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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st December 1997. Amendment of regulation 47A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 2 In regulation 47A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (jobseeking periods: periods of interruption of employment)— a immediately before paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— za where a linked period commenced before 7th October 1996 and is still current on 1st December 1997, any days of unemployment which form part of a period of interruption of employment where the last day of unemployment in that period of interruption of employment was no more than 8 weeks before the date upon which that linked period commenced; ; b at the end, there shall be added the words “and, for the purposes of paragraph (za), a day shall be treated as being, or not being, a day of unemployment in accordance with section 25A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and with any regulations made under that section, as in force on 6th October 1996”. Amendment of regulation 8 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996 3 In regulation 8 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996 (claims for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance), in paragraph (4)(a), after the words “312 days” there shall be inserted the words “but only in so far as this sub-paragraph has effect in the case of any person in respect of any date falling before 1st December 1997”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security John Y. Denham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 7th November 1997
FAMILY PROCEEDINGS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st December 1997. Amendment to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991 2 Article 3 of the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991 shall be amended as follows— a the existing article shall be re-numbered as article 3(1); b in sub-paragraph (b) of the new paragraph (1), for the words from “income support” to “1992” there shall be substituted “any qualifying benefit”; c after the new paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph— 2 The following are qualifying benefits for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) above: income support, family credit and disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , and income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 . . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 30th October 1997 We concur, Graham Allen Jon Owen Jones Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 5th November 1997
COUNTY COURTS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the County Court Fees (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st December 1997. Amendment to the County Court Fees Order 1982 2 Article 4 of the County Court Fees Order 1982 shall be amended as follows:— a in paragraph (1)(a), for the words from “income support” to “1992” there shall be substituted “any qualifying benefit”; b after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph:— 1A The following are qualifying benefits for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) above: income support, family credit and disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , and income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 . . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 30th October 1997 We concur, Jon Owen Jones Graham Allen Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 5th November 1997
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND & WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st December 1997. 2 In this Order:— a an article referred to by number means the article so numbered in the Supreme Court Fees Order 1980 ; b a fee or column referred to by number means the fee or column so numbered in the Schedule to that Order; c a form referred to by number means the form so numbered in Appendix A to the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 . Amendments to the Supreme Court Fees Order 1980 3 Article 5 shall be amended as follows:— a in paragraph (1)(a), for the words from “income support” to “1992” there shall be substituted “any qualifying benefit”; b after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph:— 1A The following are qualifying benefits for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) above: income support, family credit and disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , and income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 . . 4 After Fee No. 4 there shall be inserted the following new fee: Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Fee £ Document to be marked 4A On an application under the Arbitration Act 1996 whereby High Court Proceedings are originated 120.00 The arbitration application (in Form No. 8A ) 5 After Fee No. 5D there shall be inserted the following new fee: Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Fee £ Document to be marked 5DA On any of the following applications under the Arbitration Act 1996: a an application by consent before a judge 20.00 The draft order b an application by consent before a master or district judge, where an appointment is taken 30.00 The arbitration application (in Form No. 8A) c an application before a Judge where an appointment is taken, other than an application by consent or an ex parte application. 50.00 The arbitration application (in Form No. 8A) . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 30th October 1997 We concur, Bingham of Cornhill, C.J. Woof, M.R. Stephen Brown, P. Richard Scott, V.-C. Dated 31st October 1997 We concur, Graham Allen Jon Owen Jones Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 5th November 1997
BUILDING SOCIETIES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Building Societies Act 1997 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1997. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Building Societies Act 1997 and “the 1986 Act ” means the Building Societies Act 1986 . Coming into force of provisions 2 1 The provisions of the Act specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force, subject to paragraph (7) below, on 1st December 1997. 2 In the case of any existing building society which sends the central office a record of alterations to its purpose or principal purpose, its powers and its rules, in accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8 to the Act, where— a the alterations are specified as taking effect on or before 1st December 1997; and b the record of the alterations is registered by the central office under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Act on or before 1st December 1997, the provisions of the Act specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force for all purposes, subject to paragraph (7) below, on 1st December 1997. 3 In the case of any other existing building society, the provisions of the Act specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force for all purposes, except for the purpose and to the extent stated in paragraph (4) below and subject to paragraph (7) below, on the date on which the record of alterations to its purpose or principal purpose, its powers and its rules takes effect under paragraph 1(5) or 2(6) of Schedule 8 to the Act, or as the case may be, is registered under paragraph 3(3)(a) of that Schedule. 4 For the purpose of ending the period mentioned in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8 to the Act and of construing the definitions of “existing building society” and “the transitional period” in paragraph 2(7) or 3(6) of that Schedule, sections 1 and 2 of the Act shall come into force in the case of a building society falling within paragraph (3) above on 1st December 1997. 5 In the case of any building society registered after 30th November 1997 the provisions of the Act specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force for all purposes, subject to paragraph (7) below, on 1st December 1997. 6 The provisions of the Act specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on the day after the transitional period defined in paragraph 2(7) of Schedule 8 to the Act ends. 7 Where an entry in the Schedule is stated to come into force for specified purposes or to a specified extent, it shall come into force only for those purposes or to that extent. Jon Owen Jones John McFall Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 5th November 1997
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1997. Appointed days 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of section 19 of the Act (requirement to state national insurance number)— a for the purposes only of authorising the making of regulations is 7th November 1997; and b for all other purposes is 1st December 1997. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. John Y. Denham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 6th November 1997
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, revocation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Teacher Training Agency (Additional Functions) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st December 1997. 2 The Teacher Training Agency (Additional Functions) Order 1995 shall be revoked. Conferring of additional functions 2 The following additional functions are hereby conferred on the Teacher Training Agency— a the licensing or otherwise authorising of persons who are not qualified teachers to be employed as teachers at any school maintained by a local education authority, any special school not so maintained or any grant-maintained school and functions incidental or supplemental thereto exercised under regulations from time to time in force under section 218(1)(a) and (3) of the Education Reform Act 1988 ; b considering and approving the training programmes of persons who seek to become qualified teachers and who are not employed as teachers at such schools during the period of the training programme and functions incidental or supplemental thereto exercised under regulations from time to time in force under section 218(1)(a) and (2) of the Education Reform Act 1988; and c approving persons for the purpose of carrying out the assessment of candidates who seek to become qualified teachers exercised under regulations from time to time in force under section 218(1)(a) and (2) of the Education Reform Act 1988. Estelle Morris Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 6th November 1997
CLEAN AIR Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 3rd December 1997. Authorised fuels for the purposes of the Clean Air Act 1993 2 Schedule 1 to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations 1991 shall be amended as follows: a after paragraph 12AA there shall be inserted— 12AB Island Lump and Island Nuts, manufactured by Unocal Refinery, California, United States of America, which— a comprise petroleum coke; b were manufactured from the petroleum coke by a process involving heat treatment and steam injection; c are unmarked random shapes and have an average weight of 80 grammes (Island Lump) or 30 grammes (Island Nuts); and d have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight. ; b for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 15 there shall be substituted— a comprise anthracite duff (as to approximately 65 per cent to 85 per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (up to approximately 20 per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight); ; c after paragraph 18A there shall be inserted— 18B Taybrite briquettes (otherwise known as Surefire briquettes), manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, North East Lincolnshire , which— a comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60 per cent to 80 per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 10 per cent to 30 per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight); b were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C; c are pillow-shaped briquettes with a single indented line running longitudinally along each face, offset from its counterpart by 10 millimetres, and have an average weight of 75 grammes; and d have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight. . Saving 3 Notwithstanding the amendment made by regulation 2(b) above, Phurnacite briquettes manufactured before the coming into force of these Regulations which were an authorised fuel by virtue of paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations 1991 before the amendment of that paragraph by regulation 2(b), shall continue to be an authorised fuel. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment Michael Meacher Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 30th October 1997 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 3rd November 1997
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the East Glamorgan National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 31st December 1997. Transfer of Trust Property 2 On 31st December 1997 the items of trust property specified in a schedule dated 30th June 1997 prepared by and agreed upon by the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust and the East Glamorgan National Health Service Trust shall transfer from the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust to the East Glamorgan National Health Service Trust. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 2nd December 1997
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 31st December 1997. Transfer of Trust Property 2 On 31st December 1997 the items of trust property specified in a schedule dated 30th June 1997 prepared by and agreed upon by the East Glamorgan National Health Service Trust and the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust shall transfer from the East Glamorgan National Health Service Trust to the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 2nd December 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 12th December 1997. Amendment of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Housing Management) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1997 2 In article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Housing Management) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1997 , for the reference to “2500” there shall be substituted a reference to “4000”. Amendment of the Local Government Act 1988 (Security Work) (Exemption) (Wales) Order 1997 3 In article 2(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1988 (Security Work) (Exemption) (Wales) Order 1997 for the reference to 80 per cent there shall be substituted a reference to 51 per cent. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 17th November 1997
EDUCATION, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Scottish Examination Board and Scottish Vocational Education Council (Dissolution) (Scotland) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 28th November 1997. Dissolution date 2 The Scottish Examination Board and the Scottish Vocational Education Council shall be dissolved on 28th November 1997. Brian Wilson Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 3rd November 1997
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and transitional provision 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st December 1997. 2 These Regulations apply where proceedings are discontinued or withdrawn on or after 1st December 1997. Amendment of the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 2 Regulation 35(1)(b) of the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 shall be amended by inserting at the end “or where the proceedings were discontinued or withdrawn”. Irvine of Lairg, C Dated 3rd November 1997
PROBATION 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Combined Probation Areas (Bedfordshire) Order 1997. 2 This Order shall come into force on 30th November 1997 save that for the purpose of making appointments to the probation committee for the Bedfordshire Probation Area to take effect on that date, this Order shall come into force forthwith. 2 For that part of Schedule 2 to the Combined Probation Areas Order 1986 that relates to the Bedfordshire Probation Area there should be substituted the following: (1) (2) (3) Petty Sessions Area Probation Area Number of Justices on Probation Committee Ampthill Bedford Biggleswade Bedfordshire 4 Dunstable Leighton Buzzard Luton 4 3 The probation committee for Bedfordshire shall co-opt one member of Bedfordshire County Council and one member of Luton Borough Council, being the responsible authorities for the area . Joyce Quin Minister of State Home Office 28th October 1997
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Dounreay Nuclear Establishment) Order 1997 and shall come into force at 20.00 hours on 29th October 1997. 2 In this Order “relevant time” means one minute past midnight on 30th October 1997. Designated circumstances 2 In the opinion of the Secretary of State, all species of Demersal and Pelagic fish, molluscs and crustaceans in the area designated in article 3 below may be affected by fragments of irradiated nuclear fuel and if consumed are likely to create a hazard to human health. Designated area 3 The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985. Activity prohibited in the designated area 4 No person shall fish for and take any species of Demersal or Pelagic fish, molluscs or crustaceans in the designated area. Prohibited movement of all species of Demersal or Pelagic fish, molluscs or crustaceans 5 No person shall move any species of Demersal or Pelagic fish, molluscs or crustaceans out of the designated area. Restrictions throughout the United Kingdom 6 No person shall in the United Kingdom or in United Kingdom waters– a use any species of Demersal or Pelagic fish, molluscs or crustaceans taken out of the designated area after the relevant time in the preparation or processing for supply of food and anything from which food could be derived, b land any species of Demersal or Pelagic fish, molluscs or crustaceans which were in waters in the designated area after the relevant time, c supply, or have in possession for supply, any species of Demersal or Pelagic fish, molluscs or crustaceans which were in the designated area after the relevant time, d supply, or have in possession for supply, any food or anything from which food could be derived in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article, e feed to any creature a feeding stuff in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article. David R Dickson Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office Pentland House, Edinburgh 29th October 1997
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Instrument may be cited as “The City of Stoke-on-Trent Birches Head Road Canal Footbridge Scheme 1997 Confirmation Instrument 1997”, and shall come into force on the date on which notice that it has been confirmed is first published in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Highways Act 1980. 2 The City of Stoke-on-Trent Birches Head Road Canal Footbridge Scheme, 1997 is hereby confirmed with modifications. 3 The said Scheme as confirmed (hereinafter referred to as “the Scheme”) is set out in the Schedule hereto and copies of the Scheme with its accompanying plan as modified are deposited at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, LONDON SW1P 4DR, and at the offices of the City of Stoke-on-Trent, PO Box 631, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1RG. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Pamela Denham Regional Director Government Office for the North East 27th October 1997
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1997. 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997. Appointed days 2 1 30th October 1997 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act— a section 4 (proposals for pilot schemes), in so far as it is not already in force; and b section 16 ( NHS contracts), in so far as it relates to pilot schemes under which personal medical services are provided. 2 28th November 1997 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act— a section 1 (pilot schemes) and section 2 (provision of personal medical services under a pilot scheme); and b section 5 (approval of pilot schemes), section 6 (making of pilot schemes) and section 18(2)(b) (funding of preparatory work), in so far as those sections relate to pilot schemes under which personal medical services are provided. Frank Dobson One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, Department of Health 29th October 1997
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations, which may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Recovery of Overpayments) (No. 2) Regulations 1997, shall come into force on 3rd November 1997, immediately following the coming into force of the Housing Benefit (Recovery of Overpayments) Regulations 1997 . 2 In these Regulations “the Housing Benefit Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 . Amendment of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2 In paragraph 14(2)(c)(ii) of Part VII of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations (Matters in the notice of determination) for the term “the claimant” there shall be substituted “claimant A”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. John Y. Denham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 30th October 1997