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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997) (Modifications) Order 2007 and shall come into force immediately after the end of the initial period . 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 . Application of the Act to contracts entered into by the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales and the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government 2 The Act shall apply in relation to contracts entered into by the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General with the following modifications— a subject to paragraph (b), as if references in the Act to a local authority were references to the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General, and b as if the provisions of the Act set out in the left hand column of the Table in Schedule 1 to this Order were modified as set out in the right hand column. Application of the Act to contracts entered into by the National Assembly for Wales Commission 3 The Act shall apply in relation to contracts entered into by the Assembly Commission with the following modifications— a subject to paragraph (b), as if references in the Act to a local authority were references to the Assembly Commission, and b as if the provisions of the Act set out in the left hand column in the Table in Schedule 2 to this Order were modified as set out in the right hand column. Nick Ainger Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales Wales Office 5th April 2007
postal services Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No.5) Order 2007. Commencement 2 The provisions of section 127(6) of and Schedule 9 to the Postal Services Act 2000 shall come into force, insofar as they relate to the repeals specified in the Schedule to this Order, on 1st May 2007. Jim Fitzpatrick Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Services Department of Trade and Industry 5th April 2007
NATIONAL health SERVICE Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 16) Order 2007. Appointed day 2 3 rd April 2007 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Health Act 1999— a subsection (7) of section 33 (powers relating to voluntary schemes) except in so far as it relates to subsection (8) of section 33 and to section 35 (statutory schemes) ; b section 36 (statutory schemes: supplementary) ; c section 38 (controls: supplementary) in so far as not already in force except in so far as it relates to sections 33(8) and 35. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Hunt Minister of State, Department of Health 3rd April 2007
education, england Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Learning and Skills Council for England (Supplementary Functions) Order 2007 and comes into force on 14th May 2007. 2 This Order applies in relation to England. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “ the Council ” means the Learning and Skills Council for England “the 1996 Act ” means the Education Act 1996 . Powers and duties to be conferred and imposed on the Council 3 1 The Secretary of State confers and imposes the powers and duties mentioned in paragraph (2) on the Council, to the extent that they are exercisable in connection with— a the Secretary of State’s function under section 509AA(9) of the 1996 Act; or b any of the Secretary of State’s functions under any of sections 496 to 497B of the 1996 Act as regards anything done, proposed to be done or omitted to be done by a local education authority in England under section 509AA or 509AB of that Act. 2 The powers and duties mentioned in this paragraph are— a investigating and responding to complaints and queries from individuals and members of Parliament; b investigating legal claims against local education authorities which relate to the exercise of their functions under sections 509AA or 509AB of the 1996 Act; c mediating between interested parties where it appears to the Council that there is a reasonable case to answer; d resolving such complaints, claims and queries as appropriate; and e in the event that any complaint or claim cannot be resolved, preparing cases for consideration by the Secretary of State as to whether he should exercise any of his functions under section 509AA(9) or sections 496 to 497B of the 1996 Act. Bill Rammell Minister of State Department for Education and Skills 3rd April 2007
Social security Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2006. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 1 The principal Regulations shall be amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 (elections about securities options, restricted securities and convertible securities) after paragraph (d) insert— dd a statement that it does not apply in relation to any liability, or any part of any liability, arising as a result of regulations being given retrospective effect by virtue of section 4B(2) of either the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; . 3 The amendment made by paragraph (2) does not affect the continuing validity of any election made prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, but subject to section 5(4) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2006. Mike Eland Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs 4th April 2007
Justices of the PEace, England and Wales Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Justices of the Peace (Training and Appraisal) (Amendment) Rules 2007 and come into force on 1st May 2007. Interpretation 2 In these Rules a reference to the ‘ 2005 Rules ’ is a reference to the Justices of the Peace (Training and Appraisal) Rules 2005 and a reference to a rule by number alone is a reference to the rule so numbered in the 2005 Rules. Amendments to the 2005 Rules 3 The 2005 Rules are amended as follows. 4 1 Rule 2 is amended as follows. 2 In the definition “an MATC ”, after “these Rules” insert “and for the avoidance of doubt includes a combined MATC”. 3 In the appropriate place insert— “MATC area” means an area of England and Wales for which there is an MATC established in accordance with rule 16. . 5 In rule 10(2) for “Courts Board” substitute “MATC”. 6 1 Rule 16 is amended as follows. 2 For paragraph (1) substitute— 1 Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) there shall be an MATC for each courts board area in existence on 1st January 2006. . 3 In paragraph (3)(a) for “courts board” substitute “MATC”. 4 In paragraph (4)— a at the beginning, for “The” substitute “Two or more”; b after “ MATCs ” delete the words “for two or more courts board areas”. 7 1 Rule 17 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraphs (1), (1)(b), (1)(c) and (5)(a) for “courts board” substitute “MATC”. 3 In paragraph (6) for the words after “assigned within” substitute “the MATC area, the Area Director, or Area Directors, in whose area, or areas, the MATC lies shall appoint one of the justices’ clerks to the MATC”. 4 In paragraph (8)— a at the beginning, for “The” substitute “Any”; b after “Area Director” insert “in whose area an MATC lies”. 8 1 Rule 18 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (1)— a for “courts board” substitute “MATC”; b for “(“the MATC area”)” substitute “(“the combined area”)”. 3 In paragraph (1)(b)— a after “assigned” insert “to a local justice area”; b for the words from “each of” to the end substitute “the combined area”. 4 In paragraph (1)(c) and (5)(a) for “MATC” substitute “combined”. 5 Delete paragraph (6) and substitute with— 6 If there is more than one justices’ clerk assigned within the combined area, the Area Director, or Area Directors, in whose area, or areas the combined MATC lies shall appoint one of the justices’ clerks to the combined MATC. 7 Any Area Director in whose area a combined MATC lies may attend the meetings of the combined MATC in an advisory capacity only. . Leveson LJ signed by the authority of the Lord Chief Justice 4th April 2007
supreme court of england and wales Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration (Specified Organisations) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007. 2 In this Order— “the 2003 Act ” means the Courts Act 2003; “courts” means the courts defined in section 59(2) of the 2003 Act. Specified organisations 2 The following persons are a specified organisation for the purposes of paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 3A to the 2003 Act — persons exercising functions in the system that supports the carrying on of the business of the courts and the services provided for those courts. Vera Baird Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Constitutional Affairs 3rd April 2007
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions) (Assembly General Subordinate Legislation) Order 2007. 2 This Order shall come into force on 2nd May 2007. Assembly general subordinate legislation – disapplication of procedural requirements 2 1 This article applies to Assembly general subordinate legislation if— a in accordance with standing order 24.27(iv), it is made without a draft of it being laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998 , and b it is made during the relevant period. 2 The validity of the Assembly general subordinate legislation is not affected— a by the fact that members of that Assembly have a period shorter than 40 working days to table a motion under standing order 24.29 that the Assembly general subordinate legislation be revoked; or b in a case where such a motion is tabled, by any failure of that Assembly to consider the motion. 3 If standing order 24.27(iii) also applies to the Assembly general subordinate legislation (cases where it is not reasonably practicable for the Assembly to consider a report from the Legislation Committee ), the validity of the subordinate legislation is not affected by any failure to comply with standing order 24.28 (Assembly general subordinate legislation to be submitted to Legislation Committee after being made, and to be considered and reported on by that Committee). 4 As soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of the initial period the Clerk of the Assembly constituted by the Government of Wales Act 2006 must lay the Assembly general subordinate legislation before that Assembly. 5 In this article— a Assembly general subordinate legislation has the same meaning as in section 58(6) of the Government of Wales Act 1998; b references to standing orders are references to the standing orders of the Assembly constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998; c relevant period means the period of 39 working days that ends with the day before the day on which the initial period starts; and d working day has the same meaning as in the standing orders . Nick Ainger Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Wales Office 4th April 2007
savings banks Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Savings Bank (Amendment) Regulations 2007. 2 These Regulations shall come into force on 10th May 2007. National Savings Bank Regulations 1972 3 After regulation 2B of the National Savings Bank Regulations 1972 insert— Closure of treasurers’ accounts 2C Notwithstanding regulations 21, 29, 29A, 29B(3), 29F to 29H (inclusive) and 29K below— a a treasurer’s account may not be opened after 10th May 2007, b no deposit may be made to the credit of a treasurer’s account after 10th August 2007, and c any withdrawal from a treasurer’s account after 10th August 2007 shall be a withdrawal of the balance standing to the credit of the account at the date of withdrawal and any accrued interest that has not been credited to the account. 2D If a valid application to withdraw the whole amount referred to in regulation 2C(c) above from a treasurer’s account has not been made before 10th November 2007, the Director of Savings may transfer the balance standing to the credit of that account and any accrued interest that has not been credited to that account to a special Director’s account. . Claire Ward Alan Campbell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 18th April 2007
police, england and wales Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary (Specified Organisations) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007. 2 In this Order “the 1996 Act ” means the Police Act 1996. Specified organisations 2 The following bodies are specified as organisations for the purposes of paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4A to the 1996 Act (inspections by other inspectors of organisations within remit of inspectors of constabulary)— a a police force ; b a police authority ; c the Serious Organised Crime Agency; d the National Policing Improvement Agency; e the Ministry of Defence Police; f the British Transport Police Force; and g the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. Tony McNulty Minister of State Home Office 3rd April 2007
CONSUMER CREDIT Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Consumer Credit (Exempt Agreements) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2008. Exemption for high net worth debtors and hirers 2 The Consumer Credit Act 1974 shall not regulate a consumer credit agreement or a consumer hire agreement where— a the debtor or hirer is a natural person; b the agreement includes a declaration made by him complying with article 3 and Schedule 1; c a statement of high net worth complying with articles 4 and 5 and Schedule 2 has been made in relation to him; d that statement was made during the period of one year ending with the day on which the agreement was made; and e before the agreement was made a copy of that statement was provided to the debtor or hirer and, if the statement was not made by the creditor or owner, to the creditor or owner. 3 A declaration for the purposes of article 2(b) shall— a be set out in the consumer credit agreement or consumer hire agreement no less prominently than other information in the agreement and be readily distinguishable from the background medium; and b be signed by the debtor or hirer, unless the agreement is so signed. 4 1 Subject to article 5, a statement of high net worth shall be signed by— a the creditor or owner; or b an accountant who is a member of any of the bodies listed in paragraph (2). 2 The bodies referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are: a the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; b the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland; c the Institute of Chartered Accounts in Ireland; d the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants; e the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; f the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy; g a professional body for accountants established in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom. 5 A person who is— a the creditor or owner; b an employee or agent of the creditor or owner or a person who otherwise acts on behalf of the creditor or owner in relation to the consumer credit agreement or consumer hire agreement; or c an associate of the creditor or owner, may only make a statement of high net worth if the creditor or owner is a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to accept deposits. Declaration for exemption relating to businesses 6 A declaration for the purposes of section 16B(2) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 shall— a comply with Schedule 3; b be set out in the consumer credit agreement or consumer hire agreement no less prominently than other information in the agreement and be readily distinguishable from the background medium; and c be signed by the debtor or hirer or where the debtor or hirer is a partnership or unincorporated body of persons be signed by or on behalf of the debtor or hirer, unless the agreement is so signed. Ian McCartney Minister for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs Department of Trade and Industry 31st March 2007
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2007 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In article 2 “the current suspension period” means the period during which section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 continues in force, that period having commenced on 15th October 2002 . 2 In relation to the current suspension period, paragraph 1(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000, as previously modified under paragraph 1(4) of that Schedule , is to have effect as if the number of months mentioned there were increased by six months. Peter Hain One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 31st March 2007
coroners 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Cumbria (Coroners’ Districts) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007. 2 This Order shall not have effect in relation to any inquest begun before the day on which it comes into force or to any post-mortem examination which, before that day, a coroner has directed or requested a medical practitioner to make. 2 1 The existing North Eastern coroner’s district, Western coroner’s district and South Cumbria and Furness coroner’s district in the county of Cumbria shall be abolished. 2 From the area comprising the coroners’ districts mentioned in paragraph (1) there shall be formed the two coroners’ districts named in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order which shall consist of the areas specified in column 2 of the Schedule. 3 The Cumbria (Coroners’ Districts) (No 2) Order 2004 is revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Harriet Harman, Department for Constitutional Affairs 3rd April 2007
police, england and wales Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Fingerprints) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007. Amendments to the Special Constables Regulations 1965 2 1 The Special Constables Regulations 1965 are amended as follows. 2 After regulation 1 insert the following regulation— Fingerprints 1A 1 Every special constable shall in accordance with the directions of the chief officer have his fingerprints taken. 2 Fingerprints of special constables taken in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be kept separate from the fingerprints of persons whose fingerprints have been taken otherwise than in accordance with that paragraph or regulation 18(1) of the Police Regulations 2003 . 3 The fingerprints of a special constable taken in accordance with paragraph (1) or regulation 18(1) of the Police Regulations 2003 and all copies and records of those fingerprints shall be destroyed on his ceasing to be a special constable for the police area for which he is appointed, except that— a if on his ceasing to be a special constable he becomes a member of the police force maintained for that area, his fingerprints shall be kept in accordance with regulation 18(2) of the Police Regulations 2003, and b if on his ceasing to be a special constable for that police area he becomes a member of another police force or is appointed as a special constable for another police area, his fingerprints and all copies and records of those fingerprints shall be transferred to the chief officer of that other police force and kept in accordance with regulation 18(2) of the Police Regulations 2003 or paragraph (2) as the case may be. . Amendments to the Police Regulations 2003 3 1 Regulation 18 of the Police Regulations 2003 (fingerprints) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (2) after “in accordance with that paragraph” insert “or regulation 1A(1) of the Special Constables Regulations 1965”. 3 For paragraph (3) substitute— 3 The fingerprints of a member of a police force taken in accordance with paragraph (1) or regulation 1A(1) of the Special Constables Regulations 1965 and all copies and records of those fingerprints shall be destroyed on his ceasing to be a member of that force, except that— a if on his ceasing to be a member of that force he becomes a special constable for the police area for which that force is maintained, his fingerprints shall be kept in accordance with regulation 1A(2) of the Special Constables Regulations 1965, and b if by reason of a statutory transfer he becomes a member of another force, or if he is appointed as a special constable for another police area, his fingerprints and all copies and records of those fingerprints shall be transferred to the chief officer of that other police force and kept in accordance with paragraph (2) or regulation 1A(2) of the Special Constables Regulations 1965 as the case may be. . Tony McNulty Minister of State Home Office 2nd April 2007
road traffic Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 7th May 2007. Amendments to regulation 20 (fees for examinations) 2 1 Regulation 20 of the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 shall be amended as follows. 2 For paragraph (3), there shall be substituted— 3 Where, on an examination of a vehicle other than a vehicle in Class VI or VIA, it is found that some or all of the prescribed statutory requirements are not complied with or where, in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 16, a full examination of the braking system or systems of the vehicle is not carried out then provided that— a the vehicle is left at the vehicle testing station at which the examination took place so that the defects which have been revealed can be repaired; b the re-examination is carried out before the expiration of a period of 10 days starting on the day after the day of the initial examination; and c there has been no change to the authorised examiner at the vehicle testing station between those examinations, no fee shall be payable in respect of the re-examination carried out there on the completion of those repairs. 3ZA Where, on an examination of a vehicle other than a vehicle in Class VI or VIA, it is found that some or all of the prescribed statutory requirements are not complied with or where, in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 16, a full examination of the braking system or systems of the vehicle is not carried out then provided that— a the vehicle is returned to the vehicle testing station at which the examination took place; c the re-examination is carried out before the expiration of a period of 10 days starting on the day after the day of the initial examination; and c there has been no change to the authorised examiner at the vehicle testing station between those examinations, the fee payable for the re-examination shall be a maximum of one-half of the fee otherwise chargeable. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State S.J Ladyman Minister of State Department for Transport 2nd April 2007
probation, england and wales Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales (Specified Organisations) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007. 2 In this Order— “the 2000 Act ” means the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000. Specified organisations 2 The following persons and bodies are specified as organisations for the purposes of paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 1A (inspections by other inspectors of organisations within inspectorate’s remit) to the 2000 Act— a a local probation board established under section 4 (local probation boards) of the 2000 Act; b an organisation or individual with whom a local probation board has made arrangements under section 5(2) (functions of local probation boards) of the 2000 Act, but only in relation to those arrangements; and c a manager or other person working at approved premises. Tony McNulty Minister of State Home Office 3rd April 2007