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SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 7th April 2003. 2 In these Regulations “the Up-rating Order ” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 . Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date 2 Section 135(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (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 the receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied, until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 . Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland 3 Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 (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 Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 4 In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 (prescribed circumstances for increase of a carer’s allowance) for “£155” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted “£160”. Revocation 5 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 10th March 2003. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOOD Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2003. Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 2 1 The Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In regulation 8B(2) (which specifies weeks in respect of which a person is entitled to be credited with earnings for incapacity for work) – a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b for sub-paragraph (b), there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph – b a week for any part of which an unemployability supplement or allowance was payable by virtue of – i Schedule 7 to the Contributions and Benefits Act , ii Article 18 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 , or iii Article 18 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 . . 3 For regulation 9C (credits for maternity pay period), there shall be substituted the following regulation – Credits for adoption pay period and maternity pay period 9C 1 For the purposes of entitlement to any benefit by virtue of – a in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (2)(a), that person’s earnings or contributions; b in the case of a woman referred to in paragraph (2)(b), her earnings or contributions, that person or that woman, as the case may be, shall be entitled to be credited with earnings equal to the lower earnings limit then in force in respect of each week to which this regulation applies. 2 Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) this regulation applies to each week during – a the adoption pay period in respect of which statutory adoption pay was paid to a person, or b the maternity pay period in respect of which statutory maternity pay was paid to a woman. 3 A person or woman referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be entitled to be credited with earnings in respect of a week by virtue of this regulation only if he or she – a furnished to the Department notice in writing of his or her claim to be entitled to be credited with earnings, and b did so – i before the end of the benefit year immediately following the tax year in which that week began, or ii within such further time as may be reasonable in the circumstances of his or her case. 4 This regulation shall not apply to a woman in respect of any week in any part of which she was a married woman in respect of whom an election made by her under regulations made under section 19(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act had effect. 5 In this regulation “adoption pay period”, “maternity pay period”, “statutory adoption pay” and “statutory maternity pay” have the same meaning as in the Contributions and Benefits Act . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th March 2003. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Earnings Factor) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2003. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Security (Earnings Factor) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 In paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (rules for the ascertainment of earnings factors) for the definition of “Class 1 contributions” there shall be substituted the following definition – “Class 1 contributions” means primary Class 1 contributions paid or treated as paid on so much of a person’s earnings as does not exceed the current upper earnings limit (or the prescribed equivalent ); . Saving 3 For the purpose of ascertaining a person’s earnings factors in respect of the tax year commencing on 6th April 2002 and any preceding tax year, the principal Regulations shall have effect as if regulation 2 of these Regulations had not been made. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 11th March 2003. D. A. Baker Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2003. 2 In this Order “relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions 2 For the purposes of section 105(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 1·7 per cent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th March 2003. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
EDUCATION Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Now, therefore, the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 130 and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 , and now vested in it , and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2003. Revaluation of earnings factors 2 The earnings factors for tax years specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, in so far as they are relevant – a to the calculation – i of the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit, or ii of any guaranteed minimum pension, or b to any other calculation required under Part III of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment), are directed to be increased for those tax years by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in the second column of that Schedule. Rounding of fractional amounts 3 Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in Article 2(a)(i) of this Order, as increased in accordance with this Order, would not but for this Article be expressed as a whole number of pounds, it shall be so expressed by the rounding down of any fraction of a pound less than one half and the rounding up of any other fraction of a pound. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th March 2003. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
ROADS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the M1-M2 Link (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 21st April 2003. 2 In this Order “the map” means the drawing numbered M1WL/11/1/4 marked “Ml-M2 Link (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003” copies of which have been deposited at the Department’s Roads Service offices, Headquarters, Room 2-01, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8GB and Eastern Division, Hydebank, 4 Hospital Road, Belfast BT8 8JL. Designation of special roads 2 The roads described in Parts I, II, III and IV of the Schedule and the bridges and embankment described in Part VII of the Schedule shall become special roads. Direction as to trunk roads 3 The roads described in Parts I and II of the Schedule and the bridges and embankment described in Part VII of the Schedule shall become trunk roads and be part of the Belfast-Ballygawley-Londonderry Trunk Road T3. Abandonment of road 4 1 The Department shall carry out such works as it considers necessary for the provision of alternative facilities for road traffic and on completion of the works the length of road described in Part V of the Schedule shall be abandoned. 2 All existing cables, wires, mains, pipes or other apparatus placed along, across, over or under the abandoned length of road shall be removed. 3 All existing rights as to the use or maintenance of such cables, wires, mains, pipes or other apparatus shall be extinguished. Stopping-up of roads 5 1 The roads described in Part VI of the Schedule shall be stopped-up to road traffic. 2 The Department shall carry out such works as it considers necessary to prevent or restrict to such extent as the Department thinks fit, access to the roads by road traffic. Classification of traffic 6 1 The roads described in Parts I and II of the Schedule and the bridges and embankment described in Part VII of the Schedule shall be used only by traffic of Classes I and II as set out in Schedule I to the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993. 2 The roads described in Parts III and IV of the Schedule shall be used by traffic of all Classes as set out in Schedule I to the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 except Classes VII and IX. Amendment 7 The M1-M2 Link (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1983 shall be amended as follows: In Article 6(2) for the words “Class IX ” there shall be substituted “Classes VII and IX”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 6th March 2003. J. Carlisle A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development
RATES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of Order 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hereditaments excluded from transitional relief 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of rates 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional relief 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions as to transitional relief 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CRIMINAL LAW 1 This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Code of Practice) (Commencement) Order 2003. 2 The Code of Practice made under paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 2 to the Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order shall come into operation on 24th February 2003. Paul Murphy One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary’s of State Northern Ireland Office 18th February 2003
CRIMINAL LAW 1 This Order may be cited as the Financial Investigations (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 (Commencement) Order 2003. 2 The Financial Investigations (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 shall come into operation on 24th February 2003. Paul Murphy One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary’s of State Northern Ireland Office 8th February 2003
POLICE Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the Act” means the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. Appointed day 3 The following provisions of the Act shall come into operation on 21st February 2003 – Section 76(2), Schedule 4, paragraphs 4, 8, 9, 20(3) to (5), 21 and 22(8), Part II of Schedule 5. Paul Murphy One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 19th February 2003
REGISTERED HOMES AND SOCIAL CARE WORKERS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address for Service 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of tribunal 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of hearing etc. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Representation 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings in public 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjournment of hearing 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure at hearing 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of appeal 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple appeals 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension of time limits 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2003. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 . Amendment to regulation 73 (radio interference suppression) 2 1 Regulation 73 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 For paragraph (4) there shall be substituted – 4 Subject to paragraph (7), the requirements of Community Directive 72/245/ EEC as amended by Community Directive 95/54/ EC shall be met by electrical/electronic sub-assemblies as components or separate technical units first used on or after 1st October 2002. . 3 In paragraph (5), for the words “ ECE Regulation 10 or 10.01” there shall be substituted the words “ECE Regulations 10, 10.01 or 10.02”. 4 For paragraph (7) there shall be substituted – 7 The requirements of paragraph (4) shall not apply to electrical/electronic sub-assemblies of the following descriptions – a replacement parts intended for use on vehicles manufactured in accordance with type approvals granted before 1st January 1996 in compliance with Community Directive 72/245/EEC or Community Directive 72/306/EEC including any subsequent extension that may have been granted to such type approvals; b electrical/electronic sub-assemblies fitted to any vehicle under an authorisation having effect under Part III of the Police Act 1997 or Part II of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 . . Amendment to Schedule 1 (Community Directives and ECE Regulations) 3 After item 2 in Table II in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following items – 2A 10.02 10 17.12.68 Radio interference suppression 8.12.97 — 2B 10.02 10 17.12.68 Radio interference suppression 9.7.99 — 2C 10.02 10 17.12.68 Radio interference suppression 11.2.00 — Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 5th March 2003. Wesley Shannon A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement, revocations and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scope 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure for obtaining a prior opinion 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications relating to harbour works where a prior opinion has been given 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications relating to harbour works where a prior opinion has not been given 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publicity where an environmental statement is supplied 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transboundary cases and involvement of other EEA States 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Projects in another EEA State likely to have significant transboundary effects 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consultation on and holding of inquiry into proposed harbour works 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions on applications 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harbour works carried out without a decision 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Variation of consent 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Description of Social Care Workers) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2003. 2 In this Order – “ the Act ” means the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001. Description of social care workers for the purposes of registration 2 A person who – a manages or is a member of care staff in a children’s home; b manages a residential care home or a day care setting and is not registered with another professional regulatory body is hereby specified as a description of social care worker for the purposes of section 3(1)(b) of the Act. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 6th March 2003. Paul Martin Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2003. 2 In these Regulations – “the principal Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 . Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations 2 Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations (removal from dental list on grounds of age) shall be amended as follows – a paragraph (1) is revoked; b for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following – 2 A Board shall, on 1st April 2003 and in each successive year thereafter, remove from the dental list the name of any dentist included in that list who has attained the age of 70 during the period of 12 months ending on 1st April in that year; and c in paragraphs (3) and (4) the expression “(1) or” after the word “paragraph”, in each of the three places where it occurs, shall be deleted. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th March 2003. Dr. J. F. Livingstone Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 5th March 2003. R. Scott Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
WELFARE FOODS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ELECTRICITY Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Energy (2003 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003. Appointed day 2 1st April 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 listed in column 1 of the Schedule for the purposes set out in column 3 thereof. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 28th March 2003. James McKeown A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions (1999 Order) (Commencement No. 13) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003. 2 In this Order any reference to a numbered Article or Schedule is to the Article of, or the Schedule to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 bearing that number. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of paragraph 32 of Schedule 8 (welfare benefits: minor and consequential amendments for administration of benefits) and Article 67 in so far as it relates to that paragraph is 6th April 2003. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 31st March 2003. D. A. Baker Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development