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ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND 1 The fees appearing in the Tables of the Schedule to this Order are established and are substituted for the fees appearing in the Tables of Schedule 1 to the Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Other (Fees) Order 2002 . The Tables of the Schedule to the Order contain particulars of the fees which are to be received, after the commencement of this Article:— a by the ecclesiastical judges and legal officers named in that Schedule for carrying out by them of the duties of their offices specified in that Schedule; and b by diocesan boards of finance in respect of the matters specified in Part II of Table I of that Schedule. 2 The Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Other (Fees) Order 2002 is hereby revoked. 3 1 Subject to the provisions of this paragraph nothing in this Order shall preclude a diocesan board of finance from agreeing to pay an additional fee to a diocesan registrar by way of annual fee or retainer (hereinafter called a “supplementary annual fee”) which is in addition to the annual fee or fees prescribed by Order made under the Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986. 2 An agreement made under sub-paragraph (1) above shall be expressed to be an agreement for a payment by way of supplementary annual fee. 3 An agreement made under sub-paragraph (1) above shall be in writing. The period for which the agreement is to run shall be stated in the agreement. In the absence of any such statement the agreement shall remain binding until determined by not less than three months' notice on either side. 4 The body responsible for paying a supplementary annual fee shall be the diocesan board of finance. 4 A fee specified in the Schedule to this Order (other than a fee specified in Part II of Table I of that Schedule) shall be increased by a sum for reasonable expenses of travel, subsistence, accommodation and the holding of court hearings. 5 Where Value Added Tax is chargeable in respect of the provision of any service for which a fee is prescribed in this Order there shall be payable in addition to that fee the amount of the Value Added Tax. 6 1 This Order may be cited as the Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2003. 2 This Order shall come into operation on the first day of January 2004. Dated this third day of June 2003 J Laws G F Tattersall H M Morgan M G S Farrell A Whittam Smith T E Allen D M Williams Clerk to the Synod, Approved by the General Synod the 11th day of July 2003
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 13th August 2003. 2 In this Order “the principal Order ” means the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 . Modifications to the Principal Order 2 1 The principal Order shall be amended as follows. 2 The amendments specified in Schedule 1 to this Order shall have effect. 3 The revocations specified in Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect. Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services, Department of Trade and Industry 24th July 2003
IMMIGRATION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the day after it is made, but shall not apply in relation to an asylum claim or human rights claim made prior to the commencement of this Order. Designated States 2 The States listed below shall be added to the list of States in section 94(4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 : r Bangladesh, s Bolivia, t Brazil, u Ecuador, v Sri Lanka, w South Africa, and x Ukraine. . Paul Goggins Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 22nd July 2003
LONDON GOVERNMENT Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2003. Commencement of provisions 2 The following provisions of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 shall come into force on 15th July 2003— a section 217; b section 220 (and accordingly Schedules 14 and 15) and sections 221 to 224; c section 245 so far as it is not already in force; d section 301; e section 303 so far as it is not already in force; f section 423 so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 34 brought into force by sub-paragraph (h) below; g Schedule 17 so far as it is not already in force; and h Part II of Schedule 34 except so far as it— i relates to Part II of the Transport Act 1985; or ii is already in force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 11th July 2003
OFFICIAL SECRETS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Official Secrets Act 1989 (Prescription) (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force one month after the day on which it is made. Amendments to the Official Secrets Act 1989 (Prescription) Order 1990 2 1 The Official Secrets Act 1989 (Prescription) Order 1990 shall be amended as follows. 2 At the end of Schedule 1 to that Order, add the entries in Schedule 1 to this Order. 3 For the entries in Schedule 3 to that Order, substitute the entries in Schedule 2 to this Order. Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Q.C. Minister of State Home Office 21st July 2003
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) (No.2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force— a for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 3, on 31st July 2003; b for the purposes of regulation 2— i in the case of a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2003 but before 1st September 2003, on the day the period of study begins; ii in any other case, on 1st September 2003. 2 In these Regulations— a "the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992; b “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987; c “ the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ; d “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 . Disregards 2 1 In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below, for the sum “£327” there shall be substituted the sum “ £335 ” . 2 The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are— a regulations 42(3) and 47(5) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations; b regulations 53(2A) and 57A(5) of the Housing Benefit Regulations; c regulations 62(2A) and 66A(5) of the Income Support Regulations; d regulations 131(3) and 136(5) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. Amendment of the Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) Regulations 2003 3 Regulation 2(2) of the Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) Regulations 2003 (disregards) shall be omitted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Maria Eagle Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the London Regional Transport (Dissolution) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 16th July 2003. Dissolution of London Regional Transport 2 London Regional Transport is hereby dissolved. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Tony McNulty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR 15th July 2003
DIOGELU'R ARFORDIR, CYMRU Enwi, cychwyn a chymhwyso 1 1 Enw'r Rheoliadau hyn yw Rheoliadau Diogelu'r Arfordir (Amrywio'r Dyfroedd a Eithrir) (Afon Teifi) (Cymru) 2003 a deuant i rym ar 1 Awst 2003. 2 Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn gymwys i Gymru. Diwygio Atodlen 4 i Ddeddf Diogelu'r Arfordir 1949 2 Ym mharagraff 83 o Atodlen 4 i Ddeddf Diogelu'r Arfordir 1949 (sydd, at ddibenion Rhan 1 o'r Ddeddf, yn eithrio dyfroedd penodol sy'n ffurfio rhan o Afon Teifi o'r diffiniad o “ sea ” a “ seashore ”), yn lle “ above the ferry north of St Dogmells ” rhodder y geiriau “ above Priory Bridge at Cardigan ”.” Llofnodwyd ar ran Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru Carwyn Jones Y Gweinidog dros yr Amgylchedd, Cynllunio a Chefn Gwlad 20 Gorffennaf 2003
FOOD, ENGLAND Title, commencement and application 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on import 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 and sampling and analysis 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Destruction of illegal imports 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTRACTING OUT Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Functions in relation to the Management of Crown Lands) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Contracting out of functions 2 The functions now vested in the Secretary of State under section 22 of the Crown Lands Act 1851 in relation to Hampton Court Gardens, Green, and Road and Hampton Court Park and Kensington Gardens may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by the Secretary of State. Andrew McIntosh Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 15th July 2003
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Horserace Betting Levy (Bookmakers' Committee) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 28th July 2003. 2 The Bookmakers' Committee shall consist of thirteen members of whom— a two shall be appointed by Coral Racing Ltd; b two shall be appointed by Ladbroke Racing Ltd; c two shall be appointed by William Hill Organisation Ltd; d two shall be appointed by the National Association of Bookmakers Ltd from amongst persons nominated for the purpose by associations for the time being affiliated to the National Association of Bookmakers Ltd; e four shall be appointed by the Association of British Bookmakers Ltd to represent the interests of the members of that body other than those listed in paragraphs (a) to (c) above; and f one shall be appointed by the Sporting Exchange Ltd. 3 The appointment of the Committee shall be for a term of three years, but a person ceasing to be a member on the expiry of his term of office shall not on that account be ineligible for reappointment. 4 A person may be removed at any time from membership of the Committee by the body by which he was appointed. 5 Where any vacancy occurs in the membership of the Committee, the body by which the person whose office has been vacated was appointed shall, as soon as practicable, make a fresh appointment to the Committee (that is to say an appointment for a term of three years). 6 The members of the Committee shall appoint one of their number to be the chairman of the Committee and, subject to his remaining a member of the Committee, he shall hold office as chairman for such period as they may determine and shall be eligible for reappointment as such. 7 Seven members present (or such larger number of members as the Committee may from time to time determine) shall be a quorum at any meeting of the Committee. 8 The Horserace Betting Levy (Bookmakers' Committee) Regulations 1999 are hereby revoked. Richard Caborn Minister of State, Department for Media, Culture and Sport 17th July 2003
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 25th July 2003. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Communications Act 2003; “ disability ” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ; ... “ publicly available telephone service ” means a service made available to the public for originating and receiving directly or indirectly national or national and international calls and access to emergency services through a telephone number or numbers in a national or international telephone numbering plan; “ public pay telephone ” means a telephone available to the general public, for the use of which the means of payment may include one or more of the following: coins; credit or debit cards; and pre-payment cards, including cards for use with dialling codes; ... “ relay service ” means a service which: provides facilities for the receipt and translation of voice messages into text and text into voice messages, and the conveyance of that text or voice message to the textphone of subscribers of a person providing a publicly available telephone service; and has been approved as a text relay service by OFCOM; “ subscriber ” means any person who is a party to a contract with the provider of a public electronic communications service for the supply of such service; and “ textphone ” means an integrated terminal incorporating an alphanumeric keyboard and means of displaying text, intended for connection to the public telephone network for the sole or primary purpose of supporting live telephone conversations between two or more individuals. Universal service obligations 3 The extent to which the things falling within section 65(2) of the Act must be provided, made available or supplied throughout the United Kingdom is set out in the Schedule to this Order. Modification of universal service obligations 3A Where OFCOM has made a general condition under section 51 of the Act in relation to the matters in paragraph 6 of the Schedule, then OFCOM shall not impose a universal service obligation in respect of those matters. Guidance on the pricing of universal service obligations 4 The matters set out in the Schedule should be offered at prices that are: a affordable for all end-users; and b uniform throughout the United Kingdom, unless OFCOM have determined that there is clear justification for not doing so. Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services, Department of Trade and Industry
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PART I PRELIMINARY Citation, commencement and revocation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II APPLICATION Packaging 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excluded packaging 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III GENERAL REQUIREMENTS General duty relating to the placing on the market of packaging 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concentration levels of regulated metals present in packaging 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement for technical documentation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV ENFORCEMENT Enforcement Authority 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence of due diligence 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liability of persons other than the principal offender 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless telegraphy licences to be limited in number 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criteria for limiting the number of wireless telegraphy licences 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003. 2 These Regulations shall apply only in relation to England. 3 These Regulations shall apply to any independent school, except that— a paragraphs 1, 3(2)(d), 6(2)(f),(g),(i) and (k) and 6(7) of the Schedule shall not apply to an Academy; and b paragraphs 1, 3(9), 6(2)(f),(g),(i) and (k), 6(5) and 6(7) of the Schedule shall not apply to a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts. Interpretation 4 In these Regulations— “the 1996 Act ” means the Education Act 1996 ; “the 2002 Act ” means the Education Act 2002; “city technology college” or “city college for the technology of the arts” means a school established under section 482 of the 1996 Act before 26th July 2002 which is not an Academy; “fire authority” means the statutory body defined in section 4 of the Fire Services Act 1947 , in section 328 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 or in section 26 of the Local Government Act 1985 ; “school” means an independent school; “staff” means those people working at the school whether under a contract of employment, under a contract for services or as a volunteer; and “statement” means a statement of special educational needs made under section 324 of the 1996 Act. 5 The requirements set out in the Schedule are the independent school standards for the purposes of Part 10 of the 2002 Act. David Miliband Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills 25th July 2003
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on the expiry of 14 days beginning with the day on which they are made. 2 In these Regulations, “the 2001 Regulations ” means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 . 3 These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only. Revocation 2 Regulation 4 of, and the Schedule to, the Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 are hereby revoked. Prescribed form 3 The form set out in Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations is hereby prescribed for the purposes of the canvass which is required to be conducted by section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 1983. Amendment of provision about applications 4 In regulation 26(6) of the 2001 Regulations (applications for registration) for “the Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002” substitute “the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2003”. ALISTAIR DARLING SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND Scotland Office Dover House, London 16th July 2003
LICENSING (ALCOHOL) Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Licensing Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003. 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Licensing Act 2003. 3 In this Order, “the 1964 Act ” means the Licensing Act 1964 . Commencement 2 Section 199 of and Schedule 7 (repeals) to the Act, so far as relating to section 66 (Sunday closing in Wales and Monmouthshire) and section 67 (supplementary provisions for Welsh Sunday polls) of and Schedule 8 (polls in Wales and Monmouthshire) to the 1964 Act, shall come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made. Richard Caborn Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 16th July 2003
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and Commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 15th August 2003. Amendment of the Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992 2 In regulation 2 of the Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992 insert at the end of paragraph (3) the following paragraph:— 4 Where in these Regulations it is stated that amphibole asbestos or chrysotile has intentionally been added to a product, it will be presumed where— a amphibole asbestos or chrysotile is present in any product; and b amphibole asbestos or chrysotile, as the case may be, is not a naturally occurring impurity of that product, or of any component or constituent thereof, that the amphibole asbestos or chrysotile, as the case may be, has intentionally been added, subject to evidence to the contrary being adduced in any proceedings. . 3 In regulation 3 of the Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992:— a in paragraph (1), for the words “containing amphibole asbestos” substitute the words “to which amphibole asbestos has intentionally been added”; and b in paragraph (2), for the words “containing chrysotile” substitute the words “to which chrysotile has intentionally been added”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Des Browne Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 17th July 2003
NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 19th August 2003. Modification of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 2 In subsection (6) of section 87 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 at the end there shall be added the following paragraph— q the State Pension Credit Act 2002 and the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 . A.K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designation of Minister or Departments 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOOD, ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND Title, commencement and extent 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Safety (Ships and Aircraft) (England and Scotland) Order 2003; it comes into force on 18th August 2003 and extends to England and Scotland only. Interpretation 2 1 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Food Safety Act 1990; “ exempt ship or aircraft ” means any sovereign immune ship or aircraft or any ship of a State other than the United Kingdom which is exercising the right of innocent passage through that part of the United Kingdom territorial sea adjacent to England or Scotland; “ home-going ship ” means a ship which is engaged exclusively in— plying in internal waters, or excursions which last not more than one day, start and end in Great Britain and do not involve calling at any place outside Great Britain; “ innocent passage ” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Part II Section 3A of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; “ internal waters ” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Article 8(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; “ the principal Hygiene and Temperature Control provisions ” means— ... ... “ sovereign immune ship or aircraft ” means a ship or aircraft belonging to a State other than the United Kingdom and which is not in use for commercial purposes; “ territorial sea ” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Territorial Sea Act 1987 . Ships and aircraft as premises for specified purposes 3 “ Premises ” shall include any ship or aircraft of a description specified in the Schedule to this Order for any purpose of the Act or regulations or orders made under it as is specified in that Schedule in relation to that ship or aircraft. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Melanie Johnson Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health