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RATING AND VALUATION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999. Amendment of principal regulations 2 The Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989 are amended as provided below. Liability orders: issue of summons 3 After regulation 13(2) (liability orders: further provision) there is inserted– 2A No liability order shall be made in pursuance of a summons issued under regulation 12(2) unless fourteen days have elapsed since the day on which the summons was served. . Certification of bailiffs 4 After regulation 14(6) there is inserted– 6A No distress under this regulation may be made other than by a person who is authorised to act as a bailiff by a general certificate granted under section 7 of the Law of Distress Amendment Act 1888. Commitment to prison 5 1 For regulation 16(6) there is substituted– 6 If– a before a warrant has been issued, or a term of imprisonment fixed and the issue of a warrant postponed, an amount determined in accordance with paragraph (6A) is paid or tendered to the authority, or b after a term of imprisonment has been fixed and the issue of a warrant postponed, any amount the court has ordered the debtor to pay is paid or tendered to the authority, or c after a warrant has been issued, the amount stated in it is paid or tendered to the authority, the authority shall accept the amount concerned, no further steps shall be taken as regards its recovery, and the debtor, if committed to prison, shall be released. 6A The amount referred to in paragraph (6)(a) above is the aggregate of– a the appropriate amount mentioned in regulation 14(2) (or so much of it as remains outstanding), and b subject to sub-paragraph (6B) below, the authority’s reasonable costs incurred up to the time of payment or tender in making one or more of the applications referred to in Schedule 4. 6B For the purposes of paragraph (6A)(b) above, the authority’s reasonable costs in respect of any application shall not exceed the amount specified in relation to that application in Schedule 4. 2 After Schedule 3 there is added Schedule 4, set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. Charges connected with distress 6 In Schedule 3 – a for the Table in paragraph 1 there is substituted the Table in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; b in paragraph 2(1) (amounts in respect of levy), for “£15” in paragraph (a) there is substituted “£20”, and in paragraph (b) for “15 per cent.” there is substituted “20 per cent.”; and c after paragraph 2 there is inserted– 2A No charge shall be payable under head F of the Table in paragraph 1 in respect of the appraisement of an item unless the debtor has been advised of the charge, and the manner of its calculation, before the appraisement is made. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 4th December 1998 Jon Owen Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 7th December 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement, interpretation and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 . 3 The amendments to the principal Regulations made by regulation 2 below shall apply only in respect of persons holding a politically restricted post under a local authority in Scotland. Amendment of Regulations 2 In the Schedule to the principal Regulations– a after paragraph 1(a), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph:– aa the Scottish Parliament; ; b after paragraph 1, there shall be inserted the following paragraph:– 1A Where prior to 1st January 1999 an announcement has been made that the appointee is, or intends to be, a candidate for election as a member of the Scottish Parliament at the first ordinary general election for membership of that Parliament, the appointee shall not act, or continue to act, as such a candidate. ; and c after paragraph 2, there shall be inserted the following paragraph:– 2A Notwithstanding any contrary provision in his terms of appointment or his contract of employment, upon the appointee giving notice in writing to the local authority under which he holds his appointment that he wishes to resign his appointment because he intends to become, or to continue to act as, a candidate for election as a member of the Scottish Parliament at the first ordinary general election for membership of that Parliament, his appointment shall terminate forthwith. . Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 9th December 1998
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998. 2 The provisions of paragraphs 3 to 14 of Schedule 1 to the Finance Act 1998 shall come into force in relation to licences issued on or after 1st January 1999. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Larry Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 9th December 1998
AGRICULTURE 1 This Order may be cited as the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 22nd January 1999. 2 The Ministers approve the Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water dated October 1998, also known as “The Water Code Revised 1998” (including an erratum slip dated November 1998) , which was issued by them and a copy of which was deposited in each House of Parliament on 2nd December 1998– a to give practical guidance to persons engaged in agriculture with respect to activities that may affect controlled waters ; and b to promote what appear to them to be desirable practices by such persons for avoiding or minimising the pollution of any such waters. 3 The Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) Order 1991 is revoked. Elliot Morley Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 9th December 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jon Owen Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office 7th December 1998
BROADCASTING 1 This Order may be cited as the Foreign Satellite Service Proscription (No. 2) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 30th December 1998. 2 The foreign satellite service which at the date of making this Order is known as Eros TV is hereby proscribed for the purposes of section 178 of the Broadcasting Act 1990. Janet Anderson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 9th December 1998
MEDICINES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Amendment of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 2 In regulation 3 of the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Regulations 1973 (fees)— a in paragraph (1) (fee for registration of premises), for “£131” substitute “£135” and for “£71” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£73”; b in paragraph (2) (retention fee), for “£84” substitute “£87” and for “£66” (fee where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£68”; c in paragraph (3) (additional sum by way of penalty), for “£270” substitute “£278” and for “£202” (sum where premises are in Northern Ireland) substitute “£208”. Revocation 3 The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) Amendment Regulations 1997 are hereby revoked. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Milburn Department of Health, Minister of State 8th December 1998 Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Wales, Jon Owen Jones The Welsh Office, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 8th December 1998 Sam Galbraith The Scottish Office, Minister for Health 9th December 1998 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this D. C. Gowdy Permanent Secretary 8th day of December 1998.
LAND REGISTRATION, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the Land Registration (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. 2 In these Rules, the “ principal Rules ” means the Land Registration (Scotland) Rules 1980 . Amendment of the principal Rules 2 In rule 2 of the principal Rules (interpretation) after the definition of “debt” insert– “Registers Direct service” means the service provided by the Keeper which allows remote direct access by computer for the purpose of searching and retrieving information in respect of the register. . 3 For rule 24 of the principal Rules (application to Keeper for report or office copy) substitute– Application to Keeper for report or office copy 24 1 Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, an application to the Keeper for a report or office copy in terms of section 6(5) of the Act mentioned in column 1 of the following table shall be in the appropriate form as referred to in column 2 of the said table. (1) (2) Report or office copy applied for Form (1) Report prior to Registration 10 (2) Continuation of report prior to Registration 11 (3) Report over registered subjects 12 (4) Continuation of report on registered subjects 13 (5) Report to ascertain whether or not subjects have been registered 14 (6) Office copy (in terms of section 6(5) of the Act) 15 2 An application for a report or office copy in terms of section 6(5) of the Act may be made by telephone provided the information which would have been included under an equivalent application under paragraph (1) above is supplied, together with such additional information as may be required by the Keeper. 3 An application for a report or office copy in terms of section 6(5) of the Act may be made by facsimile or electronic mail provided the information which would have been included under an equivalent application under paragraph (1) above is supplied. . 4 After rule 24 of the principal Rules (application to Keeper for report or office copy) insert– Application for Registers Direct service 24A 1 An application may be made to the Keeper for use of the Registers Direct service. 2 On making an application, an applicant shall submit such information as will enable the Keeper to be satisfied that suitable arrangements have been made for payment of any fees incurred by the applicant. 3 Any user of the Registers Direct service shall, on being required to do so by the Keeper, submit such information as will enable the Keeper to be satisfied that the requirements of paragraph (2) above continue to be met. . Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 4th December 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Scottish Borders (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “EW” for electoral ward; “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of Scottish Borders Council shall be divided into 34 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 4th December 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Inverclyde (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “EW” for electoral ward; “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of Inverclyde Council shall be divided into 20 wards, having the contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th November 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Midlothian (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “ EW ” for electoral ward; “ NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of Midlothian Council shall be divided into 18 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th November 1998
ANIMALS Title and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 4th January 1999. Amendment of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) Order 1996 2 Article 4(1) of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) Order 1996 shall be amended as follows– a the definition of “exposed animal” shall be revoked and the following definition substituted– “exposed animal” means a bovine animal, other than an offspring animal, which has been exposed to the infection of the disease; ; and b after the definition of “ MBM product” the following definition shall be inserted– “offspring animal” means a bovine animal born on or after 1st August 1996 in the United Kingdom to a dam which– was affected or suspected of being affected with the disease when it gave birth to the animal; or has subsequently become affected or suspected of being affected with the disease; . Jeff Rooker Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 7th December 1998 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 8th December 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Jon Owen Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 8th December 1998
COMPANIES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Open-Ended Investment Companies (Investment Companies with Variable Capital) (Fees) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st March 1999. 2 In these Regulations– “the principal Regulations ” means the Open-Ended Investment Companies (Investment Companies with Variable Capital) Regulations 1996; “set of microfiche copies” means a set of copies of the records relating to one investment company with variable capital kept by the registrar of companies in the form of microfiche copies; and “investment company with variable capital” means a body incorporated by virtue of regulation 3(1) of the principal Regulations. 3 The fees set out in the second column of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be the fees payable in respect of the matters set out in the first column of that Schedule. Kim Howells Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 9th December 1998
COMPANIES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, and shall come into force on 1st March 1999. 2 In these Regulations, “the 1991 Regulations ” means the Companies (Fees) Regulations 1991 . 3 The Schedule to the 1991 Regulations is amended by: a substituting, in respect of the entries in the first column listed below, the sums set out below in relation to those entries for the sums specified in relation to those entries in the second column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations as follows: (i) entry 4 £5.00 (ii) entry 5 £5.00 (iii) entry 6 £5.00 (iv) entry 9(a) £5.00 (v) entry 9(b) £8.00 (vi) entry 9(c) £8.00 (vii) entry 10(a) £5.00 (viii) entry 10(b) £8.00 (ix) entry 10(c) £8.00 (x) entry 11(a) £5.00 (xi) entry 11(b) £8.00 (xii) entry 12(b) £5.00 plus £1.00 for each document supplied (xiii) entry 13(a) £9.00 (xiv) entry 15(a) £9.00 (xv) entry 16(b) £4.00 per copy of the information in relation to the branch or undertaking available on a computer terminal. (xvi) entry 19(a) £25.00 (xvii) entry 19(b)(i) £25.00 (xviii) entry 20(a) £25.00; b inserting after entry 7 in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sum specified in relation to that entry in the second column of that Schedule the following entry and sum: 7A For paper copies of original documents, other than a list of members, delivered at an office of the registrar relating to one branch or undertaking not recorded and kept by the registrar in the form of a microfiche copy, per document £7.00 ; c substituting for entries 17(a) and (b) in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sums specified in relation to that entry in the second column of that Schedule the following entries and sums: 17 For a paper copy of the index– a delivered at an office of the registrar, per page £1.00 b delivered by post £4.00 for the first page plus £1.00 for each additional page supplied ; and d inserting after entry 20A in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sum specified in relation to that entry in the second column of the entry the following entry and sum: 20B For the registration of a charge under Chapters I and II of Part XII per entry on a register of charges kept by the registrar in respect of a company or oversea company £10.00 . Kim Howells Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 9th December 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as The Leicestershire Mental Health Service and the Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999. Dissolution of NHS trusts 2 1 The Leicestershire Mental Health Service National Health Service Trust established by the Leicestershire Mental Health Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 shall be dissolved on 1st April 1999, and accordingly that Order revoked on that date. 2 The Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trust established by the Fosse Health, Leicestershire Community National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1994 shall be dissolved on 1st April 1999, and accordingly that Order revoked on that date. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn Minister of State, Department of Health 8th December 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Walsgrave Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 1998 and shall come into force on 21st December 1998. Amendment of NHS trust Establishment Order 2 In Article 4 of the Walsgrave Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 for “5 non-executive” there shall be substituted “6 non-executive” and for “5 executive” there shall be substituted “6 executive”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn Minister of State, Department of Health 8th December 1998
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Curfew Order (Responsible Officer) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 10th December 1998. 2 In article 4 of the Curfew Order (Responsible Officer) Order 1997 , for the words “Geografix Limited, Hurricane Way, Norwich NR6 6EW” there shall be substituted the words “Premier Monitoring Services Limited, Centennial Court, Easthampstead Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1YQ”. Gareth Williams Minister of State Home Office 7th December 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the West Dunbartonshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “EW” for electoral ward; “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of West Dunbartonshire Council shall be divided into 22 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th November 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Glasgow City (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “EW” for electoral ward; “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of Glasgow City Council shall be divided into 79 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th November 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the West Lothian (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999. Interpretation 2 In the Schedule to this Order– a a reference to– i an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and ii a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and b the following abbreviations are used:– “EW” for electoral ward; “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps. Electoral arrangements 3 The area of West Lothian Council shall be divided into 32 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order. Henry B McLeish Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 25th November 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Poole Borough Council) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 6th January 1999. Exemption of sports and leisure facilities management 2 The management of sports and leisure facilities by the council of the borough of Poole shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out– a at the Dolphin Swimming Pool, Kingsland Road, Poole, Dorset; and b during the period beginning with 6th January 1999 and ending immediately before 1st October 2000. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 8th December 1998