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Local Government, England Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. 2 This Order comes into force— a for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after it is made; b for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015”, prints of which are available for inspection at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England; “ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 . Wards of the district of West Devon and number of councillors 3 1 The existing wards of the district of West Devon are abolished. 2 The district of West Devon is divided into 18 district wards, each listed by name in the first column of the table in the Schedule. 3 Each district ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the district ward. 4 The number of councillors to be elected for each district ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in the Schedule. 5 Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. Wards of the parish of Okehampton and number of councillors 4 1 The existing wards of the parish of Okehampton are abolished. 2 The parish of Okehampton is divided into two parish wards named respectively— a North; b South. 3 Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward. 4 Eight councillors are to be elected for North parish ward. 5 Six councillors are to be elected for South parish ward. Wards of the parish of Okehampton Hamlets and number of councillors 5 1 The existing wards of the parish of Okehampton Hamlets are abolished. 2 The parish of Okehampton Hamlets is divided into three parish wards named respectively— a Little Fatherford; b North; c South. 3 Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward. 4 One councillor is to be elected for each of Little Fatherford and South parish wards. 5 Six councillors are to be elected for North parish ward. Wards of the parish of Tavistock and number of councillors 6 1 The existing wards of the parish of Tavistock are abolished. 2 The parish of Tavistock is divided into three parish wards named respectively— a North; b South East; c South West. 3 Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward. 4 Seven councillors are to be elected for North parish ward. 5 Five councillors are to be elected for each of South East and South West parish wards. Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on the 23rd day of January 2015 Max Caller Chairman Local Government Boundary Commission for England 23rd January 2015
Government Trading Funds Citation and Commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Establishment of the fund 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name of the fund 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Source of loans 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assets, liabilities, reserves and public dividend capital 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum borrowing etc. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointed day for adding to originating debt to the fund 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of Orders 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Highways, England Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Traffic Management (Lancashire County Council) Permit Scheme Order 2015 and comes into force on 9th March 2015. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the Lancashire County Council Permit Scheme” means the permit scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order which was prepared and submitted to the Secretary of State by Lancashire County Council and has been approved by the Secretary of State; and “specified streets” has the meaning given by regulation 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 . Commencement of Permit Scheme 3 The Lancashire County Council Permit Scheme comes into effect on 9th March 2015. Application of Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 4 Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 shall apply to the specified streets within the Lancashire County Council Permit Scheme. Sighed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Robert Goodwill Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 7th January 2015
Highways, England Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Traffic Management (Nottingham City Council) Permit Scheme Order 2015 and comes into force on 16th March 2015. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the Nottingham City Council Permit Scheme” means the permit scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order which was prepared and submitted to the Secretary of State by Nottingham City Council and has been approved by the Secretary of State; and “specified streets” has the meaning given by regulation 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 . Commencement of Permit Scheme 3 The Nottingham City Council Permit Scheme comes into effect on 16th March 2015. Application of Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 4 Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 shall apply to the specified streets within the Nottingham City Council Permit Scheme. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Robert Goodwill Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 7th January 2015
Highways, England Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Traffic Management (Essex County Council) Permit Scheme Order 2015 and comes into force on 16th March 2015. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the Essex County Council Permit Scheme” means the permit scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order which was prepared and submitted to the Secretary of State by Essex County Council and has been approved by the Secretary of State; and “specified streets” has the meaning given by regulation 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 . Commencement of Permit Scheme 3 The Essex County Council Permit Scheme comes into effect on 16th March 2015. Application of Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 4 Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 shall apply to the specified streets within the Essex County Council Permit Scheme. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Robert Goodwill Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 7th January 2015
Criminal Law Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015. Provisions coming into force on 1st February 2015 2 The following provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 come into force on 1st February 2015— a section 1 (reduction of cases in which prisoners released unconditionally); b section 2 (supervision after end of sentence); c section 3 (breach of supervision requirements); d section 4 (supervision of certain young offenders after release from detention); e section 5 (consecutive terms); f section 6 (supervision of certain young offenders after detention and training order); g section 7 (minor and consequential provision); h section 8 (extended sentences: length of extension period); i section 9 (recall and further release of offenders); j section 11 (drug testing); k section 12 (drug appointments); l section 13 (drug testing and appointments: transfer within the British Islands); m section 15 (rehabilitation activity requirement); n section 16 (programme requirement); o section 17 (attendance centre requirement); p section 18 (duty to obtain permission before changing residence), except in so far as— i subsection (5) inserts new paragraph 16(3) of Schedule 8 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 , and ii subsection (8) inserts new paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 12 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ; q section 19 (amendments of Armed Forces Act 2006), in so far as it is not already in force; r section 21(1) (transitional provision etc ); s Schedule 1 (supervision requirements); t Schedule 2 (supervision default orders: new Schedule 19A to Criminal Justice Act 2003); u Schedule 3 (release and supervision: minor and consequential provision); v Schedule 5 (rehabilitation activity requirement: consequential provision); w Schedule 6 (offenders sentenced by service courts), in so far as it is not already in force, and x Schedule 7 (cases to which this Act applies). Chris Grayling Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 20th January 2015
Consumer Protection, England And Wales Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the 2006 Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Highways, England 1 This Instrument may be cited as “The Sunderland City Council (Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor – New Wear Bridge) Scheme 2014 Confirmation Instrument 2015” and shall come into force on the date on which notice that it has been confirmed is first published in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Highways Act 1980. 2 The Sunderland City Council (Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor – New Wear Bridge) Scheme 2014 (“the Scheme”) is hereby confirmed. 3 The Scheme as confirmed is set out in the Schedule hereto (including the plans) and copies of the Scheme with its accompanying plans are deposited at the offices of the Department for Transport, Floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, TN37 7GA and at the offices of the Council of Sunderland City Council, Civic Centre, Sunderland, SR2 7DN. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Cathy Miller A Senior Civil Servant in the Department for Transport 12th January 2015
Social Security Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory Sick Pay 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory Maternity Pay 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ordinary and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Shared Parental Pay 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applicable amounts for Income Support 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing Benefit 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applicable amounts for the JSA Regulations 1996 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amounts for the JSA Regulations 2013 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amounts for the ESA Regulations 2008 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescribed amounts for the ESA Regulations 2013 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amounts of certain elements for the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Road Traffic Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 6th April 2015. Amendment of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 2 1 The Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 are amended as follows. 2 Regulation 2 is omitted. 3 In regulation 3— a for “section 103 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 and section 193 of the Road Traffic Act 1972”, substitute “section 140 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and section 189 of the Road Traffic Act 1988”; and b for “bicycles and tricycles”, substitute “pedal cycles with two or more wheels”. 4 In regulation 4— a paragraph (a) is omitted; and b in paragraph (c)— i for sub-paragraph (i), substitute— i has a maximum continuous rated power which does not exceed 250 watts; ; and ii in sub-paragraph (ii), for “15”, substitute “15.5”. 5 After regulation 4 add— 5 1 For the purposes of regulation 4(c)(i), “maximum continuous rated power” has the same meaning as in Regulation ( EU ) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles . 2 Notwithstanding paragraph (1), maximum continuous rated power may be determined in accordance with— a any relevant standard or code of practice of a national standards body or equivalent body of any EEA State or the Republic of Turkey, b any relevant international standard recognised for use in any EEA State or the Republic of Turkey, or c any relevant technical regulation with mandatory or de facto mandatory application for marketing or use in any EEA State or in the Republic of Turkey, in so far as the standard, code of practice or technical regulation in question enables maximum continuous rated power to be determined in a manner equivalent to that prescribed by Regulation (EU) No 168/2013. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Claire Perry Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 12th January 2015
Insolvency, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st October 2015. 2 In this Order reference to the “principal Order” is to the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) Order 1986 . Amendments to Part II of the Schedule to the principal Order 2 Column 3 (monetary amounts) of Part II of the Schedule to the principal Order is amended as follows— a for the maximum amount of a person’s debts, for “£15,000” substitute“ £20,000”; b for the maximum total value of property, for “£300” substitute“ £1,000”. Transitional Provision 3 The amendments made by this Order apply only to applications made under section 251B(1) on or after 1st October 2015. Jo Swinson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 14th January 2015
Town And Country Planning, England Citation, commencement, application and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Neighbourhood Planning (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 9th February 2015 (“the commencement date”). 2 The amendments made by regulations 2(2) and (3) do not apply in relation to an area application first publicised by the local planning authority under regulation 6 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations ”) before the commencement date. 3 The amendments made by regulation 2(4) do not apply in relation to a plan proposal submitted to the local planning authority before the commencement date. 4 In this regulation “area application” and “plan proposal” have the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the 2012 Regulations. Amendment of the 2012 Regulations 2 1 The 2012 Regulations are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 6 for paragraph (c) substitute— c the date by which those representations must be received, being— i in the case of an application to which paragraph (2)(b) of regulation 6A applies, not less than four weeks from the date on which the area application is first publicised; i in all other cases, not less than six weeks from the date on which the area application is first publicised. 3 After regulation 6 insert— Prescribed date for determination of an area application 6A 1 Where a local planning authority receive an area application from a relevant body the authority must determine the application by the date prescribed in paragraph (2). 2 The date prescribed in this paragraph is— a in a case where the area to which the application relates falls within the areas of two or more local planning authorities, the date 20 weeks from the date immediately following that on which the application is first publicised; b in other cases, where the relevant body is a parish council and the area to which the application relates is the whole of the area of the parish council, the date eight weeks from the date immediately following that on which the application is first publicised; c in all other cases, the date 13 weeks from the date immediately following that on which the application is first publicised. 4 In regulation 15— a at the end of paragraph (1)(c) omit “and”; b at the end of paragraph (1)(d) omit the full stop and insert— ; and e i an environmental report prepared in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation 12 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 ; or ii where it has been determined under regulation 9(1) of those Regulations that the plan proposal is unlikely to have significant environmental effects (and, accordingly, does not require an environmental assessment), a statement of reasons for the determination. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Brandon Lewis Minister of State Department for Communities and Local Government 12th January 2015
Financial Services And Markets Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Capital Requirements (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) Regulations 2014. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Highways, England Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Traffic Management (Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) Permit Scheme Order 2015 and comes into force on 2nd March 2015. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Permit Scheme” means the permit scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order which was prepared and submitted to the Secretary of State by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and has been approved by the Secretary of State; and “specified streets” has the meaning given by regulation 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 . Commencement of Permit Scheme 3 The Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Permit Scheme comes into effect on 2nd March 2015. Application of Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 4 Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 shall apply to the specified streets within the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Permit Scheme. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Robert Goodwill Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 7th January 2015
Road Traffic, England Citation, commencement and application 1 These Regulations— a may be cited as the Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015; b come into force on 9th March 2015; and c apply in relation to England and Scotland only. Amendment of the Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988 2 1 The Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988 are amended as follows. 2 For regulation 7 (Unladen Weight), substitute— 7 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the unladen weight of an invalid carriage must not exceed— a in the case of a Class 1 or Class 2 invalid carriage, 113.4 kilograms; and b in the case of a Class 3 invalid carriage, 150 kilograms. 2 The unladen weight of an invalid carriage which satisfies the conditions in paragraph (3) must not exceed 200 kilograms. 3 The conditions are that— a the invalid carriage includes necessary user equipment; and b the unladen weight of the invalid carriage, excluding the weight of necessary user equipment, does not exceed the weight limit for its Class as set out in paragraph (1). 4 In this regulation— a “necessary user equipment” means equipment that— i forms part of, or is attached to, the invalid carriage upon construction or adaptation; and ii is necessary for the specific clinical, postural, hygienic, caring or nursing requirement of the usual user. b “unladen weight” means the weight of the invalid carriage— i inclusive of the weight of water, fuel or accumulators used for the purpose of the supply of power for propulsion of the invalid carriage, loose tools, and any necessary user equipment; but ii exclusive of any other load and the weight of the person carried by the invalid carriage. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Kramer Minister of State Department for Transport 23rd January 2015
Road Traffic Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 4th February 2015. Amendment of Regulations 2 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 are amended in accordance with regulation 3. 3 In Schedule 3 (licence fees), in Part 1 (table of fees applying on or after 1st April 2008) after the entry numbered 15 insert— 16 A licence granted following disqualification ordered by a court under article 3 of the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Disqualification from Driving) Order 2011 . £65 Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Claire Perry Parliametary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 5th January 2015 We approve the making of these Regulations D Micklethwaite Gavin Barwell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 7th January 2015
Financial Services Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Criminal Law, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st February 2015. Amendment of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 2 Regulation 14(3) of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 is amended as follows: a in sub-paragraph (b), for “either” substitute “any”; b before sub-paragraph (b)(i), insert— ai section 256AC (breach of supervision requirements imposed under section 256AA) ; c after sub-paragraph (b)(ii), insert— iii paragraphs 7 to 9 of Schedule 19A (breach, revocation or amendment of supervision default orders), . Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor Andrew Selous Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 8th January 2015