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ARMS AND AMMUNITION 1 This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (Commencement) ( No. 1) Order 1997. 2 Sections 16 (Payments in respect of prohibited small firearms and ammunition), 17 (Payments in respect of ancillary equipment) and 18 (Parliamentary control of compensation schemes) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 shall, for the purposes only of making a compensation scheme, come into force on 17th March 1997. Michael Howard One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 15th March 1997
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Licensed Betting Offices (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force 28 days after the day on which they are made. 2 These Regulations do not extend to Scotland. Amendment of Principal Regulations 2 In regulation 4(b) of the Licensed Betting Offices Regulations 1986 — a the words “otherwise than in a material form” shall be inserted after the word “office”; and b for the words “(ii) and (iii)” there shall be substituted “and (ii)”. Timothy Kirkhope Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 22nd March 1997
DEREGULATION Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Football Pools) Order 1997 and shall come into force 28 days after the day on which it is made. 2 This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland. Amendment of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 2 In section 1(4D) of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (which defines a “qualifying competition” so as to require that the forecasts in the competition are made on football games played on a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday), in paragraph (a), the words “to be played on a Saturday, a Sunday or a day that is a bank holiday in England and Wales or in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971” are hereby repealed. Timothy Kirkhope Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 22nd March 1997
DA TA PROTECTION 1 This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Regulation of Financial Services etc.) (Subject Access Exemption) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 6th April 1997. 2 Schedule 1 to the Data Protection (Regulation of Financial Services etc.) (Subject Access Exemption) Order 1987 (functions designated for the purposes of section 30 of the Data Protection Act 1984 which are conferred by or under any enactment) shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in the Schedule to this Order. Tom Sackville Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 22nd March 1997
PROBATION 1 This Order may be cited as the Combined Probation Areas (West Midlands) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 That part of Schedule 2 to the Combined Probation Areas Order 1986 which relates to the West Midlands Probation Area shall be amended by— a omitting the entries in respect of the petty sessions of Halesowen and Stourbridge; and b inserting in alphabetical order in column 1 “Stourbridge and Halesowen”, and corresponding to this in column 3 “2”. 3 The two members of the West Midlands Probation Committee appointed before 1st April 1997 by the justices of the petty session areas of Halesowen and Stourbridge shall continue in office as if they had been appointed by justices for the new petty sessions area of Stourbridge and Halesowen . Blatch Minister of State Home Office 20th March 1997
RATING AND VALUATION Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the British Gas plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Amendment of Order 2 The British Gas plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1995 is hereby amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4 below. 3 In article 5 (aggregate amount of rateable values)– a before the words “For the purposes”, there shall be inserted “(1)”; b in paragraph (b), for the words “each of the following four financial years” there shall be substituted the words “the financial year 1996-97”; and c for the word “where–”, there shall be substituted the following:– c for the financial year 1997-98 and each of the following two financial years, shall be calculated in accordance with the formula– £ 47 , 125 , 309 + £ 47 , 125 , 309 × ( A - B ) B. 2 In sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (1) above– . 4 In article 6 (apportionment of aggregate amount)– a in paragraph (1), for the words “article 5(a)” there shall be substituted the words “article 5(1)(a)”; and b in paragraph (2), for the words “article 5(b)” there shall be substituted the words “article 5(1)(b) or (c)”. George Kynoch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 19th March 1997
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Act 1996 (Cessation of Section 3) Order 1997 and shall come into force on the day after that on which this Order is made. 2 Section 3 of the Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Act 1996 shall cease to have effect on the day after that on which this Order is made. P.B.B. Mayhew One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 21st March 1997
CROWN AGENTS FOR OVERSEA GOVERNMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Crown Agents Act 1995 (Successor Company) Order 1997. 2 The company nominated for the purposes of section 1 of the Crown Agents Act 1995 is The Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations Limited (registered number 3259922). Malcolm Rifkind One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 20th March 1997
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Air Passenger Duty and Other Indirect Taxes (Interest Rate) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Applicable rate of interest payable to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise in connection with air passenger duty, insurance premium tax, VAT recovered or recoverable by assessment and landfill tax. 2 For the purposes of— a paragraph 7 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1994 , b paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to that Act, c section 74 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 , and d paragraph 26 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1996,the rate applicable under section 197 of the Finance Act 1996 shall be 6.25 per cent. per annum. Applicable rate of interest payable by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise in connection with air passenger duty, insurance premium tax, cases of official error in relation to VAT and landfill tax 3 On the coming into force of these Regulations, for the purposes of— a paragraph 9 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1994, b paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to that Act, c section 78 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, and d paragraph 29 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1996,the rate applicable under section 197 of the Finance Act 1996 shall be 6 per cent. per annum. Bowen Wells Roger Knapman Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 20th March 1997
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 1996, section 197, (Appointed Day) Order 1997. 2 Subsections (1) and (6) of section 197 of the Finance Act 1996 shall have effect for periods beginning on or after 1st April 1997. Bowen Wells Roger Knapman Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 20th March 1997
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Emergency and Prevention of Terrorism Provisions) (Continuance) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 16th June 1997. 2 In this Order— a “the temporary provisions of the 1996 Act ” means Parts I to VII of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 except i section 7, Part III of Schedule 1 and, so far as they relate to offences which are scheduled offences by virtue of that Part, sections 3, 10 and 11; and ii sections 55 and 56; and b “the 1989 Act provisions ” means the provisions referred to in section 27(11) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, that is to say Parts III and V of that Act so far as they have effect in Northern Ireland and relate to proscribed organisations for the purposes of section 30 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 or offences or orders under that section. 3 The temporary provisions of the 1996 Act except section 36 and Schedule 3, and the 1989 Act provisions, shall continue in force for a period of twelve months beginning with 16th June 1997. P. B. B. Mayhew One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 26th March 1997
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Licensed Betting Offices (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 19th April 1997. 2 These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only. 2 Regulation 4(1) of the Licensed Betting Offices (Scotland) Regulations 1986 shall be amended as follows– a the words “other than an advertisement published in a material form” shall be inserted after the word “advertisement”; and b in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “(ii) and (iii)” there shall be substituted “and (ii)”. George Kynoch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th March 1997
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Sheffield Development Corporation (Dissolution) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Dissolution of the corporation 2 The Sheffield Development Corporation shall be dissolved on 1st July 1997. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 24th March 1997
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the London Priority Route (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 2nd June 1997. Amendment of the London Priority Route Order 1992 2 The Schedule to the London Priority Route Order 1992 shall be amended in accordance with the Schedule to this Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 20th March 1997
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Severe Disablement Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 2 In regulation 10(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (certain persons with a severe condition to be treated as incapable of work) after sub-paragraph a there shall be inserted— aa that he is entitled to— i a disablement pension by virtue of section 103 of the Contributions and Benefits Act by reference to a degree of disability of not less than 80 per cent.; ii a disablement pension by virtue of Part III of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 or of Part III of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 by reference to a degree of disability of not less than 80 per cent.; ab that evidence in accordance with regulation 10 of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 establishes that he suffers from a loss of physical or mental faculty such that the extent of the resulting disablement amounts to not less than 80 per cent.; . Amendment of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 3 In regulation 10(1) of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 (adjudication)— a sub-paragraph (a) shall be omitted; b for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted— b evidence that on that day he is or was entitled to the care component of disability living allowance at the highest rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) and (4) (a) of the Contributions and Benefits Act; ; c in sub-paragraph (f) the words “or partially sighted” shall be omitted; and d in sub-paragraph (ff) the words “or partially sighted”, in both places where they appear, shall be omitted. Saving 4 Where a before the coming into force of these Regulations, a person is entitled to severe disablement allowance by virtue of having satisfied regulation 10(1) (a), (b), (f) or (ff) of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984, as then in force; and b after the coming into force of these Regulations, he is a person in respect of whom any day is to be treated as part of one period of incapacity for work, within the meaning of section 30C(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , which began before the coming into force of these Regulations, regulation 10 of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 shall continue to have effect as if regulation 3 of these Regulations had not been made. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. A. J. B. Mitchell Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 20th March 1997
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 29th April 1997. 2 At the end of the definition of “the Decision” in regulation 2 of the Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) Regulations 1996 there shall be added the words— which was itself amended by Council Decision No. 97/100/ CFSP of 20th January 1997 Anthony Nelson, Minister for Trade, Department of Trade and Industry 22nd March 1997
COUNTY COURTS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 30th June 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the 1983 Order ” means the Civil Courts Order 1983 , and a Schedule referred to by number alone means the Schedule so numbered in that Order. Amendments to the 1983 Order 3 In Schedule 1, “Andover” shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Salisbury” in the first column. 4 In Schedule 3, the entry relating to “Andover” shall be deleted . Mackay of Clashfern , C. Dated 24th March 1997
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 8th April 1997. 2 This Order shall not extend to Northern Ireland. 3 The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1994 is hereby revoked. 2 1 For the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 29(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (which provides that a returning officer is entitled to recover his charges in respect of services properly rendered or expenses properly incurred for or in connection with a parliamentary election if the services or expenses are of a kind specified in an order made under that provision and the charges are reasonable)— a services of a kind described in paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1) of Part A of the Schedule to this Order (hereafter referred to as “services specified in Part A of the Schedule”); and b expenses of a kind described in paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 3(1) and 4(1) of Part B of the Schedule to this Order (hereafter referred to as “expenses specified in Part B of the Schedule”) and expenses of a kind described in Part C of the Schedule to this Order, are hereby specified. 2 The maximum recoverable amounts at a contested election in respect of the services specified in Part A of the Schedule or the expenses specified in Part B of the Schedule are hereby specified as the amounts set out in the right-hand column of those Parts in respect of each entry set out opposite thereto in the left-hand column of those Parts. 3 The maximum recoverable amounts at an uncontested election are hereby specified as— a £368.66 in respect of the services specified in Part A of the Schedule, and b £912.52 in respect of the expenses specified in Part B of the Schedule. 4 In the Schedule to this Order— a “election” means a parliamentary election, b “combined polls” refers to the poll at a parliamentary election and the poll at some other election when they are taken together under section 15(1) or (2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 , and c any reference to the register of electors is to the register of electors used at the election at which the services were rendered or expenses incurred and to that register as first published. Tom Sackville Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 18th March 1997 We consent to this Order Richard Ottaway Roger Knapman Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 19th March 1997
BROADCASTING 1 This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting Act 1996 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1997. 2 In this Order, “the 1996 Act ” means the Broadcasting Act 1996. 3 The transfer date appointed for the purposes of section 128(2) of the 1996 Act shall be 1st April 1997. 4 The following provisions of the 1996 Act shall come into force on 1st April 1997:— Section 73, so far as it is not yet in force Section 85 Section 95 Sections 106 to 130 Section 147, so far as it is not yet in force Section 148, so far as it is not yet in force Schedule 2, so far as it is not yet in force Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 10, so far as it is not yet in force Schedule 11, so far as it is not yet in force. Virginia Bottomley Secretary of State for National Heritage 21st March 1997
HOUSING, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1997. 2 This Order shall come into force for the purposes of articles 3 and 4(2) on 14th April 1997 and for all other purposes on 6th October 1997. 3 In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Scotland) Order 1995 . Amendment of principal Order 2 In article 5(4) of the principal Order– a before the words “a young”, there shall be inserted “(a)”; and b at the end, there shall be inserted the following:– ; or b a single claimant (which has the same meaning as in the 1987 Regulations) to whom paragraph (3C) of regulation 11 of those Regulations applies . 3 In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the principal Order, at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Article 3(2) and”. Application 4 1 The amendments made by article 2 above do not have effect in a case where an application for a determination is made before 6th October 1997. 2 The amendment made by article 3 above does not have effect in a case where an application for a determination is made before 14th April 1997. Raymond S Robertson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 20th March 1997
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Appointed Day No. 4) Order 1997. 2 This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland only. 2 15th April 1997 is hereby appointed for the purposes of sections 28 and 54 of and Schedule 3 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996. Michael Howard One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 21st March 1997
DANGEROUS DRUGS 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Supply to Addicts) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st May 1997. 2 1 In these Regulations, the expression “drug” means a controlled drug specified in the Schedule to these Regulations. 2 For the purposes of these Regulations, a person shall be regarded as being addicted to a drug if, and only if, he has as a result of repeated administration become so dependent upon the drug that he has an overpowering desire for the administration of it to be continued. 3 1 Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, a doctor shall not administer or supply to a person who he considers, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, is addicted to any drug, or authorise the administration or supply to such a person of, any substance specified in paragraph (3) below, or prescribe for such a person any such substance, except— a for the purpose of treating organic disease or injury; or b under and in accordance with the terms of a licence issued by the Secretary of State in pursuance of these Regulations. 2 Paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to the administration or supply by a doctor of a substance specified in paragraph (3) below if the administration or supply is authorised by another doctor under and in accordance with the terms of a licence issued to him in pursuance of these Regulations. 3 The substances referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) above are— a cocaine, its salts and any preparation or other product containing cocaine or its salts other than a preparation falling within paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1985 ; b diamorphine, its salts and any preparation or other product containing diamorphine or its salts; c dipipanone, its salts and any preparation or other product containing dipipanone or its salts. 4 These Regulations and, in relation only to the requirements of these Regulations, section 13(1) and (3), 14, 16, 19 and 25 of and Schedule 4 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (which relate to their enforcement) shall apply to servants and agents of the Crown. 5 1 The Misuse of Drugs (Notification of and Supply to Addicts) Regulations 1973 and the Misuse of Drugs (Notification of and Supply to Addicts) (Amendment) Regulations 1983 are hereby revoked. 2 Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1) of this Regulation, any licence issued by the Secretary of State in pursuance of the Misuse of Drugs (Notification of and Supply to Addicts) Regulations 1973 before the coming into force of these Regulations shall continue in force for the same time as if these Regulations had not been made and shall be deemed to have been issued in pursuance of these Regulations. Tom Sackville Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 20th March 1997
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Kingston and District Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1997 and shall come into force on 31st March 1997. Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order 2 In Article 3(2) of the Kingston and District Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 — a in sub-paragraph (a) for “KT6 9QT” there shall be substituted “KT6 7QU”; and b for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following new sub-paragraph: b to manage community health services provided from Tolworth Hospital, Red Lion Road, Tolworth, Surrey KT6 7QU and to own the associated premises. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. John Horam Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 19th March 1997
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 1997. 2 Articles 2(a) and 3(1) shall come into force on 6th October 1997 and the remainder of this Order shall come into force on 14th April 1997. Amendments 2 The Rent Officers (Additional Functions) Order 1995 shall be amended as follows— a for article 5(4) of the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) Order 1995 (exceptions) substitute— 4 No determination shall be made under paragraph 4A of Part I of Schedule 1 (single room rents) unless the local authority states in the application that the claimant is, or may be,— a a young individual (which has the same meaning as in the 1987 Regulations ), or b a single claimant (which has the same meaning as in the 1987 Regulations ) to whom paragraph (3C) of regulation 11 of the 1987 Regulations applies. ; and b at the beginning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 (redeterminations) insert “Article 3(2) and”. Application 3 1 The amendment made by article 2(a) does not have effect in a case where an application for a determination is made before the date that amendment comes into force. 2 The amendment made by article 2(b) does not have effect in a case where an application for a determination is made before the date that amendment comes into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 20th March 1997 William Hague Secretary of State for Wales 20th March 1997