was a Community licence)” and after the words “member State” there shall be inserted the words “or territory”; c in paragraph (3) for the words “a Community licence” there shall be substituted the words “an exchangeable licence” and after the words “member State” there shall be inserted the words “or territory”; and d in paragraph (4) in the definition of “Community licence” for the words “has the same meaning as in Part III” there shall be substituted the words “and “exchangeable licence” have the same meanings as in Part IV”. Northern Ireland licences to drive public service vehicles. 3 After section 23 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 there shall be inserted the following section— Northern Ireland drivers’ licences. 23A 1 A licensing authority may, notwithstanding any driving test condition imposed by regulations, grant a licence to an applicant to drive a public service vehicle of any type if the authority is satisfied that the applicant has, within the period of five years ending on the date of the coming into force of the licence, held a licence granted under the law of Northern Ireland to drive a public service vehicle of that type. 2 In this section— “ driving test condition ”, in relation to an applicant for a licence to drive a public service vehicle of any type, means a condition as to the provision of facilities for, or the passing of, a practical test of his ability to drive a public service vehicle of that type; “ licensing authority ” shall be construed in accordance with section 22(2) of this Act. Short title, commencement and extent. 4 1 This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Act 1983. 2 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 3 This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act 1983 (repealed 1.4.1997) Solvent abuse may indicate child in need of compulsory measures of care. 1 In section 32(2) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (conditions which if satisfied indicate that a child may be in need of compulsory measures of care within the meaning of Part III of that Act), the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (g): gg he has misused a volatile substance by deliberately inhaling, other than for medicinal purposes, that substance’s vapour; or Expenses. 2 There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other Act. Short title. 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act 1983. 2 This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
Diseases of Fish Act 1983 (repealed) Amendments of 1937 Act Importation of live salmon. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infected waters. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infected waters: preliminary precautions. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definitions. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further amendments of 1937 Act. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shellfish Taking of shellfish from certain areas. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information about fish farming Power to require information. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information; enforcement. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of information. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Finance. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, etc. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pet Animals Act 1951 (Amendment) Act 1983 Amendment of 1951 Act. 1 The Pet Animals Act 1951 shall be amended as follows:— a in section 2 (Pets not to be sold in streets, etc.), there shall be substituted for the word “except” the word “or”; b in subsection (3) of section 7 (Interpretation) there shall be omitted the words “ premises ” includes any stall or barrow in a market, but save as aforesaid does not include any stall or barrow or any part of a street or public place . Short title, commencement and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Pet Animals Act 1951 (Amendment) Act 1982. 2 This Act shall come into operation at the end of a period of six months beginning with the day on which it is passed. 3 This Act does not apply to Northern Ireland.
Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 (repealed) Grant of occasional permissions. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for occasional permissions. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation and other supplementary provisions. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ports (Reduction of Debt) Act 1983 Reduction of indebtedness. 1 1 The Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury–– a release the Port of London Authority from its liability to repay such part, not exceeding £26 million, as he may determine of the money lent to it under the provisions of section 11 of the Harbours Act 1964 and section 1 of the Ports (Financial Assistance) Act 1981; b release the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company from its liability to repay such part, not exceeding £36 million, as he may determine of the money lent to it under those provisions. 2 The Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury make out of money provided by Parliament a grant not exceeding £22 million to the Port of London Authority for enabling it to repay such loan or loans guaranteed by him under section 1 of the said Act of 1981 as he may determine. 3 For the purposes of section 1(3) of the said Act of 1981 (limit on financial assistance to the Port of London Authority and the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company)— a the amounts that cease to be repayable by virtue of subsection (1) above; and b any grant under subsection (2) above, shall be taken into account as if they were grants made under section 1(1) of that Act and not repaid; and the assets of the National Loans Fund shall be reduced by so much of the amounts mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection as is attributable to money lent under the said Act of 1964. Short title. 2 This Act may be cited as the Ports (Reduction of Debt) Act 1983.
Local Authorities (Expenditure Powers) Act 1983 Expenditure powers of local authorities. 1 1 The powers conferred on a local authority by any enactment to which this section applies shall not be regarded as restricting the powers conferred on the authority by— a section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 (power to incur expenditure for purposes not authorised by any other enactment); or b section 83 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (which contains corresponding provisions); and accordingly the reference to any other enactment in subsection (1) of each of those sections shall not include a reference to any enactment to which this section applies. 2 This section applies to— a section 3 of the Local Authorities (Land) Act 1963 (power to make advances for acquisition of land, erection of buildings and carrying out of works); b section 7 of the Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act 1964 (which contains corresponding provisions); and c any enactment contained in a local Act and conferring power on a local authority to incur expenditure, being an enactment designated for the purposes of this section by an order made by the Secretary of State. 3 An order designating an enactment under subsection (2)(c) above may provide that this section shall apply to the enactment only to such extent as is specified in the order. 4 The power to make orders under subsection (2)(c) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and the Secretary of State shall not designate any enactment by such an order except after consultation with the local authority or authorities on whom powers are conferred by that enactment. 5 This section shall, as respects the enactments mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) above, have effect from 1st April 1983; and an order designating an enactment under paragraph (c) of that subsection may be expressed to have effect from the beginning of the financial year in which it is made. 6 In this section “ local Act ” includes an Act confirming a provisional order, “ local authority ” has the same meaning as in section 137 of the said Act of 1972 or, as respects Scotland, section 83 of the said Act of 1973 and “ financial year ” has the same meaning as in the said Act of 1972 or, as respects Scotland, the said Act of 1973. Short title and extent. 2 1 This Act may be cited as the Local Authorities (Expenditure Powers) Act 1983. 2 This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Finance ( No. 2) Act 1983 Part I Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Part III Miscellaneous and Supplementary Relief from stamp duty for local constituency associations of political parties on reorganisation of constituencies. 15 1 In a case falling within paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 7 above, section 57 of the Stamp Act 1891 shall not apply in relation to a conveyance or transfer by which the disposal or, in the case of paragraph ( b ), either of the disposals referred to in that paragraph is effected. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
British Shipbuilders Act 1983 (repealed) Modification of British Shipbuilders’ functions. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Organisation et ceteralaetc. of British Shipbuilders’ activities. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, interpretation, repeals, commencement and extent. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Merchant Shipping Act 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Small ships register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Miscellaneous and supplemental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Small ships: amendments of Merchant Shipping Acts. 9 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
International Transport Conventions Act 1983 The Railway Convention Convention to have the force of law. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Destination of Member States etc. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fatal accidents. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of court to take account of other proceedings. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion of special drawing rights into sterling. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of judgments. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examination of luggage. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments consequential on revision of Convention. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other international transport conventions Power to make amendments consequential on revision of other international transport conventions. 9 The Acts mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act (which give effect to other international transport conventions) shall have effect with the amendments there specified, being amendments making further provision for enabling those Acts to be modified so as to take account of revisions of the conventions to which they give effect. Supplementary Application to Crown. 10 This Act binds the Crown. Short title, repeals and commencement. 11 1 This Act may be cited as the International Transport Conventions Act 1983. 2 The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule; and in section 31(3) and 32(4) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 for the words “section 5 of the Carriage by Railway Act 1972” there shall be substituted the words “ section 6 of the International Transport Conventions Act 1983 ” . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (repealed) Food from Britain. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of Food from Britain. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A Contributions by marketing organisations. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts and annual reports. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Borrowing powers, etc. of Food from Britain. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grants, etc. by Ministers. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, repeals, commencement and extent. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lands Valuation Amendment (Scotland) Act 1982 Amendment of definition of “machinery fixed or attached”. 1 1 In section 42 (interpretation) of the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854, in the proviso relating to the construction of the expression “machinery fixed or attached” (which proviso is, under section 1 of the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Amendment Act 1902 to be read and construed as inserted in the said section 42), the words “save as herein provided” which were repealed by section 38 of, by paragraph 5 of Part II of Schedule 6 to and by Schedule 7 to, the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 are hereby revived and shall, subject to subsection (2) below, be deemed for all purposes never to have been so repealed: Provided that the words so revived— a shall be read and construed as not qualifying; and b shall from the coming into operation of the said paragraph 5 not be deemed to have qualified,the words “nor, after the year 1977-78 include any electric motor used in any industrial or trade process, whether in a building or not” added by that paragraph. 2 Where a final judgment in a case has been pronounced before the passing of this Act, subsection (1) above shall not affect the operation of the judgment as regards the parties in so far as that operation relates to any period before such passing. 3 In subsection (2) above, the expression “final judgment in a case” means an interlocutor of a court whether or not of first instance which, by itself, or taken along with previous interlocutors, disposes of the subject matter of the case notwithstanding that judgment may not have been pronounced on every question raised or that any expenses found due may not have been modified, taxed or decerned for. 4 For the avoidance of doubt, the revival effected by subsection (1) above constitutes such material change of circumstances as is contemplated in paragraph (d) of section 2(1) of the said Act of 1975 (which section relates to alterations to a valuation roll in force). Short title and extent. 2 This Act, which extends to Scotland only, may be cited as the Lands Valuation Amendment (Scotland) Act 1982.