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PENSIONS Now, therefore, the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 105 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 , and now vested in it , and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2002. 2 In this Order “relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions 2 For the purposes of section 105(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 1·7 per cent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th March 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2002. Amendment of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2 In regulation 12 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (entitlement to the mobility component) after paragraph (6) there shall be added the following paragraphs— 7 For the purposes of section 73(1)( d ) a person who is able to walk is to be taken not to satisfy the condition of being so severely disabled physically or mentally that he cannot take advantage of the faculty out of doors without guidance or supervision from another person most of the time if he does not take advantage of the faculty in such circumstances because of fear or anxiety. 8 Paragraph (7) shall not apply where the fear or anxiety is— a a symptom of a mental disability; and b so severe as to prevent the person from taking advantage of the faculty in such circumstances. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th March 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Fraud (2001 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a section 5 of the Act (supply of information); b section 13 of the Act (delegation of functions); c section 14 of the Act (colluding employers); and d the Schedule to the Act (repeals), (except in so far as it relates to section 104A(7) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992) and section 16 of the Act in so far as it relates to that Schedule, is 1st May 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 30th April 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on the day after they are approved by resolution of the Assembly. 2 In these Regulations— a “ the Order ” means the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979; b “the principal Regulations ” means the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 1 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) in relation to any case in which a person first satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Order on or after the day on which these Regulations come into operation. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 3rd April 2002. A. D. Shannon A senior officer of the Department for Employment and Learning
EMPLOYMENT Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Now, therefore, the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 130 and 165(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 , and now vested in it , and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2002. 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 8th March 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Guardian’s Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2002. Amendment of the Social Security (Guardian’s Allowances) Regulations 2 1 Regulation 5 of the Social Security (Guardian’s Allowances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 (children whose surviving parents are in prison or legal custody) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6). 2 For paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 1 Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the circumstances in which a person is to be treated for the purposes of section 77(2)( c ) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as being in prison are that he is— a serving a custodial sentence within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 of not less than 2 years; or b detained in a hospital by order of the court under Article 44, 45, 50A or 51(2) and (3) of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 or section 11 or 13(5A) and (6) of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 . . 3 In paragraph (2)— a for “5” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted “2” and for “paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (1)( a )”; b in sub-paragraph ( c ) for “a sentence of imprisonment” there shall be substituted “a custodial sentence as referred to in paragraph (1)( a ) of this regulation”. 4 For paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 3 Subject to paragraph (4) of this regulation, a person shall be treated as— a not having ceased to be serving such a custodial sentence as is referred to in paragraph (1)( a ) of this regulation if he is transferred to a hospital or is temporarily released or is unlawfully at large; or b not having ceased to be detained in such circumstances as are referred to in paragraph (1)( b ) of this regulation if he is temporarily released or is unlawfully at large. . 5 In paragraph (4)— a for “such a sentence or to be in such custody as is referred to in paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted “such a custodial sentence as is referred to in paragraph (1)( a )”; b in sub-paragraph ( a ) for “5” there shall be substituted “2”. 6 In paragraph (9) for “5” there shall be substituted “2”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th March 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 30th March 2002. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Regulations 2 In regulation 3(1)( b ) of the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (transitional provision), the word “expected” shall be omitted. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th March 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
GAME Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Game Preservation (Amendment) (2002 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 1 and 2 of the Game Preservation (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 is 1st April 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 28th March 2002. Dermot Nesbitt Minister for the Environment
FOOD Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibitions of import 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various provisions of the 1991 Order 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2002. 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) 2001 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 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 7th March 2002. D. J. Thompson 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 7th March 2002. R. Scott Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
POLICE Citation, operation and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Policing Plan) Regulations 2002 and, subject to paragraph (2) below, shall come into operation on 1st April 2002. 2 Regulation 3( e ), ( f ) and ( g ) shall come into operation on 1st October 2002. 2 In these Regulations— “ the Act ” means the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000; “performance target” means a level of performance established by the Board to be aimed at in seeking to achieve an objective; and “relevant period” means the financial year commencing immediately after the policing plan is required to be issued under section 26(1) of the Act. Statements and particulars to be included in the policing plan 3 The policing plan issued by the Board under section 26(1) of the Act shall include (in addition to the matters specified in section 26(2)( a ) of the Act)— a particulars of any long term objectives for the policing of Northern Ireland determined by the Secretary of State under section 24(1) of the Act; b particulars of the objectives for the policing of Northern Ireland determined by the Board under section 25(1) of the Act; c a statement of the amount of grant for police purposes anticipated to be made by the Secretary of State to the Board under section 9 of the Act in respect of the relevant period, and of any amount anticipated to be received under section 10(5)( b ) of the Act in respect of the relevant period, together with a statement of the proposed allocation of those amounts; d particulars of any performance targets established by the Board— i for the relevant period, or ii for any longer period, in respect of any objectives determined by the Secretary of State under section 24(1) of the Act or by the Board under section 25(1) of the Act; e particulars in summary form of the contents of any performance plan for the relevant period published by the Board under section 28(4) of the Act insofar as they relate to— i the Chief Constable, and ii matters set out in section 28(5)( a ) or ( b ) of the Act; f particulars of proposals for civilianisation in the police service; and g particulars of any arrangements for assessing the performance of officers. John Reid One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Dated this 5th day of March 2002.
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002. 2 In this Order: “ the Act ” means the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001. Appointed Days 2 1 1st April 2002 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 39 of the Act. 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act set out in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of each provision being set out in column (2)) is 1st April 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th March 2002. D. J. Thompson Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments of Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Units of Measurement Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2002. Interpretation 2 1 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. 2 In these Regulations “the 1981 Order ” means the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 . Amendment of the 1981 Order 3 1 The 1981 Order shall be amended as follows. 2 In Article 6 in paragraph (7A) after the words “the use for trade” there shall be inserted “until 31st December 2009”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 1st March 2002. Michael J. Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
WELFARE FOODS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PENSIONS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions (1999 Order) (Commencement No. 11) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002. 2 In this Order any reference to a numbered Article or Schedule is to the Article of, or the Schedule to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 bearing that number. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 (miscellaneous amendments), in so far as not already in operation, and Article 17 in so far as it relates to that paragraph; and b in Part I of Schedule 10 (repeals) the repeal in Article 58(6)( a ) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and Article 76 in so far as it relates to it, is 19th March 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 25th February 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2002. Revocation 2 The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 are hereby revoked. Amendment to Schedule 2 3 For the table set out in Schedule 2 to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 there shall be substituted the following table— Disposable Income Range Maximum Contribution Exceeding £80 but not exceeding £87 a week £7 Exceeding £87 but not exceeding £94 a week £14 Exceeding £94 but not exceeding £101 a week £21 Exceeding £101 but not exceeding £108 a week £28 Exceeding £108 but not exceeding £115 a week £35 Exceeding £115 but not exceeding £122 a week £42 Exceeding £122 but not exceeding £129 a week £49 Exceeding £129 but not exceeding £136 a week £56 Exceeding £136 but not exceeding £143 a week £63 Exceeding £143 but not exceeding £150 a week £70 Exceeding £150 but not exceeding £157 a week £77 Exceeding £157 but not exceeding £164 a week £84 Exceeding £164 but not exceeding £171 a week £91 Exceeding £171 but not exceeding £178 a week £98 Exceeding £178 but not exceeding £185 a week £105 Exceeding £185 but not exceeding £189 a week £107 Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 22nd February, 2002
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2002. 2 In these Regulations, “ the Order ” means the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. Revocation 2 The Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 are hereby revoked. Persons eligible for advice and assistance 3 For the weekly sum of “£186” specified in Article 3(1) of the Order there shall be substituted the weekly sum of “£189”. Contributions from persons receiving advice and assistance 4 For the weekly sum of “£79” specified in Article 7(2) of the Order there shall be substituted the weekly sum of “£80”. Dated 22nd February, 2002 Irvine of Lairg, C.
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2002. 2 In these Regulations— a “ the Order ” means the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; b “personal injuries” includes any death and any disease or other impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition. Saving and revocation 2 1 These Regulations shall apply to any application for legal aid where the period of computation, as defined in Regulation 1(2) of the Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 , begins on or after 8th April 2002. 2 The Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 are hereby revoked save in their application to any case to which paragraph (1) does not apply. Persons eligible for legal aid 3 For the yearly sums specified in Article 9(1) of the Order there shall be substituted— a where legal aid is sought in connection with taking, defending or being a party to proceedings which include a claim in respect of personal injuries, for the yearly sum of “£9,034”, the yearly sum of “£9,188”; and b in any other case, for the yearly sum of “£8,196”, the yearly sum of “£8,335”. Contributions from persons receiving legal aid 4 For the yearly sum of “£2,767” specified in Article 12(1)( a ) of the Order there shall be substituted the yearly sum of “£2,814”. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 22nd February, 2002
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Now, therefore, the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2002. 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 2001-2002 shall be £10,800. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 21st February 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS This Order may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2002, Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2002. Robert Carswell Dated 20th March 2002 Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
LANDLORD AND TENANT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002, and shall come into operation on 4th March 2002. Increase of registered rents 2 The rents registered under Part V of the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 for dwelling-houses which are let under regulated tenancies shall be increased by 3 percent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 15th February 2002. D. M. Crothers A Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
DISEASES OF FISH Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .