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MAGISTRATES' COURTS 1 These Rules may be cited as the Youth Courts (Constitution) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1996, and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. 2 In these Rules, any reference to a rule by number means the rule so numbered in the Youth Courts (Constitution) Rules 1954 . 3 After rule 1(4) there shall be inserted the following:— 5 a Subject to sub-paragraph (d) below, the justices' clerk for one petty sessions area (“the first area”) may make a request to the justices' clerk for another petty sessions area (“the second area”) for the temporary transfer of one or more justices from the panel for the second area to the panel for the first area for the purpose of hearing youth court proceedings specified in the request; b the justices' clerk for the second area shall grant a request under sub-paragraph (a) above where he considers that the better administration of justice will be served by such a transfer, and the justice or justices who are to be nominated by him for the transfer agree to be transferred; c a justices' clerk who grants a request under sub-paragraph (a) above shall do so in writing; d where the first area falls within a different commission area to the second area, a justice or justices shall only be transferred under this paragraph where the Lord Chancellor appoints the justice or justices who are nominated for the transfer to the commission area within which the first area falls for the purpose of the proceedings specified in the request; e the transfer of a justice or justices under this paragraph shall not prevent the justice or justices transferred from sitting in a youth court in the second area. . 4 After rule 13(2) there shall be inserted the following:— 3 When hearing youth court proceedings specified in the request made in accordance with paragraph (5) of Rule 1 of these Rules, a youth court may sit under the chairmanship of any justice elected as chairman or deputy chairman under Rule 9 of these Rules, notwithstanding that the justice was not so elected from amongst the panel to which he has been temporarily transferred pursuant to that paragraph. . Mackay of Clashfern,C. Dated 6th December 1996
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Grants for Education Support and Training) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. 2 The Education (Grants for Education Support and Training) (England) Regulations 1996 shall be amended as follows. 3 In regulation 2 for the definition of “prescribed expenditure” there shall be substituted the following definition “prescribed expenditure” means— expenditure by an education authority for or in connection with any of the purposes specified paragraphs 1—14, or 15 to 17 of the Schedule to these Regulations or expenditure by an education authority which satisfies the conditions specified in regulation 2A below for or in connection with the purpose specified in paragraph 14A of that Schedule. 4 After regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— 2A 1 The conditions referred to in the definition of “prescribed expenditure” in regulation 2 above are that— a on 1st April 1996 the education authority had a credit ceiling, as determined under Part III of Schedule 3 to the 1989 Act which was nil or a negative amount; and b on 1st January 1997 the education authority have no money outstanding by way of borrowing other than— i short-term borrowing (within the meaning of section 45(6) of the 1989 Act); or ii borrowing undertaken before 24th August 1995, other than borrowing by the issue of stock on or after 15th December 1993, from a person who is not a relevant lender. 2 In this regulation 2 In this regulation a “the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 ; and b “relevant lender” has the same meaning as in the Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Approved Investments) Regulations 1990 . 5 In regulation 5(2) after the number “14” there shall be inserted “14A”. 6 In regulation 6(3) the number “(5)” shall be omitted. 7 In the Schedule— a after paragraph 14 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 14A The improvement or alteration of the premises of a technology or language college, other than a significant enlargement of such premises which has been approved by the Secretary of State under section 37 or 43 of the Education Act 1996 or which the education authority has determined should be implemented under section 38 of that Act. ; and b after paragraph 16 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 17 The development of simplified and standardised tendering and negotiation procedures for contracts for the construction, alteration, repair or management of school premises. . Robin Squire Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 5th December 1996
WATER INDUSTRY, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Water Supply and Sewerage Services (Customer Service Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Amendment of the Water Supply and Sewerage Services (Customer Service Standards) Regulations 1989 2 1 The Water Supply and Sewerage Services (Customer Service Standards) Regulations 1989 shall be amended as follows. 2 After regulation 7 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Pressure standard 7AA 1 The water undertaker shall maintain a minimum pressure of water in a communication pipe serving premises supplied with water of seven metres static head. 2 Where in any period of 28 days the pressure in a communication pipe falls below seven metres static head on two occasions each lasting not less than one hour, the undertaker shall, except in the circumstances described in paragraph (3), pay to the customer (or credit to his account) the sum of £25. 3 The circumstances described in this paragraph are— a that a payment under this regulation has already been made to the customer in respect of the same financial year; b that the customer has not made a written claim for a payment under this regulation within three months from the date of the later of the two occasions on which the pressure fell below seven metres static head; or c that industrial action by the employees of the undertaker or the act or default of a person other than an officer, employee or agent of the undertaker or a person acting on behalf of its agent made it impracticable to maintain the minimum pressure referred to in paragraph (1). 4 This regulation does not apply where the pressure falls below the minimum pressure referred to in paragraph (1) in connection with the carrying out of necessary works or because of drought. 5 In this regulation, “communication pipe” means— a where the premises supplied with water abut on the part of the street in which the undertaker’s water main is laid, and the service pipe— i enters those premises otherwise than through the outer wall of a building abutting on the street; and ii has a stopcock placed in those premises and as near to the boundary of that street as is reasonably practical, so much of the service pipe as lies between the water main and that stopcock; b in any other case, so much of the service pipe as lies between the water main and the boundary of the street in which the water main is laid. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment Robert Jones Minister of State, Department of the Environment 2nd December 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jonathan Evans Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 3rd December 1996
CRIMINAL LAW 1 This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Exemption) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. 2 Section 141A(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (sale of knives or certain articles with blade or point to persons under sixteen) shall not apply to — a a folding pocket-knife if the cutting edge of its blade does not exceed 7.62 centimetres (3 inches). b razor blades permanently enclosed in a cartridge or housing where less than 2 millimetres of any blade is exposed beyond the plane which intersects the highest point of the surfaces preceding and following such blades. David Maclean Minister of State Home Office 4th December 1996
BROADCASTING 1 This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Channel 3 Transmission and Shared Distribution Costs) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 27th December 1996. 2 The period specified in the Broadcasting (Channel 3 Transmission and Shared Distribution Costs) Order 1991 during which— a all Channel 3 services are required to be broadcast for general reception by a single person under arrangements made with him by the persons licensed to provide those services; and b all persons licensed to provide Channel 3 services are required to share the costs incurred in respect of the distribution of those services (taken as a whole) in such manner as may be approved by her, shall be extended by a period of six years so as to end on 31st December 2002. Virginia Bottomley Secretary of State for National Heritage 6th December 1996
NATIONAL LOTTERY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (Amendment of Section 23) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Amendment of section 23(2)(a) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 2 Section 23(2)(a) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (distributing bodies for sums allocated for expenditure on or connected with sport) shall be amended by substituting “the English Sports Council” for “the Sports Council”. Sums held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund 3 Sums that apart from this Order would be held in the Distribution Fund for distribution by the Sports Council shall be held in the Distribution Fund for distribution by the English Sports Council. Virginia Bottomley Secretary of State for National Heritage 10th December 1996
COUNTY COURTS 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out of Functions (Court Staff) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. 2 In this Order an article referred to by number means the article so numbered in the Contracting Out of Functions (Court Staff) Order 1996 . 2 1 Article 3(2)(b) shall be amended by inserting— a after the words “the entry and enforcement” the words “(through Northampton County Court)”; b after the words “the Summons Production Centre” the words “in the name of Northampton County Court”. 2 For article 3(2)(b)(i), there shall be substituted the following— i CCR Order 9, rules 3(1)(a) and (b) (judgment on part admission or on request for time for payment) and 6(1) and (1A) (judgment in default or on admission); . Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 10th December 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC Commencement and citation 1 This Order may be cited as The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route (Prescribed Route) Traffic Order 1996, and shall come into force on 16th December 1996. Interpretation 2 In this Order a cause includes permit; b “Purley Way” means that length of the A23 Trunk Road in the London Borough of Croydon known as Purley Way; c “Brighton Road” means that length of the A23 Trunk Road in the London Borough of Croydon known as Brighton Road; d “Chipstead Valley Road”, “Stafford Road”, “Denning Avenue”, and “Lion Green Road” means the roads of those names in the London Borough of Croydon; e “north eastern triangular island” means the triangular island site situated on the east side of the southbound carriageway of Purley Way at its junction with the north eastern arm of Stafford Road; f “south western triangular island” means the triangular island site situated on the west of Purley Way at its junction with the south western arm of Stafford Road. Prohibition 3 Subject to the provisions of article 4 below— a No person shall cause a vehicle to turn right on entering Brighton Road from Chipstead Valley Road. b No person shall cause a vehicle to make a U-turn on entering Brighton Road from Lion Green Road. c No person shall cause any vehicle proceeding south bound in Purley Way to make a left turn into the north eastern arm of Stafford Road via the west and south sides of the north eastern triangular island. d No person shall cause any vehicle proceeding north bound in Purley Way to make a left turn into the south western arm of Stafford Road via the east and north west sides of the south western triangular island. e No person shall cause any vehicle proceeding south bound in Purley Way on reaching the junction of Purley Way with Stafford Road to make a U-turn. f No person shall cause or permit any vehicle proceeding north bound in Purley Way on reaching the junction of Purley Way with Stafford Road to make a U-turn. g No person shall cause a vehicle to make a U-turn on entering Purley Way from Denning Avenue. Exemptions 4 Nothing in this Order shall apply— a to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or b to a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes. Revocation 5 The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route (Prescribed Route No. 1) Experimental Traffic Order 1995 is hereby revoked. TRO 244 Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 29th November 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (London Borough of Redbridge) (Amendment) Order 1996 shall come into force on 8th January 1997. 2 1 The Schedule to the Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (London Borough of Redbridge) Order shall be amended as follows. 2 Paragraph 79 shall be omitted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Transport 5th December 1996
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Passenger Transport Executives (Capital Finance) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 31st December 1996. 2 Paragraph (2) of article 1 of the Passenger Transport Executives (Capital Finance) Order 1990 shall be amended so that— a for the definition of “relevant sum” there shall be substituted the following— “relevant sum” means a sum, other than a special sum, paid by any person to an Executive in pursuance of a Deed of Assumption; ; and b for the words “31st July 1995” in the definition of “special sum”, there shall be substituted the words “31st March 1997”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Watts Minister of State, Department of Transport 4th December 1996
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996. Amount of fixed penalty 2 For the amount of £10 specified as the amount of the fixed penalty in section 88(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 there shall be substituted the amount of £25. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State James Clappison Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 3rd December 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jonathan Evans Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, 4th December 1996 Lindsay Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office 4th December 1996
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 18) Order 1996. Provisions coming into force on 16th December 1996 2 Section 162(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 16th December 1996 in so far as it relates to the following repeals in Part I of Schedule 16 to that Act and the repeals extend to England and Wales: the repeal of the whole of the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906 so far as unrepealed; the repeal of section 1(1)(d) and the word “and” preceding it and section 5 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 ; the repeal, in section 79(10) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, of the words following “Part I”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Ferrers Minister of State, Department of the Environment 28th November 1996
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Code of Practice on Environmental Procedures for Flood Defence Operating Authorities (Environment Agency) Approval Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Approval of Code of Practice 2 The Ministers approve the code of practice issued by them entitled “Code of Practice on Environmental Procedures for Flood Defence Operating Authorities” for the purpose of — a giving practical guidance to the Environment Agency with respect to the matters for the purposes of which section 6(1), 7 and 8 of the Environment Act 1995 have effect; and b promoting what appear to them to be desirable practices by the Environment Agency with respect to those matters. Tim Boswell Parliamentary SecretaryMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 4th December 1996 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jonathan Evans Parliamentary Under Secretary of StateWelsh Office 5th December 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Learner drivers on motorways 2 1 The Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph. 2 For regulation 11 there shall be substituted — 11 1 Subject to paragraph (3), a person shall not drive on a motorway a motor vehicle to which this regulation applies if he is authorised to drive that vehicle only by virtue of his being the holder of a provisional licence. 2 This regulation applies to— a a motor vehicle in category A or B or sub-category C1+E (8.25 tonnes), D1 (not for hire or reward), D1+E (not for hire or reward) or P, and b a motor vehicle in category B+E or sub-category C1 if the provisional licence authorising the driving of such a motor vehicle was in force at a time before 1st January 1997. 3 Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to a vehicle if the holder of the provisional licence has passed a test of competence prescribed under section 89 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 for the grant of a licence to drive that vehicle. 4 In this regulation — a the expression “in force”and expressions relating to vehicle categories shall be construed in accordance with regulations 3(2) and 4(2) respectively of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996 ; b “provisional licence”, in relation to any vehicle, means a licence — i granted under section 97(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, or ii treated, by virtue of section 98 of that Act and regulations made thereunder, as authorising its holder to drive that vehicle as if he were authorised by a provisional licence to do so. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Bowis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 3rd December 1996 William Hague Secretary of State for Wales 4th December 1996
INCOME TAX Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Vocational Training (Public Financial Assistance and Disentitlement to Tax Relief) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Vocational Training (Public Financial Assistance and Disentitlement to Tax Relief) Regulations 1992 , and “regulation” means a regulation of the principal Regulations. Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 1 In regulation 3, paragraph (2) shall be amended as follows. 2 In sub-paragraph (a)— a in paragraph (i), sub-paragraph (ee) and the word “or” immediately following it shall be omitted; b after paragraph (iii), there shall be inserted the word “and”; c paragraph (iv) and the word “and” immediately following it shall be omitted. 3 In sub-paragraph (b), paragraphs (i) and (iv) shall be omitted. 4 In sub-paragraph (c), paragraph (iv) and the word “and” immediately following it shall be omitted. 4 In regulation 5(2) for the words following “training provider” there shall be substituted the words the words “shall, within the period of 90 days following the day on which the individual ceased to be entitled to relief in respect of the training payment, account to the Board for tax relief which has been given on the basis that the individual was so entitled.” Michael Bates Patrick McLoughlin Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 4th December 1996
RIVER, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the River Ythan Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st February 1997. Specification of baits and lures and area of application 2 1 Natural prawns and shrimps (whether fresh or preserved, dyed or natural colour) and any part thereof are hereby specified as baits and lures for the purposes of the definition of “rod and line” in section 24(1) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 . 2 These Regulations shall apply to the River Ythan Salmon Fishery District. D R Dickson Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office 2nd December 1996
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Amendment Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 6th April 1997. Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 2 In regulation 13 of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 (records to be maintained by employers) after paragraph (1), insert– 1A For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) only, the employer is not to be regarded as having made a payment of statutory sick pay where, in respect of any day recorded under paragraph (1)(a), the employee is entitled to receive, and does in fact receive, a payment or payments by way of contractual remuneration from his employer which, in aggregate, equal or exceed the amount of statutory sick pay payable in respect of that day. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Oliver Heald Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 4th December 1996
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1996. 2 For the purposes of making recommendations and appointments under section 8 of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Appeal Act 1995, that section and paragraphs 1 and 2 of that Schedule shall come into force on 12th December 1996. Michael Howard One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 4th December 1996