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social security Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (2007 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007. Appointed days 2 1 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a section 38(1) of the Act (social security information); b sections 48 and 49 of the Act (disability living allowance: age conditions); c section 54 of the Act (power to stop payment of allowances to care home residents) for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations; d paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 7 to the Act (minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 4) and section 56 of the Act in so far as it relates to that paragraph; and e in Schedule 8 to the Act the repeals of section 72(6) and words in section 73(5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and section 58 of the Act in so far as it relates to those repeals, is 8th October 2007. 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of section 54 of the Act, in so far as not already in operation, is 29th October 2007. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 5th October 2007 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
COMPANIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and come into operation on 4th October 2007. 2 In these Regulations, references to Table A are to Table A in the Companies (Tables A to F) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 . Amendments applicable to Table A 3 1 Table A is amended as follows. 2 Regulation 50 (proceedings at general meetings) ceases to have effect. 3 In regulation 54 (votes of members)— a after the words “is present in person” insert the words “or by proxy”. b after the words “is present by a duly authorised representative” insert the words “or by proxy”. c Omit the words “not being” and insert the words “unless the proxy (in either case) or the representative is”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 3rd October 2007 M Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
EDUCATION Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increases to the prescribed basic and higher amounts 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grants payable 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of expenditure 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claims 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payments 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record keeping 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of authorised persons 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breaches of obligations 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other cases in which recovery etc. powers apply 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department’s powers 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovery of interest 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovery of payments 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations and transitional savings 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GAME Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Game Preservation (Special Protection for Irish Hares) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, and shall come into operation on 1 st November 2007. Prohibition of killing, taking, selling or trading of Irish hares 2 A person shall not kill, take, sell, or purchase Irish Hares at any time during the period 1 st November 2007 to 31 st March 2008 inclusive. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 26 th September 2007. M Smith A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to the Agriculture (Student Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FISHERIES PART 1 Preliminary Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Days at Sea Establishment of management periods for Northern Ireland fishing boats 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deeming provisions in respect of certain management periods notified in the first period of 2007 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences in relation to management periods 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allocation of days for fishing in the Cod Recovery Zone and Sole Recovery Zone 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allocation of days – pair trawling 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjustment of the allocation of days 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fishing in the first period of 2007, notification requirement and adjustment of allocation of days 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences in relation to allocation of days and other restrictions on presence in the Cod Recovery Zone and Sole Recovery Zone 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of days 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence in relation to transfers of days 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences in relation to fishing gears 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance of logbooks requirements and related offence 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Enforcement etc Interpretation of Part 3 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties and defence 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovery of fines 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of British sea-fishery officers in relation to fishing boats 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of British sea-fishery officers on land 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrants to enter premises 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of British sea-fishery officers to seize fish and fishing gear 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of officers 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstruction of officers 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by corporate bodies 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissibility of documents in evidence 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
food Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 31st October 2007. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 . Amendment to Schedule 10 (emissions from certain motor vehicles) 2 1 Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations is amended in accordance with paragraph (2). 2 In paragraph 7, for sub-paragraph (b) substitute— b “the emissions publication ”is the publication entitled “In-Service Exhaust Emission Standards for Road Vehicles–Thirteenth Edition ” ISBN 978-0-9549352-2-1) published by the Department for Transport. . Revocation 3 The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 18th September 2007. Stanley Duncan A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GAS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Gas (Designation of Pipelines) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 31 October 2007. 2 In this Order “assigned” has the same meaning as in Article 12 of the Gas Order ; “the Energy Order ” means the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; “the Gas Order” means the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 ; and “the Insolvency Order ” means the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 Designated pipeline 2 The pipeline specified in column (1) of the Schedule, being a high pressure pipeline, is hereby designated as a pipeline to which Article 60 of the Energy Order applies for the period beginning on and including the date of commencement of this Order and ending on the date specified opposite thereto in column (2) of the Schedule. Cessation of Designation 3 1 This Order shall, subject to paragraph (2), cease to have effect where— a the licence granted under Article 8(1)(a) of the Gas Order authorising the holder to convey gas through the pipeline designated by Article 2 is assigned or revoked; or b there is an insolvency event in relation to the holder. 2 This Order shall not cease to have effect by virtue of paragraph (1)(a) where a licence granted under Article 8(1)(a) of the Gas Order authorising the holder to convey gas through the pipeline is assigned or revoked but is immediately replaced by a further such licence granted to the same person so as to preserve the continuity of the authorisation of that person to convey gas through the pipeline. 3 For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b) an “insolvency event” occurs in relation to the licence holder referred to in that sub-paragraph if it: a is deemed unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of Article 103(1) or (2) of the Insolvency Order) or if any voluntary arrangement is proposed in relation to it under Article 14 of the Insolvency Order; b has a receiver (which expression shall include an administrative receiver within the meaning of Article 5(1) of the Insolvency Order) of the whole or any material part of its assets or undertaking appointed; c has an administration order under Article 21 of the Insolvency Order made in relation to it; d has any resolution for winding up passed in relation to it; or e becomes subject to an order for winding up by a court of competent jurisdiction. 4 In paragraph (3)(a) the reference to Article 103(1) of the Insolvency Order shall be construed as, a reference to that provision as if in sub-paragraph (a) for “£750” there was substituted “£250,000”. 5 For the purposes of paragraph (3)(a), a person shall not be deemed to be unable to pay his debts if any such demand as is mentioned in Article 103(1)(a) of the Insolvency Order, is being contested in good faith by that person with recourse to all appropriate measures and procedures. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 19 September 2007. Jenny Pyper A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
SEEDS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as The Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and come into operation on 14th September 2007. Interpretation 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment 3 1 The Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (Interpretation) for the definition of “the Decision” substitute— “the Decision” means Commission Decision 2007/554/ EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom as amended by Commission Decision 2007/588/EC and Commission Decision 2007/608/EC ; . 3 In paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 5 (dispatch of meat products) and paragraph (2)(d) of regulation 7 (dispatch of dairy products) for “the protection zones and the surrounding consolidated surveillance zone established in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2003/85/EC in County Surrey in Great Britain ” substitute— Great Britain Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 14th September 2007. Elizabeth Redmond A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
EDUCATION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Approval of Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 19th October 2007. Amendments 2 1 The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Registration of Teachers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3) . 2 In regulation 2 for the definition of “qualified teacher” substitute— “qualified teacher” means a teacher who has such qualifications as are approved by the Council. 3 In regulation 3 after “a person is not eligible for registration” insert “unless he is a qualified teacher or”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 14th September 2007 Katrina Godfrey A senior officer of the Department of Education
MAGISTRATES’ COURTS Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Domestic Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 22nd October 2007. Amendment to the Magistrates’ Courts (Domestic Proceedings) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 2 After rule 15 insert— Evidence by video link or other method 15A The court may allow a witness to give evidence through a video link or by any other method of direct communication. George Conner John P.B. Maxwell Mandy Kilpatrick Nigel Broderick Robin Steer Dated 12th September 2007
MAGISTRATES’ COURTS Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 22nd October 2007. Amendment to the Magistrates’ Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 2 After rule 18 insert— Evidence by video link or other method 18A The court may allow a witness to give evidence through a video link or by any other method of direct communication. George Conner John P.B. Maxwell Mandy Kilpatrick Nigel Broderick Robin Steer Dated 12th September 2007
PLANT HEALTH Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 30th November 2007. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendments to the Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 2 1 The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6). 2 In regulation 3 (plant material to which these Regulations apply)— a in paragraph 1(a), for “Schedule 1” substitute “Annex II , as amended from time to time, to Directive 92/33/ EEC ” ; b in paragraph 1(b), for “Schedule 1” substitute “that Annex, as amended from time to time”. 3 In regulation 5(a) (quality requirements for plant material), after “Annex” insert “, as amended from time to time,”. 4 In regulation 6(b) (measures to be taken by producers), after “Annex” insert “, as amended from time to time,”. 5 In regulation 8 (information to accompany material)— a in paragraph 2, for “Council Directive 77/93/EEC ” substitute “Council Directive 2000/29/ EC ” ; b in paragraph 4, for “Schedule 1” substitute “Schedule 2”. 6 Omit Schedule 1 (species and genera to which the Regulations apply). Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 13th September 2007. L.S. John Speers A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
employment Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2007. Amendment of the Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 2 The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)— 1 for the definition of “adopter” substitute— “adopter”, in relation to a child, means— a person with whom an adoption agency has decided the child should be placed for adoption; or a person who has given notice of an intention to apply for an adoption order as required by Article 22 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 or, in relation to England and Wales, as required by section 44 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or, in relation to Scotland, as required by section 22 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 ; ; 2 after the definition of “adopter” insert— “adoption agency” means an adoption agency within the meaning of Article 3(3) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 or, in relation to England and Wales, of section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or, in relation to Scotland, of section 1(4) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978; ; 3 after the definition of “partner” insert— “private foster carer” means a person fostering a child privately within the meaning of Articles 106 and 107 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 or, in relation to England and Wales, within the meaning of section 66 of the Children Act 1989 or, in relation to Scotland, an individual other than a parent of the child who maintains the child as a foster child for the purposes of the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 , or otherwise looks after the child in circumstances in which that Act applies by virtue of section 17 of that Act; ; 4 after the definition of “relative” insert— “residence order” means an order as defined by Article 8(1) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 or, in relation to England and Wales, section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 or, in relation to Scotland, section 11(2)(c) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ; . 4 In regulation 3 (entitlement to request a contract variation to care for a child) for paragraph (1)(b) substitute— b is either— i the mother, father, adopter, guardian, special guardian, foster parent or private foster carer of, or a person in whose favour a residence order is in force in respect of, the child; or ii married to, the partner or civil partner of— aa the child’s mother, father, adopter, guardian, special guardian, foster parent or private foster carer, or bb a person in whose favour a residence order is in force in respect of the child; . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 3rd September 2007. Sir Reg Empey Minister for Employment and Learning
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Citation and commencement 1 These regulations may be cited as the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 15th October 2007. Amendment to the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 2 The Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 are amended by substituting for regulation 5A the following regulation— Marking on measuring equipment of product delivered 5A Measuring equipment for use for trade shall be marked in a manner which is sufficiently clear to enable the buyer to identify the product which that equipment delivers, but this regulation shall not apply where the equipment is used in the absence of the buyer. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 31st August 2007. M. Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment