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CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Fixed Penalty Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st November 2000. 2 This Order applies in relation to a fixed penalty offence alleged to have been committed on or after 1st November 2000. Interpretation 1A In Schedule 2— “the AETR ” means the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in International Road Transport of 1 July 1970, as amended, as applied by article 2(3) of the EC Regulation ; “the EU Tachographs Regulation has the meaning given in section 97 of the Transport Act 1968; and “the EC Regulation ” means the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation as defined in section 103(1) of the Transport Act 1968. Fixed penalties 2 Save where there is more specific provision in Schedule 2 by reference to the circumstances of the offence, the fixed penalty for an offence shown in column (1) of Schedule 1 to this Order shall be the amount shown in relation to that offence in column (2) of that Schedule . Graduated Fixed Penalties 2A The amount of the fixed penalty for an offence specified in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be the amount indicated in relation to that offence by that Schedule, by reference to the circumstances of the offence, those being the nature of the contravention, and, where specified, its seriousness. Revocations 3 The Fixed Penalty Order 1992 and the Fixed Penalty (Increase) (Scotland) Order 1992 are hereby revoked. Charles Clarke Minister of State Home Office 10th October 2000
CONSUMER PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES Title, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Product Liability) (Modification) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 4th December 2000. 2 This Order extends to England and Wales only . Modification of Part I of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 2 1 The following modifications shall be made of Part I of the Consumer Protection Act 1987. 2 In section 1(2), the definition of “agricultural produce” shall be omitted. 3 Section 2(4) shall be omitted. A.K. Galloway, Clerk of the Privy Council
LANDMINES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Landmines Act 1998 (Isle of Man) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 11th November 2000. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Landmines Act 1998. Application of section 2(1) and (2) of the Act 2 The application of subsections (1) and (2) of section 2 of the Act, so far as they apply as mentioned in subsection (3) of section 3 of the Act, shall extend to bodies incorporated under the law of the Isle of Man. Extension of the Act to the Isle of Man 3 The Act shall extend to the Isle of Man with the exceptions, adaptations and modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
CIVIL AVIATION 1 This Order may be cited at the Carriage by Air and Road Act 1979 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000. 2 The provisions of the Carriage by Air and Road Act 1979 which are listed in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order and which relate to the matters respectively specified in relation to those provisions in column (2) thereof shall (to the extent stated in the Schedule) come into force on 12th October 2000. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
CHANNEL ISLANDS 1 This Order may be cited as the Ecclesiastical Offices (Age Limit) (Channel Islands) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st November 2000. 2 The Scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order is hereby confirmed. 3 The Ecclesiastical Offices (Age Limit) Measure 1975 shall apply to the Channel Islands in accordance with the provisions of the said Scheme. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st November 2000. Amendment of Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 2 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 are amended in accordance with the following regulations. 3 In regulation 65(2)(b), for the words “these Regulations” shall be substituted “the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996” . 4 For the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3 (table of licence fees) there shall be substituted the table in Schedule 1 below. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State Larry Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 4th October 2000 We approve the making of these Regulations Bob Ainsworth Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 10th October 2000
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Children’s Homes Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st January 2001. 2 In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Children Act 1989. 3 These Regulations extend to England only. Amendment of the Children’s Homes Regulations 1991 2 1 The Children’s Homes Regulations 1991 shall be amended by inserting after regulation 3A, the following regulation— Exemption from registration as a children’s home 3B 1 Subject to section 63(12) and Schedule 7 to the Act (Foster parents: limits on numbers of foster children), any home in which a child is cared for and accommodated by a person who— a is a local authority foster parent in relation to the child; or b is a foster parent with whom the child has been placed by a voluntary organisation; or c fosters the child privately, is so far as the provision of care and accommodation for that child is concerned, exempt from the definition of “a children’s home” in section 63(3) of the Act. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State. John Hutton Minister of State, Department of Health 10th October 2000
CONSUMER PROTECTION Title and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) (Consolidation) and Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2000. 2 These Regulations shall come into force on 27th November 2000. Revocation 2 The Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) (Consolidation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1999 are revoked. Amendment of the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) (Consolidation) Regulations 1994 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 4 1 The table in Schedule 1 shall be substituted for the table in Part III of Schedule 6 to the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 , it shall become part A of that Schedule and for the heading there shall be inserted “ SUBSTANCES REQUIRING ADDITIONAL LABELLING PHRASE ” . 2 Schedule 2 shall be inserted in Schedule 6 to those Regulations as Part IIIB. Kim Howells, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Consumers and Corporate Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Proposals for Alternative Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 16th November 2000. 2 These Regulations apply in relation to local authorities in England . Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “ the Act ” means the Local Government Act 2000; “local authority” means a local authority to which section 31 of the Act (alternative arrangements in the case of certain local authorities) applies; “proposals” means proposals under section 31 of the Act for the operation of alternative arrangements. Proposals for Alternative Arrangements 3 1 For the purpose of drawing up proposals a local authority must take reasonable steps to consult the local government electors for, and other interested persons in, the authority’s area. 2 In drawing up its proposals a local authority must— a decide which type of alternative arrangements is to be included in the proposals; and b comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State for the purposes of these Regulations. 3 A local authority must include in its proposals— a such details of the alternative arrangements as the Secretary of State may direct; b a timetable with respect to the implementation of the proposals; and c details of any transitional arrangements which are necessary for the implementation of the proposals. 4 A local authority shall send to the Secretary of State— a a copy of its proposals; and b a statement which describes— i the steps which the authority took to consult the local government electors for, and other interested persons in, the authority’s area, both pursuant to section 31(5) of the Act and to paragraph (1) above; ii the outcome of those consultation and the extent to which that outcome is reflected in the proposals; iii the reasons why the authority considers that its proposals will be more suitable for circumstances in that authority and its area than any form of executive specified in or under section 11 of the Act; and iv the reasons why the authority considers that its proposals would be likely, if implemented, to ensure that decisions of the authority are taken in an efficient transparent and accountable way. 5 A local authority must implement its proposals in accordance with the timetable included in those proposals. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 19th October 2000
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Instrument may be cited as The County Council of Norfolk (Construction of Cannon Wharf Foot/Cycle Bridge, Norwich) Scheme 2000 Confirmation Instrument 2000 and shall come into force on the date on which notice that it has been confirmed is first published in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Highways Act 1980. 2 The County Council of Norfolk (Construction of Cannon Wharf Foot/Cycle Bridge, Norwich) Scheme 2000 (“the Scheme”) is hereby confirmed with modifications. 3 The Scheme as confirmed is set out in the Schedule hereto (including the plan) and copies of the Scheme with its accompanying plan as modified are deposited at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR, and at the offices of the Director of Law & Administration, Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DH. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions R C Dobbie Regional Director, Government Office for the North East 5th October 2000
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Instrument may be cited as The County Council of Norfolk (Construction of Old Barge Yard Foot/Cycle Bridge, Norwich) Scheme 2000 Confirmation Instrument 2000 and shall come into force on the date on which notice that it has been confirmed is first published in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Highways Act 1980. 2 The County Council of Norfolk (Construction of Old Barge Yard Foot/Cycle Bridge, Norwich) Scheme 2000 (“the Scheme”) is hereby confirmed with modifications. 3 The Scheme as confirmed is set out in the Schedule hereto (including the plan) and copies of the Scheme with its accompanying plan as modified are deposited at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR, and at the offices of the Norfolk County Council, at County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DH. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions R. C. Dobbie Regional Director, Government Office for the North East 5th October 2000
INCOME TAX Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Income Tax (Sub-contractors in the Construction Industry and Employments) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 10th October 2000. Amendment of the Income Tax (Sub-contractors in the Construction Industry) Regulations 1993 2 In regulation 9(2) of the Income Tax (Sub-contractors in the Construction Industry) Regulations 1993 for the definition of N substitute— N is the amount which would be payable to the collector under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 or, in Northern Ireland, under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 disregarding— any amount of secondary Class 1 contributions in respect of which liability has been transferred to the employed earner by virtue of an election made jointly by the employed earner and the secondary contributor for the purpose of paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 to either the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (transfer of liability to be borne by earner) ; and any adjustment to the amount so payable to the collector under regulation 7(3) of the Tax Credits (Payments by Employers) Regulations 1999 (funding of payment by relevant employer or relevant subsequent employer of tax credit); . Amendment of the Income Tax (Employment) Regulations 1993 3 In regulation 41(3) of the Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 1993 for the definition of N substitute— N is the amount which would be payable to the collector under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979, or, in Northern Ireland, under the Social Security (Contributions) and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 disregarding— any amount of secondary Class 1 contributions in respect of which liability has been transferred to the employed earner by virtue of an election made jointly by the employed earner and the secondary contributor for the purposes of paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 to either the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; and any adjustment to the amount so payable to the collector under regulation 7(3) of the Tax Credits (Payments by Employers) Regulations 1999 (funding of payment by relevant employer or relevant subsequent employer of tax credit); . Tim Flesher Ann Chant Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 9th October 2000
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the East Gloucestershire National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2000 and shall come into force on 14th October 2000. Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order 2 In sub-paragraph (b) of article 3(2) of the East Gloucestershire National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1990 (nature and functions of the trust), for the words “Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2QN” substitute the words “Trust HQ, Number 1 College Lawn, Cheltenham GL53 7AG”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Gisela Stuart Minister of State, Department of Health 4th October 2000
CONTRACTS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000. Interpretation 2 1 In this Order— a “small business supplier” means a supplier, not being a United Kingdom public authority, whose business is a small business; b “small business purchaser” means a purchaser, not being a United Kingdom public authority, whose business is a small business; c “United Kingdom public authority” means an authority falling within Schedule 1 to the first commencement order, the Schedule to the second commencement order or the Schedule to the third commencement order; d “the first commencement order” means the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998 ; e “the second commencement order” means the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999 ; f “the third commencement order” means the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000 . 2 For the purposes of this Order, a business is a small business if the number of full-time employees employed in the business is 50 or fewer when calculated in accordance with Schedule 2 to the first commencement order. Contracts in relation to which the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 comes into force on 1st November 2000 3 1 The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 shall come into force on 1st November 2000 in relation to contracts for the supply of goods or services made on or after that date between a small business supplier and a small business purchaser. 2 The question whether a contract falls within this description is to be determined by reference to the circumstances when the contract is made and, accordingly, is not affected by any subsequent change in those circumstances. Patricia Hewitt, Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce Department of Trade and Industry 9th October 2000
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st December 2000. 2 In this Order, a Schedule referred to by a number alone means the Schedule so numbered in the Civil Courts Order 1983 . 2 1 The holding of the Caerphilly County Court shall be discontinued . 2 In Schedule 1, “Caerphilly” shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Pontypridd” in the first column. 3 In Schedule 3, the entry relating to Caerphilly shall be deleted. Irvine of Lairg, C. 5th October 2000
DISTRESS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Rules may be cited as the Distress for Rent (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2000 and shall come into force on 1st December 2000. 2 In Appendix 3 to the Distress for Rent Rules 1988 , the entry relating to Caerphilly shall be deleted. Irvine of Lairg, C. 5th October 2000
IMMIGRATION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Immigration Services Commissioner (Registration Fee) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 30th October 2000. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; “registration” means registration or (as the case may be) continued registration, under section 84(2)(a) or (b) of the Act; “relevant advisers” means, in respect of— an individual, that individual together with— the number of employees of that individual who provide immigration advice or immigration services, excluding such employees who are qualified persons under sections 84(2)(c) to (f) of the Act, or who are persons to whom section 84(4) of the Act applies; and the number of persons who provide immigration advice or immigration services who work under the supervision of that individual and his employees, excluding such persons who are qualified persons under sections 84(2)(c) to (f) of the Act, or who are persons to whom section 84(4) of the Act applies; a body corporate or unincorporate— the number of members and employees of that body who provide immigration advice or immigration services, excluding such members and employees who are qualified persons under sections 84(2)(c) to (f) of the Act, or who are persons to whom section 84(4) of the Act applies; and the number of persons who provide immigration advice or immigration services who work under the supervision of such members and employees, excluding such persons who are qualified persons under sections 84(2)(c) to (f) of the Act, or who are persons to whom section 84(4) of the Act applies; “sole immigration adviser” means an individual who does not employ any other person to provide immigration advice or immigration services and who does not have any person who works under his supervision or the supervison of any of his employees who provides immigation advice or immigration services. Fee for registration 3 The fee payable by a sole immigration adviser for registration shall be £1,800. 4 The fee payable by any other person for registration shall be determined by the number of relevant advisers in respect of that person at the date of his application for registration, and shall be the sum specified for such number of relevant advisers in the Schedule to this Order. Barbara Roche Minister of State Home Office 5th October 2000
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contracting-out and Qualifying Earnings Factor and Revision of Relevant Pensions) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st November 2000. 2 For the purpose of these Regulations, including this regulation,— “the 1992 Act" means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ; “the 1993 Act" means the Pension Schemes Act 1993; “the 2000 Act" means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000; and “relevant pension" has the meaning given to it in section 38(6) of the 2000 Act. Modification of the application of section 44(5A) of the 1992 Act 2 1 Where, by virtue of subsection (1) of section 48A of the 1993 Act, section 44(6) of the 1992 Act has effect for the tax year 2000–01 or any later tax year, in relation to some but not all of the earnings of an earner, the application of section 44(5A) of the 1992 Act is modified for that year in accordance with this regulation. 2 In a case where the year is one in which the amount of a Class 1 contribution in respect of the earnings paid to or for the benefit of an earner in a tax week was reduced under section 41 (as it then had effect) or 42A of the 1993 Act (reduced rates of Class 1 contributions for earners in contracted-out employment) section 44(5A) of the 1992 Act is modified so that the qualifying earnings factor for the purposes of paragraph (a) of that section shall be calculated by applying the formula— L × ( 52 - N ) where—L is the weekly lower earnings limit for that year; and N is the number of tax weeks in that year in which a Class 1 contribution for the earner was reduced in accordance with sections 41 (as it then had effect) or 42A of the 1993 Act. 3 In a case where the year is one in which an amount is paid in respect of an earner under section 45(1) of the 1993 Act (minimum contributions towards appropriate personal pension schemes) section 44(5A) of the 1992 Act is modified so that the qualifying earnings factor for the purposes of paragraph (a) of that section shall be zero. Revision of relevant pensions 3 1 Where, by virtue of section 38(3) of the 2000 Act any relevant pension has been calculated by reference to section 44(5) of the 1992 Act as modified by regulations under section 48A(5) of the 1993 Act, the calculation of that pension shall be revised by applying the formula set out in regulation 2(2) above. 2 Any relevant pension revised in accordance with this regulation shall be paid at the revised amount. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. P. Hollis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security