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PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 2000 and shall come into force on 10th April 2000. 2 In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983. Amendment of article 18 of the principal Order 2 In article 18 of the principal Order (unemployability allowances) in paragraph (2) for the amount “£3,016” there shall be substituted the amount “ £3,042”. Amendment of article 29 of the principal Order 3 In article 29 of the principal Order (pensions to widows) in paragraph (1A) for the amount “£56.45” there shall be substituted the amount “ £57.07”. Amendment of Schedules to the principal Order 4 1 In Schedule 1 to the principal Order (rates of retired pay, pensions, gratuities and allowances in respect of disablement)– a for the Table in Part II there shall be substituted the Table set out in Schedule 1 to this Order; b for Tables 1 and 2 of Part III there shall respectively be substituted the Tables set out in Schedules 2 and 3 to this Order; and c for Part IV there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 4 to this Order. 2 In Schedule 2 (rates of pensions and allowances in respect of death)– a for Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part II there shall be substituted the Tables set out in Schedule 5 to this Order; and b for Part III there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 6 to this Order. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations, which extend to England only , may be cited as the Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Rate of Discount for 2000/01) (England) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000. Rate of discount 2 The percentage rate of discount prescribed for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2000 for the purposes of defining “r” in section 49(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 shall be 7.9 per cent. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Hilary Armstrong Minister of State Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 7th February 2000
DA TA PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Conditions under Paragraph 3 of Part II of Schedule 1) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “Part II” means Part II of Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 1998. General provisions 3 1 In cases where the primary condition referred to in paragraph 3(2)(a) of Part II is met, the provisions of articles 4 and 5 apply. 2 In cases where the primary condition referred to in paragraph 3(2)(b) of that Part is met by virtue of the fact that the recording of the information to be contained in the data by, or the disclosure of the data by, the data controller is not a function conferred on him by or under any enactment or an obligation imposed on him by order of a court, but is necessary for compliance with any legal obligation to which the data controller is subject, other than an obligation imposed by contract, the provisions of article 4 apply. Notices in writing 4 1 One of the further conditions prescribed in paragraph (2) must be met if paragraph 2(1)(b) of Part II is to be disapplied in respect of any particular data subject. 2 The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that— a no notice in writing has been received at any time by the data controller from an individual, requiring that data controller to provide the information set out in paragraph 2(3) of that Part before the relevant time (as defined in paragraph 2(2) of that Part) or as soon as practicable after that time; or b where such notice in writing has been received but the data controller does not have sufficient information about the individual in order readily to determine whether he is processing personal data about that individual, the data controller shall send to the individual a written notice stating that he cannot provide the information set out in paragraph 2(3) of that Part because of his inability to make that determination, and explaining the reasons for that inability. 3 The requirement in paragraph (2) that notice should be in writing is satisfied where the text of the notice— a is transmitted by electronic means, b is received in legible form, and c is capable of being used for subsequent reference. Further condition in cases of disproportionate effort 5 1 The further condition prescribed in paragraph (2) must be met for paragraph 2(1)(b) of Part II to be disapplied in respect of any data. 2 The condition referred to in paragraph (1) is that the data controller shall record the reasons for his view that the primary condition referred to in article 3(1) is met in respect of the data. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 31st January 2000
DA TA PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Corporate Finance Exemption) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000. 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Data Protection Act 1998. Matters to be taken into account 2 1 The matter set out in paragraph (2) below is hereby specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b) of Schedule 7 to the Act (matters to be taken into account in determining whether exemption from the subject information provisions is required for the purpose of safeguarding an important economic or financial interest of the United Kingdom). 2 The matter referred to in paragraph (1) above is the inevitable prejudicial effect on– a the orderly functioning of financial markets, or b the efficient allocation of capital within the economy, which will result from the application (whether on an occasional or regular basis) of the subject information provisions to data to which paragraph (3) below applies. 3 This paragraph applies to any personal data to which the application of the subject information provisions could, in the reasonable belief of the relevant person within the meaning of paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 to the Act, affect– a any decision of any person whether or not to– i deal in, ii subscribe for, or iii issue, any instrument which is already in existence or is to be, or may be, created; or b any decision of any person to act or not to act in a way that is likely to have an effect on any business activity including, in particular, an effect on– i the industrial strategy of any person (whether the strategy is, or is to be, pursued independently or in association with others), ii the capital structure of an undertaking, or iii the legal or beneficial ownership of a business or asset. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 31st January 2000
DA TA PROTECTION 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Data Protection (Fees under section 19(7)) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000. 2 The fee payable by a member of the public for the supply by the Data Protection Commissioner under section 19(7) of the Data Protection Act 1998 of a duly certified written copy of the particulars contained in any entry made in the register maintained under section 19(1) of that Act shall be £2. Mike O'Brien Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 31st January 2000
INHERITANCE TAX 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Inheritance Tax (Settled Property Income Yield) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 18th February 2000. 2 This Order shall have effect in relation to transfers of value made on or after 18th February 2000. 2 In this Order references to “indices” are to the indices which are published in the Financial Times and produced in conjunction with the Institute of Actuaries and the Faculty of Actuaries. 3 The rate prescribed as the higher rate for the purposes of section 50 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 is the rate that is equal to the rate of the Irredeemables' yield shown in the indices which are known as the “ FTSE Actuaries Government Securities UK Indices” and which are produced either— a for the date on which the value in question is to be determined, or, if those indices are not produced for that date, b for the latest date preceding that date for which those indices are produced. 4 The rate prescribed as the lower rate for the purposes of section 50 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 is the rate that is equal to the rate of the All-Share actual dividend yield shown in the indices which are known as the “FTSE Actuaries Share Indices” and which are produced either— a for the date on which the value in question is to be determined, or, if those indices are not produced for that date, b for the latest date preceding that date for which those indices are produced. Greg Pope Jim Dowd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 27th January 2000
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (WTI Telecom (UK) Limited) Order 2000 and shall come into force on29th February 2000. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Patricia Hewitt, Minister of State for Small Business and E Commerce, Department of Trade and Industry 25th January 2000
IMMIGRATION Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Commencement of provisions 2 The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on the date specified in column 2 of that Schedule, but where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any such provision in column 3 of that Schedule, the provision concerned shall come into force on that date only for that purpose. Transitional provisions relating to the appeals provisions commenced by this Order 3 1 The adjudicators and the Immigration Appeal Tribunal for the purposes of the Act are to be treated as the adjudicators and the Immigration Appeal Tribunal for the purposes of the previous Immigration Acts . 2 Accordingly: a references (however expressed) to the Act in the appeals provisions, or in any enactment as amended by those provisions, are to be construed as including a reference to the previous Immigration Acts; b references (however expressed) in any Act or in any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of section 21(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 ) to adjudicators or the Immigration Appeal Tribunal for the purposes of any of the previous Immigration Acts are to be construed as including references to the adjudicators (other than Asylum Support Adjudicators) or (as the case may be) the Immigration Appeal Tribunal for the purposes of the Act; and c the designation of an adjudicator as a special adjudicator under (and for the purposes of) any provision of the previous Immigration Acts shall continue notwithstanding the commencement of the appeals provisions. 3 For the purposes of this article: “the appeals provisions” means sections 56 and 57 of the Act; Schedules 2 and 3 to the Act; paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Act; and paragraphs 71, 72, 91 and 98 of Schedule 14 to the Act; and “the previous Immigration Acts” means the Immigration Act 1971 , the Immigration Act 1988 , the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 , and the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 . 4 This article is without prejudice to the operation of the Interpretation Act 1978. Jack Straw One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 21st January 2000
PUBLIC ORDER, NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Order (Prescribed Forms) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into force on 21st February 2000. Notice of public processions and related protest meetings 2 Advance notice of a public procession shall be in Form 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations and advance notice of a related protest meeting shall be in Form 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations. Revocation 3 The Public Order (Prescribed Forms) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 are hereby revoked. Peter Mandelson One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 25th January 2000
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999 . 2 In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations— a the words “and except where the context otherwise requires” shall be omitted from paragraph (3); and b in paragraph (4), after the word “shall” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “without prejudice to the effect of paragraph (3)”. 3 In regulation 32(8) of the principal Regulations— a the word “and” at the end of subparagraph (a) shall be omitted; and b after subparagraph (b) there shall be added the word “and” and the following subparagraph— c subsections (1), (2) and (5)(f) of section 67 of that Act shall apply in respect of rules relating to the functions of the Tribunal under this regulation and in respect of the making thereof. Patricia Hewitt, Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce, Department of Trade and Industry 25th January 2000
TRADE MARKS 1 These Rules may be cited as the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2000 and shall come into force on 17th February 2000. 2 These Rules shall be construed as one with the Trade Marks Rules 2000 and the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996 . 3 The fees to be paid in respect of any matters arising under the Act, the Trade Marks Rules 2000 and the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996 shall be those specified in the Schedule to these Rules; and in any case where a form specified in the Schedule as the corresponding form in relation to any matter is specified in the Trade Marks Rules 2000 or the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996 that form shall be accompanied by the fee, if any, specified in respect of that matter (unless the Rules or the Order otherwise provide). 4 Where a fee has been paid in error, the registrar shall repay the same; and where a fee is paid in excess of the amount specified hereunder, the registrar shall remit the amount paid in excess. 5 The Trade Mark (Fees) Rules 1998 are hereby revoked. Sainsbury of Turville Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, Department of Trade and Industry 23rd January 2000
ARMS AND AMMUNITION 1 This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (Firearms Consultative Committee) Order 2000. 2 The Firearms Consultative Committee shall, following the expiry of the period of its existence specified in article 2 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (Firearms Consultative Committee) Order 1996 , continue to exist for a period of two years beginning on 1st February 2000. Charles Clarke Minister of State Home Office 27th January 2000
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 17th February 2000. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 . Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations 2 For paragraph (9) of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (date from which a decision superseded under section 10 of the Social Security Act 1998 takes effect) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— 9 A decision relating to attendance allowance or disability living allowance which is advantageous to the claimant and which is made under section 10 on the basis of a relevant change of circumstances shall take effect from— a where the decision is made on the Secretary of State’s own initiative, the date of that decision; b where— i the change is relevant to the question of entitlement to a particular rate of benefit; and ii the claimant notifies the change before a date one month after he satisfied the conditions of entitlement to that rate or within such longer period as may be allowed under regulation 8, the first pay day (as specified in Schedule 6 to the Claims and Payments Regulations ) after he satisfied those conditions; c where— i the change is relevant to the question of whether benefit is payable; and ii the claimant notifies the change before a date one month after the change or within such longer period as may be allowed under regulation 8, the first pay day (as specified in Schedule 6 to the Claims and Payments Regulations) after the change occurred; or d in any other case, the date of the application for the superseding decision. . Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (effective date for the late notification of change of circumstances)— a in paragraph (1) after the words “regulation 7(2)” there shall be inserted the words “and (9)”; and b in paragraphs (2) and (5) after the words “regulation 7(2)” there shall be inserted the words “or (9)”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Angela Eagle Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 20th January 2000
PENSIONS Citation, Commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 10th February 2000, but shall have effect, where appropriate, from the dates specified in this Order. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Superannuation Act 1972. Offices and Employments 2 With effect from 1st April 1999:— a the office of inspector of the Football Licensing Authority is hereby added to the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Act, b employment by the Football Licensing Authority is hereby added to the employment listed in Schedule 1 to the Act, c employment by the Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund is hereby added to those listed in Schedule 1 to the Act, and with effect from 20th August 1999:— d employment by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is hereby added to those listed in Schedule 1 to the Act, and e employment by the Royal Fine Art Commission is hereby removed from those listed in Schedule 1 to the Act. Marjorie Mowlam Minister for the Cabinet Office for the Minister for the Civil Service 20th January 2000
SOCIAL SECURITY 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 14th February 2000. 2 These Regulations have effect— a with respect only to working families' tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit, and b with respect to award periods of working families' tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit commencing on or after 5th October 1999. 2 Regulation 5(b) of the Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (“regulation 5(b)”) and regulation 2(b) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 (“regulation 2(b)”) shall have effect as if— a in regulation 5(b) before sub-paragraph (ii) there were inserted the following sub-paragraph— i after the words “Secretary of State”, where those words first occur, there shall be inserted the words “or of an officer of the Board”; ; and b regulation 2(b) were amended accordingly. Nick Montagu Tim Flesher Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 21st January 2000
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Vine Telecom Networks Limited) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 29th February 2000. 2 Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system. Patricia Hewitt, Minister of State for Small Business and E Commerce, Department of Trade and Industry 25th January 2000
FOOD 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Standards Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000. 2 The following provisions of the Food Standards Act 1999 shall come into force on 11th January 2000— a sections 1(1) (Food Standards Agency), 2 (appointment of members), 3(1) to (3) (appointment of chief executive), 36(2) (interpretation), 41 (transfer schemes) and 42 (transition); b in so far as they relate to Wales and Scotland, section 3(4) and (5) (appointment of directors), section 5(1) and paragraphs 1, 5 and 6 of Schedule 2 (advisory committees); c section 3(6) (holding of office) in so far as— i it is concerned with the chief executive, and ii it is concerned with directors and relates to Wales and Scotland; d for the purpose of introducing those provisions of Schedule 2 which are brought into force by this Order, section 5(4); e in so far as it relates to the definitions of the terms “Agency” and “appropriate authorities”, section 36(1); and f Schedule 1 (constitution of the Agency). Alan Milburn Secretary of State for Health 7th January 2000
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 8th February 2000. 2 This Order extends to England only . Designation as a public body 2 Each of the persons named in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, being a person appearing to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be a public body for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970. Restrictions on agreements 3 Agreements which may be entered into by virtue of this Order by any of the bodies mentioned in article 2 above shall, where an authority is named in relation to it in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order, be restricted to agreements with an authority so named. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Beverley Hughes Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 17th January 2000