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CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 4th January 1999. 2 1 Where a person is sent for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 on any charge or charges, copies of the documents containing the evidence on which the charge or charges are based shall, on or before the relevant date, be: a served on that person; and b given to the Crown Court sitting at the place specified in the notice under subsection (7) of that section. 2 In sub-paragraph (1) above “the relevant date” means the day one year after that person was sent for trial. John Morrison Her Majesty’s Attorney General 11th December 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Hastings and Luton Borough Councils) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 19th January 1999. Exemption of supervision of parking 2 The supervision of parking by the Council of the Borough of Hastings (“Hastings”) and the Council of the Borough of Luton (“Luton”) shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out– a by Hastings within the borough of Hastings and during the period beginning with 10th May 1999 and ending immediately before 1st November 2000; b by Luton within the borough of Luton and during the period beginning with 19th January 1999 and ending immediately before 19th January 2001. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 9th December 1998
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Preliminary 2 The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations. Amendment of regulation 20 3 In regulation 20(1)(g) after the words “the Construction and Use Regulations” there shall be inserted “or of the Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998 ”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Larry Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 11th December 1998
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLANT HEALTH Title 1 This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998. Commencement 2 1 This Order, except article 3(3), shall come into force on 14th January 1999. 2 Article 3(3) of this Order shall come into force on 1st February 1999. Amendment of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993 3 1 The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article. 2 In Schedule 1 in the list of tree pests under the heading “insects, mites and nematodes” after item 1 there shall be inserted – 1A Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) . 3 In Schedule 4, Part A after item 2 there shall be inserted – 2A Wood, other than wood of conifers (Coniferales), in the form of packing cases, crates, drums, pallets, box pallets or load boards, dunnage, spacers and bearers, including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in China (excluding Hong Kong SAR) Without prejudice to article 3(1), Part A of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3, and to the other conditions applicable to the wood under this Part: the wood shall be stripped of its bark and shall be free from grub holes which are larger than 3 mm across; or the wood shall have undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule None . In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Forestry Commissioners is hereunto affixed on 14th December 1998. W. F. G. Strang Secretary to the Forestry Commissioners
MAGISTRATES' COURTS Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Justices' Clerks (Qualifications of Assistants) (Amendment) Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In these Rules, “ the Rules ” means the Justices' Clerks (Qualification of Assistants) Rules 1979 , and a reference to a rule or Schedule by number alone means the rule or Schedule so numbered in the Rules. Transitional provisions 3 1 Rule 5 of these Rules shall apply to a person employed as a clerk in court for a term beginning on or after 1st January 1999 and only to such a person. 2 The remainder of these Rules shall apply to any assistant whenever employed. Amendments to the Justices' Clerks (Qualification of Assistants) Rules 1979 4 The following shall be substituted for paragraphs (b) and (c) of the definition of “preliminary professional examination” in rule 2(1):– b the final examination for a qualifying law degree recognised by the General Council of the Bar and the Law Society; c the final examination for a post-graduate diploma in law recognised by the General Council of the Bar and the Law Society. . 5 The following provisions of the Rules shall be omitted:– a in rule 2(1), the definitions of “certificate of competence” and “relevant course”; b sub-paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of rule 4(1); c rule 4(2); d Schedules 1 and 2. 6 The following provisions of the Rules shall be omitted:– a in rule 2(1), the definition of “training certificate”; b Schedule 3. 7 The following shall be substituted for rule 5:– 5 An assistant born on or after 1st January 1959 and employed as a clerk in court on 31st December 1998 may not continue to be employed as a clerk in court at any time after 31st December 2008 unless he possesses one of the qualifications mentioned in Rule 4(1)(a). . Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor G.W. Hoon Minister of State, Lord Chancellor’s Department Dated 10th December 1998
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 4 of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Aberdeen City (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “EW” for electoral ward; “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of Aberdeen City Council shall be divided into 43 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 4th December 1998
MAGISTRATES' COURTS 1 This Order may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts Committees (Northumbria) Amalgamation (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 23rd December 1998. 2 In this Order “ the Order ” means the Magistrates' Courts Committees (Northumbria) Amalgamation Order 1998 and any reference to a paragraph by number alone means the paragraph so numbered in the Schedule to the Order. 3 In paragraph 4(2) and (6), for “2000” there shall be substituted “2001”. 4 In paragraph 5, the words from “those persons” to “Sunderland” shall be omitted from sub-paragraph (2), and the following new sub-paragraph shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (3):– 3A In appointing members of the transferee committee (including members appointed to fill casual vacancies) for all periods up to and including 31st March 2003, the selection panel shall ensure so far as possible that the transferee committee consists of two justices for the county of Northumberland and two justices for each of the metropolitan districts of Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland. . 5 1 In paragraph 6(2), the words from “2001” to “after 1st April” shall be omitted. 2 The following shall be substituted for paragraph 6(3):– 3 As soon as reasonably practicable after the second appointed day, and in any case before the amalgamation date, the transferee committee shall appoint a person (who may not be the same person as the clerk designate) to be the justices' chief executive of their area. 3A The clerk designate for the time being shall act as clerk to the transferee committee from the second appointed day until such time as the transferee committee shall appoint a person to be the justices' chief executive. 3B From the time of his appointment until the amalgamation date, the person appointed to be the justices' chief executive shall only have the following functions and powers:– a to act as clerk to the transferee committee; b to assist the transferee committee in all its functions and powers as set out in sub-paragraph (4) below; c to make all necessary preparations for the assumption of his functions as justices' chief executive for the area of the transferee committee on the amalgamation date. . 3 In paragraph 6(4)(h), the words “a justices' chief executive and” shall be omitted. 6 After paragraph 9(3)(b) there shall be inserted the following:– c any reference in such an application or approval to the appointment of any person as justices' chief executive for a transferor committee shall be construed as a reference to the appointment of that person as justices' chief executive for the transferee committee. . Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor G.W. Hoon Minister of State, Lord Chancellor’s Department Dated 8th December 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the East Renfrewshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “EW” for electoral ward; “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of East Renfrewshire Council shall be divided into 20 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 4th December 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998. 2 This Order shall come into operation on 6th May 1999 except that for the purposes of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day, it shall come into force immediately. Electoral divisions 2 1 The existing electoral divisions of the County Borough of Wrexham shall be abolished and the County Borough shall be divided into 47 electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, and each such electoral division shall comprise the area specified opposite thereto in column (2) of that Schedule. 2 The number of councillors to be returned for each such electoral division shall be the number specified opposite thereto in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order. Register of local government electors 3 The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jon Owen Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 23rd November 1998
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1998. 2 In this Order “the 1995 Order ” means the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 . 3 Subject to section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, this Order shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made. 2 For the constituencies of Carshalton and Wallington, Croydon North, Epsom and Ewell, Esher and Walton, Kingston and Surbiton, Mitcham and Morden, Mole Valley and Sutton and Cheam, as constituted by the Schedule to the 1995 Order (and described by reference to local government areas as they existed on 1st June 1994), there shall be substituted the constituencies which– a are named in the left-hand column of Part I of the Schedule to this Order; b are designated in that column as either borough or county constituencies; and c comprise the areas set out in the right-hand column of that Part (which are local government areas as they existed on 1st April 1995). 3 For the constituencies of Beaconsfield, Runnymede and Weybridge, Spelthorne and Windsor, as constituted by the Schedule to the 1995 Order (and described by reference to local government areas as they existed on 1st June 1994), there shall be substituted the constituencies which– a are named in the left-hand column of Part II of the Schedule to this Order; b are designated in that column as either borough or county constituencies; and c comprise the areas set out in the right-hand column of that Part (which are local government areas as they existed on 1st April 1997). 4 For the constituencies of Ealing, Acton and Shepherd’s Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Regent’s Park and Kensington North, as constituted by the Schedule to the 1995 Order (and described by reference to local government areas as they existed on 1st June 1994), there shall be substituted the constituencies which– a are named in the left-hand column of Part III of the Schedule to this Order; b are designated in that column as borough constituencies; and c comprise the areas set out in the right-hand column of that Part (which are local government areas as they existed on 1st April 1996). 5 Each electoral registration officer for the constituencies referred to in this Order shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order. A.K.Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
REGISTERS AND RECORDS, SCOTLAND Citation, Commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Register of Sasines (Registers Direct) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. 2 In these Regulations– “the Keeper” means the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland; “the Register” means the Register of Sasines as construed in accordance with section 2 of the Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1868 ; “Registers Direct service” means the service provided by the Keeper by virtue of regulation 2(1) below. Inspection of the Register by Registers Direct service 2 1 The Keeper may make the Register or any part thereof available to the public for inspection by remote direct access by computer. 2 An application may be made to the Keeper for use of the Registers Direct service. 3 On making an application, an applicant shall submit such information as will enable the Keeper to be satisfied that suitable arrangements have been made for payment of any fees incurred by the applicant. 4 Any user of the Registers Direct service shall, on being required to do so by the Keeper, submit such information as will enable the Keeper to be satisfied that the requirements of paragraph (3) above continue to be met. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 4th December 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Southampton Community Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 21st December 1998. Amendment of Establishment Order 2 In the Southampton Community Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 :– a for Article 3 there shall be substituted the following Article:– Nature and functions of the trust 3 1 The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act. 2 The trust’s functions shall be:– a to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act the premises specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services; b to provide and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(b) of the Act the premises specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order and there to provide and manage hospital accommodation and services; and c to own and manage pursuant to section 5(1)(a) of the Act Central Health Clinic, East Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YL and associated premises, and from there to provide and manage community health services. ; and b at the end there shall be added the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn Minister of State, Department of Health 9th December 1998
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 11th January 1999. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “ the Regulations ” means the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) Regulations 1989 and a reference to a regulation or Schedule by number alone means the regulation or Schedule so numbered in the Regulations. Amendment to the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) Regulations 1989 3 In regulation 4E the following shall be substituted for the words from “the franchisee may apply” to “a claim for costs”: “the Board may make interim payments”. 4 After regulation 6(7) the following paragraph shall be inserted: 8 Where legal aid is provided under a franchising contract, this regulation shall apply except to the extent that the contract makes different express provision. . 5 In regulation 7A(2) after “Schedule I Part I” there shall be inserted: “except to the extent that a franchising contract makes a different express provision”. 6 After regulation 10(2) the following paragraph shall be inserted: 3 Where legal aid is provided under a franchising contract, this regulation shall apply except to the extent that the contract makes different express provision. . Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor G.W. Hoon Minister of State, Lord Chancellor’s Department Dated 9th December 1998 We consent Bob Ainsworth Clive Betts Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 11th December 1998
MERCHANT SHIPPING 1 This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Falkland Islands Colours) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 25th January 1999. 2 1 The adoption for the purpose of section 2(3)(b) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 as proper colours for ships registered in the Falkland Islands of the red ensign defaced with the arms of the Falkland Islands as specified in paragraph (2) below is hereby authorised. 2 The positioning and proportions of the defacement shall be in accordance with the illustration in the Schedule hereto. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (No. 6) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 6th January 1999. Designation as a public body 2 London Luton Airport Operations Limited (“the Company”), being a person appearing to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and to the Secretary of State for Wales to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be a public body for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 in its application to England and Wales. Restriction on agreements 3 Agreements which may be entered into by the Company by virtue of this Order shall be restricted to those for the provision of administrative, professional or technical services by the Council of the Borough of Luton for the Company. 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 8th December 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jon Owen Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office 9th December 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Clackmannanshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “EW” for electoral ward; “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of Clackmannanshire Council shall be divided into 18 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 4th December 1998
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as The M4 Motorway (London Borough of Hounslow) (Bus Lane) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In this Order: “bus” means a public service vehicle as defined in section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 ; “taxi” has the meaning given in Regulation 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 ; “motorway” has the meaning given in Regulation 3(1) of the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982 ; “bus lane” means the right-hand or offside traffic lane of the eastbound carriageway of the M4 motorway between a point 19 metres east of marker post 21.8 and a point 12 metres west of marker post 16.0, a total distance of approximately 5.78 kilometres. Prohibition 3 1 Subject to paragraph (2) no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to enter in or proceed in the bus lane. 2 Paragraph (1) of this order shall not apply to: a a bus, or a licensed taxi; b a vehicle being used for police, ambulance or fire brigade purposes; c anything done at the direction or with the permission of a police constable in uniform, or of a traffic warden; or d a vehicle being used in connection with: i the removal of any obstruction to traffic in or near the motorway, ii the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of the motorway or any adjoining road, iii the laying, erection, alteration, or repair of any sewer or of any main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity or of any telecommunications apparatus as defined in Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984 in or near the motorway, or iv the placing, maintenance or removal of any traffic sign in or near the motorway. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions A.R. Mellors A Grade 7, Highways Agency, London Network and Customer Services Division 18th November 1998