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FINANCIAL SERVICES Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Auditors (Financial Services Act 1986) Rules 1994 and shall come into force on 1st May 1994. Interpretation 2 In these Rules— “ the Act ” means the Financial Services Act 1986; “auditor” means an auditor of an authorised person; “disciplinary action” means action of a kind mentioned in section 47A(4)(a) to (d) of the Act , any similar action which a recognised self-regulating organisation or recognised professional body has power to take and, in the case of a recognised self-regulating organisation or recognised professional body, any power to impose a financial penalty; “matter” means any matter to which section 109 of the Act applies; “powers of intervention” means the powers conferred by Chapter VI of Part I of the Act and any similar powers exercisable by a recognised self-regulating organisation or a recognised professional body; and “the relevant regulator” means the person, organisation or body to which an auditor must communicate a matter by virtue of section 109 of the Act. Circumstances in which auditor is to communicate 3 1 Matters are to be communicated to the relevant regulator by an auditor in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2) below. 2 The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) above are ones in which the auditor has reasonable cause to believe that the matter is or is likely to be of material significance for determining either— a whether a person is a fit and proper person to carry on investment business; or b whether disciplinary action should be taken, or powers of intervention exercised, in order to protect investors from a significant risk of loss. Tim Wood Nicholas Baker Two of the Lord’s Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 1994
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Fund Payments) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 6th April 1994. 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. Weekly earnings figures and appropriate percentage rates for secondary earnings brackets 2 1 Section 9 of the Act (calculation of secondary Class 1 contributions) shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this article. 2 In subsection (3) (secondary earnings brackets and percentage rates)— a for the figure “£94.99” specified in respect of Bracket 1 there shall be substituted the figure “£99.99” and for the percentage rate figure “4.6 per cent.” there shall be substituted the figure “3.6 per cent.”; b for the figures “£95.00” and “£139.99” specified in respect of Bracket 2 there shall be substituted respectively the figures “£100.00” and “£144.99” and for the percentage rate figure “6.6 per cent.” there shall be substituted the figure “5.6 per cent.”; c for the figures “£140.00” and “£194.99” specified in respect of Bracket 3 there shall be substituted respectively the figures “£145.00”and “£199.99” and for the percentage rate figure “8.6 per cent.” there shall be substituted the figure “7.6 per cent.”; d for the figure “£195.00” specified in respect of Bracket 4 there shall be substituted the figure “£200.00” and for the percentage rate figure “10.4 per cent.” there shall be substituted the figure “10.2 per cent.”. Rate of, and small earnings exception from, Class 2 contributions 3 In section 11 of the Act (Class 2 contributions) — a in subsection (1) (weekly rate) for the figure “£5.55” there shall be substituted the figure “£5.65”; b in subsection (4) (small earnings exception) for the figure “£3,140” there shall be substituted the figure “£3,200”. Amount of Class 3 contributions 4 In section 13(1) of the Act (amount of Class 3 contributions) for the figure “£5.45”there shall be substituted the figure “£5.55”. Percentage rate and lower and upper limits for Class 4 contributions 5 In both section 15(3) and section 18(1) of the Act (Class 4 contributions recoverable under the Income Taxes Acts and under regulations) — a for the percentage rate “6.3 per cent.” there shall be substituted the percentage rate “7.3 per cent.”; b for the figure “£6,340”(lower limit) on each occasion where it appears there shall be substituted the figure “£6,490”; c for the figure “£21,840” (upper limit) there shall be substituted the figure “£22,360”. Prescribed percentage of estimated benefit expenditure 6 Section 2(2) of the 1993 Act shall have effect with respect to the tax year 1994-95 and the prescribed percentage of estimated benefit expenditure for the financial year ending with 31st March in that tax year shall be 16 per cent. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Nicholas Scott Minister of State, Department of Social Security 2nd March 1994 We consent, Timothy Kirkhope Irvine Patnick Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 1994
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Appointment of Trustees) (Scotland) Order 1994, and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; “the Trust” means each of the National Health Service Trusts specified in the Schedule to this Order. Appointment of trustees 2 The chairman, non-executive directors and executive directors of each respective Trust are appointed trustees ex officiis for the purpose of holding any property which is to be held in trust on behalf of that Trust under section 12G of the Act. Fraser of Carmyllie Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 1st March 1994
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Amendment Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987 . Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (definitions) a after the definition of “claimant” the following definition shall be inserted— “close relative” means a parent, parent-in-law, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, step-parent, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister or partner of any of the preceding persons; ; b for the definition of “responsible member” the following definition shall be substituted— “responsible person” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 7(1)(b); . Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (entitlement to funeral expenses) — a for sub-paragraph (1)(b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph— b the claimant (in this Part of these Regulations referred to as “the responsible person”) accepts responsibility for the costs of a funeral and — i the responsible person was the partner of the deceased; or ii where the responsible person or that person’s partner was a close relative of the deceased, it is reasonable for the responsible person to accept responsibility for those costs and there is no other person who was equally or more closely related to the deceased whom, on comparing that other person’s income and capital with that of the responsible person and taking account of the nature and extent of that other person’s contact with the deceased, it is reasonable to expect to meet those costs; or iii where neither head (i) nor (ii) applies, it is reasonable in view of the extent of the responsible person’s or partner’s acquaintanceship with the deceased for that person to accept responsibility for those costs; and ; b in paragraph (2) for the words “responsible member” each time they appear there shall be substituted the words “responsible person”. Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations 4 In regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (deductions from an award of a funeral payment) for the words “responsible member” each time they appear there shall be substituted the words “responsible person”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security 2nd March 1994 Nicholas Scott Minister of State, Department of Social Security
INSURANCE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Exemption (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Exemption Regulations 1971 . Amendment to the principal Regulations 2 1 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation. 2 In regulation 2(2) for the definition of “subsidiary” there shall be substituted the following definition: “subsidiary” has the same meaning as in section 736 of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6 .). 3 In regulation 3— a at the end of paragraph (z) for the full stop there shall be substituted a semi-colon; and b after paragraph (z) there shall be inserted the following paragraph: za Railtrack Group plc and any of its wholly owned subsidiaries within the meaning of section 736 (2) of the Companies Act 1985. . 4 After regulation 3 there shall be inserted the following regulation: Cessation of exemptions of certain employers 4 1 The exemptions granted by regulation 3(za) of these Regulations shall cease to have effect as from the date on which Railtrack Group plc ceases to be wholly owned by the Crown. 2 In this regulation “wholly owned by the Crown” has the same meaning as in section 151(2) of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43 .). Signed by order of the Secretary of State. Michael Forsyth Minister of State, Department of Employment. 2nd March 1994
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. 2 The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 shall be amended— a in article 3 (the severely mentally impaired), by the addition, at the end of paragraph (2), of the following sub-paragraph— j income support where the applicable amount includes a disability premium in respect of which the additional condition in paragraph 12(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 is satisfied. ; b in article 4 (students, etc. ), in the definition of “student”, by the deletion of the words from “other” to “Act”; and c in Schedule 1 (definition of students, etc.), in paragraph 7(1), by the substitution of “or 8” for “8, 10 or 11”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 23rd February 1994 John Redwood Secretary of State for Wales 2nd March 1994
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Education Act 1993 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Education Act 1993. Commencement of certain provisions of Part III and sections 252 and 278 of the Act 2 1 The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order (which relate to the matters mentioned in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 3rd March 1994; and, save as otherwise provided in the first column of Schedule 1, they shall come into force on that date for all purposes. 2 Notwithstanding the repeal on 3rd March 1994 of section 7(10) of the Education Act 1981 , under which regulation 9 of the Education (Special Educational Needs) Regulations 1983 was made, that regulation shall, subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, continue in force on and after that date. 3 Regulation 9 of the Education (Special Educational Needs) Regulations 1983, as so continued in force, shall have effect as if made under section 172(1) of the Act and may be amended or revoked thereunder. Commencement of Parts I and II of the Act 3 1 Part I (responsibility for education) and Part II (grant-maintained schools) of the Act, to the extent that they are not already in force on that date, shall come into force on 1st April 1994 for all remaining purposes. 2 Part I of Schedule 3 to this Order shall have effect for the purpose of making transitional provisions in connection with the provisions brought into force by this Article. Commencement of other provisions of the Act 4 1 The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Order (which relate to the matters mentioned in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 1st April 1994; and, save as otherwise provided in the first column of Schedule 2, they shall come into force on that date for all purposes. 2 Part II of Schedule 3 to this Order shall have effect for the purpose of making transitional provisions in connection with the provisions brought into force by this Article and Schedule 2 to this Order.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Waste Recycling Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. Amendment of regulations 2 1 The Environmental Protection (Waste Recycling Payments) Regulations 1992 shall be amended as follows. 2 For regulation 2(2) there shall be substituted the following: 2 The authority’s net saving of expenditure shall be an amount equal to the expenditure which it would have incurred in disposing of the waste at a cost per tonne equal to its average cost per tonne at the relevant time of disposing of similar waste using its most expensive disposal method for waste collected in the relevant area. 2A In paragraph (2) above, “the relevant area” means the waste collection authority area in which the waste in question is collected or, where the waste in question is collected by a person other than a waste collection authority in the area of more than one waste collection authority and it is not reasonably practicable for that person to determine how much of that waste was collected in each such area, the area consisting of the areas of all those waste collection authorities. . 3 For the Schedule there shall be substituted— THE SCHEDULE REPRESENTATIVE SAVINGS IN WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS Regulation 2(5) Type of waste disposal authority Saving in waste disposal costs per tonne A London waste disposal authority for an area which includes an inner London borough. The council of an inner London borough. The Common Council of the City of London. £34.52 A London waste disposal authority which comprises outer London boroughs. The council of an outer London borough. £29.28 The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority. The Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority. The council of a metropolitan district. £23.02 Any other waste disposal authority. £16.74 where the authority incurs any transport costs in disposing of similar waste and £9.42 in other cases. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment Robert Atkins Minister of State, Department of the Environment 25th February 1994 John Redwood Secretary of State for Wales 25th February 1994 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hector Monro Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 1st March 1994
BANKS AND BANKING Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Accountants (Banking Act 1987) Regulations 1994 and shaLL come into force on 1st May 1994. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “ the Act ” means the Banking Act 1987; “auditor” means an auditor of an authorised institution who is an accountant; “authorised institution” includes a former authorised institution; “the Bank” means the Bank of England; “matters” means any matter to which section 47 of the Act applies; “the ReguLations” means the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 ; and “reporting accountant” means a person appointed to make a report under section 8(5) or 39(1)(b) of the Act who is an accountant. Matters to be communicated to the Bank 3 1 Matters are to be communicated to the Bank by an auditor or reporting accountant in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2) below. 2 The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) above are circumstances in which the matters are such as to give an auditor or reporting accountant reasonable cause to believe— a that any of the criteria specified in Schedule 3 to the Act is not or has not been fulfilled, or may not be or may not have been fulfilled, in respect of the authorised institution of which he is an auditor or the institution or authorised institution in relation to which his reporting accountant’s report is made, as the case may be; and b that the matters are likely to be of material significance for the exercise, in relation to such an institution or authorised institution, of the Bank’s functions under the Act or under the Regulations. Tim Wood Nicholas Baker Two of the Lord’s Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 1994
BUILDING SOCIETIES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Building Societies (Auditors) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st May 1994. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Building Societies Act 1986; “auditor” means an auditor of a building society; “ the Regulations ” means the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 ; “society” means a building society; and “the Commission” means the Building Societies Commission. Matters to be communicated to the Building Societies Commission 3 1 The auditor shall furnish to the Commission in the circumstances prescribed in paragraph (2) below, information available to him of the description prescribed in paragraph (3) below. 2 The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) above are circumstances in which the information of the description prescribed in paragraph (3) below is such as to give an auditor reasonable cause to believe— a that any of the criteria of prudent management in section 45(3) of the Act is not or has not been satisfied, or may not be or may not have been satisfied, in respect of the society of which he is the auditor; and b that the information is likely to be of material significance for the exercise, in relation to such a society, of the Commission’s functions under the Act or under the Regulations. 3 The description of the information hereby prescribed is: any matter of which the auditor becomes aware in his capacity as such which relates to the business or affairs of the society of which he is the auditor, its subsidiaries or other associated bodies. Tim Wood Nicholas Baker Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd March 1994
LANDS TRIBUNAL 1 These Rules may be cited as the Lands Tribunal for Scotland (Amendment) (Fees) Rules 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. 2 For the Table of Fees contained in Schedule 2 to the Lands Tribunal for Scotland Rules 1971 , there shall be substituted the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to these Rules. 3 The Lands Tribunal for Scotland (Amendment) (Fees) Rules 1993 are hereby revoked. Rodger of Earlsferry Lord Advocate Lord Advocate’s Chambers 21st February 1994 We approve, Irvine Patnick Andrew Mackay Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 28th February 1994
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Originating Capital Debt) (Scotland) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 9th March 1994. 2 In this Order “the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order. Originating capital debt of NHS trusts 2 1 The originating capital debt of an NHS trust specified in column 1 of the Schedule shall be of the amount specified opposite it in column 2 of the Schedule. 2 Each originating capital debt specified in column 2 of the Schedule shall be divided between an initial loan of an amount specified opposite it in column 3 of the Schedule and public dividend capital of an amount specified opposite it in column 4 of the Schedule. Fraser of Carmyllie Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 21st February 1994 We consent, Timothy Kirkhope Andrew Mackay Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 25th February 1994
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1989 . Amendment of regulation 20 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 20 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)— a in paragraph (1)(b), for “£36.90” there is substituted “£37.80”; and b in paragraph (3), for “£9.20” there is substituted “£9.60”. Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations 3 1 In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values — supply and replacement), in column 3 (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column 1 of the Table below there is substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table. TABLE Column 1 Column 2 Old Amount New Amount £24.40 £25.50 £38.40 £39.30 £52.40 £53.60 £102.80 £105.20 £42.10 £44.00 £55.50 £56.80 £66.80 £68.40 £113.00 (in both places where it appears) £115.70 £36.90 £37.80 2 In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)— a in paragraph 1(1)(a) (prism — single vision lens), for “£4.70” there is substituted “£4.90”; b in paragraph 1(1)(b) (prism — other lens), for “£5.90” there is substituted “£6.10”; c in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£2.40” there is substituted “£2.50”; d in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£2.90” there is substituted “£3.00”; e in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)— i in sub-head (i), for “£40.50” there is substituted “£42.10”, ii in sub-head (ii), for “£36.00” there is substituted “£37.40”, and iii in sub-head (iii), for “£19.40” there is substituted “£20.20”; f in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses), for “£2.40” there is substituted “£2.50” and for “£2.90” there is substituted “£3.00”; g in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame), for “£40.50” there is substituted “£42.10”; h in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses), for “£4.10” there is substituted “£4.20”; and i in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment — other lenses), for “£22.20” there is substituted “£22.70”. 3 For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (voucher values — repair) there is substituted the Schedule 3 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Application of these Regulations 4 The amendments made by these Regulations apply only in relation to a voucher— a accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 18 of the principal Regulations on or after 1st April 1994; or b provided to a health authority pursuant to regulation 14(2)(c) of the principal Regulations in respect of cost incurred on or after that date. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Brian Mawhinney Minister of State, Department of Health 2nd March 1994