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IMMIGRATION 1 This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1997 and shall come into force on the date, to be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes, on which the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Ireland establishing the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning enters into force. 2 In this Order “the Principal Order ” means the Immigration (Exemption from Control) Order 1972 . 3 In Article 4 of the principal Order (which exempts certain persons from any provision of the Immigration Act 1971 relating to those who are not British Citizens except any provision relating to deportation), for paragraph (m) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs: m i Any member or servant of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (“the Commission”) established under an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Ireland concluded on 26th August 1997, ii in sub-paragraph (i) above, “servant” includes any agent of or person carrying out work for or giving advice to the Commission, n any member of the family of a person exempted under any of the preceding paragraphs forming part of his household. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 10th September 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (ACC Long Distance UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 14th October 1997. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Barbara Roche, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry 4th September 1997
ROAD TRAFFIC Commencement and citation 1 This Order may be cited as the A406 Trunk Road (North Circular Road, Ealing) Red Route (Prescribed Routes and Turns) Traffic Order 1997, and shall come into force on 29th August 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order— a causing includes permitting; b “Uxbridge Road” means the length of the A4020 in the London Borough of Ealing between The Mall and High Street; c “traffic island 1” and “traffic island 2” mean respectively the northern and southern traffic island sites situated in the eastbound carriageway of Uxbridge Road adjacent to and immediately west of the junction of Uxbridge Road and the northbound carriageway of the A406 Hanger Lane; and d “traffic island 3” and “traffic island 4” mean respectively the northern and southern traffic island sites situated in the westbound carriageway of Uxbridge Road adjacent to and immediately east of the junction of Uxbridge Road and the southbound carriageway of the A406 Gunnersbury Avenue. e a reference to an article or a schedule followed by a number is a reference to the article of, or the schedule to, this Order so numbered; Prescribed Routes and Turns 3 Subject to the provisions of article 4; a no person causing a vehicle to proceed eastwards in Uxbridge Road on the north of traffic island 1 shall cause that vehicle to turn right into Gunnersbury Avenue or left into Hanger Lane; b no person causing a vehicle to proceed eastwards in Uxbridge Road between traffic islands 1 and 2 shall cause that vehicle to turn left into Hanger Lane or to proceed eastwards across Gunnersbury Avenue; c no person causing a vehicle to proceed westwards in Uxbridge Road between traffic islands 3 and 4, shall cause that vehicle to turn left into Gunnersbury Avenue or to proceed westwards across Gunnersbury Avenue; d no person causing a vehicle to proceed westwards in Uxbridge Road on the south of traffic island 4 shall cause that vehicle to turn right into Hanger Lane. 4 The provisions of article 3 shall not apply— a to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or b to a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes. Revocation or variation of existing Orders 5 The A406 Trunk Road (North Circular Road, Ealing) Red Route (Prescribed Routes and Turns No 1) Experimental Traffic Order 1996 is hereby revoked. Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 18th August 1997
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Change of Landlord) (Payment of Disposal Cost by Instalments) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 12th September 1997. 2 In regulation 3(3) of the Housing (Change of Landlord) (Payment of Disposal Cost by Instalments) Regulations 1990 (payment by instalments) for “7.35 per cent.” substitute “7.78 per cent.”. 3 The Housing (Change of Landlord) (Payment of Disposal Cost by Instalments) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 are revoked. 4 Regulations 2 and 3 do not apply in respect of any period before the date these Regulations come into force (notwithstanding that interest included in the amount of an instalment is paid on or after that date). R. Davies Secretary of State for Wales 15th August 1997
RACE RELATIONS 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Race Relations (Complaints to Industrial Tribunals) (Armed Forces) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st October 1997. 2 1 A person may present a complaint to an industrial tribunal under section 54 of the Race Relations Act 1976, notwithstanding that section 75(9) of that Act would otherwise preclude the presentation of such a complaint, where— a he has made a complaint in respect of the same matter to an officer under the service redress procedures; and b that complaint has not been withdrawn. 2 For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) above, a person shall be treated as having withdrawn his complaint if, having made a complaint to an officer under the service redress procedures, he fails to submit that complaint to the Defence Council under those procedures. John Reid Minister of State, Ministry of Defence 29th August 1997
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the A180 Trunk Road (A180/A1136 Junction Improvement Slip Roads) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 29th August 1997. 2 In this Order— 1 all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; 2 i “the slip roads” means the new highways which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the routes described in the Schedule to this Order and which connect the Trunk Road with other highways or proposed highways at the places stated in the Schedule. ii “the plan” means the plan marked “The A180 Trunk Road (A180/A1136 Junction Improvement Slip Roads) Order 1997” signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR; and iii “the trunk road” means the Sheffield to Grimsby Trunk Road (A180). 3 The slip roads shall become trunk roads from the date when this Order comes into force. 4 The centre line of each slip road is indicated by a heavy black line on the plan. 5 The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of any of the slip roads that— a where the highway is maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained by that authority; and b where the highway is not so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question, until in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the relevant route is opened for traffic. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport D. E. Oddy Divisional Director The Highways Agency 5th August 1997
FOOD Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st September 1997. Amendment to the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 2 1 The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) below. 2 In regulation 7— a paragraphs (1)(b) and (3) shall be revoked; and b in paragraphs (8) and (9), for the words “paragraph (1)(b) or (c)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraph (1)(c)”. Jeff Rooker Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 19th August 1997 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Tessa Jowell Minister of State for Public Health, Department of Health 21st August 1997 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Scotland Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 21st August 1997 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 27th August 1997
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 8th September 1997. Amendment to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 2 The following shall be inserted after regulation 44(3)(a) of the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989 :— or, b in the case of proceedings under section 9 of the Extradition Act 1989 or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to that Act, where the court is of the opinion that, because of circumstances which make the proceedings unusually grave or difficult, representation by both solicitor and counsel would be desirable. . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 7th August 1997
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE,ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Anglian Harbours National Health Service Trust Dissolution Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st October 1997. Dissolution of NHS trust 2 The Anglian Harbours National Health Service Trust established by the Anglian Harbours National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1990 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. Frank Dobson Secretary of State for Health 12th August 1997
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Kent) (Borough of Maidstone) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 29th September 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 1984 Act ” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ; “the 1991 Act ” means the Road Traffic Act 1991; “the permitted parking area” means the area designated as a permitted parking area by article 4(a) of this Order; and “the special parking area” means the area designated as a special parking area by article 4(b) of this Order. Application 3 1 Subject to the provisions of this article, this Order applies to the area in the county of Kent and in the borough of Maidstone situated within the outer edge of the boundary delineated in black on the plan in Schedule 1 to this Order. 2 In relation to each street named in column (2) of an item in the table in Schedule 2 to this Order the boundary of the area to which this Order applies shall be taken to pass through the point on that street named in column (3) of the item and accordingly, in so far as there is any inconsistency between this paragraph and paragraph (1) of this article, this paragraph shall prevail. Designation of permitted parking area and special parking area 4 The Secretary of State hereby designates the area to which this order applies in accordance with article 3 above as— a a permitted parking area; and b a special parking area. Modification and application of Part II of the 1991 Act 5 Sections 66, 69 to 74, 78, 79 and 82 of, and Schedule 6 to, the 1991 Act shall apply in relation to the permitted parking area and the special parking area and as so applied shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in Schedule 3 to this Order. Modification of the 1984 Act 6 The 1984 Act shall be modified in relation to the permitted parking area and the special parking area as specified in Schedule 4 to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 28th August 1997
ROAD TRAFFIC Commencement and citation 1 This Order may be cited as the A406 Trunk Road (North Circular Road, Ealing) Red Route (Prescribed Turns) Traffic Order 1997, and shall come into force on 29th August 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order— a causing includes permitting; and cause shall be construed accordingly; b a reference to an article or a schedule followed by a number is a reference to the article of, or the schedule to, this Order so numbered; c “Hanger Lane” means the A406 Trunk Road so named in the London Borough of Ealing; d “Chatsworth Road”, “Beaufort Road”, “Audley Road” and “Corringway” means the roads so named in the London Borough of Ealing. Prescribed Turns 3 Subject to the provisions of article 4, no person shall cause a vehicle proceeding in: a Chatsworth Road (south arm); b the unnamed road lying between Chatsworth Road (south arm) and Beaufort Road and opposite Priory Cottages; c Beaufort Road; d Audley Road; or e Corringway—in the London Borough of Ealing to turn in any direction other than left on reaching the junction with A406 Hanger Lane. 4 The provisions of article 3 shall not apply— a to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or b to a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes. Revocation or variation of existing Orders 5 The A406 Trunk Road (North Circular Road, Ealing) Red Route (Prescribed Turns No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 1996 is hereby revoked. TRO 320 Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 18th August 1997
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1997 Revocation Order 1997 and shall come into force at 1800 hours on 6th August 1997. Revocation 2 The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1997 is revoked. David R Dickson Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office Pentland House Edinburgh 6th August 1997
TREASURE 1 This Order may be cited as the Treasure Act 1996 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1997. 2 The provisions of the Treasure Act 1996 not already in force shall come into force on 24th September 1997. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for National Heritage Mark Fisher Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 7th August 1997
PROTECTION OF WRECKS 1 This Order may be cited as the Protection of Wrecks (SS Castilian) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 13th August 1997. 2 1 The vessel in respect of which this Order is made is the vessel “SS CASTILIAN” which lies wrecked at Latitude 53°25.0107’N, Longitude 004°35.9176’W. 2 The area within a distance of 500 metres of that position is hereby designated as a prohibited area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Glenda Jackson The Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions 11th August 1997
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 5th October 1997. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 . Amendment of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997 2 1 The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs. 2 In regulation 3 (which amends the principal Regulations)— a in paragraph (2)(a) for the words “Subject to paragraph (3D)” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to paragraph (3B)”; b in paragraph (2)(b), for new paragraphs (3B) to (3D) inserted in regulation 11 of the principal Regulations) (maximum rent) the following paragraph shall be substituted— 3B Paragraph (3A) shall not apply in the case of a claimant— a to whom regulation 10 of the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (saving provision) applies; b to whom paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 (severe disability premium) applies; or c who has a non-dependant residing with him. ; c for paragraphs (2)(c) and (2)(d) respectively the following sub-paragraphs shall be substituted— c in paragraph (4)(a) the words from “plus 50 per cent.” to the end of the sub-paragraph shall be omitted; d in paragraph (5) the words from “plus 50 per cent.” to the end of the paragraph shall be omitted; ; d paragraphs (4) and (7) shall be omitted. 3 In regulation 4 (savings)— a in paragraph (1) after the words “paragraph (2)” there shall be inserted the words “or (2A)”; b for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— 2 This paragraph applies to a claimant who was entitled to and in receipt of housing benefit on 5th October 1997, until— a the date on which the benefit period, which was current for that claimant on 5th October 1997, ends; or b the date on which the claimant occupies a new dwelling as his home on moving from the dwelling he so occupied on 5th October 1997, whichever is the earlier. 2A This paragraph applies to a claimant who makes a further claim for housing benefit under regulation 72(12) to (14) of the principal Regulations, where he has been continuously entitled to and in receipt of housing benefit, in respect of the same dwelling for a period which includes 5th October 1997, which included an addition by virtue of paragraph (4) or (5) of regulation 11 of the principal Regulations as they had effect on 5th October 1997. 2B “Benefit period” for the purposes of paragraph (2) has the same meaning as in regulation 66 of the principal Regulations. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Frank Field Minister of State, Department of Social Security 8th August 1997
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Offshore Electricity and Noise Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st February 1998. Amendment of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 2 For regulation 31 of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 there shall be substituted the following regulation— Application 31 These Regulations shall apply— a in Great Britain; and b outside Great Britain as sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 apply by virtue of the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1995 . . Amendment of the Noise at Work Regulations 1989 3 For regulation 3 of the Noise at Work Regulations 1989 there shall be substituted the following regulation— Application 3 1 Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations shall apply— a in Great Britain; and b outside Great Britain as sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 apply by virtue of the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1995. 2 The duties imposed by these Regulations shall not extend to— a the master or crew of a sea-going ship or to the employer of such persons, in relation to the normal ship-board activities of a ship’s crew under the direction of the master; or b the crew of any aircraft or hovercraft which is moving under its own power or any other person on board any such aircraft or hovercraft who is at work in connection with its operation. . Revocation 4 1 The following provisions of the Offshore Installations (Operational Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1976 are revoked— a in regulation 1(2) the definitions of “electrical equipment”, “fixed installation”, “hazardous area”, “helicopter landing officer”, “mechanical equipment”, “mobile installation”, “radiotelephone operator” and “work permit”; and b regulations 11 and 17. 2 In paragraph 67 of the Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc.) Regulations 1996 — a the words “Noise and” in the headnote; and b the words “noise or” in sub-paragraph (1), are revoked. J. Prescott Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 14th August 1997
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (School Leaving Date) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997. 2 The school leaving date for 1998 and for successive years shall be the last Friday in June. Stephen Byers Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 31st July 1997 Peter Hain Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Welsh Office 8th August 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Lord-Lieutenants and Sheriffs) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Lord-Lieutenants 2 In the Lieutenancies Act 1997 , in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (counties in England for the purposes of the Act), the following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the Table in alphabetical order— Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ; Cheshire Cheshire, Halton and Warrington ; Devon Devon, Plymouth and Torbay ; Essex Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock ; Kent Kent and the Medway Towns ; Lancashire Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool ; Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire and Nottingham ; and Shropshire Shropshire and The Wrekin . Sheriffs 3 1 In the Sheriffs Act 1887 , in Schedule 2A (counties in England for the purposes of the Act), the following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the Table in alphabetical order— Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ; Cheshire Cheshire, Halton and Warrington ; Devon Devon, Plymouth and Torbay ; Essex Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock ; Kent Kent and the Medway Towns ; Lancashire Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool ; Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire and Nottingham ; and Shropshire Shropshire and The Wrekin . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 12th August 1997
NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for England (Constitution and Administration) Amendment Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997. Amendment of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for England (Constitution and Administration) Order 1993 2 In the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for England (Constitution and Administration) Order 1993 in article 12 (functions of the Board)— a in paragraph (1), for the words “functions specified in paragraphs (2) and (3)” there shall be substituted the words “function specified in paragraph (2)”; and b paragraph (3) shall be omitted. Revocation of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for England (Constitution and Administration) Amendment Order 1994 3 The National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for England (Constitution and Administration) Amendment Order 1994 is hereby revoked. Frank Dobson One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Department of Health 7th August 1997