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LANDLORD AND TENANT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 9th March 1998. Increase of registered rents 2 The rents registered under Part V of the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 for dwelling-houses which are let under regulated tenancies shall be increased by 4.8 per cent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on J. McCormick Assistant Secretary 27th January 1998.
STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1998. Amendment of the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 2 In regulation 3 of the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 (amount of additional payment to which a small employer shall be entitled)— a for “6th April 1997” there shall be substituted “6th April 1998”; b for “6·5 per cent.” there shall be substituted “7 per cent.”. Revocation 3 The Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 3rd March 1998.
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 46 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendment 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Children’s Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (Notice of Transfer) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into operation on 14th February 1998. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “criminal investigation” has the meaning specified in section 1(4) of the 1996 Act ; “the principal regulations ” means the Children’s Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (Notice of Transfer) Regulations 1996 ; “the 1996 Act” means the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 . Amendment of the principal regulations 3 Paragraph 7 of Form 2 in the Schedule to the principal regulations shall cease to have effect in relation to alleged offences into which no criminal investigation has begun before the commencement of Part I of the 1996 Act. John Morris Her Majesty’s Attorney General 14th January 1998
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Citation and commencement 1 These regulations may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Serious Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (Notice of Transfer) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into operation on 14th February 1998. Interpretation 2 In these regulations— “criminal investigation” has the meaning specified in section 1(4) of the 1996 Act ; “the principal regulations ” means the Criminal Justice (Serious Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (Notice of Transfer) Regulations 1989 ; “the 1996 Act” means the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 . Amendment of the principal regulations 3 Paragraph 8 of Form 2 in the Schedule to the principal regulations shall cease to have effect in relation to alleged offences into which no criminal investigation has begun before the commencement of Part I of the 1996 Act. John Morris Her Majesty’s Attorney General 14th January 1998
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 16 of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 37 of the principal Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of regulation 37A into the principal Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 39 of the principal Regulations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of Schedule 8A into the principal Regulations 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RACE RELATIONS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Race Relations (Prescribed Public Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 21st February 1998. Prescribed Public Bodies 2 The public bodies specified in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be public bodies prescribed for the purposes of Article 71(5) of the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on L. O'Reilly Assistant Secretary 12th January 1998.
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1998. 2 In this Order— “relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly. Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions 2 For the purposes of section 105(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) 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 3 per cent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 25th February 1998.
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1998. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly. Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2 In paragraph 6 of Schedule 8B to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (deductions of mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) for “£0·72” there shall be substituted “£0·69”. Revocation 3 The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 31st December 1997.
SEA FISHERIES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Conservation of Scallops (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 30th March 1998. Amendment of the Conservation of Scallops Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 2 1 The Conservation of Scallops Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 shall be amended as provided in paragraphs (2) to (5). 2 In regulation 2 after the definition of “scallop dredge” there shall be inserted the following definition— “size” in relation to any scallop means the size calculated by measuring the maximum length of the shell; . 3 In regulation 3(2)( e ) for the words “minimum mesh size of 100mm” there shall be substituted the words “mesh size of less than 100mm”. 4 In regulation 3(5) for the words “scallops with a minimum size of less than 110mm” there shall be substituted “scallops of a size less than 110mm”. 5 For regulation 3(6) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 6 A person who, within British fishery limits which are adjacent to Northern Ireland, catches fish by any means other than a scallop dredge shall not take and retain on board his vessel scallops which are more than 1% by weight of the total of all fish on board. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on G. Lavery Assistant Secretary 19th February 1998.
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 24th December 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “animals” means bovine animals, sheep, goats, deer and all other ruminant animals; and “the 1981 Order ” means the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. Designation of spongiform encephalopathies for the purposes of Article 7 of the 1981 Order 3 1 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, being a disease which is carried in animals and constitutes in the opinion of the Department, a risk to human health, is hereby designated for the purposes of Article 7 of the 1981 Order. 2 The provisions of the 1981 Order listed in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease designated under paragraph (1) to or among humans as they have effect for the purpose of preventing the spread of that disease among animals. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on R. S. Johnston Assistant Secretary 23rd December 1997.
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st February 1998. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 . Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (removal from pharmaceutical list)— a in paragraph (1) after the word “shall” there shall be inserted the words “, subject to paragraph (1A),”; and b after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted— 1A The name of any chemist whose business is carried on by representatives in accordance with the provisions of section 72 of the Medicines Act 1968 shall not be removed from the pharmaceutical list under paragraph (1) so long as the business is carried on by them in accordance with the provisions of that Act, and the representatives agree to be bound by the terms of service. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on Joan Dixon Assistant Secretary 22nd December 1997. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on J. G. Sullivan Assistant Secretary 22nd December 1997.
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions and Industrial Injuries) (Canada) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1998. 2 In this Order “the Convention” means the Convention on Social Security , between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Canada, which was signed on behalf of those Governments at London on 16th January 1997. Modification of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act and the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 2 The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 shall be modified to such an extent as may be required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Convention (set out in the Schedule to this Order), so far as the same relate to Northern Ireland. Marjorie Mowlam One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Dated this 11th day of February 1998.
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 27th February 1998. Interpretation 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment 3 1 The Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation. 2 In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) the definitions of “the 1984 Regulations” and of “the 1993 Suckler Cow Regulations” shall be revoked. 3 In paragraph (4) of regulation 2 there shall be substituted for the phrase “these regulations” the second time it occurs the following— the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1998 . 4 In paragraph (1A) of regulation 3 (compensatory allowances for breeding cows and ewes)— a there shall be substituted for “the 1997 Scheme year” the phrase “the 1998 Scheme year”; b in sub-paragraphs ( a ) and ( b )(i), for “£97·50” there shall be substituted “£47·50”; c in sub-paragraph ( b )(i), for “£121·49” there shall be substituted “£88·70”; d in sub-paragraphs ( b )(ii) and ( c ), for “£69·75” there shall be substituted “£23·75”. 5 In paragraph (1B) of regulation 3— a there shall be substituted for “the 1997 Scheme year” the phrase “the 1998 Scheme year”; b in sub-paragraph ( b )(ii)( aa ), for “£121·49” there shall be substituted “£88·70”. 6 In paragraph (2) of regulation 3 for “, the 1992 Regulations or the 1984 Regulations” there shall be substituted “or the 1992 Regulations”. 7 In paragraph (3) of regulation 3 the phrase “Subject to paragraph (3A),” shall be revoked. 8 Paragraph (3A) of regulation 3 shall be revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on Evelyn Cummins Assistant Secretary 6th February 1998.
MAGISTRATES' COURTS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Domestic Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 5th January 1998. 2 In these Rules “the principal Rules ” means the Magistrates' Courts (Domestic Proceedings) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 . Amendment of principal Rules 2 The principal Rules should be amended as follows:— a in Rule 1(2)— i after paragraph ( a ) (definition of “the Order”)there shall be inserted the following paragraph— aa “the 1981 Order ” means the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 ; ii after paragraph ( b ) (definition of “the Order Book”) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— bb “a means of payment order” means an order made in exercise of the powers conferred on the court by Article 85(3) of the 1981 Order ; b for Rule 8 there shall be substituted the following new Rule— Form of order 8 1 An order for financial provision under Articles 4, 8 or 9 shall be in Form D6. 2 Where the court makes a means of payment order, the clerk of petty sessions shall record on the order for financial provision to which the means of payment order relates the means of payment which the court has ordered. 3 Where the court orders that payments are to be made by a method of payment falling within Article 85(7) of the 1981 Order the clerk of petty sessions shall notify the person liable to make payments under the order of the number and location of the account into which the payment should be made. ; c after Rule 8 there shall be inserted the following Rule— Variation of means of payment order 8A Where the clerk of petty sessions receives an application under Article 22A(2) of the Order or Article 86(4) of the 1981 Order for the method of payment to be varied, he shall notify in writing, as soon as is practicable, any interested party of the result of the application, including any decision to refer the matter to the court. ; and d for Form D6 there shall be substituted the new Form D6 set out in the Schedule. Irvine of Lairg, C Dated 15th December 1997
SUPREME COURT, NORTHERN IRELAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 3) 1997 and shall come into operation on 20th April 1998. 2 In these Rules— “the principal rules” means the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 and an Order referred to by number means the Order so numbered in the principal rules. Medical evidence 2 Order 25 shall be amended as follows— a for rule 4 there shall be substituted the following rule— 4 Subject to rule 2, where a party proposes to adduce at the trial medical evidence obtained from any medical expert, he shall disclose all relevant medical evidence obtained at any time from that medical expert to the relevant party or parties— a insofar as he then has in his possession or power that evidence, not later than 10 weeks from the close of the pleadings; and b insofar as he thereafter obtains any such evidence before the date of trial, within 21 days of receiving it and in any case before the first day of the trial. ; b for rule 9 there shall be substituted the following rule— 9 1 A party serving or disclosing medical evidence under this Order shall do so by furnishing copies of any relevant medical report or reports, together with any documents emanating from the maker thereof which are intended by him to accompany or supplement any such report, or a document or documents containing a sufficient record of any such evidence as is referred to in rule 11( b ). All such reports or other documents shall be signed and dated by the relevant medical expert and shall specify his professional qualifications. 2 On the ex parte application of any party bound to serve or disclose any medical report under this Order the Court may give him leave— i to adduce at the trial the evidence contained in any report without serving or disclosing the report; or ii to omit or amend any part of any report when serving or disclosing the report. . c for Rule 11 there shall be substituted the following rule— 11 For the purposes of this Order “medical evidence” means— a the evidence contained in any report or other accompanying or supplemental document as specified in rule 9 and includes surgical and radiological evidence and any ancillary expert or technical evidence; and b any other evidence of a medical, surgical or radiological nature which a party proposes to adduce at the trial by means of oral testimony, and the expressions “medical expert” and “medical examination” shall be construed accordingly. . Court bonds 3 In the Schedule to Order 108 after the reference to “Legal and General Insurance Company Limited” there shall be inserted the reference “London and Edinburgh Insurance Company Limited”. Dated 10th December 1997 I concur R. D. Carswell Brian Kerr Anthony Campbell R. E. Weatherup Owen Catchpole Tony Caher Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 17th December 1997.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release and Risk Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 30th January 1998. 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 Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 2 1 The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In paragraph (1) of regulation 10 (consent to market products containing genetically modified organisms) there shall be added at the end the following sub-paragraph— ; c the marketing of a novel food or novel food ingredient within the scope of Regulation ( EC ) No. 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council. . 3 For Schedule 2 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule. Amendment of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Risk Assessment) (Records and Exemptions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 3 In the Genetically Modified Organisms (Risk Assessment) (Records and Exemptions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 in paragraph (2) of regulation 4 (exemptions from requirement to carry out risk assessments) there shall be added at the end the following sub-paragraph— ; e are or are contained in a novel food or novel food ingredient which is authorised for marketing in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on R. W. Rogers Assistant Secretary 11th December 1997.
MAGISTRATES' COURTS Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Advance Notice of Expert Evidence) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1998. Application 2 These Rules shall not have effect in relation to any proceedings which relate to an alleged offence into which a criminal investigation has begun before 1st January 1998. Requirement to disclose expert evidence 3 1 Where a magistrates' court proceeds to summary trial in respect of an alleged offence and the person charged with that offence pleads not guilty in respect of it, if any party to the proceedings proposes to adduce expert evidence (whether of fact or opinion) not already disclosed to the other party or parties in the proceedings (otherwise than in relation to sentence) he shall as soon as practicable after the person charged has so pleaded,— a furnish the other party or parties with a statement in writing of any finding or opinion which he proposes to adduce by way of such evidence; and b where a request in writing is made to him in that behalf by any other party, provide that party also with a copy of (or if it appears to the party proposing to adduce the evidence to be more practicable, a reasonable opportunity to examine) the record of any observation, test, calculation or other procedure on which such finding or opinion is based and any document or other thing or substance in respect of which any such procedure has been carried out. 2 A party may by notice in writing waive his right to be furnished with any of the matters mentioned in paragraph (1) and, in particular, may agree that the statement mentioned in sub-paragraph ( a ) thereof may be furnished to him orally and not in writing. 3 In paragraph (1), “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded. Witholding of expert evidence 4 1 If a party has reasonable grounds for believing that the disclosure of any evidence in compliance with the requirements imposed by Rule 3 might lead to the intimidation, or attempted intimidation, of any person on whose evidence he intends to rely in the proceedings, or otherwise to the course of justice being interfered with, he shall not be obliged to comply with those requirements in relation to that evidence. 2 Where, in accordance with paragraph (1), a party considers that he is not obliged to comply with the requirements imposed by Rule 3 with regard to any evidence in relation to any other party, he shall give notice in writing to that party to the effect that the evidence is being withheld and the grounds therefore. Adducing evidence which has not been disclosed 5 Except where the right to comply with any of the requirements of Rule 3 has been waived under Rule 3(2), a party who seeks to adduce expert evidence in any proceedings and who has not complied with Rule 3 shall not adduce that evidence in those proceedings without the leave of the court. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 9th December 1997