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THE RACE RELATIONS ACT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Race Relations Act 1976 (General Statutory Duty) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 31st December 2003. Amendment of Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976 2 Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976 is amended as follows: a in Part I (original categories of bodies and other persons), under the sub-heading “National Health Service: England and Wales”, for the words “A Health Authority established under section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977” substitute “A Strategic Health Authority” ; b in Part II— i under the sub-heading “Health”, omit the entry relating to the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine; ii under the sub-heading “Education”, in the entry relating to The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, for the word “Communication” substitute “Communications”, and omit the entry relating to Community Learning Scotland; iii under the sub-heading “Police”, omit the entry relating to the Police Complaints Authority; iv under the sub-heading “Libraries, museums and arts”, omit the entries relating to the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland and the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland; v under the sub-heading “Public corporations and nationalised industries”, omit the entries relating to the Broadcasting Standards Commission, the Independent Television Commission and the Radio Authority; vi under the sub-heading “Regulatory, audit and inspection”, omit the entry relating to the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting; vii under the sub-heading “Research”, omit the entry relating to the Apple and Pear Research Council, and viii under the sub-heading “Other Bodies, Etc.”, at the end of the entry relating to the Consumer Council for Postal Services insert “(“Postwatch”)”, and omit the entries relating to the Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland, the Horserace Betting Levy Board, the Horserace Totalisator Board, the Local Government Commission for England and the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board; and c after Part II insert the headings and entries set out in the Schedule to this Order. Fiona Mactaggart Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office 24th November 2003
Title and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Partnerships etc. (Removal of Twenty Member Limit) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. 2 The provisions of this Order come into operation on the expiration of two months from the date on which this Order is made. Interpretation 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Removal of twenty member limit on partnerships, etc. 3 1 In section 4(2) of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24) (constitution of limited partnerships) the words “shall not consist of more than twenty persons, and” shall cease to have effect. 2 Articles 665 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (N.I. 6) (prohibition of partnerships etc. with more than 20 members) shall cease to have effect. Article 4—Repeals
TRANSPORT AND WORKS, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Didsbury) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 12th November 2003. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 1991 Act ” means the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1991 ; and “the plans and sections” means the plans and sections certified by the Secretary of State as the plans and sections for the purposes of this Order. Double lines 3 1 In the description of Work No. 5 in section 4 of the 1991 Act, for the words “(single line)” there shall be substituted “(single or double line)”. 2 In so far as they relate to Work No. 5 in section 4 of the 1991 Act, the plans and sections shall be deemed to be the deposited plans and sections for the purposes of the 1991 Act. Certification of plans 4 Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive shall, as soon as practicable after the making of this Order, submit copies of the plans and sections to the Secretary of State for certification that they are true copies of the plans and sections referred to in this Order; and a document so certified shall be admissible in any proceedings as evidence of the contents of the document of which it is a copy. Signed by authority of theSecretary of State for Transport Ellis Harvey Head of the Transport and Works Act Orders Unit, Department for Transport 22nd October 2003
MINISTERS OF THE CROWN Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (European Parliamentary Pay and Pensions) Order 2003. 2 This Order shall come into force on 16th December 2003. 3 In this Order “the Leader of the House of Commons” means the Minister of the Crown who is for the time being designated as Leader of the House of Commons by the Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. Transfer of functions relating to European Parliamentary pay and pensions 2 1 The functions of the Lord President of the Council under — a the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 , and b any order made under that Act, are hereby transferred to the Leader of the House of Commons. 2 The words “Leader of the House of Commons” shall be substituted for the words “Lord President of the Council” wherever they occur in the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1). 3 In section 8(1) of the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979, after the definition of “electoral region” there shall be inserted — “the Leader of the House of Commons” means the Minister of the Crown who is for the time being designated as Leader of the House of Commons by the Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. Supplementary 3 1 Any enactment, instrument, contract or other document passed or made before the coming into force of this Order shall have effect, so far as may be necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of the transfers effected by this Order, as if any reference to (and any reference which is to be read as a reference to) the Lord President of the Council were a reference to the Leader of the House of Commons. 2 This Order does not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Lord President of the Council before the coming into force of this Order; and anything which, at the time of coming into force of this Order, is in process of being done by or in relation to the Lord President of the Council may, if it relates to the functions transferred by this Order, be continued by or in relation to the Leader of the House of Commons. 3 Any appointment made or other thing done (or having effect as if made or done) by the Lord President of the Council for the purpose of a function transferred by this Order, if in force at the coming into force of this Order, shall have effect, so far as required for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if made or done by the Leader of the House of Commons. A.K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
IMMIGRATION 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Guernsey) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 11th December 2003. 2 In this Order— “the 1971 Act ” means the Immigration Act 1971 ; and “ Guernsey ” means the Bailiwick of Guernsey. 3 For the purposes of construing provisions of the 1971 Act as part of the law of Guernsey, any reference to an enactment which extends to Guernsey shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as it has effect in Guernsey. 2 The provisions of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 which are specified in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order shall extend to Guernsey subject to the modifications specified in relation to those provisions in the right-hand column of that Schedule, being such modifications as appear to Her Majesty to be appropriate. 3 The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 1993 shall be varied by inserting at the end of article 4(1), “and section 20(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament”. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
TAXES Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Appointment of the Implementation Date) Order 2003. Implementation date 2 The date appointed as the implementation date for the purposes of stamp duty land tax is 1st December 2003. Nick Ainger Derek Twigg Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 12th November 2003
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designation of Ministers or Departments 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designation of the National Assembly for Wales 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designation of Northern Ireland Departments 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of Designations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NATIONAL LOTTERY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the New Opportunities Fund (Increase in Membership) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004. Increase in membership 2 Paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6A to the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 is amended so as to substitute the number “16” for the number “12”. Estelle Morris Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 9th November 2003
SAVINGS BANKS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Savings Bank (Amendment) Regulations 2003, and shall come into force on 5th January 2004. Amendment of the 1972 Regulations 2 The National Savings Bank Regulations 1972 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 of these Regulations. 3 After regulation 2, insert— Disapplication of particular regulations to certain accounts 2A The following provisions of these Regulations shall not apply to an investment account of any description for which terms and conditions have been set pursuant to section 9A(1) of the National Savings Bank Act 1971— a regulations 4(3) to 4(5) (inclusive); b regulations 5 and 6; c regulations 8 to 19 (inclusive); d regulations 21 and 25; e regulations 27 to 29 (inclusive); f regulations 30 to 33 (inclusive); g regulations 35 to 38A (inclusive); and h regulations 42 and 46(2). Closure of ordinary deposit accounts 2B Notwithstanding regulations 16(2), 20, 22(1), 28(2) and 43 below— a an ordinary account may not be opened after 28th January 2004, b an ordinary deposit may not be made after 31st July 2004, and c any withdrawal from an ordinary account after 31st July 2004 must be for the whole amount standing to the credit of the account at the date of withdrawal and any accrued interest that has not been credited to the account. . 4 In regulation 11(5), after “1st January 1990” insert “and to an account opened after 28th January 2004 by transferring all the money held in an ordinary account to that account”. Amendment of the 1977 Limits Order 5 The National Savings Bank (Investment Deposits)(Limits) Order 1977 shall be amended in accordance with the following provision of these Regulations. 6 After article 3, insert— 3ZA Article 3 shall not apply to an investment account of any description for which terms and conditions have been set pursuant to section 9A(1) of the National Savings Bank Act 1971. . Derek Twigg Nick Ainger Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 2nd December 2003
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Thurrock Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2003, and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of each House of Parliament. Designation of urban development area 2 1 The area shown on the map bounded externally by a black line and edged internally with a stippled band is hereby designated as an urban development area. 2 In paragraph (1), “the map” means the map entitled “Map referred to in the Thurrock Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2003”, of which prints, signed by a Director in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, are deposited and available for inspection at the offices of the First Secretary of State and the offices of Thurrock Borough Council. Establishment of the Thurrock Development Corporation 3 1 For the purposes of regenerating the area designated by article 2(1) there is hereby established an urban development corporation named “Thurrock Development Corporation”. 2 The corporation established by paragraph (1) shall consist of eleven members in addition to the chairman and deputy chairman. Signed by authority of one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Keith Hill Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 23rd June 2003
MEDICINES Title, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulations 2, 3, 12 to 17 and 19 of the Medicines (Products for Animal Use—Fees) Regulations 1998 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Schedules to the Medicines (Products for Animal Use—Fees) Regulations 1998 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional arrangements 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TAXES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Consequential Amendment of Enactments) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st December 2003. Consequential amendments 2 The Schedule to these Regulations, which contains amendments to enactments in consequence of the provisions of Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003, shall have effect. John Heppell Joan Ryan Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 10th November 2003
PENSIONS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Election against Benefits) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 19th December 2003. Transitional provisions 2 1 Every reference in the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 or the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 to an election made under section 14A(3)(b) of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 shall be construed as including every election made under that section, whether before or after the coming into force of these Regulations. 2 Every reference in the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 to an election made under section 13 of that Act shall be construed as including every election made under that section, whether before or after the coming into force of these Regulations. 3 Every election made under one of the sections cited in the preceding paragraphs before the coming into force of these Regulations shall for so long as it remains in force have the same effect as if it had been made under the respective section as modified by these Regulations. Modification of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 3 1 The Judicial Pensions Act 1981 shall have effect subject to the following modifications. 2 In section 14A(2) the definition of “personal pension scheme” shall be omitted. 3 For section 14A(3)(b) there shall be substituted— b be entitled at any time to serve on the Minister a written notice of election not to be a member of the relevant judicial pension scheme, to take effect on a date not less than one month after the date on which it was served. . Modification of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 4 1 The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 shall have effect subject to the following modifications. 2 For section 13(1) there shall be substituted— 1 A person to whom this Part applies, or to whom it would apply but for this section, may at any time serve on the appropriate Minister a written notice of election that this Part should not apply to him. 1A A person appointed to a qualifying judicial office may, at any time before beginning to serve in that office, serve on the appropriate Minister a written notice of election that this Part should not apply to him in relation to that office. 1B An election under this section— a if made by notice under subsection (1) above, shall take effect on the date specified in the notice, which shall be not less than one month after service of the notice; b if made by notice under subsection (1A) above, shall take effect when the person appointed begins to serve in that office. . 3 In section 13(9)— a in the definition of “corresponding provisions”, for the words from “confers” to “pension scheme” there shall be substituted “confers a right on a person to elect that this Part shall not apply to him”; and b the definition of “personal pension scheme” shall be omitted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Malcolm Wicks Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 12th November 2003
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE 1 This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 14th November 2003. 2 The Consular Fees (No.2) Order 1999 shall be amended at Fee 13(b)(ii), set out in Part II of the table of consular fees in the Schedule annexed to that Order, by replacing the words “fast-track service” with the words “fast-track collect service”. A K Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
MERCHANT SHIPPING 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Merchant Navy Reserve) (Revocation) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 15th December 2003. 2 The Merchant Shipping (Merchant Navy Reserve) Regulations 1989 are hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport David Jamieson Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport 10th November 2003
TAXES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st December 2003. Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2003 2 Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 2003 is amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations. Nick Ainger Derek Twigg Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 13th November 2003
FAMILY PROCEEDINGS, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Rules may be cited as the Family Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2003 and shall come into force— a for the purpose of rules 1 to 3, 5 and 6 and the Schedule, on 1st December 2003; and b otherwise, on the date on which section 111 (Parental responsibility of unmarried father) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 comes into force. 2 In these Rules, unless the context requires otherwise, a reference to a rule, Appendix or form by number alone means the rule, Appendix or form so numbered in the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 . Transitional provisions 2 In relation to any of these Rules, other than rules 3, 4, 7 and 8, where proceedings have been commenced before the date on which that Rule comes into force, the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 shall apply to those proceedings as if that Rule had not been made. Amendments to the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 3 In rule 2.61(1)(dd), for “14” substitute “21”. 4 In rule 4.1(2)(c), for “4(1)(a)” substitute “4(1)(c)”. 5 In Form M5, in paragraph 3 for the words from “within 28 days” to “proceedings” substitute “file in the Court office an answer to the petition, together with a copy for every other party to the proceedings. You must file your answer within 21 days after the time limit for giving notice for intention to defend has expired, which is in turn 7 working days after the notice has been served on you.”. 6 Substitute the forms set out in the Schedule to these Rules for Forms M7(a), M7(b), M7(c), M7(d) and M7(e). 7 In Form C45— a for “4(3)” substitute “4(2A)”; b before “application of the child” insert “the”. 8 In Appendix 3, for “4(1)(a)” substitute “4(1)(c)”. Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, His Honour Judge Victor Hall, Mark Harper, Claire Jenkins, District Judge Rachel Evans, Senior District Judge Gerald Angel, Godfrey Freeman, Peter Hunt, Christopher Frazer. Falconer of Thoroton, C Dated 10th November 2003
LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st December 2003. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations a reference to a regulation by number alone means the regulation so numbered in the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 . Amendments to the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 3 After regulation 5B (Waiver of eligibility limit in Multi-Party Actions of wider public interest), insert— Waiver of eligibility limit in certain inquests 5C 1 This regulation applies to an application for the funding of legal representation to provide advocacy at an inquest into the death of a member of the immediate family of the client. 2 Where this regulation applies, the Commission may, if it considers it equitable to do so, request the Secretary of State to disapply the eligibility limits in regulations 5(6) and 5A. 3 In considering whether to make such a request, the Commission shall have regard in particular to any applicable Convention rights under Article 2 of Schedule 1 to the Human Rights Act 1998 . 4 On receipt of a request under paragraph (2) the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, disapply the eligibility limits. . 4 In regulation 38, after paragraph (8), insert— 8A Paragraph (9) also applies where the eligibility limits have been disapplied under regulation 5C. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Lammy Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 6th November 2003
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services etc.) (Patients' Forums) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st December 2003. 2 These Regulations apply to England only. Amendment of the General Medical Services Regulations 2 In Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations (terms of service for doctors), at the end of paragraph 51 (incorporation of provisions of regulations etc.), there shall be added— and c so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the doctor or where general medical services are provided. . Amendment of the General Dental Services Regulations 3 In Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (terms of service for dentists), at the end of paragraph 2 (incorporation of provisions of regulations), there shall be added— and d so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the dentist or where general dental services are provided. . Amendment of the General Ophthalmic Services Regulations 4 In Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 (terms of service), at the end of paragraph 2 (incorporation of provisions), there shall be added— and e so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the contractor or where general opthalmic services are provided. . Amendment of the Pharmaceutical Regulations 5 In Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992 , at the end of paragraph 2 (incorporation of provisions), there shall be added— and d so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the chemist or doctor or where pharmaceutical services are provided. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Rosie Winterton Minister of State, Department of Health 10th November 2003