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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Education) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Hampshire County Council: functions in respect of specified schools 2 1 The functions of the Council of the County of Hampshire referred to in paragraph (2) below shall on and after 1st April 1997 be discharged by the Southampton City Council . 2 The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are functions of the Council of the County of Hampshire in respect of the following schools— Kanes Hill County Primary School; Netley Court Special School; Townhill County Infants School; and Townhill County Junior School; including any functions of the local education authority under the articles of government for any of these schools. Staffordshire County Council: functions in respect of Aynsley Special School 3 The functions of the Council of the County of Staffordshire in respect of Aynsley Special School (including any functions of the local education authority under the articles of government for that school) shall on and after 1st April 1997 be discharged by Stoke-on-Trent City Council . St George’s Roman Catholic Grant-maintained School, Southampton 4 St George’s Roman Catholic Grant-maintained School shall be treated for all purposes connected with education as if it were wholly within the area of the City of Southampton. Robin Squire Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 10th March 1997
TRADE UNIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Certification Officer (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 In these Regulations,— “the Principal Regulations ” means the Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations (Amalgamations, etc. ) Regulations 1975 ; “the 1992 Act ” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Amendment of fees payable to the Certification Officer 2 In paragraph (1) of regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations (fee to accompany an application for approval of a proposed instrument of amalgamation or transfer) for the words “£1885” there shall be substituted the words “£1950”. 3 In paragraph (2) of regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations for the words “£84” there shall be substituted the words “£87” (fee on an application for approval of a change of name) and for the words “£44” there shall be substituted the words “£46” (fee for every inspection on the same day of documents kept by the Certification Officer under Chapter VII of Part I of the 1992 Act relating to one and the same organisation). 4 In regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations (fee for the entry of the name of an amalgamated organisation in the lists maintained by the Certification Officer where the name of each of the amalgamating organisations is already so entered) for the words “£52” there shall be substituted the words “£54”. 5 The fee of £139 is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 3(2) of the 1992 Act (fee on application by an organisation of workers to have its name entered in the list of trade unions). 6 The fee of £139 is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 124(2) of the 1992 Act (fee on application by an organisation of employers to have its name entered in the list of employers’ associations). 7 The fee of £3891 is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1992 Act (fee on application by a trade union for a certificate of independence). 8 The Certification Officer (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 1996 are hereby revoked. John M Taylor Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Corporate and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade & Industry 4th March 1997 We approve regulations 2, 3 and 4. Roger Knapman Richard Ottaway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 4th March 1997
COUNCIL TAX, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax (Dwellings) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 In these Regulations– “ the Act ” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992; “prison” includes a remand centre provided under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 19 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 and a young offenders institution provided under paragraph (b) of that subsection, but does not include a naval, military or air force prison. Variation of definition of dwelling 2 1 The definition of dwelling in section 72(2) of the Act is hereby further varied by including as a dwelling, subject to paragraph (2) below, any lands and heritages or parts thereof– a which constitute, or form part of, a prison; b which are used as one or more of the following:– i a cell (other than a special punishment cell); ii a common recreational area (other than a sports hall or an uncovered area); iii a library; iv a chapel; v a kitchen; vi a dining room; vii toilets; viii personal washing facilities; ix a laundry for the exclusive use of prisoners; x a storage area which is within a cell block and which is used in connection with other premises covered by this sub-paragraph; xi a corridor linking premises covered by this sub-paragraph; and xii boiler or plant room which to any extent serves other premises covered by this sub-paragraph; and c which would, but for the provisions of section 73(1) of the Act– i be entered separately in the valuation roll; or ii in the case of parts of lands and heritages, form part of a separate entry in the valuation roll. 2 There shall not be included as a dwelling, or part of a dwelling, any kitchen, dining room, toilets or personal washing facilities which are provided for the exclusive use of persons employed in the prison in question. George Kynoch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th March 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Staff Commission (Scotland) (Winding Up) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Winding up of Staff Commission 2 The Local Government Staff Commission (Scotland), established by the Local Government Staff Commission (Scotland) Order 1994 , are hereby wound up and their assets transferred to the Secretary of State. Revocation 3 The Local Government Staff Commission (Scotland) Order 1994 is hereby revoked. George Kynoch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th March 1997
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS Citation, commencement and revocations 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 etc. (Revocations and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 The regulations listed in the Schedule shall be revoked on the coming into force of these Regulations. Savings 2 Approval of accommodation in residential establishments as secure accommodation granted by the Secretary of State prior to 1st April 1997 in terms of regulation 3 of the Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 1983 and in force immediately prior to 1st April 1997 shall after that date continue in force as if made under regulation 3 of the Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 1996 and shall be subject to those regulations. 3 Approval of a person as a foster parent given under regulation 7 of the Boarding-out and Fostering of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1985 by a care authority prior to 1st April 1997 and in force immediately prior to 1st April 1997 shall for the year after that date continue in force as if the approval were made by a local authority of a foster carer under regulation 7 of the Fostering of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1996 and shall be subject to those regulations. James Douglas-Hamilton Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 7th March 1997
BUILDING AND BUILDINGS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (Commencement) Order 1997. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. 3 The Act shall come into force on 1st July 1997. Transitional Provisions 4 Sections 1, 2 and 6 of the Act shall not apply to any work commenced before 1st September 1997 in accordance with any agreement, easement or right, other than a right arising under or by virtue of the Act. 5 Nothing in article 4 shall apply to land situated in any part of Greater London where, prior to the coming into force of the Act, Part VI of the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 applied. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State James Clappison Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 6th March 1997
GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Vehicle Inspectorate Trading Fund (Appropriation of Additional Assets) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 31st March 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “additional assets” means the Crown assets described in the Schedule to this Order; “the principal order” means the Vehicle Inspectorate Trading Fund Order 1991; and “the fund” means the trading fund established by the principal order. Appropriation of assets to the fund 3 The additional assets shall be appropriated as assets of the fund. Public dividend capital 4 50% of the value of the additional assets shall be treated as public dividend capital of the fund. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 4th March 1997 We concur Patrick McLoughlin Richard Ottaway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 6th March 1997
CIVIL AVIATION 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Navigation Services Charges) (Second Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 The Civil Aviation (Navigation Services Charges) Regulations 1995 shall be amended as follows— 1 In regulation 2 for the Table there shall be substituted the following Table— TABLE Column 1 Column 2 Heathrow-London For each metric tonne and for each fraction of a metric tonne up to 100 metric tonnes £1.27 For each additional metric tonne, and for each fraction of a metric tonne, over 100 metric tonnes £0.52 Gatwick-London For each metric tonne and for each fraction of a metric tonne up to 100 metric tonnes £1.27 For each additional metric tonne, and for each fraction of a metric tonne, over 100 metric tonnes £0.52 Stansted-London For each metric tonne and for each fraction of a metric tonne up to 100 metric tonnes £1.27 For each additional metric tonne, and for each fraction of a metric tonne, over 100 metric tonnes £0.52 Aberdeen (Dyce) £3.40 Edinburgh £2.20 Glasgow £2.18 2 In regulation 6 for “a charge of £73” there shall be substituted “a charge of £60”. 3 In regulation 7(1) for “a charge of £144” there shall be substituted “a charge of £146”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Goschen Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 3rd March 1997 We consent to the making of these Regulations Patrick McLoughlin Richard Ottaway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 6th March 1997
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 31st March 1997. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Regulations 1995 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 For regulation 7(2)(a) of the principal Regulations (financial assistance) there shall be substituted– a i be, in the case of aquaculture, 40% of the eligible expenditure; and ii be, in the case of any other diversification measure, 50% of such expenditure;. 3 For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule to these Regulations. Lindsay Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 10th March 1997
PENSIONS Citation, interpretation and commencement 1 This Order, which may be cited as the Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme (Extension) Order 1997, shall be read as one with the Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 1964 , (hereinafter referred to as “the Scheme”) and shall come into force on 27th March 1997. Extension of the Scheme 2 For the purposes of Article 14(1) of the Scheme (duration of the Scheme) the extended period of five years from and including 27th March 1997 is hereby specified, and accordingly payments under the Scheme shall be limited to such as fall due for payment before 27th March 2002. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Mackay of Ardbrecknish Minister of State, Department of Social Security 4th March 1997 We consent, Roger Knapman Richard Ottaway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 4th March 1997
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Prohibition of Trustees) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 6th April 1997. 2 In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the Pensions Act 1995. Circumstances in which the Authority may prohibit a person from being a trustee 2 If— a a company or a Scottish partnership is, or prior to dissolution was, prohibited under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Act from being a trustee of a scheme by reason of circumstances falling within paragraphs (a) or (b) of that sub-section, and b the Authority are satisfied that the acts or defaults giving rise to those circumstances were committed with the consent or connivance of, or attributable to any neglect on the part of, an individual who at the time of those acts or defaults was a director of the company or a partner in the Scottish partnership, the Authority (except where section 3(2) of the Act applies) may by order prohibit from being a trustee of a particular trust scheme— i the individual concerned, ii any Scottish partnership in which the individual concerned is a partner, iii any company of which the individual concerned is a director, iv any company which has as a director, a company of which the individual concerned is a director, v any company which is subject to a power of appointment to a directorship, in favour of a company of which the individual concerned is a director, and vi any company which automatically has as a director, any director or other nominee of another company of which latter company the individual concerned is a director. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Oliver Heald Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 6th March 1997
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC. Citation, extent, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 This Order shall apply to Scotland only. 3 In this Order a reference to a numbered column is to the column in the Schedule to this Order bearing that number. Fees 2 Each of the enactments mentioned in column 1 is hereby amended by varying the sum specified by that enactment as the amount or maximum amount payable in respect of the matter described in column 2 from the sum shown in column 3 to the sum shown in column 4. Revocation 3 The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1993 is hereby revoked. James Douglas-Hamilton Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House Edinburgh 6th March 1997
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as The Cider and Perry (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Amendment of the Cider and Perry Regulations 1989 2 1 The Cider and Perry Regulations 1989 shall be amended as follows. 2 In regulation 11(1)— a for the words “the time it is sent out of those cider premises” there shall be substituted the following— the earlier of the following times— the time it is consumed at those premises; or the time it is sent out from those premises; and b for “remitted.” in subparagraph (b) there shall be substituted “remitted;” and after that subparagraph there shall be inserted— c where the time of consumption of cider at cider premises cannot be established to the Commissioners' satisfaction (for the purposes of determining the appropriate rate of duty in relation to the excise duty point specified by subparagraph (i) above), the rate of duty shall be taken to be the highest rate in force during the preceding 12 calendar months ending on the day before the time when the Commissioners can, for the first time, make an assessment of the excise duty due (as governed by section 12 of the Finance Act 1994 ) in respect of that consumption. . 3 In regulation 13(c) the following shall be inserted after the word “premises”— for any reason (other than the reason that the cider was consumed at those premises) . 4 In regulation 23(1)(b) for the words “the the” there shall be substituted the word “the”. D. J. Howard Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ 7th March 1997
INCOME TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Capital Allowances (Corresponding Northern Ireland Grants) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 The following grants, so far as they are made towards capital expenditure, are hereby declared to correspond to a grant made under Part II of the Industrial Development Act 1982 — a any grant made under Part III of the Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 , being a grant at a rate not exceeding 45 per cent. of the expenditure and being a grant made under an agreement entered into before 1st April 1999, b any grant made by the Local Enterprise Development Unit out of moneys granted under article 30 of the Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, being a grant at a rate not exceeding 45 per cent. of the expenditure and being a grant made under an agreement entered into before 1st April 1999, c so much of any grant so made at a higher rate as is equal to 45 per cent. of the expenditure. Gyles Brandreth Richard Ottaway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 6th March 1997
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Amendment Regulations 1997. 2 These Regulations shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Amendment of the 1992 Regulations 2 In article 3 of the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992 after class E insert— Class F: a person who is— a person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred by the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 , or a person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred under paragraph 5(1) of Part II of the Schedule to the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 , or a person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred by section 1 of the Consular Relations Act 1968 , or in relation to any organisation specified in an Order in Council made under section 1(2) of the International Organisations Act 1968 , within a class of persons mentioned in section 1(3) of that Act to which the relevant Order extended relief from rates as specified in paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to that Act, or a person on whom privileges and immunities are conferred by article 3 or 4 of the Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1985 , or the head of any office established as described in section 1(1) of the Hong Kong Economic Trade Act 1996 , and is not— a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen; or a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject; or a British protected person (within the meaning of that Act); or a permanent resident of the United Kingdom. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 5th March 1997 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales 6th March 1997
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Contempt of Court Proceedings (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. 2 In these Regulations– “ the Act ” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986; “the principal Regulations ” means the Legal Aid in Contempt of Court Proceedings (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1992 . Application 2 These Regulations shall apply only to fees for work done on or after 1st April 1997. Amendment of the principal Regulations 3 For paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (table of fees allowable to solicitors for legal aid made available under section 30 of the Act in connection with proceedings for contempt of court) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs:– 5 Where a document is copied and it is necessary to take a copy of more than 20 sheets (whether 20 of 1 sheet, 5 of 4 sheets or whatever), a fee of 8 pence shall be paid for each sheet copied. Interpretation 6 In this Table– a “sheet” shall consist of 250 words or numbers; and a “page” shall consist of 125 words or numbers. . James Douglas-Hamilton Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 7th March 1997
PLANT HEALTH Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997. Amendment of the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Great Britain) Regulations 1996 2 The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Great Britain) Regulations 1996 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of regulations 3 to 6 below. 3 In regulation 1, for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 3 In these Regulations— “authority” means an authority to issue plant passports under article 17 of the Order ; “inspector” has the meaning given to it in the Order; “licence” means a licence under article 28 or 28A of the Order; “the Order” means the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993 ; “remedial work” means any steps required by or taken by an inspector under article 21(1)(b), (c) or (f), (2)(i) or (iv) or (3) or 22(1)(b) of the Order; “relevant corresponding conditions”, in relation to any specified wood or isolated bark, means the conditions specified in column 3 (conditions of landing) and column 4 (certification) of Part A of Schedule 4 to the Order (material consigned directly from third countries whose landing in Great Britain is subject to special conditions) which correspond to that specified wood or isolated bark; “specified wood or isolated bark” means wood or isolated bark described in column 2 (description of relevant material) of items 1, 4, 5 to 10 and 20 to 29 in Part A of Schedule 4 to the Order; and “third country” has the meaning given to it in the Order. . 4 In regulation 2, after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph— c in respect of each service of a type described in column 2 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations the fee prescribed in column 3 of that Schedule in relation to that service. . 5 In Schedule 1, in column 1 sub-paragraph (b), for the word “of” there shall be substituted the word “or”. 6 After Schedule 2, there shall be added the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Forestry Commissioners is hereunto affixed on M. F. Garforth Secretary to the Forestry Commissioners 5th March 1997.