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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 20th October 1997. 2 In these Regulations— a “the Order” means the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979; b “the principal Regulations” means the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 1 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) in relation to any case in which a person first satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Order on or after 20th October 1997. 2 For the Schedule to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. 3 In regulations 5(2) (Payment where death results from diffuse mesothelioma) and 7 (Minimum amount payable to dependant) for “£1,803” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “£1,852”. 4 In regulation 6(1) (Payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis) for “£3,731” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “£3,832”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on (l.s.) G. I. O'Doherty Assistant Secretary 8th September 1997.
SEEDS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Seed Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 13th October 1997. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 2 In the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 in Schedule 4, Part I (Requirements for an official label)— a for paragraph 1( c ) there shall be substituted— c set out: EC Rules and Standards Certification authority Member State Country of production Basic Seed Potatoes Class Community grade (as appropriate) Merchant’s number Grower’s number Variety indicated at least in Roman characters Size Net weight Month and year of sealing. b after paragraph 1 there shall be added the following paragraph— 2 Official labels printed prior to 13th October 1997 with the abbreviation “ EEC ” instead of “EC” may be used until 31st December 2001. . Revocation 3 Regulation 12( a ) of the Seed Potatoes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on R. S. Johnston Assistant Secretary 5th September 1997.
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 29th September 1997. Interpretation 2 1 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 . 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the principal Regulations 3 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the Schedule. Transitional provisions 4 1 Until 31st May 1998 in relation to any substance or preparation other than liquefied petroleum gas, butane or propane, it shall be sufficient compliance with the requirements of the principal Regulations if the requirements of those Regulations are complied with as in operation immediately before these Regulations came into operation. 2 Until 31st October 1997 in relation to liquefied petroleum gas, butane or propane, it shall be sufficient compliance with the requirements of the principal Regulations if the requirements of those Regulations are complied with as in operation immediately before these Regulations came into operation. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on Philip B. Strong Assistant Secretary 29th August 1997.
PLANT HEALTH Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 6th October 1997. Amendment of the Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 2 The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 shall be amended in accordance with Articles 3 and 4. 3 In Schedule 3, Part A, item 7, there shall be inserted in the second column after the words “third countries other than:” the word “Algeria”. 4 In Schedule 14 at the end there shall be added the following— Commission Directive 97/14/EC . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on R. S. Johnston Assistant Secretary 29th August 1997.
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st November 1997. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of regulation 2 of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations 2 1 Regulation 2(1) of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (prescribed circumstances) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In sub paragraph ( a )— a after “paragraphs” there shall be inserted “(1A), (1B),”; b in head (ii) for “or” there shall be substituted “and”; c head (iii) shall be omitted. 3 After paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs— 1A For the purposes of paragraph (1)( a )(i), where a station identified in column (1) of Schedule 1 (in this paragraph and in paragraph (1B) referred to as “the primary station”) is unable to provide temperature information in respect of a particular day, the mean daily temperature on that day at the nearest station to that primary station able to provide temperature information in respect of that day shall be used to determine whether or not there is a recorded period of cold weather at the relevant primary station. 1B For the purposes of paragraph (1)( a )(ii), where the Meteorological Office is unable to produce a forecast in respect of a particular period at a primary station, any forecast produced in respect of that period at the nearest station to that primary station able to provide temperature information for that period shall be used to determine whether or not there is a forecasted period of cold weather at the relevant primary station. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 1st October 1997.
NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENTS Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997. 2 This Order shall come into operation on 1st October 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order “the transfer date” means 1st October 1997. Transfer of certain functions of the Department of Economic Development 3 There are hereby transferred as from the transfer date to the Department of the Environment the functions exercisable immediately before that date by the Department of Economic Development under or for the purposes of Article 17 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 . References in enactments, etc. 4 1 In the construction and for the purposes of any enactment, judgment, decree, order, award, deed, contract, regulation, byelaw, certificate or other document passed or made before the transfer date, any reference to, or which is to be construed as a reference to, the Department of Economic Development shall, so far only as may be necessary for the purposes of this Order, be construed as a reference to the Department of the Environment. 2 The transfer of functions by this Order shall not affect any order, regulation, rule, appointment, direction, instruction, approval, requirement or authorisation made or given or other thing done by the Department of Economic Development before the transfer date, but any such matter shall, if in force immediately before that date, continue in force to the like extent and subject to the like provisions as if it had been duly made, given or done by the Department of the Environment. 3 Anything commenced before the transfer date by or under the authority of the Department of Economic Development may, so far as it relates to any function transferred by this Order, be carried on or completed by or under the authority of the Department of the Environment. 4 Where, at the transfer date, any legal proceeding is pending to which the Department of Economic Development is a party and the proceeding relates to any of the functions transferred by this Order, the Department of the Environment shall be substituted in the proceeding for the Department of Economic Development, and the proceeding shall not abate by reason of the substitution. Transfer of assets and liabilities 5 On the transfer date all property, rights and liabilities held, enjoyed or incurred immediately before that date by the Department of Economic Development in connection with the functions transferred to the Department of the Environment shall be transferred to, and by virtue of this Order vest in, the Department of the Environment. Marjorie Mowlam One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Dated this 22nd day of August 1997.
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 21st September 1997. 2 These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant— a in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in arrears in accordance with paragraph 7(1)( a ) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations (date when change of circumstances is to take effect)— i from the first day of the benefit week which includes 28th September 1997, or ii if the claim for income support is for a period beginning after 28th September 1997, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 21st September 1997; b in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance in accordance with paragraph 7(1)( b ) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 28th September 1997, and for this purpose, the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations (interpretation). 3 In these Regulations— “the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . 4 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations 2 In Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations (housing costs), in paragraph 12(1)( a ) (standard rate of interest on qualifying loans) for “7·20 per cent.” there shall be substituted “7·57 per cent.”. Revocation 3 The Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 are hereby revoked save that those Regulations shall continue to have effect until the day before the first day of the benefit week having effect in relation to any particular claimant for the purpose of regulation 1(2) of these Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on D. A. Baker Assistant Secretary 28th August 1997.
EMPLOYMENT Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (1990 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997. Commencement 2 The day hereby appointed for the coming into operation of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990, so far as not already in operation, is 24th August 1997. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on G. I. O'Doherty Assistant Secretary 21st August 1997.
AGRICULTURE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 18th September 1997. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Fertilisers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 The principal Regulations are hereby further amended in accordance with regulation 3. 3 In the table in Schedule 1— a in Group 1(a) of Section A (STRAIGHT FERTILISERS), after the provisions relation to the material Ammonium sulphonitrate with dicyandiamide (nitrification inhibitor), there shall be inserted in columns (2) to (5) the contents of Schedule 1; and b in Section E (SECONDARY NUTRIENT FERTILISERS), after the provisions relating to the material Magnesium sulphate solution, there shall be inserted in columns (2) to (5) the contents of Schedule 2. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on Evelyn Cummins Assistant Secretary 14th August 1997.
HOUSING Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 5th October 1997. 2 In these Regulations— “the principal Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2 1 The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 In regulation 2 (which amends regulation 11 of the principal Regulations)— a in paragraph ( a ) for “Subject to paragraph (3D),” there shall be substituted “Subject to paragraph (3B),”; b in paragraph ( b ) for new paragraphs (3B) to (3D) the following paragraph shall be substituted— (3B) Paragraph (3A) shall not apply in the case of a claimant— to whom regulation 16 of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (saving provision) applies; to whom paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 (severe disability premium) applies, or who has a non-dependant residing with him. ; c for paragraphs ( c ) and ( d ) respectively the following paragraphs shall be substituted— c in paragraph (4)( a ) the words from “plus 50 per cent.” to the end of the paragraph shall be omitted; d in paragraph (5) the words from “plus 50 per cent.” to the end of the paragraph shall be omitted; . 3 Regulation (4)( a ) (amendment of Schedule 1B to the principal Regulations) shall be omitted. 4 In regulation 5 (savings)— a in paragraph (1) after “paragraph (2)” there shall be inserted “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(11) to (13) 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 regulation 11(4) or (5) 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. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on D. A. Baker Assistant Secretary 14th August 1997.
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Cars (Silence Zones) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1997. Revocation 2 The Regulations set out in the Schedule are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on J. Ritchie Assistant Secretary 14th August 1997.
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Courses for Drink-Drive Offenders) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1997. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “ the Order ” means the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; “course” means a course approved by the Department for the purposes of Article 36 of the Order; “manager” in relation to the course, means the person for the time being nominated as the manager of the course by the Department. Certificate of completion 3 The certificate referred to in Article 37(1) of the Order shall be a certificate in such form and contain such particulars as may from time to time be determined by the Department. Course organiser 4 The person responsible for giving the certificates mentioned in Article 37(1) of the Order in respect of the completion of a course shall be the person for the time being nominated for that purpose by the manager. Notice of non-completion 5 A notice under paragraph (5) of Article 37 of the Order shall, for the purposes of that paragraph, be treated as given a person if it was sent by registered post or recorded delivery service addressed to him at his last known address, notwithstanding that it was returned as undelivered or was for any other reason not received by him. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on J. Ritchie Assistant Secretary 14th August 1997.
HOUSING Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 18th August 1997. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 2 1 In Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (ineligible service charges)— a in paragraph 1( f ) — i in head (ii) after “the terms of this head” there shall be added “or head (iii)”; ii after head (ii) there shall be added the following— or iii are provided to a claimant in supported accommodation by his landlord in person or someone on his behalf, and payment of the charges in respect of those services is a condition on which the claimant’s right to occupy the accommodation depends; ; b in paragraph 7 there shall be added at the end the following definition— “supported accommodation” means accommodation which was either occupied or available for occupation on 18th August 1997 and which was at that date and continues to be— a accommodation provided by the Executive, a registered housing association, charity, or voluntary organisation where care, support or supervision is provided by, or on behalf of, that body to the occupants of that accommodation; and for this purpose— a “charity” has the same meaning as in the Charities Act 1964 ; or b accommodation which is occupied by a person who falls under regulation 16(1)( a ) of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 , where care, support or supervision is provided by, or on behalf of, the landlord to the occupants of that accommodation; and for these purposes accommodation which would fall under paragraph ( a ) or ( b ) but for the fact that it was not available for occupation on 18th August 1997 solely by reason of temporary closure due to refurbishment, cleansing or pest control shall be treated as available for occupation on that date. . 2 These Regulations shall cease to have effect on 31st October 1998. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on D. A. Baker Assistant Secretary 14th August 1997.
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1997. Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 2 After regulation 99 of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 there shall be inserted the following new regulation. Obstruction 99A No person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer shall cause or permit the vehicle to stand on a road so as to cause any unnecessary obstruction of the road. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on J. Ritchie Assistant Secretary 14th August 1997.
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Offences) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1997. Specified Offences 2 Any offence in respect of a vehicle, being an offence created under a statutory provision specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 (the general nature of which is described in column 3 thereof) is a fixed penalty offence for the purposes of Part IV of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. Revocation 3 The Orders specified in Schedule 2 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 1 J. Ritchie Assistant Secretary 4th August 1997.
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic Offenders (1996 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of Articles 1 to 16(4), 17 to 22, 24 to 64, 66 to 76(3) and 77 to 97 of, and Schedules 1 to 4 to, the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 shall be 1st October 1997. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on J. Ritchie Assistant Secretary 14th August 1997.