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Weights And Measures Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Passing as Fit for Use for Trade and Adjustment Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2009. Revocation and saving 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the Weights and Measures (Passing as Fit for Use for Trade and Adjustment Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 are revoked. 2 The Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue to apply in relation to any item of weighing or measuring equipment passed as fit for use for trade and where necessary stamped or adjustment service provided before 1st April 2009. Interpretation 3 In these Regulations— “ the Order ” means the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; “the 1984 Regulations ” means the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel by Road Tanker) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 ; and “the 1998 Regulations ” means the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 . Prescribed fees 4 1 In the Schedule — a Part I shall have effect for prescribing the fee to be paid with a view to having any item of weighing or measuring equipment to which Article 9 of the Order applies passed as fit for use for trade and where necessary stamped; and b Part II shall have effect for prescribing the fee to be paid with a view to having any item of weighing or measuring equipment to which Article 9B of the Order applies passed as fit for use for trade and where necessary stamped. 2 The appropriate fee shall be payable whether or not the equipment is passed as fit for use for trade and stamped. 3 The fee to be paid for the adjustment of any weight or measure in the course of a service provided pursuant to Article 43 of the Order shall be an amount calculated in accordance with the fee prescribed in paragraph D of Part I of the Schedule. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 25th February 2009 M. Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Fees And Charges Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Verification Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2009. Revocation and saving 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) (Verification Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 are revoked. 2 The Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue to apply in relation to any verification carried out before 1st April 2009. Interpretation 3 1 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. 2 In these Regulations— “the 1988 Regulations ” means the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988 ; “the 2000 Regulations ” means the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000 ; and “ the Department ” means the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Fees relating to EEC initial verification 4 1 Schedule 1 shall have effect for prescribing the fee to be paid in respect of the EEC initial verification of measuring instruments to which regulation 3, as modified by regulation 13(9), of the 1988 Regulations applies. 2 The appropriate fee shall be payable whether or not the instrument passes the EEC initial verification. Fees relating to EC verification 5 1 Subject to paragraph (2), Schedule 2 shall have effect for prescribing the fee to be paid in respect of the EC verification of measuring instruments to which regulation 3(1) of the 2000 Regulations applies. 2 Measuring instruments, to which regulation 3(2) of the 2000 Regulations applies, submitted for EEC initial verification under the 1988 Regulations shall be subject to the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 as if they were submitted for EC verification under the 2000 Regulations. 3 The appropriate fee shall be payable whether or not the instrument passes the EC verification. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 25th February 2009 M. Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 25th February 2009 Jack Layberry A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
OFFICIAL STATISTICS Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on the day after it is affirmed by resolution of the Assembly. Interpretation 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Pre-release access — wholly Northern Ireland devolved official statistics 3 The Schedule sets out the rules and principles relating to the granting of pre-release access to official statistics that are wholly Northern Ireland devolved statistics. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 2nd March 2009. T. N. Caven A Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
Pensions Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2005 Order) (Commencement No. 12) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 150 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (duty to pay scheme benefits unpaid at assessment date etc. ) in so far as it is not already in operation is 1st March 2009. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 23rd February 2009 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
European Communities Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 27th March 2009. Interpretation 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendments to the Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 3 1 The Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6). 2 In paragraph 2 of regulation 2 (Interpretation), for “ Directive 79/923/ EEC (quality required of shellfish waters)” substitute “Directive 2006/113/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (“Directive 2006/113/ EC ”)” . 3 In regulation 3 after “brackish waters” insert “for the purposes of Directive 2006/113/ EC ”. 4 In the following provisions, for “Directive 79/923/ EEC ” (in each place) substitute “Directive 2006/113/ EC ”. a regulation 5(b) (Guideline values and no deterioration principle); b regulation 9(a) (Modification of section 4C of the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972). 5 In the heading for column 1 in the table contained in Schedule 1 (Criteria for classification of waters as shellfish waters) for “79/923/ EEC ” substitute “Directive 2006/113/ EC ”. 6 In the heading for column 1 in the table contained in Schedule 2 (Guideline values in relation to the quality of shellfish waters) for “79/923/ EEC ” substitute “Directive 2006/113/ EC ”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 23rd February 2009. Maggie Smith A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
Environmental Protection Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2009. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 2 In regulation 12 of the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 , in paragraph (2)(a) for “71%” substitute “64%”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 11th February 2009. Wesley Shannon A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
Health And Social Care Citation and interpretation 1 1 This order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Reform (2009 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009. 2 In this order “ the Act ” means the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009. Appointed day 2 In so far as not already in operation, the day appointed for the coming into operation of the Act is 1st April 2009. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 16th March 2009 Linda Devlin A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Social Security Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Upper Accrual Point: Prescribed Equivalent) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2009. 2 In these Regulations “earnings period” has the meaning it has in regulation 1(2) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 . Upper accrual point: prescribed equivalent 2 1 The prescribed equivalent of the upper accrual point for the purposes of— a section 22 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (earnings factors); and b sections 37(1), 38A(1) and 41(1) of the Pensions Act (reduced rates of contributions, rebates and amount of minimum contributions), shall be determined in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the prescribed equivalent of the upper accrual point shall be— a where the earnings period is a multiple of a week, the amount calculated by multiplying the upper accrual point by the corresponding multiple; b where the earnings period is a month, the amount calculated by multiplying the upper accrual point by 4⅓; c where the earnings period is a multiple of a month, the amount calculated by multiplying the upper accrual point by 4⅓ and multiplying the result by the corresponding multiple; d in any other case, the amount calculated by dividing the upper accrual point by 7 and multiplying the result by the number of days in the earnings period concerned. 3 The amount determined in accordance with paragraph (2)(b) and (c) if not whole pounds, shall be rounded up to the next whole pound. 4 The amount determined in accordance with paragraph (2)(d) shall be calculated to the nearest penny, and any amount of a halfpenny or less shall be disregarded. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 16th March 2009 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Legal Aid And Advice Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2009. Revocation 2 The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are hereby revoked. Amendment to Schedule 2 3 For the table set out in Schedule 2 to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 there shall be substituted the following table— Disposable Income Range Maximum Contribution Exceeding £100 but not exceeding £107 a week £7 Exceeding £107 but not exceeding £114 a week £14 Exceeding £114 but not exceeding £121 a week £21 Exceeding £121 but not exceeding £128 a week £28 Exceeding £128 but not exceeding £135 a week £35 Exceeding £135 but not exceeding £142 a week £42 Exceeding £142 but not exceeding £149 a week £49 Exceeding £149 but not exceeding £156 a week £56 Exceeding £156 but not exceeding £163 a week £63 Exceeding £163 but not exceeding £170 a week £70 Exceeding £170 but not exceeding £177 a week £77 Exceeding £177 but not exceeding £184 a week £84 Exceeding £184 but not exceeding £191 a week £91 Exceeding £191 but not exceeding £198 a week £98 Exceeding £198 but not exceeding £205 a week £105 Exceeding £205 but not exceeding £212 a week £112 Exceeding £212 but not exceeding £219 a week £119 Exceeding £219 but not exceeding £226 a week £126 Exceeding £226 but not exceeding £234 a week £134 Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Bridget Prentice Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Justice Dated 11th March 2009
Police Citation and commencement 1 1 These regulations may be cited as the Police Support Staff (Suitability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009. 2 These regulations shall come into operation on 9th March 2009. Suitability: criminal convictions etc. 2 1 Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and regulation 3 , the Chief Constable may determine the matters which may be taken into account in deciding the suitability of a person for appointment under section 4(3) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 to a post in the police support staff, with a view to his being designated under section 30 or 30A of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 . 2 A person is unsuitable for such an appointment, if he has been convicted in Northern Ireland or elsewhere of any offence, and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment or detention (whether suspended or not). 3 The fact that a person— a has been convicted of any offence, b has breached a court order, or c has received a caution as defined by section 126 of the Police Act 1997 , may be taken into account, in accordance with any determination made by the Chief Constable under paragraph (1), in deciding his suitability for such an appointment. Suitability: business interests 3 1 Save in so far as the Chief Constable may allow at the request of the applicant concerned, a person is unsuitable for appointment under section 4(3) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 to a post in the police support staff, with a view to his being designated under section 30 or 30A of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003, if— a he holds any office or employment for hire or gain (otherwise than as a member of the police support staff) or carries on any business; or b he, or any relative holds, or possesses a pecuniary interest in, a licence or permit granted in pursuance of the law relating to liquor licensing, refreshment houses or betting and gaming or regulating places of entertainment in Northern Ireland. 2 In paragraph (1)(b) “relative”, in relation to an applicant, means— a the father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, grandmother, grandfather, grandson or granddaughter of that applicant or that applicant’s spouse or former spouse, or b the brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece or nephew (whether of the full blood or the half blood or by affinity) of that applicant or of that applicant’s spouse or former spouse, and includes, in relation to an applicant who is living or has lived with another person as husband and wife, any person who would fall within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) if the parties were married to each other. Shaun Woodward One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office Date 3rd February 2009
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups PART 1 Introduction Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Consideration of cases Consideration of cases arising before the relevant period 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consideration of cases arising during the relevant period 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions for automatic prohibition under the 2007 Regulations during the relevant period 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consideration by IBB 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of listing by IBB: children 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of inclusion in the children’s barred list: England and Wales 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of listing by IBB: adults 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of inclusion in the adults’ barred list: England and Wales 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information provided to IBB 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information provided by IBB 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information provided by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information provided by the Department of Education 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Supplementary and Consequential Provision Application of Articles 16 and 17 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teachers’ pensions – entitlement to payment of retirement benefits 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifications to the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Registration of Teachers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “ the Order ” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007. Provisions coming into operation on 13th March 2009 3 1 13th March 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Order— a Article 6 (barred lists), for the purposes of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Transitory Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 ; b Article 9 (regulated activity) and Schedule 2; c Article 39 (regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request etc. ) and the provisions specified in paragraph (2), in so far as they relate to that Article; d Article 42 (Education and Library Boards and HSS bodies: duty to provide information on request); e Article 44 (registers: duty to provide information on request) and Article 43(7) (registers: duty to refer), in so far as it relates to that Article; f Article 48 (supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request) and Article 47(7) (supervisory authorities: duty to refer), in so far as it relates to that Article; g Article 55 (fostering); h Article 57 (damages); i paragraphs 1 to 3, 4(1) to (4) and (6), 5, 7 to 9, 10(1) to (4) and (6), 11, 14 to 20, 22, 23, 24(3) to (7) and 25 of Schedule 1 (barred lists) in so far as they are not already in operation. 2 The provisions are— a Article 10 (regulated activity providers); b Article 25 (controlled activity relating to children); c Article 26(1) to (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6) (controlled activity relating to adults); d Article 27(3) (controlled activity: regulations); e Article 40 (duty to provide information: offences). Paul Goggins Minister of State Northern Ireland Office 6th February 2009
Plant Health Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as The Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2009. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” refers to The Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of The Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 2 1 The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraph 2. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (2), for the definition of “the Decision” substitute— “the Decision” means Commission Decision 2004/4/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt and references in these Regulations to “the Decision” are references to that Decision as amended from time to time; . Revocation 3 The Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 28th January 2009. John Speers A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Health And Personal Social Services Citation and Commencement and Interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Establishments and Agencies (Fitness of Workers) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 20th February 2009. 2 In these Regulations “the principal regulations” means the Establishments and Agencies (Fitness of Workers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 . Revocations 2 Regulations 2(2), 3(2), 4(2) and (3), 5(2), 6(2) and 7 of the principal regulations are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 27 th January 2009. Sean Holland A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Agriculture Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Prescribed Criteria) (Foreign Offences) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 27th February 2009. Interpretation 2 In this Order the “ 2007 Order ” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007. Amendment to paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 3 1 Paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 (prescribed criteria) to the 2007 Order is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 For paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2) substitute— a the law of a country or territory outside Northern Ireland; . 3 After sub-paragraph (9) insert— 10 For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a) in its application to an offence committed outside the British Islands the Secretary of State must not specify the offence unless— a the conduct which constitutes the offence would, if carried out in Northern Ireland, amount to an offence under the law of Northern Ireland (the equivalent offence), and b the equivalent offence is also specified for the purposes of paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 (as the case may be). . Amendment to paragraph 25 of Schedule 1 4 1 Paragraph 25 of Schedule 1 to the 2007 Order is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 The existing words of the paragraph shall become sub-paragraph (1). 3 After sub-paragraph (1) insert— 2 This paragraph does not apply to convictions by or before a court in a country or territory outside Northern Ireland. . Paul Goggins Minister of State Northern Ireland Office 22nd January 2009
Education Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .