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NORTHERN IRELAND 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2002. 2 In this Order the “2001 Order” means the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001 . 3 This Order shall come into force on 1st December 2002, except for the purposes of an election where the last day for the publication of the notice of election is before that date. 4 This Order extends to Northern Ireland only. 2 1 Schedule 1 to the 2001 Order (application with modifications of statutory provisions relating to elections) is amended as follows. 2 In the right-hand column of that Schedule, in rule 44B (preliminary proceedings) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (as modified)— a in paragraph (3), the words from “it is returned” to the end are to be sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph, and after “authenticated” there is inserted— and b in the case of an elector, that declaration of identity states the date of birth of the elector and the returning officer is satisfied that the date stated corresponds with the date supplied as the date of the elector’s birth pursuant to section 10(4A)(b), 10A(1A)(b) or 13A(2A)(b) of this Act , as applied by Schedule 1 to the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 . ; and b after paragraph (3) there is inserted— 3A In the case of an elector, unless section 10(4B), 10A(1B) or 13A(2B) of this Act (as applied by Schedule 1 to the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989) applies, the declaration of identity referred to in paragraph (3) shall be taken not to be duly signed unless the returning officer is satisfied that the signature on the declaration corresponds with the signature supplied as the elector’s signature pursuant to section 10(4A)(a), 10A(1A)(a) or 13A(2A)(a) of this Act (as so applied). . 3 1 Schedule 2 to the 2001 Order (application with modifications of provisions of subordinate legislation relating to elections) is amended as follows. 2 In the right-hand column of that Schedule, opposite to the entry in respect of regulation 82 of the Representation of the People Regulations 2001 , insert— For the words “rule 45(2)(b) and (2A)” substitute “rule 44B(3)(b) and (3A)” . John Reid One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 24th July 2002
TRANSPORT AND WORKS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Rules may be cited as the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2002 and shall come into force on 22nd August 2002. 2 The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000 are amended as follows. 3 In Schedule 7, Part I— a in paragraph 3(A), in column (2) the words “or an inland waterway—” shall be deleted and “, an inland waterway or a wind farm—” shall be inserted; b at the end of paragraph 3, in column (2) shall be inserted— C Where the works to be constructed would form part of a wind farm— for a wind farm comprising up to 30 wind turbines, £20,000; and for a wind farm comprising 31 or more wind turbines, £20,000 for the first 30 wind turbines plus £500 for each additional wind turbine. . 4 In Schedule 7, Part II, after the definition of “proposal” shall be inserted— “ wind farm ” means an electricity generating station driven by wind; and “ wind turbine ” means a turbine driven by wind; . Signed by the authority of the First Secretary of State Jeff Rooker Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 24th July 2002
INCOME TAX Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st October 2002. 2 These Regulations have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1st October 2002. Amendment of regulation 7 of the Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Countries) Regulations 1998 2 1 Amend regulation 7 of the Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Countries) Regulations 1998 as follows. 2 In paragraph (3)(b)(i) for the words from “would be” to “company” substitute “is a derivative contract”. 3 Omit paragraph (8). Nick Montagu Ann Chant Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 24th July 2002
GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Trading Fund (Variation) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Amendment of the 1997 Order 2 1 The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Trading Fund Order 1997 (“the 1997 Order”) is amended as follows. 2 In Article 2(2), the words “the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister” are substituted for the words “the Department of the Environment”. Extension of the Funded Operations 3 1 The funded operations of the trading fund established by the 1997 Order are extended by the inclusion of the following: a the letting of space within the curtilage of, and within and on, The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre; and b the provision of consultancy advice connected with conference and related services, whether undertaken at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre or elsewhere. 2 Accordingly, the Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule to this Order is substituted for Schedule 1 to the 1997 Order. Christopher Leslie Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 17th July 2002 We concur, Philip Woolas Nick Ainger Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 23rd July 2002
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Tweedwind Limited) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 22nd August 2002. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Stephen Timms Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry 22nd July 2002
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002. 2 This regulation and regulation 2 shall come into force on 2nd September 2002 and regulation 3 shall come into force in relation to a particular case on the day on which section 43 of the Child Support Act 1991 as substituted by section 21 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (recovery of child support maintenance by deduction from benefit) comes into force for the purposes of that type of case. Amendment of regulation 28 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 2 In the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 , regulation 28 (fractional amounts of benefit) shall be renumbered paragraph (1) of regulation 28 and— a at the beginning of paragraph (1) there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraph (2),”; and b after paragraph (1) there shall be added— 2 Where the amount of any maternity allowance payable would, but for this regulation, include a fraction of a penny, that fraction shall be treated as a penny. . Amendment of Schedule 9B to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 3 In the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 , in Schedule 9B (deductions from benefit in respect of child support maintenance and payment to persons with care)— a in paragraph 1 (interpretation) in the definition of “maintenance”, before the word “means”, there shall be inserted the words “, except in paragraph 3,”; and b in paragraph 3 (arrears), after sub-paragraph (2) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph— 3 In sub-paragraph (1) “maintenance” means child support maintenance as defined by section 3(6) of the Act— a before the amendment of the definition of such maintenance by section 1(2)(a) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 ; b after the amendment of the definition; or c both before and after the amendment of the definition, and includes maintenance payable at a transitional rate in accordance with regulations made under section 29(3)(a) of that Act. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. P. Hollis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 24th July 2002
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Severn Trent Retail Services Limited) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 22nd August 2002. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Stephen Timms Minister of Statefor E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry 22nd July 2002
TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Merseyrail Electrics Network Order 2002 and shall come into force on 20th July 2003. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 1993 Act ” means the Railways Act 1993; “the Merseyrail Electrics network ” means the network incorporating railway lines which run exclusively along the routes specified in the Schedule and which is used for the support, guidance and operation of trains serving exclusively those routes; “network maintenance depot” means a light maintenance depot which is used for the provision of light maintenance services which relate principally to locomotives and other rolling stock used exclusively in connection with railway passenger services provided on the Merseyrail Electrics network; and “network station” means a station at which the only regular railway passenger services which are provided operate exclusively on the Merseyrail Electrics network. Franchise Exemption 3 Exemption from designation under section 23(1) of the 1993 Act (designation of passenger services as being subject to franchising) is hereby granted to persons providing railway passenger services on the Merseyrail Electrics network in respect of every railway passenger service provided exclusively on that network. Disapplication of closure provisions 4 1 Every railway passenger service which operates exclusively on the Merseyrail Electrics network is hereby designated as a service in relation to which section 37 of the 1993 Act (discontinuance of non-franchised etc. passenger services) is not to have effect. 2 The Merseyrail Electrics network is hereby designated as a network in relation to which section 39 of the 1993 Act (closure of operational passenger networks) is not to have effect. 3 Every network station and every network maintenance depot is hereby designated as a station or light maintenance depot in relation to which section 41 of the 1993 Act (closure of railway facilities used in connection with passenger services) is not to have effect. Application of alternative closure provisions 5 Every railway passenger service which operates exclusively on the Merseyrail Electrics network is hereby designated as a service in relation to which Schedule 5 to the 1993 Act (alternative closure procedure) is to have effect. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Spellar Minister of State, Department for Transport 18th July 2002
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order my be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (VTL (UK) Limited) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 22nd August 2002. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Stephen Timms Minister of Statefor E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry 22nd July 2002
PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM 1 This Order may be cited as the Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (Information) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the expiry of the period of one month beginning with the day on which this Order is made. 2 The information listed in the Schedule to this Order is hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 17(4) of Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000. Beverley Hughes Minister of State Home Office 22nd July 2002
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the 22nd July 2002. 2 In the Table in section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, after the entry in respect of the Telecommunications Act 1984 , there is inserted the following entry— Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) Behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress . John Denham Minister of State Home Office 22nd July 2002
INVESTIGATORY POWERS Citation and commencement 1 The Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance: Code of Practice) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st August 2002. Covert Surveillance Code of Practice 2 The draft code of practice entitled “Covert Surveillance”, laid before each House of Parliament on 10th June 2002, relating to covert surveillance under Part II of the 2000 Act, shall come into force on 1st August 2002. Bob Ainsworth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 22nd July 2002
INVESTIGATORY POWERS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Maintenance of Interception Capability) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st August 2002. 2 In this Order “service provider” means a person providing a public postal service or a public telecommunications service, or proposing to do so. Interception capability 2 1 The Schedule to this Order sets out those obligations which appear to the Secretary of State reasonable to impose on service providers for the purpose of securing that it is and remains practicable for requirements to provide assistance in relation to interception warrants to be imposed and complied with. 2 Subject to paragraph (3) the obligations in— a Part I of the Schedule only apply to service providers who provide, or propose to provide, a public postal service; and b Part II of the Schedule only apply to service providers who provide, or propose to provide, a public telecommunications service. 3 The obligations in Part II of the Schedule shall not apply to service providers who— a do not intend to provide a public telecommunications service to more than 10,000 persons in any one or more parts of the United Kingdom and do not do so; or b only provide, or propose to provide, a public telecommunications service in relation to the provision of banking, insurance, investment or other financial services. Interception capability notices 3 1 The Secretary of State may give a service provider a notice requiring him to take all such steps falling within paragraph (2) as may be specified or described in the notice. 2 Those steps are ones appearing to the Secretary of State to be necessary for securing that the service provider has the practical capability of meeting the obligations set out in the Schedule to this Order. Referral of notices to the Technical Advisory Board 4 The period within which any person to whom a notice has been given under article 3 may refer the notice to the Technical Advisory Board is specified as being before the end of 28 days from the date of the notice. Bob Ainsworth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 22nd July 2002
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st September 2002. 2 The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2002 shall be amended in accordance with these Regulations. Amendments to the Regulations 3 1 Regulation 12 shall be amended as follows. 2 For paragraph (3)(e)(i) substitute— i a Health Authority or a Strategic Health Authority established pursuant to section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977 or a Special Health Authority established pursuant to section 11 of that Act ; 4 In regulation 20(12) after “regulation 12(2)(a)” insert “or 2 (b)”. David Miliband Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills 6th August 2002
AGGREGATES LEVY 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Aggregates Levy (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and come into force on 15th August 2002. 2 The Aggregates Levy (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 3, omit paragraph (2). Ray McAfee Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SEI 9PJ 25th July 2002
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (Schedule 4) (Amendment) Order 2002. 2 This Order shall come into force 28 days after the day on which it is made. 2 1 Schedule 4 to the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 is amended as follows. 2 For paragraph 10 substitute: 10 Refreshments may be provided on the licensed premises except— a where those premises are in England and Wales, intoxicating liquor within the meaning of section 201(1) of the Licensing Act 1964; or b where those premises are in Scotland, alcoholic liquor within the meaning of section 139(1) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976. 3 In paragraph 11— a for “Paragraphs 1 and 4” substitute “Paragraph 1”, and b for “10(2) and (3)” substitute “10”. Richard Caborn Minister of State Department for Culture, Media and Sport 22nd July 2002
VALUE ADDED TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Acquisitions) Relief Order 2002 and comes into force on 15th August 2002. 2 Subject to article 3 below, NI acquisition VAT, as defined in paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 9ZA to the Value Added Tax Act 1994, shall not be charged on the acquisition in Northern Ireland of goods from a member State where, if they were imported from a place outside the member States, relief from payment of VAT would be given by the Value Added Tax (Imported Goods) Relief Order 1984 (as amended from time to time). 3 The relief given by this Order in respect of the acquisition of any goods shall be subject to the same conditions as those to which, by virtue of the Value Added Tax (Imported Goods) Relief Order 1984 (as amended from time to time), relief under that Order would be subject in the case of an importation of those goods. Jim Fitzpatrick Ian Pearson Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 25th July 2002
AGRICULTURE Title and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Hemp (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st September 2002. Amendment of the Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002 2 1 The Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation. 2 In paragraph (6)(b) of regulation 11 (authorisations), for the words “paragraph (3)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraph (5)”. 3 In paragraph (2) of regulation 15 (suspension or revocation of licences or authorisations), after the words “authority decides to” there shall be inserted the words “suspend or”. Whitty Parliamentary Under SecretaryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 22nd July 2002
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2002, section 5(6), (Appointed Date) Order 2002. 2 The date appointed under section 5(6)(a) of the Finance Act 2002 is 25th July 2002. Ray McAfee Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ 25th July 2002
LANDLORD AND TENANT Title, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 12th September 2002. 2 Any reference in this Order to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument and any amendment of such instrument in force on the date this Order is made. 3 In this Order: “Council Regulation 2529/01” means Council Regulation ( EC ) No. 2529/01 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ; “Council Regulation 1251/99” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1251/99 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops ; “Council Regulation 1254/99” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1254/99 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal . Assessment of productive capacity of land 2 1 Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article have effect for the purpose of the assessment of the productive capacity of a unit of agricultural land situated in England, in order to determine whether that unit is a commercial unit of agricultural land within the meaning of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. 2 Where the land in question is capable, when farmed under competent management, of being used to produce any livestock, crop, fruit or miscellaneous product as is mentioned in any of the entries 1 to 6 in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, then— a the unit of production prescribed in relation to that use of the land shall be the unit in the entry in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to that entry, and b the amount determined, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 2002, as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount in the entry in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to that entry as read with any relevant note to that Schedule. 3 Where land capable, when farmed under competent management, of producing a net annual income is in receipt of hill farm allowance or is designated as set aside land, as is mentioned in entries 7 and 8 in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, then— a the unit of production prescribed in relation to that use of the land shall be the unit in the entry in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to that entry, and b the amount determined, for the period of 12 months beginning with 12th September 2002, as the net annual income from that unit of production in that period shall be the amount in the entry in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to that entry. Revocation 3 The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2001 is revoked. Whitty Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 22nd July 2002
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2002 and shall come into force on 26th August 2002. 2 In these Rules, the “ principal Rules ” means the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) Rules 2001 . 3 These Rules apply to England and Wales. Amendment of the principal Rules 2 1 For Rule 1(2) of the principal Rules, there shall be substituted “These Rules apply to England and Wales.”. 2 In Rule 2(1) of the principal Rules, in the definition of “ FHS Regulations”— a at the end of paragraph (h), omit “or”, b at the end of paragraph (i), insert “or,”, and c after paragraph (i), insert “(j) section 18 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (regulations about out of hours medical services) ;”. Irvine of Lairg, C. 23rd July 2002