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RATING AND VALUATION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Central Rating Lists (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and come into force on 31st March 1996. 2 In these Regulations, “the 1994 Regulations ” means the Central Rating Lists Regulations 1994 . Amendment to the 1994 Regulations 2 1 The 1994 Regulations are amended by the insertion in Section II of Part 2 of the Schedule of the entry— AGR & PWR Co. Limited Hereditaments (other than excepted hereditaments) wholly or mainly used for the purposes of the generation of electrical power from nuclear fuel, or for ancillary purposes . 2 With effect from 1st April 1996— a the designated person in respect of the description of hereditaments prescribed by regulation 5 of the 1994 Regulations in relation to The Sutton District Water Plc shall be East Surrey Water plc; b the designated person in respect of the description of hereditaments prescribed by regulation 5 of the 1994 Regulations in relation to North East Water plc shall be Northumbrian Water Ltd; and c Part 6 (water supply hereditaments) of the Schedule to the 1994 Regulations shall be amended by the deletion in the column headed “designated person” under the heading “II. PROVISION IN THE CENTRAL RATING LIST FOR ENGLAND” of the entries “The Sutton District Water Plc” and “North East Water plc”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 4th March 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 6th March 1996
PENSIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 27th March 1996. 2 The office of the Chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is hereby added to the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 with effect from 1st March 1989. D. L. Willetts Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service for the Minister for the Civil Service 6th March 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 8th April 1996. 2 These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant from the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 8th April 1996. 3 In paragraph (2), the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meaning as in the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 . Amendment of the Income Support Regulations 2 In Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 15A the following paragraph shall be inserted— 15B 1 Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), where a claimant— a is a person to whom regulation 19 (preserved rights to income support) or paragraph 13A, 13B, 16 or 18 of Schedule 7 (applicable amounts in special cases) applies; b is not residing with his spouse; and c at least 50 per cent. of any occupational pension of his is being paid to, or in respect of, his spouse for that spouse’s maintenance, an amount equal to 50 per cent. of the pension or pensions concerned. 2 Where a claimant is entitled to more than one occupational pension, those pensions shall be aggregated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1). 3 This paragraph shall not have effect in respect of that part of any occupational pension to which a spouse is legally entitled whether under a court order or not. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Roger Evans Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 6th March 1996
FEES AND CHARGES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Medical Devices (Consultation Requirements) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Medical Devices (Consultation Requirements) (Fees) Regulations 1995 . Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (fees)— a in paragraph (1)(a) for “£2,500” substitute “£2,125”; b in paragraph (1)(b) for “£7,000” substitute “£5,950”; c in paragraph (2)(a) for “£625” substitute “£530”; d in paragraph (2)(b) for “£1,750” substitute “£1,485”; e in paragraph (3)(a) for “£2,500” substitute “£2,125”; f in paragraph (3)(b) for “£7,000” substitute “£5,950”; g in paragraph (4)(a) for “£625” substitute “£530”; h in paragraph (4)(b) for “£1,750” substitute “£1,485”; i in paragraph (5)(a) for “£32,000” substitute “£27,200”; j in paragraph (5)(b) for “£8,000” substitute “£6,800”. Stephen Dorrell Secretary of State for Health 28th February 1996 We consent, Simon Burns Michael Bates Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 6th March 1996
COMPANIES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Welsh Language Forms and Documents) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. 2 Form 225 CYM in the Schedule to these Regulations, with such variations as circumstances require, is an additional form prescribed for the purposes of section 225 of the Companies Act 1985, including that section as applied by section 701 of that Act. Wendy E. M. Alexander A Grade 5 Officer in the Department of Trade and Industry 5th March 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Fund Payments) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 6th April 1996. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. Weekly earnings figures for secondary earnings brackets 2 1 Section 9 of the Act (calculation of secondary Class 1 contributions) shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this article. 2 In subsection (3) (secondary earnings brackets)— a for the figure “£104.99” specified in respect of Bracket 1 there shall be substituted the figure “£109.99”; b for the figures “£105.00” and “£149.99” specified in respect of Bracket 2 there shall be substituted respectively the figures “£110.00” and “£154.99”; c for the figures “£150.00” and “£204.99” specified in respect of Bracket 3 there shall be substituted respectively the figures “£155.00” and “£209.99”; d for the figure “£205.00” specified in respect of Bracket 4 there shall be substituted the figure “£210.00”. Rate of, and small earnings exception from, Class 2 contributions 3 In section 11 of the Act (Class 2 contributions) — a in subsection (1) (weekly rate) for the figure “£5.75” there shall be substituted the figure “£6.05”; b in subsection (4) (small earnings exception) for the figure “£3,260” there shall be substituted the figure “£3,430”. Amount of Class 3 contributions 4 In section 13(1) of the Act (amount of Class 3 contributions) for the figure “£5.65” there shall be substituted the figure “£5.95”. Percentage rate and lower and upper limits for Class 4 contributions 5 In section 15(3) and section 18(1) of the Act (Class 4 contributions recoverable under the Income Tax Acts and under regulations) a for the percentage rate figure “7.3 per cent.” in both places where it appears there shall be substituted the figure “6 per cent.”; b for the figure “£6,640” (lower limit) in each place where it appears there shall be substituted the figure “£6,860”; c for the figure “£22,880” (upper limit) in both places where it appears there shall be substituted the figure “£23,660”. Prescribed percentage of estimated benefit expenditure 6 Section 2(2) of the Social Security Act 1993 (payments into National Insurance Fund out of money provided by Parliament) shall have effect with respect to the tax year 1996–97 and the prescribed percentage of estimated benefit expenditure for the financial year ending with 31st March in that tax year shall be 6 per cent.. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Alistair Burt Minister of State, Department of Social Security 29th February 1996 We consent, Simon Burns Michael Bates Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 6th March 1996
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This order may be cited as the Housing Associations (Permissible Additional Purposes) (England and Wales) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. 2 This Order extends to England and Wales only. Amendment of section 4 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 2 1 Section 4 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (eligibility of housing associations for registration) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article. 2 In subsection (3)— a after paragraph (f), there shall be inserted— ff in England and Wales, disposing of houses by way of sale at less than market value to residents of the association; ; b in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (g), the words “(other than houses held by or for the association)” shall be omitted; and c in sub-paragraph (ii) of that paragraph, the words “on land belonging to other persons” shall be omitted. 3 In subsection (5), in the definition of “assured percentage arrangements”, the words “(other than a house held at that time by or for the association)” shall be omitted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 4th March 1996 William Hague Secretary of State for Wales 4th March 1996
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Health Authorities (England) Establishment Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. Establishment and names of Health Authorities, and determination of areas of Health Authorities 2 For each of the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order there is established a Health Authority which shall be known by the name specified in column (1) of that Schedule in relation to that area. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. Gerald Malone Minister of State, Department of Health 6th March 1996
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. Amendment of references to the National Rivers Authority in other enactments 2 In each of the enactments specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, any reference (however framed) to the National Rivers Authority, and any reference which falls to be construed as such a reference, shall be construed on and after 1st April 1996 as a reference to the Environment Agency. The Environment Act 1995: consequential amendments to other enactments 3 The legislation mentioned in Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall have effect with the amendments there specified (being amendments consequential on the coming into force of provisions of the Environment Act 1995). Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Ferrers Minister of State, Department of the Environment 5th March 1996
COUNTY COURTS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) (No.2) Order 1996 and shall come into force on the following dates: a article 4(a) on 1 May 1996; b the remaining provisions of the Order on 30th March 1996. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the 1983 Order ” means the Civil Courts Order 1983 , and a Schedule referred to by number alone means the Schedule so numbered in that Order. Amendments to the 1983 Order 3 In Schedule 1:— a “Chippenham” shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Bath” in the first column; b the entry for “Dover” shall be deleted; c “Newton Abbot” shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Torquay” in the first column; d “St Austell” shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Truro” in the first column; e “Sittingbourne” shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Chatham” in the first column. 4 In Schedule 3:— a the entry relating to “Chippenham” shall be deleted ; b the entries relating to “Dover”, “Folkestone”, “Newton Abbot”, “St Austell” and “Sittingbourne” shall be deleted; c opposite the entry relating to Canterbury in column 1, there shall be inserted the word “Admiralty” in column 2 and the word “Thanet” shall be deleted from column 3. Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 6th March
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 8th April 1996. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 1 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation. 2 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of“mobility supplement” there shall be inserted the following definition— “occupational pension”means any pension or other periodical payment under an occupational pension scheme but does not include any discretionary payment out of a fund established for relieving hardship in particular cases; . 3 In regulation 20 (capital limit) for the words from“exceeds the amount” to the end there shall be substituted the words “exceeds £16,000.”. 4 For regulation 28 (calculation of tariff income from capital) there shall be substituted the following regulation— 28 1 Where a resident’s capital calculated in accordance with this Part exceeds £10,000 it shall be treated as equivalent to a weekly income of £1 for each complete £250 in excess of £10,000 but not exceeding £16,000. 2 Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where any part of the excess is not a complete £250 that part shall be treated as equivalent to a weekly income of £1. 3 For the purposes of paragraph (1), capital includes any income treated as capital under regulations 22 and 34 (income treated as capital and liable relative payments) respectively. . 5 In Schedule 3 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 10 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 10A 1 Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), where a resident — a is not residing with his spouse, and b at least 50 per cent. of any occupational pension of his is being paid to, or in respect of, his spouse for that spouse’s maintenance, an amount equal to 50 per cent. of the pension or pensions concerned. 2 Where a resident is entitled to more than one occupational pension, those pensions shall be aggregated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1). 3 This paragraph shall not have effect in respect of that part of any occupational pension to which the resident’s spouse is legally entitled, whether under a court order or not. . Department of Health Stephen Dorrell One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 6th March 1996
CONTRACTING OUT Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Management Functions in relation to certain Community Homes) Order 1996. 2 This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 3 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Children Act 1989 , and “local authority” has the meaning given in section 105(1) of the Act (interpretation) in relation to England and Wales. Contracting out of management functions in relation to certain community homes 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the function conferred on a local authority by section 53(3)(a) of the Act of managing a community home may be exercised by, or by the employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by a local authority. 2 Paragraph (1) of this article does not apply to the function of managing a community home, or any part of a community home, which is provided for the purpose of restricting the liberty of children under the age of eighteen. Meaning of “community home” for the purposes of section 53(3)(a) of the Act 3 Where the function of managing a community home is exercised in accordance with article 2(1) above otherwise than by a local authority, that home remains a community home within section 53(3)(a) of the Act. Stephen Dorrell One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Department of Health 5th March 1996
EDUCATION, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Examination Board (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. Amendment of the Scottish Examination Board Regulations 1981 2 Paragraph (2) of regulation 6 (membership) of the Scottish Examination Board Regulations 1981 shall be amended by substituting for the words “Directors of education” the words “Persons employed by education authorities in an administrative capacity as respects the discharge of their education function”. Raymond S Robertson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 3rd March 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Property Transfer) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. Amendment of Order 2 The Local Authorities (Property Transfer) (Scotland) Order 1995 shall be amended by the insertion after article 7 of the following article:— Directions as to rights in transferred property 7A 1 Where any heritable property of a disaggregating authority has transferred to a successor authority (“the first authority”) by virtue of article 3(2) above and the property commission has before 1st April 1996 received an appropriate request from another of the successor authorities of that disaggregating authority, the commission may on or after that date direct the first authority— a to grant use of that property to such one or more successor authorities as may be specified by the commission, for such period and on such terms as may be so specified; b to dispose of that property within such period, in such manner and on such terms and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the commission and to make payment of such part of the proceeds as may be so specified to such successor authorities, and in such proportions, as may be so specified; c to make payment, within such period and in such manner as may be specified by the commission, of such sums, and to such successor authorities, as may be so specified. 2 In considering whether to give a direction under paragraph (1)(a) above, the property commission shall take into account in particular the consideration referred to in article 6(2) above. 3 In relation to a direction under paragraph (1)(b) or (1)(c) above, paragraphs (3) and (4) of article 7 above shall have effect as if that direction was a condition imposed by the property commission under paragraph (1) of that article. . George Kynoch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th March 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Rate of Discount for 1996/97) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. 2 The percentage rate of discount prescribed for the financial year beginning on 1st April 1996 for the purposes of defining “r” in section 49(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 shall be 9.1 per cent. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 4th March 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 5th March 1996
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Petty Sessions Areas (Divisions and Names) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996. 2 In these Regulations, a regulation referred to by number means the regulation so numbered in the Petty Sessions Areas (Divisions and Names) Regulations 1988 . 2 In the definition of “committee” in regulation 1, the following shall be substituted for the words from “a non-metropolitan county” to the end:— an area not falling within the inner London area or the City of London . 3 The following shall be substituted for regulation 5(1)(a):— a sent to the clerk to every council required to be consulted by section 24(1)(a) (or, as the case may be, section 24B(1)(a)) of the Act, the clerk to the justices for any existing petty sessional division in the area and, in the case of a draft order, the clerk to any interested authority; . 4 The following shall be substituted for regulation 7(a):— a where the objection is made by the committee, any council required to be consulted by section 24(1)(a) (or, as the case may be, section 24B(1)(a)) of the Act, the magistrates of an existing petty sessional division in the area or an interested authority, within one month of the date when a copy of the Lord Chancellor’s proposals is sent to the objector; . Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 5th March 1996