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PARLIAMENT Citation, commencement and revocation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1996. 2 This Order shall come into force on 24th July 1996. 3 The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1995 is hereby revoked. Increase of Ministerial salaries 2 For the annual amount, or the maximum or minimum annual amount, of salary specified in Parts I, II , III and IV of Schedule 1 to the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act ”) in relation to each of the offices specified in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order there shall be substituted the amount, or the maximum or minimum amount, specified in relation to that office— a in the second column of that Schedule, for the interim period, and b in the third column of that Schedule, thereafter. Increase of salaries of Opposition Leaders and Whips 3 For the annual amount of salary specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act in relation to each of the positions specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Order there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to that position— a in the second column of that Schedule, for the interim period, and b in the third column of that Schedule, thereafter. Increase of Lord Chancellor’s salary 4 For the amount specified in section 1(2) of the 1975 Act as the annual amount by which the salary of the Lord Chancellor is to exceed that of the Lord Chief Justice there shall be substituted £2,500. Increase of the Speaker’s salary 5 For the annual amount specified in section 1(3) of the 1975 Act as the salary of the Speaker of the House of Commons there shall be substituted— a for the interim period, £46,156, and b thereafter, £60,000. Interpretation: the interim period 6 In this Order, “the interim period” means the period starting with 24th July 1996 and ending with the day of the poll in the first parliamentary general election after that date. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Maximum Number of Stipendiary Magistrates Order 1996 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order— a “stipendiary magistrate” means a stipendiary magistrate appointed under section 13 of the 1979 Act in any commission area or areas outside the inner London area and the City of London; b “the 1979 Act” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1979. Maximum number 2 The maximum number of stipendiary magistrates specified for the purposes of section 13(4) of the 1979 Act shall be fifty. N H Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS 1 This Order may be cited as the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance (Convention Countries) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. 2 1 It is hereby declared that Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Uruguay, being countries or territories outside the United Kingdom to which the United Nations Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance done at New York on 20th June 1956 extends, are convention countries for the purposes of Part II of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972. 2 The Schedule to the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance (Convention Countries) Order 1975 shall be varied by inserting:— a after the word “Algeria”, the word “Australia”; b after the word “Belgium”, the words “Bosnia and Herzegovina”; c after the word “Brazil”, the words “Burkina Faso”; d after the words “Burkina Faso”, the words “Cape Verde”; e after the word “Chile”, the word “Croatia”; f after the word “Croatia”, the word “Cyprus”; g after the word “Luxembourg”, the word “Mexico”; h after the words “Netherlands (Kingdom in Europe and Netherlands Antilles)”, the words “New Zealand”; i after the word “Portugal”, the word “Romania”; j after the word “Romania”, the word “Slovakia”; k after the word “Slovakia”, the word “Slovenia”; l after the word “Switzerland” , the words “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”; m after the word “Turkey”, the word “Uruguay”. 3 The said Schedule shall be further varied by:— a substituting the words “Czech Republic” for the word “Czechoslovakia”; b deleting the words “Upper Volta”; c deleting the words “Federal Republic of, and Berlin (West)” after the word “Germany”; d deleting the words “French Territory of the Afars and Issas” after the words “French Polynesia”; e in respect of the entry relating to the Netherlands, substituting “,” for the word “and” after the word “Europe” and inserting after the word “Antilles”, the word “and Aruba”. N H Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Malta) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. Modification of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Jobseekers Act 1995 2 The Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Jobseekers Act 1995 and any regulations made or having effect thereunder 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 England, Wales and Scotland. Revocation and Variation of Orders 3 1 The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1956 and the National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1958 are hereby revoked. 2 The references to the National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1956 and the National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1958 shall be omitted in Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976 , the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979 , the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 . N.H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
OUTER SPACE 1 This Order may be cited as the Outer Space Act 1986 (Gibraltar) Order 1996 and shall come into force one month after the date on which it is made. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Outer Space Act 1986. 3 1 The Act shall extend to Gibraltar subject to the exceptions and modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order. 2 For the purposes of construing the Act as so extended as part of the law of Gibraltar any reference to the Act is a reference to the Act as it has effect in Gibraltar. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and Commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Grant-maintained and Grant-maintained Special Schools) (Finance) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. Amendment of Regulations 2 The Education (Grant-maintained and Grant-maintained Special Schools) (Finance) (Wales) Regulations 1996 shall be amended by the insertion in paragraph (1) of regulation 4, before ‘12’ of ‘4A’, and by the insertion after that regulation of the following regulation: Determination of amount of maintenance grant: schools with wide age ranges 4A 1 This regulation applies in the case of a school which provides for pupils within an age range which spans from between 3 and 7 years of age inclusive to between 16 and 18 years of age inclusive. 2 Where it appears to the Secretary of State that the amount of maintenance grant such a school would receive under these Regulations (other than this regulation) in respect of the financial year in question would be insufficient because of the nature of such a school to enable the governing body adequately to carry out their functions with respect to the conduct of the school, he may, after consultation with the relevant authority and the governing body of the school, determine as the amount of maintenance grant payable for the financial year in question such amount as appears to him to be fair and reasonable having regard to the provisions of these Regulations (other than this regulation) and to the relevant authority’s scheme. 3 In particular, the Secretary of State may, for the purposes any calculation made for the purposes of such a determination, treat the school as a primary school or as a secondary school or as separate primary and secondary schools. . William Hague Secretary of State for Wales 5th August 1996
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996. 2 Section 93(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (“the Act”), so far as it relates to paragraph 10 of Schedule 8 to the Act and is not already in force, shall come into force on 1st August 1996. 3 Section 55(1) to (3) and (7)(b) of the Act shall (so far as not already in force) come into force on 1st August 1996. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jonathan Evans Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 9th July 1996
WELSH LANGUAGE Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 15th August 1996. Specification of public bodies 2 The persons referred to in the Schedule to this Order are specified for the purposes of Part II of the Welsh Language Act 1993. William Hague Secretary of State for Wales 22nd July 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 25th August 1996. 2 These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant — a in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in arrears, in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(i) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations (date when change of circumstances is to take effect) — i from the first day of the benefit week which includes 1st September 1996; or ii if the claim for income support is for a period beginning after 1st September 1996, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 25th August 1996; b in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance, in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(ii) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 1st September 1996; and for this purpose, the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations (interpretation). 3 In these Regulations, “the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 and “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987. Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations 2 In paragraph 12(1)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations (standard rate of interest on qualifying loans), for the words “7.48 per cent.” there shall be substituted the words “7.16 per cent.”. Revocation of the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations 1996 3 The Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations 1996 are hereby revoked save that those Regulations shall continue to have effect until the day before the first day of the benefit week having effect in relation to any particular claimant for the purpose of regulation 1(2) of these Regulations. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Roger Evans Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 19th July 1996
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1996 and shall come into force at 20.00 hours on 17th July 1996. 2 In this Order “mussels” means Mytilus Edulis, “scallops” means scallops of the class of Pecten Maximus and Queen Scallops of the class of Chlamys Opercularis, “razor clams” means Ensis s.p.p. and “relevant time” means one minute past midnight on 17th July 1996. Designated circumstances 2 In the opinion of the Secretary of State, mussels, scallops and razor clams in the area designated in article 3 below may be affected by the toxin which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning in human beings and are likely to create a hazard to human health if they are consumed. Designated area 3 The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985. Activity prohibited in the designated area 4 No person shall fish for or take any mussels, scallops or razor clams in the designated area. Prohibited movement of mussels, scallops or razor clams 5 No person shall move any mussels, scallops or razor clams out of the designated area. Restrictions throughout the United Kingdom 6 No person shall in the United Kingdom or in United Kingdom waters– a use any mussels, scallops or razor clams taken out of the designated area after the relevant time in the preparation or processing for supply of food and anything from which food could be derived, b land any mussels, scallops or razor clams which were in waters in the designated area after the relevant time, c supply, or have in possession for supply, any mussels, scallops or razor clams which were in the designated area after the relevant time, d supply, or have in possession for supply, any food or anything from which food could be derived in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article, e feed to any creature a feeding stuff in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of paragraph (a) of this article. I R Anderson Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office Pentland House, Edinburgh 17th July 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as the A1 Trunk Road (Islington) Red Route Traffic Order 1993 Variation Order 1996 and shall come into force on 31st July 1996. 2 The A1 Trunk Road (Islington) Red Route Traffic Order 1993 is varied as provided by the following provisions of this Order. 3 In Schedule 2— a for paragraph 7B substitute— 7B From a point 3 metres south-east of the northern flank wall of No. 383 Holloway Road south-eastwards for a distance of 10 metres. ; b for paragraph 7C substitute— 7C From a point level with the common boundary of Nos. 381 and 383 Holloway Road south-eastwards for a distance of 6 metres. ; c after paragraph 7C add the following paragraph— 7D From a point 26.5 metres south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 375 and 377 Holloway Road and a point 1.0 metre south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 357 and 359 Holloway Road. . 4 In Schedule 3— a for paragraph 6B substitute— 6B From a point 6 metres south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 381 and 383 Holloway Road south-eastwards for a distance of 18 metres. ; b After paragraph 6B add the following paragraph— 6C From a point 2 metres south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 375 and 377 Holloway Road south-eastwards for a distance of 24.5 metres. . 5 The A1 Trunk Road (Islington) Red Route Traffic Order 1993 Experimental Variation Order 1995 is hereby revoked. TRO 172 Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 16th July 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1992 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1996. Provisions of the Local Government Act 1992 coming into force on 8th August 1996 2 The repeals in the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1992 shall come into force on 8th August 1996. Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 18th July 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Direct Labour and Service Organisations) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 12th August 1996. 2 In these Regulations— “the 1994 Regulations ” means the Local Government Changes for England (Direct Labour and Service Organisations) Regulations 1994 ; “the 1992 Act”, “order”, “order date” and “relevant authority” have the same meanings as in the 1994 Regulations; and “relevant direction” means a direction given under section 13 of the 1992 Act (duty to conduct reviews and make recommendations) on or after 17 May 1995. Amendment of 1994 Regulations 2 1 In regulation 2 of the 1994 Regulations (interpretation), in the definition of “relevant order”, for “17th May 1995” substitute “12th August 1996”. 2 Where an order giving effect to recommendations made by the Local Government Commission in pursuance of a relevant direction is made before 12th August 1996, the 1994 Regulations shall have effect, in relation to a relevant authority, as if any reference to the order date were a reference to 12th August 1996. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 18th July 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Publication of Staffing Information) (Wales) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. 2 In these Regulations “section 2” means section 2 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980. Requirement to publish staffing information 2 1 Authorities in Wales to whom section 2 applies are required to publish the information specified in the Local Government (Publication of Staffing Information) (Wales) Code 1996 in the manner and form and on the occasions specified in that Code. 2 In this regulation “the Local Government (Publication of Staffing Information) (Wales) Code 1996” means the code set out in the Annex to Welsh Office Circular 26/96, issued on 20th May 1996 by the Secretary of State for Wales under section 2. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 17th July 1996
BUILDING AND BUILDINGS Citation and Commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 14th October 1996. Amendments to the Principal Regulations 2 The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 1985 (“the 1985 regulations ”) shall be amended as follows. 3 In regulation 6(4), for the words “that person” there shall be substituted the words “an approved inspector whose approval has been withdrawn”. 4 After regulation 8, there shall be inserted the following regulation:— Amendment notice 8A 1 The prescribed form of an amendment notice shall be form 1A in Schedule 2. 2 An amendment notice shall be accompanied by:— a the plans and documents described in the notes to those forms, and b a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the work described in the notice. 3 The grounds on which a local authority are required to reject an amendment notice are those prescribed in paragraphs 1 to 11 of Schedule 3. 4 The period within which a local authority may give notice of rejection of an amendment notice is five working days beginning with the day on which the notice is given. 5 Any reference in these Regulations to an initial notice or to an initial notice combined with a plans certificate shall in an appropriate case be construed as a reference to that initial notice as amended by an amendment notice which has been accepted by a local authority. . 5 In regulation 28, in paragraph (1)(a), after the words “initial notices”, there shall be inserted the words, “amendment notices, notices under section 51C of the Act”. 6 In Schedule 2, after Form 1, there shall be inserted Form 1A which is set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Transitional provisions 7 These Regulations shall not apply in relation to any work in respect of which an initial notice has been given and accepted by a local authority, before 14th October 1996 and, whilst such a notice continues in force, the 1985 regulations shall continue to apply as if these Regulations had not been made. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Robert Jones Minister of State, Department of the Environment 22nd July 1996
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996. 2 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Customs and Excise) Order 1985 shall be amended as follows: a In Schedule 2, Part 1, Column 2 for the word “grade” there shall be substituted the word “title”. b For Schedule 2, Part 2 there shall be substituted the following:— Equivalent titles of officers Where in the Act an act or thing is to be done by a constable of the rank specified in Column 1 below, that same act or thing shall, in the application of the Act to Customs and Excise, be done by an officer of at least an equivalent title specified in Column 2 below— Column 1 Column 2 Rank of constable Title of officer The abbreviations used in Column 2 above shall have the following meaning:— “PSD” shall mean “Passenger Services Division” “EFIT” shall mean “Excise Fraud Investigation Team” “EVO” shall mean “Excise Verification Officer” “EVU” shall mean “Excise Verification Unit” “LVOIT” shall mean “Local Value Added Tax Office Investigation Team”. The job bands referred to in Column 2 above are set from time to time by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise sergeant Anti-Smuggling Officer (2); Cargo Team Leader (1); Cargo Team Member (3); Drug Dog Unit Team Leader; EFIT Team Member; EVO (2); LVOIT Officer (1); PSD Team Member (1); Road Fuel Testing Officer; Specialist Investigator (1); or any other officer within job bands 5 or 6 inspector Anti-Smuggling Team Leader; Cargo Team Leader (2); EFIT Team Leader; EVU Team Leader; LVOIT Officer (2); PSD Team Manager; Road Fuel Control Officer; Specialist Investigator (2); Specialist Investigator (3); or any other officer within job bands 7 or 8 superintendent Anti-Smuggling Manager; Cargo Operational Manager; Investigation Team Leader; PSD Operations Manager; or any other officer within job band 9 . 3 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Customs and Excise) Order 1987 shall be amended as follows: For Article 4 there shall be substituted the following: 4 The following equivalent titles shall be added to Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the principal Order— Column 1 Column 2 The abbreviations used in Column 2 above shall have the following meaning:— “PSD” shall mean “Passenger Services Division” “EFIT” shall mean “Excise Fraud Investigation Team” “EVU” shall mean “Excise Verification Unit” “LVOIT” shall mean “Local Value Added Tax Office Investigation Team”. The job bands referred to in Column 2 above are set from time to time by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise Chief inspector Anti-Smuggling Team Leader; Cargo Team Leader (2); EFIT Team Leader; EVU Team Leader; LVOIT Officer (2); PSD Team Manager; Road Fuel Control Officer; Specialist Investigator (2); Specialist Investigator (3); or any other officer within job bands 7 or 8 . Derek Conway Simon Burns Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 18th July 1996