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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th November 2002. 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 of the Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 3 1 The Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5). 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation) – a in paragraph (2) the words from “containing” to the end shall be omitted; b in paragraph (3) – i for the definition of “the Directive” there shall be substituted – “the Directive” means Council Directive 91/157/ EEC on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances as amended by Commission Directive 98/101/ EC ; ; ii for the definition of “prohibited battery” there shall be substituted – “prohibited battery” and “prohibited accumulator” have the meanings given by regulation 3(2); . 3 After regulation 2 there shall be inserted – Application 2A These Regulations apply on and after 8th November 2002 to – a batteries and accumulators put on the market as from 1st January 1999 containing more than 0.0005% of mercury by weight; b batteries and accumulators put on the market as from 18th September 1992 and containing: – i more than 25mg of mercury per cell, except alkaline manganese batteries; ii more than 0.025% of cadmium by weight; iii more than 0.4% of lead by weight; c alkaline manganese batteries containing more than 0.025% of mercury by weight placed on the market as from 18th September 1992. . 4 For regulation 3 there shall be substituted – Prohibition on marketing of certain types of batteries and accumulators 3 1 No person shall market a prohibited battery or prohibited accumulator. 2 In these Regulations, “prohibited battery” and “prohibited accumulator” refer respectively to batteries and accumulators (whether incorporated into appliances or otherwise) containing more than 0.0005% of mercury by weight, other than button cells and batteries composed of button cells with a mercury content of no more than 2% by weight. . 5 For regulation 7(1) (offences) there shall be substituted – 1 Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of regulation 3 above, or any notice served pursuant to regulation 6 above within the period specified in that notice, shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 27th September 2002. Dermot Nesbitt Minister of the Environment
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Appointments and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 20th December 2002. 2 In these Regulations – “the principal Regulations ” means the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Council (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 . Amendments to regulation 3 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (Terms of Appointment) – a in paragraph (2) for “The other members” there shall be substituted “The members”; b in paragraph (5) – i for “member” there shall be substituted “a member”; and ii for “4 years” there shall be substituted “4 years,”. Amendments to regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (Disqualification for appointment) – a in paragraph (1) – i in sub-paragraph (c) the word “fairly” shall be omitted; ii in sub-paragraph (d)(i) for “of that body,” there shall be substituted “of, that body”; b after paragraph (6) there shall be inserted the following paragraph: – 6A For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) “dismissal” excludes dismissal which was established to have been unfair in industrial tribunal proceedings . c in paragraph (7)(a) after the word “medical” there shall be inserted the word “practitioner”. Amendment to regulation 5 of the principal Regulations 4 In regulation 5(1) of the principal regulations (Resignations) for “member” there shall be substituted “a member”. Amendment to regulation 6 of the principal Regulations 5 In regulation 6(1)(a)(ii) of the principal regulations (Termination of tenure of office of chairman and members) for “meetings for a continuous period of 3 months beginning with the date of a meeting” there shall be substituted “three consecutive meetings of the Council”. Amendments to regulation 10 of the principal Regulations 6 In regulation 10 of the principal Regulations (Disclosure of pecuniary interest and exclusion of chairman and members in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest) – a in paragraphs (1) and (2) for “another member” in each of those paragraphs there shall be substituted “member”; b in paragraphs (3), (4) and (6) for “another member” in each of those paragraphs there shall be substituted “a member”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 12th November 2002. Paul Martin Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of– a the provisions of the Act specified in Part I of the Schedule, is 19th November 2002; and b the provisions of the Act specified in Part II of the Schedule for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 19th November 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 18th November 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
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) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2002. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 . Amendment of regulation 79 (plates for goods vehicles and buses) 2 1 Regulation 79 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 At the beginning of paragraph (7) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to paragraph (8),”. 3 After paragraph (7) there shall be inserted– 8 Paragraph (7) does not apply to a vehicle which falls within paragraph (1)( a ) and which is a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st November 2002. . Amendment to Schedule 10 (emissions from certain vehicles) 3 1 Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 In paragraph 2( a ), for “0·3%”, there shall be substituted, “the relevant percentage”. 3 In paragraph 3 for the words “For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule” there shall be substituted the words “For the purposes of paragraph 1”. 4 After paragraph 4 there shall be inserted— 4A For the purposes of this Part the relevant percentage, in respect of a vehicle, is, when the engine is running without load at a fast idling speed— a if the vehicle is of a description specified in the Annex to the emissions publication, the percentage shown against that description of vehicle in column 3(a) of that Annex; or b if the vehicle is not of such a description, 0·3%. . Amendment to regulation 55 (seat belts) 4 In regulation 55(2)( j ), for “item 9” there shall be substituted “item 8”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 19th September 2002. Dermot Nesbitt Minister of the Environment
FOOD Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on import 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various provisions of the Order 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re-dispatch or destruction of illegal imports 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Code of Practice (Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002. Code of Practice 2 Subject to Article 3, the Department for Employment and Learning hereby appoints 1st December 2002 as the day on which the Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures issued by the Agency on 19th September 2000 under Article 90(1) and (7) of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, shall have effect. Transitional provision 3 The Code which came into effect on 1st January 1991 by virtue of the Code of Practice (Disciplinary Practice and Procedures) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990 shall only have effect in relation to any proceedings which were before an industrial tribunal or the Industrial Court before 1st December 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 8th November 2002. George O'Doherty A senior officer of the Department for Employment and Learning
MAGISTRATES' COURTS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on 2nd December 2002. 2 Articles 3 and 4 shall come into operation on 3rd March 2003. 2 In this Order “the principal Order ” means the Magistrates' Courts Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 . Interpretation of the principal Order 3 After Article 2(e) of the principal Order shall be added the following – f “credit card” means a card which – i may be used on its own to pay for goods or services or to withdraw cash, and ii enables the holder to make purchases and to draw cash up to a prearranged limit; g “debit card” means a card which may be used as a means of payment under arrangements which do not provide for the extension of credit to the cardholder, but provide for amounts paid by means of the card to be debited to a specified account in his name (or in his name jointly with one or more others); and h “payment instrument” means a cheque or payable order. . Manner in which fees are to be taken 4 For paragraph (1) of Article 5 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following new paragraph – 1 The fees prescribed in Schedule 1 shall be taken – a in cash; or b by credit card payment; or c by debit card payment; or d by payment instrument. . Magistrates' Courts Fees 5 For Schedule 1 to the principal Order there shall be substituted the new Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule to this Order. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 29th October 2002 We concur Jim Fitzpatrick John Heppell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 5th November 2002
EMPLOYMENT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2002. Amendment of the Regulations 2 1 The Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are amended as follows – 2 In regulation 2 (meaning of full-time worker, part-time worker and comparable full-time worker), for paragraph (3) substitute – 3 For the purposes of paragraphs (1), (2) and (4), the following shall be regarded as being employed under different types of contract – a employees employed under a contract that is not a contract of apprenticeship; b employees employed under a contract of apprenticeship; c workers who are not employees; d any other description of worker that it is reasonable for the employer to treat differently from other workers on the ground that workers of that description have a different type of contract. . 3 In regulation 8 (complaints to industrial tribunals) – a omit paragraph (8); and b in paragraph (9), omit the words “(subject to paragraph (8))”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 16th September 2002. R. B. Gamble A Senior Officer of the Department for Employment and Learning
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Social Fund (Applications) Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FIRE SERVICES Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Fire Services (Appointments and Promotion) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HOUSING Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AGRICULTURE Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity) (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation – a except for the purposes of regulation 3(3), on 1st October 2002; and b for the purposes of regulation 3(3), on 1st January 2003. Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 3 1 The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In regulation 17(4) (circumstances in which a previous claimant who does not satisfy the age condition becomes entitled) – a sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted; and b for sub-paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph – d who made his claim for benefit on a day not later than 3 months from the end of the period of 196 days described in sub-paragraph (b). . Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th September 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 9 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 15 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 20 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 3 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLANT HEALTH Citation and comencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDUCATION 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INVESTIGATORY POWERS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 24th October 2002. 2 In this Order “the 2000 Act ” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Prescribed offices, ranks and positions 2 1 The offices, ranks and positions listed in column 2 of the Schedule (being offices, ranks or position with the relevant public authorities in column 1) are hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 30(1) of the 2000 Act. 2 Subject to paragraph (3), where an office, rank or position with a relevant public authority is prescribed by virtue of paragraph (1), all more senior offices, ranks or positions with that authority are also prescribed. 3 Where an office, rank or position with a relevant public authority is described in column 2 of the Schedule by reference to an agency, unit, branch, division or other part of that authority, the reference in paragraph (2) to all more senior offices, ranks or positions with that public authority is a reference to all more senior offices, ranks or positions in that agency, unit, branch, division or part. Additional offices etc prescribed for urgent cases 3 1 The additional offices, ranks and positions listed in column 3 of the Schedule (being offices, ranks or positions with the relevant public authorities in column 1) are hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 30(1) of the 2000 Act, for the cases described in this Article. 2 An individual holding an office, rank or position which is prescribed by virtue of paragraph (1) may only grant an authorisation where it is not reasonably practicable having regard to the urgency of the case for the application to be considered by an individual in the same authority holding an office, rank or position prescribed by Article 2. 3 Where an office, rank or position with a relevant public authority is described in column 2 of the Schedule by reference to an agency, unit, branch, division or other part of that authority, the reference in paragraph (2) to an individual in the same authority is a reference to an individual in that agency, unit, branch, division or part. Restricted prescriptions for certain cases 4 Where an entry in columns 2 or 3 of the Schedule is headed by the words “Section 28 authorisation”, the prescriptions by virtue of Articles 2 and 3 apply only in relation to section 28 of the 2000 Act. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister on 18th September 2002. C. F. Stewart A Senior Officer of the office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
PLANT HEALTH Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Imports of susceptible material from the USA 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of movements of susceptible material into and within Northern Ireland 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemptions 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of an inspector 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), come into operation on 14th October 2002. 2 Regulation 2 shall, in relation to a claimant for income support, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 14th October 2002 and in this paragraph “benefit week” and “claimant” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations . 3 Regulation 2 shall, in relation to a claimant for jobseeker’s allowance, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 14th October 2002 and in this paragraph “benefit week” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations . 4 In these Regulations – “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 . 5 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Housing benefit, income support and jobseeker’s allowance: personal allowances in respect of children and young persons 2 1 In column (2) of the table in each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) (which specify the personal allowances to be applied in respect of children or young persons when calculating applicable amounts) – a in entry (a) for “£33·50” there shall be substituted “£37·00”; b in entry (b) for “£34·30” there shall be substituted “£37·80”. 2 The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are – a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts) to the Income Support Regulations; c paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th August 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulation 2(1) and (2)(a) of the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9th August 2002. V. N. Hewitt Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of grant income 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .