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PENSIONS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No.10, and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001. 2 In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to numbered sections and numbered Schedules are references to the sections and Schedules bearing those numbers in the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Amendment of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000 2 In Part V of the Schedule to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000 , in each column omit the entry in respect of section 3 (duty of employers to facilitate access to stakeholder pension schemes). Amendment of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9, and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2000 3 In article 3(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9, and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2000 (transitional provision in relation to incapacity benefit), for “sections 30A to 30E” where those words first occur, substitute “section 30A, 40 or 41”. Provisions coming into force on 19th March 2001 4 19th March 2001 is the day appointed for the coming into force of— a Schedule 8, paragraph 28 (income support: amendment of section 124(1)(f) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ) and, so far as relating to that paragraph, section 70; and b Schedule 13, Part I so far as relating to the entry in that Part in respect of paragraph 80(f) of Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act 1995 (repeal consequential on amendment of section 185 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 by Schedule 11, paragraph 23) and, so far as relating thereto, section 88. Provisions coming into force on 6th April 2001 5 6th April 2001 is the day appointed for the coming into force, so far as not already in force— a of— i the second paragraph of section 3(2); ii section 3(6); and section 3(7) so far as relating thereto; b of section 3(8); c of section 3(9) so far as relating to the definitions in it of “employer” and of “relevant employees”; and of section 3(1) so far as relating thereto. Provision coming into force on 8th October 2001 6 8th October 2001 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 3 so far as not already in force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Jeff Rooker, Minister of State, Department of Social Security 13th March 2001
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001. Amendment of Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal) Regulations 1997 2 The Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal) Regulations 1997 shall be amended in accordance with the following regulations. 3 1 In Schedule 1, Table 1 shall be amended as follows. 2 In relation to each item identified in columns (1) and (2) of the following Table, there shall be substituted for the amount specified in column (3) of that Table the amount specified in column (4) thereof. TABLE (1) (2) (3) (4) Item Matter for which charge may be made Existing amount Substituted amount 1. Release of vehicle from immobilisation device £68 £80 2. Removal of a motorcycle, possession taken within the first 24 hours after such removal £68 £80 3. Removal of vehicle, including a motorcycle where item 2 does not apply £135 £160 4. Storage of vehicle—for each period of 24 hours or part thereof £12 £15 4 In Schedule 1, for Table II shall be substituted the following Table. Table II (1) (2) (3) Item Provision of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act Amount of Charge 1. Part I (general) Part 1A (light passenger vehicles: graduated rates of duty) Part 1B (light goods vehicles) Part II (motorcycles) Part IV (special vehicles) Part IVA (special concessionary vehicles) Part VIII paragraph 9(2)(a) (showman’s goods vehicle), (2)(b) (island goods vehicle) and (2)(c) (goods vehicle used for driver training) £120 2. Part III (buses) Part V (recovery vehicles) Part VII (haulage vehicles) Part VIII (goods vehicles) in so far as it relates to vehicles for which a charge is not prescribed in item 1 and which do not exceed 12,000 kg £300 3. Part VI (vehicles used for exceptional loads) Part VIII (goods vehicles) in so far as it relates to vehicles for which a charge is not prescribed in items 1 and 2 £600 Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State Larry Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 13th March 2001
PENSIONS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Perpetuities and Contracting-out) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 6th April 2001. Amendment of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Perpetuities) Regulations 1990 2 In regulation 3 of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Perpetuities) Regulations 1990 (occupational pension schemes prescribed for purposes of exemption from rule against perpetuities) — a in paragraph (3) after the word “fund” there shall be inserted the words “to which section 615(3) of the Taxes Act (fund established in connection with foreign trade or undertaking) applies, or”; b in paragraph (5) for the words from “Taxes Act” (where those words first occur) to “Taxes Act” (where they next occur) there shall be substituted the words “Taxes Act or a personal pension scheme (within the meaning of that Part) so approved for the purposes of Chapter IV of that Part; and where an application has been made for approval (in either such case)”; and c in paragraph (6)— i after the word “under” there shall be inserted the words “section 192(3) or”, and ii after the words “purposes of” there shall be inserted the words “Chapter IV or, as the case may be,”. Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996 3 In regulation 40 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996 (schemes which may not be contracted-out under section 9(3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993) for the words from “a scheme” to “Taxes Act” there shall be substituted the words “an occupational pension scheme which is not an exempt approved scheme within the meaning of section 592(1) of the Taxes Act or which is not an approved personal pension scheme under Chapter IV of Part XIV of that Act ”. Amendment of the Personal Pension Schemes (Appropriate Schemes) Regulations 1997 4 In regulation 2 of the Personal Pension Schemes (Appropriate Schemes) Regulations 1997 (forms of schemes which may be appropriate schemes) — a for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:- 1 A personal pension scheme can be an appropriate scheme only if— a it is approved by the Inland Revenue— i under Chapter IV of Part XIV of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, or ii under Chapter I of that Part by reference to section 591(2)(h) of that Act; and b it is a scheme— i which is a stakeholder pension scheme under Part I of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 , but which is not a self-invested personal pension scheme, or ii which takes one of the forms (but not more than one) specified in paragraph (2). ; and b after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:- 4 In this regulation, “self-invested personal pension scheme” has the meaning given by regulation 3 of the Personal Pension Schemes (Restriction on Discretion to Approve) (Permitted Investments) Regulations 2001 . . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Jeff Rooker Minister of State, Department of Social Security 13th March 2001
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the North Hampshire, Loddon Community National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001. Dissolution of NHS trust 2 The North Hampshire, Loddon Community National Health Service Trust established by the North Hampshire, Loddon Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Gisela Stuart Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 27th February 2001
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd March 2001. 2 In this Order, “ the Order ” means the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 . Additional non-executive director 2 In article 4 of the Order (directors of the trust), for “5 non-executive” there shall be substituted “6 non-executive”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health John Hutton Minister of State, Department of Health 17th February 2001
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the City and Hackney Community Services, the Newham Community Health Services and the Tower Hamlets Healthcare National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001. Dissolution of NHS trusts 2 1 The City and Hackney Community Services National Health Service Trust established by the City and Hackney Community Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1995 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. 2 The Newham Community Health Services National Health Service Trust established by the Newham Community Health Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1995 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. 3 The Tower Hamlets Healthcare National Health Service Trust established by the Tower Hamlets Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1995 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health John Denham Minister of State, Department of Health 25th February 2001
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fixed Penalty (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001. 2 In the Fixed Penalty (Procedure) Regulations 1986 – a in regulation 5(3) for the words “justices' clerk”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “justices' chief executive”; and b in regulation 8 for the words “justices' clerk at” there shall be substituted the words “justices' chief executive for”. Jack Straw One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 10th March 2001
GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) (Change of Name) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 3rd April 2001. Amendment of the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order 1991 2 In article 3 of the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order 1991 there shall be substituted for the words “the Buying Agency Trading Fund” the following:— “OGCbuying.solutions Trading Fund” . Gordon Brown Chancellor of the Exchequer We concur David Clelland Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
LICENSING (LIQUOR) Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Licensing (Special Hours Certificates) (Amendment) Rules 2001 and shall come into force at the end of one week beginning with the day on which they are made. Amendments to the Licensing (Special Hours Certificates) Rules 1982 2 1 The Licensing (Special Hours Certificates) Rules 1982 shall be amended as follows. 2 In rule 5(1) after “section 81A(3)” insert “or section 81AA(1) ”. 3 In rule 6 for “or section 81A(3)” insert “, section 81A(3) or section 81AA(1)”. 4 In rule 7 for “or 81” substitute“, 81 or 81AA”. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Mike O'Brien Home Office 12th March 2001
DEREGULATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Sunday Licensing) Order 2001. 2 This Order shall come into force at the end of one week beginning with the day on which it is made. 3 This Order does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland. Amendments to the Licensing Act 1964 2 The Schedule to this Order (which amends the Licensing Act 1964) shall have effect. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 12th March 2001
PARTNERSHIP 1 1 These regulations may be cited as the Limited Liability Partnerships (Forms) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 6th April 2001. 2 In these Regulations, references to a section or to a numbered section are to a section of the Companies Act 1985 as applied to limited liability partnerships by regulations 3 and 4 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 . 2 The forms which are listed in the first column of Part I of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, and set out in Part II of that Schedule, with such variations as circumstances require, are forms prescribed for the purposes of the sections set out in the second column of Part I of that Schedule. 3 The particulars or information contained in the forms listed in the first column of Schedule 2 to these Regulations are the particulars or information prescribed for the purposes of the sections of the Companies Act 1985 which are referred to in the second column of that Schedule. Mark Pacey, for Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry 9th March 2001
CIVIL AVIATION 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Rules of the Air (Amendment) Regulations 2001, and shall come into force on 1st April 2001. 2 The First Schedule to the Rules of the Air Regulations 1996 shall be amended by substituting for rule 31(3)(a): 3 a subject to sub-paragraph (b), the commander of the aircraft shall fly in conformity with: i the air traffic control clearance issued for the flight, as amended by any further instructions given by an air traffic control unit; and ii aa the instrument departure procedures notified in relation to the aerodrome of departure, unless he is otherwise authorised by the appropriate air traffic control unit ; and bb the holding and instrument approach procedures notified in relation to the aerodrome of destination, unless he is otherwise authorised by the appropriate air traffic control unit. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Bob Ainsworth Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 9th March 2001
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001. Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children 2 In paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992— a in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for the amount of £145 there shall be substituted the amount of £150; b in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for the amounts of £19 and £145 respectively there shall be substituted the amounts of £20 and £150 respectively. Revocation 3 The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 1999 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Jeff Rooker Minister of State, Department of Social Security 12th March 2001
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001. 2 In these Regulations— “the Administration Act ” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992; and “the Up-rating Order ” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating ( No. 2) Order 2000 . Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date 2 Section 155(3) of the Administration Act (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act) shall not apply if a question arises as to either— a the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order, or b whether the conditions for receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied, until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Administration Act. Persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain 3 Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order. Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 4 In regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for the sum of “£3,094” substitute the sum of “£3,146”. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 5 In regulation 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance) for the sum of “£59.50” substitute the sum of “£60.50”. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 6 In regulation 17(2)(a) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (weekly limit in relation to exempt work) for the sum of “£59.50” substitute the sum of “£60.50”. Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 7 In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 (increase of invalid care allowance for child dependants)— a for the sum of “£145” in both places where it occurs, substitute the sum of “£150”; and b for the sum of “£19” substitute the sum of “£20”. Revocations 8 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1999 (to the extent that they remain in force), the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2000 , the Social Security Benefits Up-rating and Miscellaneous Increases Regulations 2000 and the Social Security (Therapeutic Earnings Limits) Amendments Regulations 2000 are hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Jeff Rooker Minister of State, Department of Social Security 12th March 2001
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Best Value (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order— “the 1988 Act ” means the Local Government Act 1988 ; “the 1999 Act ” means the Local Government Act 1999; “public supply or works contract” means a contract for the supply of goods or materials, for the supply of services or for the execution of works. Application 2 1 This Order applies— a in relation to England, to all best value authorities; b in relation to Wales, only to authorities falling within section 1(1)(d) or (e) of the 1999 Act (police and fire authorities). Matters not to be non-commercial matters in relation to best value authorities 3 The matters specified in section 17(5)(a) and the conduct of contractors or workers in industrial disputes between them as specified in section 17(5)(d) of the 1988 Act (Local and other public authority contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations) shall cease to be non-commercial matters for the purposes of section 17 of that Act— a to the extent that a best value authority considers it necessary or expedient, in order to permit or facilitate compliance with the requirements of Part I of the 1999 Act (Best Value), to exercise the functions regulated by that section in relation to its public supply or works contracts with reference to those matters; or b for the purposes of any functions regulated by that section in relation to a public supply or works contract which involves a transfer of staff to which the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 may apply. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State Beverley Hughes Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 12th March 2001
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2001. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Access to Justice Act 1999, and references to a section, Part, Schedule or paragraph by number alone mean the section, Part, Schedule or paragraph so numbered in the Act. Commencement of provisions of Access to Justice Act 1999 2 The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2001: a in Part V: i to the extent that they are not already in force, section 83 and Schedule 12 (Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority); ii section 90 and Schedule 13 (transfer of clerks' functions to chief executives); and iii section 91 (accounting etc. functions of chief executives); and b in Part VI: i sections 98 (justices and clerks: immunity from costs), 99 (justices and clerks: indemnity), and 100 (assistant justices' clerks: immunity from action); and ii so far as they extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only, sections 101 (General Commissioners: immunity from action), 102 (General Commissioners; immunity from costs and expenses), and 103 (General Commissioners and clerks: indemnity); and c in Part VII: i so far as they have not already been effected, the repeals in Part V(6) of Schedule 15; ii the repeals in Part V(7) of Schedule 15; iii the repeal in Part VI of Schedule 15; and iv so far as it relates to those repeals, section 106. 3 The following provisions of the Act come into force on 2nd April 2001: a in Part I: i sections 12 to 18 and Schedule 3 (Criminal Defence Service); and ii to the extent that they are not already in force, section 24 and Schedule 4 (amendments consequential on Part I); and b in Part VII, so far as they have not already been effected, the repeals and revocations in Part I of Schedule 15 and, so far as it relates to those repeals and revocations, section 106. Transitional provisions and savings 4 The transitional provisions and savings in Schedules 1 and 2 to this Order have effect. Irvine of Lairg, C. 28th February 2001
EDUCATION, ENGLAND 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Financing of Maintained Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 14th March 2001. 2 Regulation 28 of the Financing of Maintained Schools (England) Regulations 2001 shall be amended by the substitution of the table set out below for the table set out in paragraph (1) of that regulation. (1) (2) Description of school Amount to be added Primary school with fewer than 100.5 pupils £7,000 Primary school with 100.5 pupils or more but with fewer than 200.5 pupils £13,500 Primary school with 200.5 pupils or more but with fewer than 400.5 pupils £24,000 Primary school with 400.5 pupils or more but with fewer than 600.5 pupils £30,000 Primary school with 600.5 pupils or more £48,000 Secondary school with fewer than 600.5 pupils £58,000 Secondary school with 600.5 pupils or more but with fewer than 1,200.5 pupils £70,000 Secondary school with 1,200.5 pupils or more £82,000 Special school with fewer than 100.5 pupils £20,000 Special school with 100.5 pupils or more £28,000 Estelle Morris Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment 10th March 2001