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INSOLVENCY Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Insolvency Act 2000 (Company Directors Disqualification Undertakings) Order 2004. 2 This Order shall come into force on 1st September 2004 and the amendments made by it shall only apply in relation to disqualification undertakings under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 accepted on or after that date. Modification of Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 2 1 The Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 is amended as follows. 2 After section 12A (Northern Irish disqualification orders) insert– Northern Irish disqualification undertakings 12B A person subject to a disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002– a shall not be a director of a company, act as receiver of a company’s property or in any way, whether directly or indirectly, be concerned or take part in the promotion, formation or management of a company unless (in each case) he has the leave of the High Court of Northern Ireland, and b shall not act as an insolvency practitioner. . 3 In section 13 (criminal penalties) for “or 12A” substitute “, 12A or 12B”. 4 In section 14(1) (offences by body corporate) after “12A” insert “or 12B”. 5 In section 15 (personal liability for company’s debts where person acts while disqualified)– a in subsection (1)– i in paragraph (a) for “or 12A” substitute “, 12A or 12B”, ii in paragraph (b) after “1989” insert “or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002”, and b in subsection (5) after “1989” insert “or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002”. 6 In section 18(4A) (register of disqualification orders) at the end insert “or disqualification undertakings made under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002”. Consequential provisions 3 The Schedule to this Order which makes consequential amendments to the enactments amended by Part II of Schedule 4 to the Insolvency Act 2000 (c. 39) shall have effect. Gerry Sutcliffe, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers, Department of Trade and Industry 21st July 2004
SUPREME COURT OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1 This Order may be cited as the Maximum Number of Judges (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 and shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made. 2 In section 2(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (the High Court) for the words “not more than nine puisne judges” there shall be substituted the words “not more than ten puisne judges” and accordingly the Maximum Number of Judges (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 is hereby revoked. A.K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and Commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landfill Targets 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum Amount of Waste sent to Landfill from England in Non-target years 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum Amount of Waste sent to Landfill from Scotland in Non-target years 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum Amount of Waste sent to Landfill from Wales in Non-target years 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum Amount of Waste sent to Landfill from Northern Ireland in Non-target years 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st September 2004. 2 These Regulations apply in relation to a school year beginning on or after that date. 3 These Regulations apply only in relation to England. Amendment of the Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) Regulations 1997 2 1 The Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) Regulations 1997 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2— a In paragraph (2), substitute “£12,846” for “£12,508”. b In paragraph (3) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute— a £79 where the relevant income does not exceed £11,935; and b £41 where that income exceeds £11,935 but does not exceed £12,846 . 3 In regulation 4 — a in paragraph (3), substitute “£11,948” for “£11,639”; and b in paragraph (4)— i substitute “£11,948” for “£11,639”; and ii substitute “£11,769” for “£11,460”. David Miliband Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills 22nd July 2004
CIVIL AVIATION Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Supervisory Authority 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation, Commencement and Application 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. 2 These Regulations apply in England. Interpretation 3 In these Regulations— “the 2004 Act ” means the Higher Education Act 2004; “academic year” has the meaning given in regulation 2(6) of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2002 ; “overseas institution” means an institution other than one in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; “sandwich course” has the meaning given in regulation 5(2) of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2002. Prescribed basic and higher amounts 4 Subject to regulation 5, for the purpose of section 24 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is £1,200 and the higher amount is £3,000. Prescribed basic and higher amounts for specified courses 5 For the purpose of section 24 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is £600 and the higher amount is £1500 in the following cases: a the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks' attendance; b in respect of a sandwich course, an academic year i during which any periods of full time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or ii if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full time study at the institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks; c in respect of a course of initial training of teachers (including such a course leading to a first degree) an academic year during which any periods of full time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; d in respect of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution, an academic year i during which any periods of full time study at the institution in the United Kingdom are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or ii if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one of more periods of attendance which are not periods of full time study at the institution in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks. Alan Johnson Minister of State Department for Education and Skills 21st July 2004
VALUE ADDED TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2004, section 19(1) and Schedule 2, (Appointed Day) Order 2004. 2 The day appointed under section 19(2)(b) of the Finance Act 2004 as the day on which section 19(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, that Act shall come into force, insofar as they are not already in force by virtue of section 19(2)(a) of that Act, is 1st August 2004. Joan Ryan Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 22nd July 2004
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to Regulation 3 (Interpretation) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to Schedule 1 (Separate Directives) 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VALUE ADDED TAX Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Disclosure of Avoidance Schemes) Regulations 2004 and come into force on 1st August 2004. 2 In these Regulations “Schedule 11A” means Schedule 11A to the Value Added Tax Act 1994. Time of notification 2 1 Where paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 11A applies ( VAT return affected by a notifiable scheme), the time prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(2) and (3) of that Schedule (duty to notify Commissioners) is the 30th day from the end of the last day specified by or under regulation 25 of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 for making the return. 2 Where paragraph 6(1)(b) of Schedule 11A applies (claim for repayment of output tax or an increase in credit for input tax based on a scheme), the time prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(2) and (3) of that Schedule is the 30th day from the end of the date the claim is made. 3 Paragraph (1) does not apply where the beginning of the prescribed accounting period for which the VAT return is made is earlier than the date these Regulations come into force. 4 Paragraph (2) does not apply where the beginning of any prescribed accounting period in respect of which the claim is made is earlier than the date these Regulations come into force. Form and manner of notification 3 Notification of a scheme pursuant to paragraph 6(2) or 6(3) of Schedule 11A shall be made in such form and manner as may be specified in a notice published by the Commissioners and not withdrawn by a further notice. Information to be notified 4 1 For the purposes of paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 11A (duty to notify the Commissioners of a scheme other than a designated scheme) and paragraph 9(1) of that Schedule (voluntary notification of scheme) the following information is prescribed— a any provision designated in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 11A (designation of provisions included in or associated with avoidance schemes) which is included in or associated with the scheme; b how the scheme gives rise to a tax advantage, including, insofar as material to the tax advantage— i a description of each arrangement, transaction or series of transactions; ii their sequence; iii their timing, or the intervals between them; and iv the goods or services involved; c how the involvement of any party to the scheme contributes to the obtaining of the tax advantage; and d any provision having the force of law in the United Kingdom or elsewhere relied upon as giving rise to the tax advantage. 2 A tax advantage is considered to have been obtained or to be obtained and any arrangement, transaction or series of transactions is considered to have taken place or to take place provided a taxable person has treated or intends to treat it as having been obtained or taken place for the purposes of— a a return required under the Value Added Tax Act 1994; or b a claim for repayment of output tax or an increase in credit for input tax. T D Byrne Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ 22nd July 2004
AGGREGATES LEVY 1 This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2004, section 291, (Appointed Day) Order 2004. 2 The day appointed as the day on which subsections (1) to (3) of section 291 of the Finance Act 2004 come into force is 23rd July 2004. John Heppell Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 22nd July 2004
FIRE SERVICES, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order 2004. 2 This Order shall come into force on 13th September 2004, except that the amendments that relate to, or are incidental to,— a rules C1 and C6 shall have effect from 6th April 1997; b rules F2A, G1 and G2A, in so far as they relate to maternity leave, shall have effect from 23rd June 1994; c rules F2A, G1 and G2A, in so far as they relate to adoption or paternity leave, shall have effect from 8th December 2002; and d rule I3 and paragraphs (4) and (5) of rule J4 shall have effect from 1st March 1992. 3 This Order shall extend to England and Wales . Amendment of the Firemen’s Pension Scheme 2 The Firemen’s Pension Scheme set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992 shall be amended in accordance with the Schedule to this Order. Signed by the authority of the First Secretary of State Phil Hope Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 16th July 2004 We consent to the making of this Order Joan Ryan Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 20th July 2004
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 30th August 2004. Increases in fees 2 1 The International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) Regulations 1988 shall be amended as follows. 2 In the regulations specified in column (1) of the Table below for the amounts specified in column (2) there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column (3). TABLE (1) (2) (3) Regulation Existing Amount (£) Substituted Amount (£) 3(i) 74 77 3(ii) 459 473 5(i) 49 51 5(ii) 74 77 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 6th July 2004 We consent to the making of these Regulations Derek Twigg Nick Ainger Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 14th July 2004
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004 . Commencement of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the relevant purposes 2 1 The provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 specified in paragraph (2), in so far as these provisions are not already in force for the relevant purposes, shall come into force for the relevant purposes on 1st January 2005. 2 The provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 referred to in paragraph (1) are— a section 15(4) and (5); b section 48; c Part IV and Schedule 3; d Part V and Schedule 4; e section 62; f Part VII and Schedule 6; and g section 77. 3 In this article— a “the relevant purposes” means— i the purpose of implementing Article 4 of the Aarhus Convention, together with Articles 3 and 9 of the Convention so far as relating to that Article (or any amendment of those provisions made in accordance with Article 14 of the Convention), including any purposes arising out of or related to that purpose; and ii the purpose of implementing the Environmental Information Directive, including any purposes arising out of or related to that purpose; b “the Environmental Information Directive” means Council Directive 2003/4/ EC on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/ EEC ; and c “the Aarhus Convention” means the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters signed at Aarhus on 25th June 1998 . Margaret Beckett Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 20th July 2004
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Council Tax Limitation (England) (Maximum Amounts) Order 2004 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 This Order applies to authorities in England only . Maximum amounts 2 The amount which the amount calculated by an authority listed in the Schedule to this Order as its budget requirement for the financial year beginning in 2004 is not to exceed is the amount shown against the name of the authority in the Schedule, which amount does not in the case of any such authority exceed the amount already calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for that year. Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State Nick Raynsfod Minister of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 20th July 2004
SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 21st August 2004. Designation 2 The sports grounds specified in the Schedule to this Order (being sports grounds which in opinion of the Secretary of State have accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) are hereby designated as sports grounds requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975. Tessa Jowell Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 19th July 2004
VALUE ADDED TAX Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Disclosure of Avoidance Schemes) (Designations) Order 2004 and comes into force on 1st August 2004. Interpretation 2 1 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Value Added Tax Act 1994. 2 Any reference in this Order to “Schedule 8” or “Schedule 9” is a reference to that Schedule to the Act. 3 For the purposes of this Order a person is connected with another where— a one of them is an undertaking in relation to which the other is a group undertaking; or b both of them are connected to the same trust. 4 For the purposes of this Order a person is connected to a trust where — a he is the settlor of the trust, a trustee or beneficiary of it; or b he holds any shares in a company in accordance with the terms of the trust, or is a person on whose behalf such shares are held. 5 For the purposes of this Order “undertaking” and “group undertaking” have the meaning given by section 259 of the Companies Act 1985 . 6 A scheme is treated as fitting a description contained in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order even if any feature of that scheme is not actually present (whether as a matter of law or for any other reason), provided a taxable person has treated that feature as being present for the purpose of making— a a return required under the Act; or b a claim for the repayment of output tax or an increase in credit for input tax. 7 A provision is treated as fitting a description contained in Schedule 2 to this Order even if it, or any feature of it, is not actually present (whether as a matter of law or for any other reason), provided a taxable person has treated that feature as being present for the purpose of making— a a return required under the Act; or b a claim for the repayment of output tax or an increase in credit for input tax. Designation of avoidance schemes and provisions included in or associated with avoidance schemes 3 1 The schemes described in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order are designated schemes for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 11A to the Act and are allocated the reference numbers shown in the second column of Schedule 1. 2 The provisions described in Schedule 2 to this Order are provisions designated for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 11A to the Act. Joan Ryan Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 22nd July 2004
EXTRADITION 1 This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2004 and shall come into force on the expiry of one week beginning with the day on which it was made. 2 1 Articles 2(2) and 3(2) of the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003 are amended by omitting the territories listed in paragraph (3). 2 Article 2(2) of the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003 is amended by inserting (in the appropriate place) the territories listed in paragraph (3). 3 Those territories are: Austria; Cyprus; France; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; The Netherlands; Poland; Slovenia. 3 The entry in respect of Chile in article 4(2) of the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003 is amended by substituting the words “(95 days)” for “(90 days)”. Caroline Flint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 20th July 2004
REGULATORY REFORM Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Regulatory Reform (Museum of London)(Location of Premises) Order 2004 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Amendment to section 4 of the Museum of London Act 1965 2 1 The Museum of London Act 1965 is amended as follows. 2 In section 4(1) for “the City of London” substitute “Greater London”. 3 In section 4(2) for “the City of London” substitute “Greater London”. Estelle Morris Minister of State Department for Culture, Media and Sport 14th July 2004
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation, commencement and revocation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Evidence of Test Certificates) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st September 2004. 2 The Motor Vehicles (Production of Test Certificates) Regulations 1969 are hereby revoked. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “the 1988 Act ” means the Road Traffic Act 1988; and “the 1994 Act ” means the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 . Application for vehicle licence for a vehicle to which section 47 of the 1988 Act applies 3 Where an application is made under the 1994 Act for a vehicle licence for a vehicle to which section 47 of the 1988 Act applies, the licence shall not be granted unless one of the following conditions is satisfied— a an effective test certificate is produced; b records maintained under section 45(6B) of the 1988 Act provide evidence of the granting of an effective test certificate; c the applicant makes a declaration in the form specified in the Schedule to these Regulations or a form to the like effect; or d in the case of an application relating to a vehicle to which section 47 applies by virtue of subsection (2)(b) of that section, the owner of the vehicle declares in writing the year in which the vehicle was manufactured, and the period of three years from the date of manufacture has not expired. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 19th July 2004
TAX CREDITS, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits (Provision of Information) (Functions Relating to Health) (Scotland) Regulations 2004, shall come into force on 11th August 2004 and extend only to Scotland. Purpose for which information may be provided 2 1 The purpose of conducting surveys of the health of children and young people under the age of 17 and their families, by the Scottish Ministers or persons providing services to them, or exercising functions on behalf of them, is prescribed under paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (provision of information by the Board of Inland Revenue for health purposes). 2 Nothing in these Regulations affects the operation of the Tax Credits (Provision of Information) (Functions Relating to Health) Regulations 2003 or the Tax Credits (Provision of Information) (Functions Relating to Health) ( No. 2) Regulations 2003 . Helen Ghosh Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue 20th July 2004
DEFENCE 1 This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2001 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004. 2 Section 20 of the Armed Forces Act 2001 shall come into force on 22nd July 2004. Ivor Caplin Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Defence 21st July 2004