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Annual Tax On Enveloped Dwellings Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015. Amendment of the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations 2013 2 1 The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 4(2)(b) for “£2 million” substitute “the lowest taxable value shown in the right hand column of the table in section 99(4) of the Finance Act 2013 ”. Gavin Barwell David Evennett Two of the Lords Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 2015
Income Tax Citation, commencement and effect 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Unauthorised Unit Trusts (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 6th April 2015. Amendment of Regulation 11 of the Unauthorised Unit Trusts (Tax) Regulations 2013. 2 1 Regulation 11 of the Unauthorised Unit Trusts (Tax) Regulations 2013 is amended as follows. 2 In regulation 11(2)— a after the words “tax year” insert “(the current year)”, and b for the words from “of 12 months” to the end substitute “beginning immediately after the end of the basis period for the previous tax year and ending with the accounting date in the current year”. 3 After regulation 11(3) insert— 3A In the first tax year that a trust is an exempt unauthorised unit trust the basis period for the tax year is the period— a beginning on the first day of the first period of account in respect of which the trust is approved under these Regulations as an exempt unauthorised unit trust, and b ending with the accounting date in that year. 4 In regulation 11(4)(b) for “of account” substitute “beginning on the first day of the first period of account in respect of which the trust is approved under these Regulations as an exempt unauthorised trust and”. 5 In regulation 11(5)(a)— a for the words “the first tax year” substitute “those years”, and b for the words “that year” substitute “those years”. 6 For regulation 11(5)(b) substitute— b the basis period for the third tax year that the trust is an exempt unauthorised unit trust is the period— i beginning on the first day of the first period of account in respect of which the trust is approved under these Regulations as an exempt unauthorised unit trust, and ii ending with the accounting date in that year. . Gavin Barwell David Evennett Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 2015
Pensions Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2015 and comes into force on 6th April 2015. Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions 2 For the purposes of section 109(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 1.2 per cent. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Steve Webb Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 2nd March 2015
Local Government, England Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Transparency) (Descriptions of Information) (England) Order 2015 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of the second House of Parliament to approve it. Information to which section 3(4) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 applies 2 1 Section 3(4) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 shall apply to information relating to the meetings of a relevant authority including the agendas, minutes and any other information concerning matters discussed at meetings. 2 In this article, “relevant authority” means— a charter trustees; b an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is wholly in England; c a parish council; d a port health authority for a port health district that is wholly in England. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Penny Mordaunt Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Communities and Local Government 7th January 2015
Merchant Shipping Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015. Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997 2 In paragraph 3(1A) of Part II (scale of payments) of Schedule 2 to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997 — a in paragraph (c), after “2014” insert “and before 1st April 2015”; and b after paragraph (c) add— d on and after 1st April 2015, 39 pence per ton subject to a maximum charge of £15,600 per voyage. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Hayes Minister of State Department for Transport 26th February 2015
Social Security PART 1 INTRODUCTION Citation, commencement and effect 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in rates or amount of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are changed by this Order 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earnings Limits 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in rates of Personal Independence Payment 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates of age addition 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates of transitional invalidity allowance 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates of bereavement benefits 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT Applicable amounts for Income Support 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income Support Transitional Protection 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The relevant sum for Income Support 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing Benefit 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE Applicable amounts for Jobseeker's Allowance 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The prescribed sum for Jobseeker's Allowance 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 STATE PENSION CREDIT State Pension Credit 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE Applicable amounts for the ESA Regulations 2008 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescribed amount for the ESA Regulations 2013 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 UNIVERSAL CREDIT Universal Credit 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 REVOCATION Revocation 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Police, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Special Constables (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015. Amendments to the Special Constables Regulations 1965 2 The Special Constables Regulations 1965 (“the 1965 Regulations ”) are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 1B— a for paragraph (1), substitute— 1 Every special constable must provide a sample when directed to do so by the chief officer and in accordance with any such direction. ; b after paragraph (2), insert— 2A Samples or the information derived from samples of special constables taken in accordance with this regulation (or treated as if so taken, by virtue of regulation 1ZA(3)(b)) may be checked against samples or the information derived from samples taken in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 or recovered from scenes of crime. ; c for paragraph (3), substitute— 3 The samples taken from a special constable in accordance with this regulation shall be destroyed before the end of the period of six months beginning with the date on which they were taken. 3A The information derived from samples of a special constable taken in accordance with this regulation, and all copies and records thereof shall be destroyed within 12 months of that special constable ceasing to be a special constable for that police area except that— a if, on ceasing to be a special constable, the person becomes a member of the police force maintained for that area, the samples or information derived from samples shall be kept in accordance with regulation 19(2) of the Police Regulations 2003 ; and b if, on ceasing to be a special constable for that police area, the person is appointed as a special constable for another police area or is appointed as a member of a police force maintained for another police area, the samples or information derived from samples shall be transferred to the chief officer in that other police area and kept in accordance with paragraph (2) or regulation 19(2) of the Police Regulations 2003, as the case may be. ; d omit paragraph (4). 4 In regulation 4— a in paragraph (2), for “Secretary of State”, substitute “local policing body for the area”; b in paragraph (3), for “Secretary of State”, substitute “local policing body for the area”. 5 In regulation 5A— a in paragraph (1), omit “and with the approval of the Secretary of State”; b omit paragraphs (2) and (3). Transitional provisions 6 Any approval given by the Secretary of State under regulation 4 of the 1965 Regulations which is in force immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations is— a to be treated as having been given by every local policing body; and b capable of being amended or withdrawn in relation to any police area by the local policing body for that area. Mike Penning Minister of State Home Office 27th February 2015
Tax Credits Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2015 and come into force on 6th April 2015. 2 These Regulations have effect in relation to awards of tax credits for the tax year beginning on 6th April 2015 and subsequent years. Amendment of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 2 1 Regulation 7 of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 (determination of the maximum rate) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (4)— a in sub-paragraph (a) for “£5,850” substitute “£5,920”; b in sub-paragraph (b) for “£7,105” substitute “£7,195”; c in sub-paragraph (d) for “£5,850” substitute “£5,920”; d in sub-paragraph (e) for “£7,105” substitute “£7,195”. Amendment of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 3 The table in Schedule 2 (maximum rates of the elements of a working tax credit) to the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 is amended as follows— a in item 2 (disability element), in the second column, for “£2,935” substitute “£2,970”; b in item 6 (severe disability element), in the second column, for “£1,255” substitute “£1,275”. Amendment to the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002 4 1 The Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 3(3) (manner in which amounts to be determined for the purposes of section 7(1)(a) of the Act) for “£16,010” substitute “£16,105”. 3 In regulation 8(3) (determination of rate of child tax credit) in Step 4 for “£16,010” substitute “£16,105”. Alun Cairns David Evennett Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 2nd March 2015
Tax Credits Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2015 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Amendments to the Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 2 The Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 1(3) (interpretation) after the definition of “an application for a direction”, insert— “appropriate office” means any office specified in writing by the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland for the purpose of making an application in accordance with Regulation 6; . 4 In regulation 5(8)(b) (late appeals) after “Commissioner” insert “, the Upper Tribunal”. 5 In regulation 6 (making of an application for an extension of time) for “Board” substitute “appropriate office”. 6 In regulation 22(8)(b) (late applications for a statement of reasons for tribunal decision) after “Commissioner” insert “, the Upper Tribunal”. Alun Cairns David Evennett Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 2nd March 2015
Value Added Tax Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to the London Legacy Development Corporation) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2015. The London Legacy Development Corporation 2 The London Legacy Development Corporation, established by article 3 of the London Legacy Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2012 , is specified for the purposes of section 33 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994. Mark Lancaster Gavin Barwell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 2015
Representation Of The People, Scotland Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. Amendments to the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 2 The Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 9. 3 In regulation 26A (application for alteration of register in respect of name)— a in paragraph (4), for the words from “a copy” to the end substitute “documentary evidence of the applicant’s change of name”; b in paragraph (5), for “one of the documents in paragraph (4)” substitute “any documentary evidence”; c in paragraph (6), for “the copy document” substitute “any copy document”. 4 In regulation 29ZA(1) (verification of information in an application) for “on a paper application form” substitute “otherwise than through the digital service”. 5 In regulation 32ZA(3) (annual canvass) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute— f include a statement that the information provided in response to the form will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 . 6 In regulation 32ZA(3)(i)— a omit “signed”; b for “signing the declaration” substitute “making the declaration”; c for “they are signing” substitute “they are making it”. 7 Omit regulation 34 (retaining entries in register). 8 In regulation 36(2)(b) (notices in connection with registration), for “regulation 31C(2)(d)” substitute “regulation 31C(2)(b)(ii) or (iii)”. 9 In regulation 78A(1) (cancellation of postal ballot papers) omit “or local government”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Mundell Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Scotland Office Dover House, London 3rd March 2015
Financial Services And Markets Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on 30th March 2015. Amendment of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001 2 1 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001 is amended as follows. 2 In Part 2 of the Schedule to the Order (persons exempt in respect of accepting deposits), paragraph 25 is omitted . 3 In Part 4 of the Schedule to the Order (persons exempt in respect of particular regulated activities), after paragraph 56, insert— Student Loans Company 57 1 The Student Loans Company Limited is exempt from the general prohibition in respect of— a any regulated activity of the kind specified by article 5 of the Regulated Activities Order (accepting deposits) in so far as it accepts deposits from the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers, in connection with, or for the purposes of, enabling eligible students to receive loans; b any regulated activity of the kind specified by article 39G of the Regulated Activities Order (debt administration) in connection with, or for the purposes of, loans to eligible students. 2 In sub-paragraph (1)(a), “eligible student” means— a any person who is an eligible student pursuant to regulations made under Part 2 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 ; b any person to whom, or in respect of whom, loans may be paid under section 73(f) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 ; c any person who is an eligible student pursuant to regulations made under article 3 of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 ; d any person who is in receipt of or who is eligible to receive a loan of the kind mentioned in article 3(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998 or article 3(1) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 . 3 In sub-paragraph (1)(b), “eligible student” means any person who is in receipt of or who is eligible to receive a loan of the kind mentioned in article 3(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998 or article 3(1) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998. . Mark Lancaster Gavin Barwell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 2015
Police, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015. Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 2 The Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 3(7), for “(1) and (2)” substitute “(1), (2), (2A) and (2B)”. 4 In regulation 5(3)— a after “completing” insert “, or has completed,”; b after “Part II” omit “B”. 5 In regulation 6(2), after “Part II” omit “B”. 6 In Schedule 1— a in paragraph 1— i in sub-paragraph (1), for “examinations board” substitute “College of Policing”; ii in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “either Part IIA, consisting of practical tests, or Part IIB”, substitute “Part II”; iii in sub-paragraph (2A), after “Part II” omit “B”; iv in sub-paragraph (3), for “Parts I and IIA” substitute “Part I”; b for paragraph 2, substitute— 2 The College of Policing shall determine the standard to be achieved by a candidate in order to obtain a pass in any part of the qualifying assessments. ; c for paragraph 3, substitute— 3 The College of Policing shall— a set and mark the written paper referred to in paragraph 1(2); and b set the criteria against which Part II is to be assessed. ; d in paragraph 4— i for “examinations board” substitute “College of Policing”; ii in sub-paragraph (a), for “each Part” substitute “Part I”; e in paragraph 5— i omit sub-paragraph (1); ii in sub-paragraph (1A), omit “in a force using the Part IIB assessment process”; iii omit sub-paragraph (3); iv in sub-paragraph (3A), omit “using the Part IIB assessment process”; v in sub-paragraph (5), for “examinations board” substitute “College of Policing”; vi omit sub-paragraph (6); vii in sub-paragraph (7), after “Part II” omit “B”; f in paragraph 6— i for each of the three references to “examinations board” substitute “College of Policing”; ii for each of the two references to “their” substitute “its”. 7 In Schedule 2— a in paragraph 3, after condition C(4) insert “C(5) the pass must have been obtained before 1st April 2015.”; b after the entry numbered 11 in the table, insert the following entry— 12. A police force Q(3) C(5). Mike Penning Minister of State Home Office 26th February 2015
Social Security, Northern Ireland Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 and comes into force on 6th April 2015. Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 2 In paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (weekly rate of guardian’s allowance) for “£16.35” substitute “£16.55”. Alun Cairns David Evennett Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 2nd March 2015
Local Government, England Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2015 and shall come into force on 1st April 2015. Requirement to publish information 2 1 An authority to which the Code applies, other than a parish council whose gross annual income or expenditure (whichever is the higher) is £6.5 million or less, must publish the information specified in Part 2 of the Code in the manner and form and on the occasions specified in Part 2 of the Code. 2 In this regulation, “the Code” means the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, issued on 27th February 2015 by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government . Revocation 3 The Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2014 are revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Brandon Lewis Minister of State Department for Communities and Local Government 3rd March 2015
Highways Citation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement No.1) Regulations 2015. Provisions coming into force on 5th March 2015 2 The following provisions of the Infrastructure Act 2015 come into force on 5th March 2015— a Part 1 (strategic highways companies) for remaining purposes, b section 24 (native and non-native species etc ) so far as it relates to England, and c section 25 (Part 4: supplementary) so far as it relates to England. Provisions coming into force on 12th April 2015 3 The following provisions of the Infrastructure Act 2015 come into force on 12th April 2015— a section 23 (environmental control of animal and plant species) so far as it relates to England, b section 41 (maximising economic recovery of UK petroleum), c section 42 (levy on holders of certain energy industry licences), and d Schedule 7 (the licensing levy). Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Hayes Minister of State Department for Transport 2nd March 2015