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DANGEROUS DRUGS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006. Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 2 In Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (which specifies some of the controlled drugs that are subject to the requirements of regulations 22, 23, 26 and 27 and for which provision is made by certain other regulations), in paragraph 1 after “4-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid” insert “Ketamine” . Paul Goggins Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 6th December 2005
STATISTICS OF TRADE 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006. 2 The Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) Regulations 1992 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 3(2), for “£221,000” substitute “ £225,000 ” . D A Hartnett S Lamey Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs 7th December 2005
NORTHERN IRELAND Title, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exceptional legal aid 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments and repeals 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AGRICULTURE, WALES Title, commencement and application 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLANT A PHOBL IFANC, CYMRU Enwi, dehongli a chymhwyso 1 2 Enw'r Gorchymyn hwn yw Gorchymyn Deddf Phlant 2004 (Cychwyn Rhif 5) (Cymru) 2005. 2 Yn y Gorchymyn hwn, ystyr “ y Ddeddf ” (“ the Act ”) yw Deddf Plant 2004. 3 Mae'r Gorchymyn hwn yn gymwys o ran Cymru. Y Diwrnod Penodedig 2 30 Rhagfyr 2005 yw'r diwrnod penodedig ar gyfer dwyn adran 57 o'r Ddeddf i rym (Ffioedd sy'n daladwy i aelodau o banelau adolygu mabwysiadau). Llofnodwyd ar ran Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998 D. Elis-Thomas Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol 6 Rhagfyr 2005
CIVIL AVIATION Citation and Commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 30th December 2005. Amendment of Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002 2 The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002 shall be amended by substituting for the definition of “Technical Instructions” in Regulation 3(1)— “Technical Instructions” means the 2005–2006 English language edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, as amended by the Addendum to those Instructions dated 18th March 2005 and Addendum No. 2 dated 30th June 2005, which was approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Karen Buck Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Transport 30th November 2005
CONSUMER PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st February 2006. Amendment of the Biofuel (Labelling) Regulations 2004 2 1 The Schedule to the Biofuel (Labelling) Regulations 2004 shall be amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1(2), “(which in Scotland include the trial diet)” shall be omitted. 3 In paragraph 1(3), for “serving the notice at the time he serves it” there shall be substituted “ who is the subject of the proceedings ” . 4 For paragraph 4(4)(a)(i) there shall be substituted— i that any sample or records, which a duly authorised officer has power under this paragraph to seize or require to be produced, is or are on any premises and that its or their seizure or production is likely to disclose evidence of the commission of an offence under these Regulations; or . 5 In paragraph 4(9), for “the references to written information” to the end of that paragraph there shall be substituted “ the reference to any written information on oath shall be construed as a reference to any evidence on oath. ” . 6 In paragraph 4(10), for “the references in sub-paragraph (4)” to the end of that paragraph there shall be substituted “ the reference in sub-paragraph (4) to a justice of the peace shall include a reference to a lay magistrate and the reference to any written information on oath shall be construed as a reference to any complaint on oath. ” . 7 In paragraph 5(1)— a after “sample or records which” there shall be inserted “ is or ” , and b “of blends” shall be omitted. 8 In paragraph 5(3)(a), “in relation to” shall be omitted. 9 In paragraph 5(4), after “magistrates' court” and after “a court”, there shall be inserted “ or sheriff ” . 10 In paragraph 5(4)(b), for “High Court of Justiciary” there shall be substituted “ sheriff principal ” . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State S J Ladyman Minister of State Department for Transport 2nd December 2005
HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS This Order may be cited as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006. A.K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This order may be cited as the Non-Contentious Probate Fees (London Terrorist Bombings) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 29 th December 2005. 2 In this Order “the 2004 Order” means the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 . Remission of Fees 2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 of the 2004 Order, where it appears to the Lord Chancellor that an application for a grant is in respect of — a a death occurring as a result of another person’s detonation of a bomb in London on 7 th July 2005, or b a death occurring as a result of action taken in a police operation following another person’s attempted detonation of a bomb in London on 21 st July 2005, he shall remit any fee prescribed by the 2004 Order. Transitional Provision 3 Where— a a fee has been paid under the 2004 Order after 7 th July 2005 but before 29 th December 2005 and b if this Order had been in force when the fee was paid, the Lord Chancellor would have remitted the fee, the fee shall be refunded. Falconer of Thoroton, C Lord Chancellor Department for Constitutional Affairs Date 23rd November 2005 Gillian Merron Tom Watson Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Date 2nd December 2005
LIBRARIES Citation 1 This Order may be cited as The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation)(No.2) Order 2005. Commencement of variation 2 The variation of the Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 made by the Secretary of State on 1st December 2005, whereby paragraph 1(a) of Article 46 was varied by substituting “5.57p” for “5.26p”, shall come into force on 29th December 2005. David Lammy Minister for Culture Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1st December 2005
COMPETITION Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption)(Amendment) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 23rd January 2006. Amendment of the 2001 Order 2 1 The Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) Order 2001 is amended as set out below. 2 In article 2, for “at the end of the period of five years commencing on 1st March 2001.” substitute “at the end of the period of ten years commencing on 1st March 2001.”. 3 In article 3, in the definition of “register”, for “means the register maintained by the Director under rule 8 of the Director’s rules set out in the Schedule to the Competition Act 1998 (Director’s rules) Order 2000;” substitute “means the register maintained by the Office of Fair Trading under rule 20 of the Office of Fair Trading’s Rules set out in the Schedule to the Competition Act 1998 (Office of Fair Trading’s Rules) Order 2004;”. 4 In article 8, for “object or effect or limiting” substitute “object or effect of limiting”. 5 For article 11, substitute the following— 11 The parties to a public transport ticketing scheme, which provides for members of the public to purchase a multi-operator travelcard, shall not distribute between themselves the revenue received by virtue of the operation of that scheme in a way that provides the parties with an incentive to set their own fares higher than they would have been set in the absence of the multi-operator travelcard, or significantly reduces the incentive for each of the parties to compete for passengers. . 6 In article 15 omit paragraph (a). 7 In article 21, for paragraph (b) substitute— b where it is not reasonably practicable for the Office of Fair Trading to comply with paragraph (a), the Office of Fair Trading publishing a summary of its decision or proposal in the register and causing a reference to that summary to be published in— i the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes; ii at least one national daily newspaper; and iii if there is in circulation an appropriate trade journal which is published at intervals not exceeding one month, in such trade journal, . Gerry Sutcliffe Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs Department of Trade and Industry 5th December 2005
ARMS AND AMMUNITION Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) Rules 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006. Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998 2 1 Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Firearms Rules 1998 is amended as follows. 2 In Condition 2 of the Shot Gun Certificate for the words “without undue delay” substitute “within 7 days”. Hazel Blears Minister of State Home Office 4th December 2005
CONSUMER PROTECTION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 31st December 2005. 2 In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations ” means the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2004 . Amendment to the Principal Regulations 2 1 The Principal Regulations are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 5 for paragraph 15 there is substituted— 15 No cosmetic product containing any substance listed in Annex II to the Directive— a under entry numbers 452 to 1132 (inserted into the Directive by Directive 2004/93/ EC ) shall be— i placed on the market after 1st January 2005; ii supplied after 1st April 2005; b under entry numbers 1133 to 1136 (inserted into the Directive by Directive 2005/42/EC ) shall be placed on the market or supplied after 30th March 2006. . 3 In Schedule 2 at the end there is inserted— 43 Commission Directive 2005/42/EC (O.J. No. L158, 21.6.2005, p.17) ; and 44 Commission Directive 2005/52/EC (O.J. No. L234, 10.9.2005, p. 9) . 4 In Schedule 3— a in Part 1 at the end there is inserted the entry in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations; b in Part 2 for the entry numbered 29 there is substituted “ENTRY DELETED”. 5 In Schedule 4 in Part 2— a in the entries numbered 1, 2, 8, 13, 15, 17, 23, 30, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 59 and 60, for the date “31.12.2005” in the 7th column wherever it occurs there is substituted “31.8.2006”; b in the entries numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 56 and 58, for the date “31.12.2005” in the 7th column wherever it occurs there is substituted “31.12.2006”. 6 The entries numbered 12150, 20170 and 27290 in Part 1 of Schedule 5 are omitted, subject to paragraph 7. 7 Paragraph (6) shall only have effect in relation to cosmetic products supplied after 30th March 2006. 8 In Schedule 6 in Part 1— a for the entry numbered 53 there is substituted the corresponding entry in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations; b at the end there is inserted the entry numbered 57 in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations. Gerry Sutcliffe Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs Department of Trade and Industry 5th December 2005
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1 st January 2006. 2 The functions conferred by sections 6 to 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be carried out in relation to the local government areas of Mendip District Council and South Somerset District Council as if they constituted only one area (“the combined area”). 3 The persons who for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be taken as the responsible authorities in relation to the combined area are the persons who, apart from this Order, would be a responsible authority in relation to any one or more of the areas included in the combined area. Hazel Blears Minister of State Home Office 4th December 2005
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Voluntary Adoption Agencies (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 30th December 2005. Amendment of the Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 2 1 The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)— a for the definition of “agency” substitute— “agency” means a registered adoption society ; ; and b insert in the appropriate places— “ 2002 Act ” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002; ; and “adoption support services” means, in addition to the services set out in section 2(6)(a) of the 2002 Act, the services prescribed for the purposes of section 2(6)(b) of that Act— in relation to England, by the Secretary of State ; and in relation to Wales, by the Assembly ; . 3 In regulations 10(1)(a)(ii) (arrangements for the protection of children), 13(b)(ii) (staffing of agency) and 19(3) (notifiable events - definition of “approved by the agency”) for “Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983” substitute “Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005 or the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005 ”. 4 There is inserted after Part 4, the Part 4A set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. 5 In Schedule 1 (information to be included in statement of purpose) insert after paragraph 7— 7A Where an agency may provide adoption support services a description of the adoption support services provided by the agency and the procedure for assessing needs for adoption support services. 6 In Schedule 3 (staff records) insert after paragraph 5— 5A Where an agency may provide adoption support services, qualifications relevant to, and experience of, working with adults and children receiving adoption support services. . Maria Eagle Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education and Skills 3rd December 2005 Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998. Dafydd Elis-Thomas Presiding Officer National Assembly for Wales 29th November 2005
DISABLED PERSONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Public Authorities) (Duty to Promote Equality) (Appointed Day) Order 2005. Appointed Day 2 5th December 2005 is the day appointed for the coming into effect of the Code of Practice laid before Parliament in draft on 25th October 2005 and issued by the Disability Rights Commission under section 53A(1C) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 , entitled “The Duty to Promote Disability Equality: Statutory Code of Practice (England and Wales)” . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Anne C McGuire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 4th December 2005
INCOME TAX Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance (No. 2) Act 2005, Section 45, (Appointed Day) Order 2005. Appointed Day for Corporation Tax purposes 2 The day appointed for the purposes of section 45(4) to (7) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 is 1st January 2006. Appointed Day for Income Tax purposes 3 The day appointed for the purposes of section 45(1) to (3) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 is 6th April 2006. Vernon Coaker Dave Watts Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 6th December 2005
INVESTIGATORY POWERS 1 This Order may be cited as the Retention of Communications Data (Further Extension of Initial Period) Order 2005 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 The initial period specified in section 105(2) of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, as extended by the Retention of Communications Data (Extension of Initial Period) Order 2003 , shall be extended for a further period of two years beginning with the time when that period would end but for the making of this Order. Hazel Blears Minister of State Home Office 5th December 2005
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as The Education (School Organisation Proposals) (Amendment) (No 2) (England) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006. Amendment of the Education (School Organisation Proposals) (England) Regulations 1999 2 The Education (School Organisation Proposals) (England) Regulations 1999 shall be further amended as follows. 3 In regulation 2 (Interpretation) in the definition of “excepted expansion”, after “paragraphs 1, 2,”, insert— 3 (but in respect of a prescribed alteration falling within paragraph 3, only where the alteration of the upper age limit is being made so as to provide sixth form education) and for “or 12” substitute “, 12 or 13”. Jacqui Smith Minister of State Department for Education and Skills 2nd December 2005
EXCISE Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) (Amendment) Order 2005 and comes into force on 6th December 2005. Amendment 2 1 The Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) Order 2005 is amended as follows. 2 Omit paragraphs (b), (e) and (h) of article 2 (interpretation). 3 Omit article 4, including Table B (adjustments of rights to rebate of duty on hydrocarbon oil). Tom Watson Joan Ryan Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 5th December 2005
VALUE ADDED TAX Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Betting, Gaming and Lotteries) Order 2005 and comes into force on 6th December 2005. Variation of Group 4 of Schedule 9 2 For Note (3) to Group 4 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 substitute— 3 ”Gaming machine” means a machine which is designed or adapted for use by individuals to gamble (whether or not it can also be used for other purposes). 4 But— a a machine is not a gaming machine to the extent that it is designed or adapted for use to bet on future real events, b a machine is not a gaming machine to the extent that— i it is designed or adapted for the playing of bingo, and ii bingo duty is charged under section 17 of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 on the playing of that bingo, or would be charged but for paragraphs 1 to 5 of Schedule 3 to that Act, and c a machine is not a gaming machine to the extent that— i it is designed or adapted for the playing of a real game of chance, and ii the playing of the game is dutiable gaming for the purposes of section 10 of the Finance Act 1997 , or would be dutiable gaming but for subsections (3) and (4) of that section. 5 In Notes (3) and (4)— a a reference to a machine is a reference to any apparatus which uses or applies mechanical power, electrical power or both, b a reference to a machine being designed or adapted for a purpose includes a reference to a machine to which anything has been done as a result of which it can reasonably be expected to be used for that purpose, and c a reference to a machine being adapted includes a reference to computer software being installed on it. 6 “To gamble” means to participate in— a gaming within the meaning of section 6 of the Gambling Act 2005 , or b betting within the meaning of section 9 of that Act. 7 “Real” has the meaning given by section 353(1) of the Gambling Act 2005 . 8 “Bingo” means any version of that game, irrespective of by what name it is described. . Joan Ryan Tom Watson Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 5th December 2005
INCOME TAX Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Income Tax (Indexation) (No.2) Order 2005. Amounts of personal allowance, married couple’s allowance and blind person’s allowance for 2005-6 2 1 The amounts, which, unless Parliament otherwise determines, will be treated by virtue of sections 257C(1) and 265(1A) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 as specified for the year 2006-7 in sections 257, 257AB , 257A and 265 of that Act are set out in paragraphs (2) to (4) below. 2 In section 257 of that Act (personal allowance)— a in subsection (1) (personal allowance) — £5,035; b in subsection (2) (personal allowance — age 65-74) - £7,280; c in subsection (3) (personal allowance — age 75 and over) — £7,420; d in subsection (5) (income limit for age-related allowances) — £20,100. 3 In section 257A of that Act (married couple’s allowance)— a in subsection (2) (married couple’s allowance — age 70 to 74 and born before 6th April 1935) — £6,065; b in subsection (3) (married couple’s allowance — age 75 and over) — £6,135; c in subsection (5) (income limit for age-related married couple’s allowance) — £ 20,100; d in subsection (5A) (minimum married couple’s allowance) — £2,350. 4 In section 257AB of that Act (married couple’s allowance (post 5th December 2005 marriages and civil partnerships))— a in subsection (2)(a) (married couple’s allowance — age 75 and over) — £6,135; b in subsection (2)(b) (married couple’s allowance — age 70 to 74 and born before 6th April 1935) — £6,065; c in subsection (4) (income limit for age-related allowances) — £20,100; d in subsection (5) (minimum married couple’s allowance) — £2,350. 5 In section 265(1) of that Act (blind person’s allowance) — £1,660. Joan Ryan Tom Watson Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 5th December 2005
HOUSING, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005, and shall come into force on 31st December 2005. 2 These Regulations apply to applications for grant made on or after 31st December 2005 to local housing authorities in England . Amendments 2 The Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) Regulations 1996 are amended in accordance with the following regulations. Regulation 2 3 In regulation 2 (forms of application for grant) , in paragraph (1) after “Schedule” insert “or a form to the like effect”. The Schedule 4 The form set out in the Schedule is amended as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State Kay Andrews Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 24th November 2005