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PUBLIC HEALTH Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated circumstances 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated area 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity prohibited in the designated area 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on movement 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HOUSING Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2003. Maximum amount 2 1 The maximum amount of grant which the Executive may pay in respect of an application for – a a renovation grant or a common parts grant is £25,000; b a disabled facilities grant is, subject to paragraph (2), £35,000 ; c an HMO grant is £30,000; and d a replacement grant is £31,500. 2 In relation to an application for a disabled facilities grant in respect of works for any of the purposes specified in Article 54(1) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 the Executive may, if it thinks fit, pay a further amount in excess of £35,000 subject to the total amount of grant not exceeding £70,000 . Total amount or value of home repair assistance grant 3 The total amount or value of home repair assistance grant that the Executive may give in respect of the same dwelling in any period of 3 years shall not exceed £5,000. Application 4 This Order shall not have effect in relation to an application for a grant made before 1st December 2003. Revocation and savings 5 1 The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 and, subject to paragraph (2), the Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 are hereby revoked. 2 The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall continue to apply to an application for a grant made before 1st December 2003. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 3rd November 2003. D. M. Crothers A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
POLICE 1 This Order may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Designated Places of Detention No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 5th November 2003. 2 There is hereby specified as a designated place of detention for the purposes of section 73 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (places of detention: lay visitors) that part of Gough Barracks that has been designated under paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (place of detention), being so much of Gough Barracks as is needed to detain persons under section 41 of or Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000. Jane Kennedy Minister of State Northern Ireland Office 29th October 2003
SEA FISHERIES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2003. Amendment of Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2 The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 shall be amended as follows – a in regulation 2 (Interpretation) i there shall be inserted after the definition of “length” the following definition – “mobile gear” means any gear that is towed or otherwise moved through the water including dredges, seine nets and trawl nets ; and ii the definition of “tickler chain” shall be deleted. b for paragraph (5) of regulation 3 (prohibition of fishing and fishing methods) there shall be substituted the following paragraph – 5 In Strangford Lough – a the use of a suction dredge for the capture of sea fish is prohibited; b the use of mobile gear for the capture of sea fish is prohibited; c diving for scallops; i northwards of an imaginary line drawn from Danes Point on Castle Island through the pole on Limestone Rock to the most northerly point of Long Island and thence in an easterly direction to the coastline of the Ards Peninsula; and ii during the period of 1st May to 31st October, both days inclusive, in any year, is prohibited; and d the fishing or diving for horse mussels is prohibited. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 1st December 2003. T. McCusker A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
CLEAN AIR Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authorised Fuels 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation and savings 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2003. Amendments to the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 2 In regulation 6(3) of the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 (inspection of vehicle and grant of licence) after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be added the following sub-paragraphs – d as regards vehicles which have been fitted with wheelchair restraining devices the requirements of regulation 115(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations (insofar as it relates to the question whether the wheelchair restraining devices are fitted or, as the case may be, maintained so that no danger is likely to be caused); and e as regards vehicles which have been fitted with features associated with wheelchairs, boarding devices (lifts and ramps), optical devices to allow the driver to see the boarding area, signs and markings, communication devices, slip resistant surfaces, steps, floors and gangways, kneeling systems and lighting which is intended for wheelchair users to board or alight in safety the requirements of regulation 115(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations (insofar as it relates to the question whether the items are fitted or, as the case may be, maintained so that no danger is likely to be caused), Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 15th October 2003. Stanley Duncan A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
FOOD Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLANNING Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the principal regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLANNING Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Planning (Amendment) (2003 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003. 2 In this Order – “the 1991 Order ” means the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 ; “the 2003 Order ” means the Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. Appointed day 2 The appointed day for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the 2003 Order: – a Articles 3, 4, 6 to 17, 26, 35; b Article 37 as it applies Schedule 1 (Minor and Consequential Amendments); and c Article 37 as it applies Schedule 2 (Repeals) and gives effect to the repeals specified in the Schedule to this Order, is 12th November 2003. Savings 3 Nothing in this Order shall affect the operation of Article 41 of the 1991 Order in relation to applications made under that Article prior to 12th November 2003. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 9th October 2003. I. Maye A Senior Officer of the Department of the Environment
ACCESS TO JUSTICE Citation and interpretation 1 This Order may be cited as the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003. 2 In this Order: “the 2003 Order ” means the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; and “the second appointed day” has the same meaning as in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the 2003 Order. Commencement 3 The provisions of the 2003 Order specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into operation on 2nd November 2003 subject to the transitional provisions in Article 4 of this Order. Transitional provisions 4 Until the second appointed day – 1 in Article 12(8) a in sub-paragraph (a) for the words “any of the services specified in Schedule 2” there shall be substituted the words “advice, assistance or representation”; b in sub-paragraph (b) for the words “any of those services” there shall be substituted the words “advice, assistance or representation”; 2 in Article 12(9) a for the words “a service specified in Schedule 2” there shall be substituted the words “advice, assistance or representation”; b for the words “the service” there shall be substituted the words “the advice, assistance or representation”; and 3 in Article 12(10) for the words “Articles 13 to 20 do not apply to civil legal services funded” there shall be substituted the words “Articles 9, 10(1) and (4) to (5), 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 of and Schedule 2 to the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 do not apply to funding”. Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Lord Filkin Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Constitutional Affairs Dated 4th October 2003
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Sheep Annual Premium (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2003. Interpretation 2 1 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Sheep Annual Premium Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 . 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendments 3 1 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 For regulation 3(2) (application for premium) there shall be substituted the following paragraph – 2 A producer who applies for a premium in respect of a given marketing year shall submit his application to the competent authority – a on or after 1st December in the preceding calendar year; and b not later than 6th January in that marketing year or if 6th January is a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday the next following working day. . 3 Regulation 4 shall be revoked. 4 In regulation 9(1) after sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph – aa fails to comply with a requirement under regulation 5(5)(a) or (c); or . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 27th November 2003. R. Jordan A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 31st December 2003. Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 2 Regulation 64 (drawing of trailers) of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 6th October 2003. Wesley Shannon A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
HOUSING; RATES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 5th October 2003. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2 In regulation 4(3) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 , in inserted paragraph (6C), for the words from “paragraph 4 of Schedule 7” to the end of that paragraph, there shall be substituted “Article 10 or 11 of the 1998 Order or on an appeal under Article 13 of that Order.”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st October 2003. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to these Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 2nd October 2003. Linda Wilson Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
HOUSING Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Replacement Grant Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2003. 2 In these Regulations – “building warranty agreement” means an insurance backed protection scheme which provides for insolvency protection during construction and on completion of the dwelling a minimum 10-year guarantee period for major structural defects; “replacement grant” means a grant payable under Article 73 of the 1992 Order ; “rural area” means an area identified by the Executive and approved by the Department; “the 1992 Order” means the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992. Application 2 1 These regulations shall apply to any dwelling house which is unfit for human habitation and which is in a rural area. 2 These regulations shall not have effect in relation to an application for a replacement grant made before 1st December 2003. Replacement Grant 3 Articles 38, 40, 41, 56, 62 and 63 of the 1992 Order shall apply to replacement grants as if the references in those provisions to renovation grant were references to replacement grant without any modifications. 4 The provisions of the 1992 Order specified in Column 1 of the Schedule shall apply to replacement grants as if the references in those provisions to renovation grant were references to replacement grant subject to the modification specified in Column 2 of that Schedule. Revocation and Savings 5 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the Housing (Replacement Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 and the Housing (Replacement Grant) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are hereby revoked. 2 The Housing (Replacement Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 and the Housing (Replacement Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 shall continue to apply to an application for replacement grant made before 1st December 2003. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 3rd November 2003. D. M. Crothers A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to Schedule 10 (emissions from certain vehicles) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Optical Charges and Payments and General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 6th October 2003. 2 In these regulations – “the Optical Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 ; and “the Ophthalmic Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 . Amendment of the Optical Regulations 2 1 The Optical Regulations are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2), after the definition of “patients resources” there is inserted – “pension credit guarantee credit” shall be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 ; 3 In regulation 8 (eligibility – supply of optical appliances) – a in paragraph (3), after sub-paragraph (l), there is inserted – m he is receiving pension credit guarantee credit or is a member of the same family as a person who is receiving pension credit guarantee credit. ; and b in paragraph (4), in sub-paragraph (a) (definition of family), for “sub-paragraphs (b) and (f)”, there is substituted “sub-paragraphs (b), (f) and (m)”. Amendment of the Ophthalmic Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 26th September 2003. Dr. J. F. Livingstone Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 26th September 2003. Jack Layberry Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
JUSTICE 1 This Order may be cited as the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2003. 2 1 The following provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 shall come into force on 1st October 2003. 2 The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) above are – section 86 (repeals) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provision of Schedule 13 (repeals) specified below; and Schedule 13, in the entry in respect of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 , the repeal of section 75(3). 3 1 The following provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 shall come into force on 1st November 2003. 2 The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) above are – section 77 (proceedings before coroner); section 85 (minor and consequential amendments) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provision of Schedule 12 (minor and consequential amendments) specified below; and paragraph 17 of Schedule 12. 4 1 The following provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 shall come into force on 19th April 2004. 2 The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) above are – section 74 (appeals in small claims cases); and section 75 (time limit for cases stated by county court). 3 The amendments made by sections 74 and 75 to the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 shall not apply to proceedings commenced before 19th April 2004. Paul Murphy One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 4th September 2003
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 6th October 2003 immediately after the coming into operation of regulation 24 of the State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 . 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 2 In Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (applicable amounts) – a in paragraph 10(1)(b)(i) (higher pensioner premium) for “paragraph 12(1)(a) or (c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 12(1)(a), (c) or (d)” . b in paragraph 11 (disability premium) – i in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for “paragraph 12(1)(a), (b) or (c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 12(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d)”, and ii in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) for “paragraph 12(1)(a) or (c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 12(1)(a), (c) or (d)”. c in paragraph 12 (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums) – i in sub-paragraph (4) for “sub-paragraph (1)(c)” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d)”, and ii in sub-paragraph (6) for “sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) and (c)(i)” there shall be substituted “sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) and (c)”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 16th September 2003. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
HOUSING Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Injunctions Against Anti-Social Behaviour (Prescribed Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2003. 2 In these Regulations “ the Order ” means the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. Prescribed premises 2 1 The Department hereby prescribes accommodation held under non-secure tenancies from registered housing associations as a description of accommodation for the purposes of Article 26(2)(d) of the Order (power to grant injunctions against anti-social behaviour). 2 The Department hereby prescribes any private tenancy as a description of private tenancies for the purposes of Article 26(2)(e) of the Order (power to grant injunctions against anti-social behaviour). Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 15th September 2003. D. M. Crothers A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOOD Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Food (Star Anise from Third Countries) (Emergency Control) (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 16th September 2003. Revocation 2 The Food (Star Anise from Third Countries) (Emergency Control) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 15th September 2003. Julie Thompson A Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety