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CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia (Freezing of Funds) Regulations 1998, and shall come into force on 8th July 1998. 2 In these Regulations, “the EC Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1295/98 of 22 June 1998 concerning the freezing of funds held abroad by the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia . Offences of breaching Article 2(2) or 4(1) of the EC Regulation 2 Any person who commits a breach of Article 2(2) or Article 4(1) of the EC Regulation shall be guilty of an offence. Information 3 In accordance with Article 4(2) and (3) of the EC Regulation, the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect in order to facilitate the obtaining, by or on behalf of the Treasury, of information for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the EC Regulation. Penalties and proceedings 4 1 Any person guilty of an offence under regulation 2 above or under paragraph 2(b) or (c) of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be liable— a on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or both; b on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both. 2 Any person guilty of an offence under paragraph 2(a) of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both. 3 Where any body corporate is guilty of an offence under these Regulations, and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, that person as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 4 Proceedings against any person for an offence under these Regulations may be taken before the appropriate court in the United Kingdom having jurisdiction in the place where that person is for the time being. 5 No proceedings for an offence under these Regulations, other than a summary offence, shall be instituted in England, Wales or Northern Ireland except by the Secretary of State or with the consent of the Attorney General or, as the case may be, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland: Provided that this paragraph shall not prevent the arrest, or the issue or execution of a warrant for the arrest, of any person in respect of such an offence, or the remand in custody or on bail of any person charged with such an offence, notwithstanding that the necessary consent to the institution of proceedings for the offence has not been obtained. Bob Ainsworth Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 7th July 1998
PROTECTION OF WRECKS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as The Protection of Wrecks (Designation No. 1) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 29th July 1998. Identification of site and designation of restricted area 2 1 The site in respect of which this Order is made is hereby identified as the site where the vessel HMS “Assurance” lies wrecked on the sea bed at Latitude 50°39'.70 North, Longitude 01°35'.45 West. 2 The area to the west of Longitude 01°35'.35 West within a distance of 200 m of Latitude 50°39'.70 North, Longitude 01°35'.43 West, but excluding any part of that area which lies above the high water mark of ordinary spring tides, shall be a restricted area for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. Revocation 3 1 The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) Order 1997 is hereby revoked. Tony Banks Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 7th July 1998
LAND DRAINAGE Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Thames Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th July 1998. 2 In this Order “the committee” means the Thames Regional Flood Defence Committee, being the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils of the counties or London boroughs specified in the Schedule to this Order and the Common Council of the City of London are the constituent councils. Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council 2 1 The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council or councils of any county or London borough specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order or by the Common Council of the City of London shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Schedule. 2 Where more than one county or London borough is specified in entry in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, or where the Common Council of the City of London is included in such an entry, any appointment made to the committee by the councils for those counties or London boroughs, or by the said Common Council shall be made jointly. 3 The member of the committee for the county of Berkshire shall be appointed jointly by the councils for each Berkshire District as defined in article 2(1) of the Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996 . Revocations 3 The Thames Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1997 is revoked. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 7th July 1998
LAND DRAINAGE Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Severn-Trent Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th July 1998. 2 In this Order “the committee” means the Severn-Trent Regional Flood Defence Committee, being the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils for the counties and metropolitan districts specified in the Schedule to this Order are the constituent councils. Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council 2 1 The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council or councils for any county or metropolitan district specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Schedule. 2 Where more than one county or metropolitan district is specified in any entry in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, any appointment made to the committee by the councils for those counties or metropolitan districts shall be made jointly. Revocation 3 The Severn-Trent Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1997 is revoked. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 7th July 1998
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as The A4 Trunk Road (Hounslow) Red Route (Clearway) Traffic Order 1996 Variation Order 1998, and shall come into force on 20th July 1998. 2 The A4 Trunk Road (Hounslow) Red Route (Clearway) Traffic Order 1996 is varied as provided by the following provisions of this Order. 3 The table in Schedule 2 is replaced with the table in the schedule to this order. 4 The A4 Trunk Road (Hounslow) Red Route (Clearway) Traffic Order 1996 Experimental Variation Order 1997 is hereby revoked. Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 6th July 1998
LAND DRAINAGE Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Anglian Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th July 1998. 2 In this Order “the committee” means the Anglian Regional Flood Defence Committee, being the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils of the counties and London boroughs specified in the Schedule to this Order are the constituent councils. Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council 2 1 The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council or councils of any county or London borough specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Schedule. 2 Where more than one county is specified in any entry in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, any appointment made to the committee by the councils for those counties shall be made jointly. Revocation 3 The Anglian Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1997 is revoked. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 7th July 1998
LAND DRAINAGE Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th July 1998. 2 In this Order “the committee” means the Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee, being the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils of the counties and London boroughs specified in the Schedule to this Order are the constituent councils. Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council 2 1 The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council or councils of any county or London borough specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Schedule. 2 Where more than one county or London borough is specified in any entry in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, any appointment made to the committee by the councils for those counties or London boroughs shall be made jointly. Revocations 3 The Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1997 is revoked. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 7th July 1998
LAND DRAINAGE Title and commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the North West Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th July 1998. 2 In this Order “the committee” means the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils of the counties and metropolitan districts specified in the Schedule to this Order are the constituent councils. Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council 2 1 The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council or councils of any county or metropolitan district specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this order shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Schedule. 2 Where more than one county or metropolitan district is specified in any entry in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, any appointment made to the committee by the councils for those counties or metropolitan districts shall be made jointly. Revocation 3 The North West Water Authority (Regional Land Drainage Committee) Order 1973 is revoked. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 7th July 1998
MERCHANT SHIPPING PART I PRELIMINARY Citation, commencement and revocation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Fees Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL VESSELS IN COMMERCIAL USE Small vessels complying with the Code of Practice 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III REQUIREMENTS FOR PILOT BOATS Compliance with the Code of Practice for Pilot Boats 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemptions under Part III 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV COMMON PROVISIONS Equivalent standards 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to detain 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (Start of Compulsory School Age) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998. 2 For the purposes of section 8(2) of the Education Act 1996— a 31st August and 31st December shall be prescribed days for 1998 and successive years; and b 31st March shall be a prescribed day for 1999 and successive years. Estelle Morris Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 24th June 1998 Peter Hain Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Welsh Office 1st July 1998
LAND DRAINAGE Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the South West Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th July 1998. 2 In this Order “the committee” means the South West Regional Flood Defence Committee, being the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils of the counties specified in the Schedule to this Order are the constituent councils. Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council 2 The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council of any county specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Schedule. Revocation 3 The South West Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1993 is revoked. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 7th July 1998
AGRICULTURE Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Organic Farming (Aid) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Organic Farming (Aid) Regulations 1994 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 3 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 6 below. 4 In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations, in the definition of “Council Regulation 2092/91”, for the words “Commission Regulation ( EC ) No. 418/96 ” there shall be substituted “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1488/97 ” . 5 In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations, there shall be inserted, after paragraph (1), the following paragraph– 1A Paragraph (1) above is subject to– a Article 20(3) of the Commission Regulation (which requires a person who, intentionally or by reason of gross negligence, makes a false declaration to be excluded from all aid under Council Regulation 2078/92); and b in respect of an application made on or after 1st January 1997, Article 10 of the Commission Regulation (which restricts duplication of aid payments). . 6 For regulation 9 of the principal Regulations (aid payments to be made in arrear) and the heading thereto there shall be substituted the following regulation and heading– Payment of aid 9 1 Subject to Article 14(3) of the Commission Regulation (which requires payments to be made on the basis of an annual request for payment), any payment of aid made by the Minister to a beneficiary pursuant to these Regulations shall be made in respect of a whole year, but may be made at any time during the year in respect of which it is made. 2 Any request for the payment of aid shall be made at such time and in such form and shall contain such information as the Minister reasonably may direct. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2nd July 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales, Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 2nd July 1998
HOUSING, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) (Scotland) Order 1998 and shall come into force on the twenty eighth day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of each House of Parliament. Arrangements for deciding whether conditions for referral are satisfied 2 The arrangements set out in the Schedule to this Order are those agreed by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the Local Government Association, the Association of London Government and the Welsh Local Government Association, and shall be the arrangements for the purposes of section 33(4) and (5)(a) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. Revocation and saving 3 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the Housing (Homeless Persons) (Appropriate Arrangements) (No.2) Order 1978 is hereby revoked. 2 The Order referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue to apply in any case where a notified authority has, prior to the date on which this Order comes into force, received a notification under– a section 67(1) of the Housing Act 1985 ; b section 33(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; or c section 198(1) of the Housing Act 1996 . Calum MacDonald Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 27th June 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the North Bolton Sixth Form College and South College, Bolton (Dissolution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998. 2 On 1st August 1998 the Old Corporations shall be dissolved and all of their respective property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the New Corporation, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by either of the Old Corporations immediately before 1st August 1998 as if the references in that section— a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the operative date were to 1st August 1998; c to the transferor were to either of the Old Corporations (as the case may be); and d to the corporation were to the New Corporation. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 1st July 1998
NATIONAL LOTTERY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the New Opportunities Fund (Specification of Initiatives) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 24th July 1998. Specification of initiatives 2 For the purposes of section 43B(1) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 the initiatives set out in article 3 are specified. 3 1 An initiative to provide facilities, services and advice to promote healthy living. 2 An initiative to train teachers, staff in school libraries and staff working in public library services to use information and communications technology in order to assist learning; and to make materials of an educational nature available in a digital form on such technology. 3 An initiative to provide activities outside school hours for children who attend school. 4 For the purposes of article 3(3) a child shall be regarded as attending school notwithstanding that he is excluded, permanently or temporarily, from school. Chris Smith Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 3rd July 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the High Peak College, Buxton (Dissolution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998. 2 On 1st August 1998 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the University of Derby. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the corporation immediately before 1st August 1998 as if the references in that section— a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the operative date were to 1st August 1998; c to the transferor were to the corporation; and d to the corporation were to the University of Derby. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 7th July 1998
COMPANIES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, and shall come into force on 3rd August 1998. 2 Forms 287(I), 288ab(I) and 288c(I) in the Schedule to these Regulations, with such variation as circumstances require, are additional forms prescribed for the purposes of sections 287(3) and 288(2) of the Companies Act 1985 . John Holden for Secretary of State Department of Trade and Industry 9th July 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Cambridgeshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture (Dissolution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998. 2 On 1st August 1998 the Transferor shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the Transferee, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the Transferor immediately before 1st August 1998 as if the references in that section— a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the operative date were to 1st August 1998; c to the transferor were to the Transferor; and d to the corporation were to the Transferee. Tessa Blackstone Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 7th July 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 27th July 1998. 2 In these Regulations, “the 1995 Regulations ” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995( GMS local development schemes 2 1 In regulation 35 of the 1995 Regulations (payments), at the beginning of paragraph (1), insert “Subject to regulation 35B,”. 2 After regulation 35A( insert– GMS local development schemes 35B 1 A Board may as respects any financial year establish one or more GMS local development schemes if– a the Secretary of State has for the purposes of any such scheme as it may establish designated the Board as the determining authority for the remuneration of doctors whose names are included in its medical list; and b such remuneration is of a description designated by the Secretary of State in relation to that financial year for the purposes of section 85(1AA)(b) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978( 2 Schedule 8A defines a GMS local development scheme, and makes further provision in connection with such schemes. 3 In respect of each financial year the Board shall make payments in accordance with its determination under the said section 85(1AA)(b) to those doctors whose names are included in its medical list who qualify by virtue of the determination for such payments. 4 As soon as reasonably possible after the end of each financial year, the Board shall publish the following information about the GMS local development schemes established in its area as respects that financial year:– a the aggregate amount of all the payments under paragraph (3) made or due to doctors in respect of that financial year for all the Board’s GMS local development schemes taken together; b the number of doctors to whom such payments have been made; and c a description of the aspects of general medical services which were the subject of the Board’s GMS local development schemes in that financial year. . 3 In regulation 36 of the 1995 Regulations (claims and overpayments), in paragraph (1), at the end insert “or (as the case may be) with the terms of a GMS local development scheme”. 4 After Schedule 8 to the 1995 Regulations, insert Schedule 8A as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Sam Galbraith Minister for Health, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 30th June 1998