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DEVOLUTION, WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Government of Wales Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998. 2 In this Order, references to “the Act” are to the Government of Wales Act 1998. 3 The date of 2nd September 1998 is appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act— Section 130(4) and (5) (transfer of Development Board for Rural Wales staff). Section 132(1) and (6) (preparatory work for winding-down of Development Board for Rural Wales). Section 133(3) and (4) (Development Board for Rural Wales—consequential etc. provisions). Section 136(4) and (5) (transfer of Land Authority for Wales Staff). Section 138(1) and (6) (preparatory work for winding-down of Land Authority for Wales). Section 139(3) and (4) (Land Authority for Wales—consequential etc. provisions). Section 140(5) and (6) (transfer of Housing for Wales staff). Section 142(1), (7) and (8) (preparatory work for winding-down of Housing for Wales). Section 143(3) and (4) (Housing for Wales—consequential etc. provisions). Section 150 (abolition of Residuary Body for Wales). Schedule 18 Part VII and section 152 so far as relating thereto (repeals relating to Residuary Body for Wales). 4 The date of 1st October 1998 is appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act— Sections 126 to 128 including all provisions of Schedules 13 and 14 (extension of functions of Welsh Development Agency). Section 129 including all provisions of Schedule 15, and section 130(1) to (3) (cessation of functions and transfer of property etc. of Development Board for Rural Wales). Section 131 (Development Board for Rural Wales—transitional provisions). Section 132(2) to (5) and (7) (winding-down of Development Board for Rural Wales). Section 133(1) and (2) (abolition of Development Board for Rural Wales). Section 134, 135 and 136(1) to (3) (Land Authority for Wales—cessation of functions, consequential amendment and transfer of property etc.). Section 137 (Land Authority for Wales—transitional provisions). Section 138(2) to (5) and (7) (winding-down of Land Authority for Wales). Section 139(1) and (2) (abolition of Land Authority for Wales). Schedule 18 Parts III to V and section 152 so far as relating thereto (repeals relating to Welsh Development Agency, Development Board for Rural Wales and Land Authority for Wales). 5 The date of 1st November 1998 is appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act— Section 140(1) to (4) including all provisions of Schedule 16, and section 141 (Housing for Wales—transfer of functions and transitional provisions). Section 142(2) to (6) (winding-down of Housing for Wales). Section 143(1) and (2) (abolition of Housing for Wales). Schedule 18 Part VI and section 152 so far as relating thereto (repeals relating to Housing for Wales). Ron Davies Secretary of State for Wales 1st September 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Proportion of Selective Admissions) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st October 1998. 2 1 This regulation has effect for calculating “the proportion of selective admissions”, within the meaning of section 100(3) or (as the case may be) 102(4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, in relation to the admission of pupils in any relevant age group to a maintained school in any school year. 2 For the purposes of that calculation, the total number of pupils in any such age group admitted to the school in a school year shall be taken to equal the number of pupils in that age group which it is or was intended to admit to the school in that school year. Charles Clarke Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 10th September 1998
AGRICULTURE Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (West Penwith) Designation (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 16th October 1998. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (West Penwith) Designation Order 1986 . Amendment of the principal Order 3 The principal Order shall have effect as if, in article 7 (saving) of the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (West Penwith) Designation (Amendment) Order 1998 , for the words “Articles 4 and 5”, there were substituted “Articles 4, 5 and 6”. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 9th September 1998 We consent, Jim Dowd David Jamieson Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 9th September 1998
LAND DRAINAGE 1 This Order may be cited as the Environment Agency (Transfer of Functions of the Swavesey Internal Drainage Board) Order 1998 and shall, unless subject to special parliamentary procedure, come into force on the date of its confirmation by the Minister, in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act. 2 From the date of confirmation of this Order the following provisions shall have effect– a an internal drainage board shall be constituted for the Swavesey Internal Drainage District and shall include seven elected members; and b The property, rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities which were immediately before the confirmation of the Order vested in or incurred by the Environment Agency in its capacity as the drainage board for the district shall be transferred to and vested in or be incurred by the internal drainage board as constituted by this Order. 3 The expenses of the Minister in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order shall be borne by the Environment Agency. In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on J.R. Park Assistant Secretary 23rd July 1998.
ROAD TRAFFIC Commencement and Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) (No. 3) Experimental Traffic Order 1998, and shall come into force on 27th September 1998. Interpretation 2 In this Order:– a a reference to an article followed by a number is a reference to the article of this order so numbered; b Causing includes permitting; c “Purley Way” means that length of the A23 Trunk Road in the London Borough of Croydon known as Purley Way; d “B271 Stafford Road” means that length of the B271 in the London Borough of Croydon known as Stafford Road; e “Denning Avenue” means the road of that name in the London Borough of Croydon. Prohibition 3 Subject to the provisions of article 4 below, no person shall cause a vehicle having entered Purley Way from B271 Stafford Road:– a to turn right so as to proceed southwards in A23 Purley Way; b to turn right so as to proceed eastwards in Denning Avenue. Exemptions 4 The controls specified in article 3 shall not apply to:– a anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or b a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes. Power to modify or suspend this Order 5 If it appears to the Traffic Director for London, or some person authorised by him, essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, or of the provision of suitable and adequate parking facilities on-street, or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by this order runs, and after consulting with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, he may modify or suspend any provision of this Order, save that no modification shall make an addition. Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State. Derek Turner Traffic Director for London 11th September 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1998. 2 In this Order– “the 1988 Act ” means the Education Reform Act 1988 ; and “the 1998 Act ” means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998. Provisions coming into force 2 The following provisions of the 1998 Act shall come into force on 1st October 1998: section 1(1), to the extent that it defines the “the Council” but not so as to establish the General Teaching Council for England as a body; section 1(2) to (10); section 8; section 16; section 17; section 19(1) to (8) and 10(b) and (c); section 20; section 21; section 34; section 35; section 40; section 41; section 44(1), to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 specified below; section 44(2), to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 4 specified below; Schedule 1; in Schedule 3– paragraph 5; paragraph 6; paragraph 7; paragraph 8; paragraph 9; and paragraph 15; in Schedule 4, the repeal of– in section 218(1)(c) of the 1988 Act, the words “schools and”; and in section 232(6) of the 1988 Act, the words “other than section 218(1)(b) or (c), (5) or (6)”. 3 Section 19(9) and (10)(a) of the 1998 Act shall come into force on 1st April 1999. Charles Clarke Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 3rd September 1998
FIRE SERVICES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Combined Fire Authorities (Secure Tenancies) (Wales) Regulations 1998, and shall come into force on 8th October 1998. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the 1947 Act ” means the Fire Services Act 1947 , and “combination scheme” means a combination scheme under that Act. Secure tenancies 3 1 This regulation applies in relation to a combined fire authority which has been constituted by a combination scheme which comprises only new principal areas and which, in accordance with section 23 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, was made before 1st April 1996. 2 A combined fire authority in relation to which this regulation applies, shall, for the purposes of the application of section 80 of the Housing Act 1985 (the landlord conditions), be treated as if it were a local authority. George Howarth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 6th September 1998
CHARITIES This Order may be cited as the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Charter Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 17th September 1998. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
FIRE SERVICES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Combined Fire Authorities (Secure Tenancies) (England) Regulations 1998, and shall come into force on 8th October 1998. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the 1947 Act ” means the Fire Services Act 1947 , and “combination scheme” means a combination scheme under that Act. Secure tenancies 3 1 Where, by virtue of section 18(3) of the Local Government Act 1992, an order under section 17 of that Act provides, or has provided– a that, subject to any combination scheme, a district is to become the area of a fire authority for the purposes of the 1947 Act; or b that, for the purposes of the making of any combination scheme, the area of a district is to be treated as an area which would become the area of a fire authority by virtue of the order; paragraph (2) below shall apply in relation to a combined fire authority constituted by a combination scheme which includes such an area. 2 A combined fire authority constituted by such a combination scheme shall, for the purposes of the application of section 80 of the Housing Act 1985 (the landlord conditions), be treated as if it were a local authority. George Howarth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 5th September 1998
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 This Order may be cited as the Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Small-prize Machines) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st October 1998. 2 The Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Small-prize Machines) Order 1996 is hereby revoked. 3 In section 22(2) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 for “£10” there shall be substituted “£15”. D.J. Howard Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House, 7th September 1998
PLANT HEALTH Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st October 1998. Amendment of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993 2 After article 24(2) of the Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993 there shall be added – 2A For the purposes of the examinations referred to in paragraph (2)(a) of this article, an inspector may require the occupier or other person in charge of the premises in which the examination is taking place to provide adequate lighting and, where appropriate, suitable areas for inspection. . In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Forestry Commissioners is hereunto affixed on W F G Strang Secretary to the Forestry Commissioners 4th September 1998.
TRANSPORT 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 5th October 1998. 2 1 The Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) Regulations 1985 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 3(1)(b)– a for “10,000”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted “£12,000”, and b in paragraph (iii) for “£50,000” there shall be substituted “£70,000”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 26th August 1998 Sam Galbraith Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 1st September 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jon Owen Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 4th September 1998
MERCHANT SHIPPING 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 30th September 1998. 2 The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 1995 shall be further amended as follows. 3 In regulation 2(1) after “Council Directive 98/25/ EEC ” there shall be inserted “and by Commission Directive 98/42 .” 4 In regulation 2(2) the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate alphabetical position: “Member State” includes a State Party to the European Free Trade Association; . 5 In regulation 2(2), for “M.1639” there shall be substituted “ MSN 1725”. 6 For regulation 5(2) the following shall be substituted: 2 In selecting ships for inspection the Maritime and Coastguard Agency shall give overriding priority to the ships referred to in Annex I, Part I of MSN 1725; and in determining the order of priority for inspection of the other ships listed in the said Annex I, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency shall use the ship’s overall target factor referred to in Annex I, Part II. 7 In regulation 15(1), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted: a in the case of an authorised pilot, the port authority authorising the pilot, who shall immediately inform the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; or b in the case of other pilots: i the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; or ii the competent authority of another member State, Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 4th September 1998
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998. 2 In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires, references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of and Schedules to the Social Security Act 1998. Appointed days 2 Subject to article 3 below, the day appointed for the coming into force of— a the provisions of the Social Security Act 1998 which are specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order is 8th September 1998; b the provisions of that Act which are specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, in so far as they authorise the making of Regulations or Orders, is 8th September 1998; c the provisions of that Act which are specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order, in so far as they are not already in force, is 6th April 1999; d section 73 (statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance), Schedule 8 in respect of the repeal in the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , Schedule 11, paragraph 2(d), of the words “(ii) she was entitled to a maternity allowance, or” and section 86(2) in so far as it refers to that repeal, is 6th April 1999; e section 75 (overpayments out of social fund) is 5th October 1998. Saving 3 Notwithstanding the appointment of 8th September 1998 for the coming into force of section 59(5) and (6), section 88 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 shall continue to have effect with respect to the levy of Class 4 national insurance contributions with income tax, where— a an assessment has been made for the purpose of making good to the Crown a loss of tax wholly or partly attributable to— i a failure to give a notice, make a return or produce or furnish a document or other information required by or under the Taxes Acts, or ii an error in any information, return, accounts or other document delivered to an inspector or other officer of the Board of Inland Revenue; and b that assessment is in respect of the tax year 1996—1997 in respect of a partnership whose trade, profession or business was set up and commenced before 6th April 1994. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. John Y. Denham Minister of State, Department of Social Security 7th September 1998
PLANT HEALTH Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 7th October 1998. Amendment of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 2 After article 25(1)(c) of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 there shall be added– d for the purposes of the examinations referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, where those examinations relate to any plant, plant product or other object imported from a third country, require the occupier or other person in charge of the premises in which the examination is taking place to provide– i suitable areas for inspection, where appropriate; ii adequate lighting; and iii inspection tables. . Jeff Rooker Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 9th September 1998 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 14th September 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jon Owen Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 14th September 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Education (Grammar School Designation) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st October 1998. Designation of grammar schools 2 The schools specified in the Schedule to this Order (which are maintained by the local education authorities specified in the left hand column of that Schedule or, in the case of grant-maintained schools within the meaning of the Education Act 1996 , situated in the areas of those authorities) are designated as grammar schools for the purposes of Chapter II of Part III of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
BROADCASTING 1 This Order may be cited as the Dissolution of the Cable Authority Order 1998. 2 The Cable Authority are hereby dissolved with effect from 10th September 1998. Chris Smith Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 9th September 1998
TELEGRAPHS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 5th October 1998. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “the 1998 Regulations ” means the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1998 . Extension of the 1998 Regulations to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man 3 The 1998 Regulations are hereby amended by the insertion of the following regulation after regulation 2— 3 These Regulations other than regulation 2(d) shall extend to the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Isle of Man. . Barbara Roche, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade and Industry, Department of Trade and Industry 8th September 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 1 This Order may be cited as the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Supplemental, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998. 2 In this Order– “the 1996 Act ” means the Education Act 1996 ; “the 1998 Act ” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; “scheme” means a scheme as defined in section 101(1) of the 1996 Act. 2 1 The provisions of the 1998 Act specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force on 1st October 1998. 2 The provisions of the 1998 Act specified in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force on 1st December 1998. 3 The provisions of the 1998 Act specified in Part III of Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force on 1st February 1999. 4 The provisions of the 1998 Act specified in Part IV of Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1999. 3 Unless otherwise specified in this Order, the provisions referred to in article 2 above shall come into force for all purposes. 4 1 Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect for the purpose of making supplemental and transitional provisions in relation to the provisions of the 1998 Act referred to therein (which come into force on 1st October 1998). 2 Part II of Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect for the purpose of making supplemental and transitional provisions in relation to the provisions of the 1998 Act referred to therein (which come into force on 1st April 1999). Margaret Hodge Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 9th September 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Works Contracts) (Exemptions) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 30th September 1998. 2 In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Works Contracts) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1997 . Amendment of the principal Order 2 The Schedule to this Order substitutes a new Schedule to the principal Order. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jon Owen Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 1st September 1998
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (Scotland) Compensation Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 4th September 1998. Amendment to the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (Scotland) Compensation Order 1978 2 The Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (Scotland) Compensation Order 1978 shall be amended by substituting for paragraph (2) of article 3 (compensation for and ascertainment of value of bovine animals slaughtered for brucellosis or tuberculosis) the following provisions– 2 In the case of brucellosis the compensation shall be– a where the slaughtered animal is an affected animal or a reactor, an amount equal to 75% of either– i its market value, or ii 125% of the average price in respect of the month which occurred 2 months prior to the month in which the market value of the animal was determined in accordance with paragraph (3) below, rounded down to the nearest multiple of £4, whichever is the less; b subject to sub-paragraph (c) below, where the slaughtered animal has been exposed to the infection of brucellosis, an amount equal to its market value; c where the slaughtered animal has been exposed to the infection of brucellosis and is or was comprised in a herd which is not an accredited herd and which is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests for brucellosis, the said compensation shall be an amount equal to 75% of its market value. 2A In the case of an animal slaughtered for tuberculosis after the coming into force of this Order the compensation shall be its market value. . Henry McLeish Minister of State, Scottish office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 26th August 1998 We approve Graham Allen Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 2nd September 1998