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RATING AND VALUATION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Telecommunications and Canals) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st January 2007. 2 In this Order, “the 1995 Order ” means the Non-Domestic Rating (Telecommunications and Canals) (Scotland) Order 1995 . Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Telecommunications and Canals) (Scotland) Order 1995 2 1 The 1995 Order is amended by paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 Omit article 2(c), and substitute– occupied by posts, wires, fibres, cables, ducts, telephone kiosks, towers, masts, switching equipment, other equipment, or by servitudes or wayleaves (being property used for the monitoring, processing or transmission of communications or other signals for the provision of electronic communications services). . 3 Insert article 2A– 2A In article 2B, “unbundled local loop” means– a cables, fibres, wires and conductors (or part of these) used or intended to be used for carrying communications or other signals between the network terminating equipment on the premises of end-users and premises (or part of these) used for the processing of the communications or other signals, and land occupied with these; and b poles, posts, towers, masts, mast radiators, pipes, ducts, conduits and any associated supports and foundations (or part of these) used or intended to be used in connection with any of the items listed in paragraph (a), and land occupied with these, which British Telecommunications plc lets or licenses to any person. . 4 Insert article 2B– 2B The unbundled local loop shall be treated as occupied by British Telecommunications plc from 1st January 2007 until 31st March 2008. . TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 22nd November 2006
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 16th November 2006. Application 2 These Regulations shall apply only to fees for work done on or after 1st December 2005. Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989 3 The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989 are amended in accordance with the following Regulations. 4 In regulation 5– a at paragraph (1) for “£83.75” and “£10.55” substitute “£93.80” and “£11.82” respectively; and b at paragraph (2) for “sections 20, 20A and 20B of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975” substitute “sections 35 to 39 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ”. 5 In regulation 6– a at paragraph (1)– i at sub-paragraph (a) for “£44.40”, “£6.00” and “£96.25” substitute “£47.95”, “£6.48” and “£103.95” respectively; and ii at sub-paragraph (b) for “£44.40”, “£6.00” and “£64.55” substitute “£47.95”, “£6.48” and “£69.71” respectively; and b at paragraphs (2) and (3) for “£108.85” substitute “£121.91”. 6 Schedule 1 is amended as follows– a at paragraph 1(a), for “£31.50” substitute “£34.02”; b at paragraph 1(b), for “£15.75” substitute “£17.01”; c at paragraph 2, for “£11.05” substitute “£12.38”; d at paragraph 3(a), for “£10.55”, where it second occurs, substitute “£11.82”; e at paragraph 3(b), for “£5.25”, where it second occurs, substitute “£5.88”; f at paragraph 4, for “£6.00”, where it second occurs, substitute “£6.72”; g at paragraph 5, for “£2.40”, where it second occurs, substitute “£2.69”; and h at paragraph 6, for “£0.08”, where it second occurs, substitute “£0.09”. HUGH HENRY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 24th October 2006
CONSTRUCTION Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Construction Contracts (Scotland) Exclusion Amendment Order 2006 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 This Order extends to Scotland only. Amendment 2 In article 4(2)(c)(iii) of the Construction Contracts (Scotland) Exclusion Order 1998 after “the Comptroller and Auditor General”, insert “or the Auditor General for Scotland”. TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 18th October 2006
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Aberdeen City (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 10th November 2006. 2 This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after the date on which section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 comes into force. Interpretation 2 In this Order– a a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and b “the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM– i entitled “Aberdeen City (Electoral Arrangements) 2006”; and ii deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ. Electoral arrangements 3 1 The area of Aberdeen City Council shall be divided into 13 electoral wards. 2 The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the Schedule to this Order. 3 The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order corresponding to that electoral ward. 4 The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data. TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 18th October 2006
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Fife (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 3rd November 2006. 2 This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after the date on which section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 comes into force. Interpretation 2 In this Order– a a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and b “the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM– i entitled “Fife (Electoral Arrangements) 2006”; and ii deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ. Electoral arrangements 3 1 The area of Fife Council shall be divided into 23 electoral wards. 2 The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the Schedule to this Order. 3 The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order corresponding to that electoral ward. 4 The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data. TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 18th October 2006
FOOD Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on the placing on the market of curd cheese 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection and seizure of suspected products 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences and penalties 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BUILDING AND BUILDINGS Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007. Amendment of Regulations 2 In the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 – a in regulation 5 (descriptions of building and work, including the provision of services, fittings and equipment, not requiring a warrant) insert “ building” before “warrant”; b after regulation 16 (relaxations) insert the following– Continuing requirements 17 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the owners of buildings shall ensure that– a every air conditioning system within a building is inspected at regular intervals; and b appropriate advice is given to the users of the buildings on reducing the energy consumption of such an air conditioning system. 2 This regulation shall not apply to– a air conditioning systems with a total effective output rating of less than 12 kW ; or b air conditioning systems solely for processes within a building. 3 In terms of section 2 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 the provisions of paragraph (1) are a designated provision in respect of which there is a continuing requirement imposed on the owners of buildings. . c for Schedules 1 to 6 substitute Schedules 1 to 6 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Savings 3 1 Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations shall apply only in relation to work commenced on or after 1st May 2007. 2 Where– a an application for a building warrant for the design, construction, demolition or conversion of buildings or the provision of services, fittings or equipment in or in connection with buildings was made before the coming into force of these Regulations; or b an application for the extension of the period of validity or the amendment of the terms of such a building warrant granted was made before the coming into force of these Regulations, the building regulations applicable to the building in question shall be those in force at the time of making of the original application for a building warrant and any reference in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 to building regulations shall be construed accordingly. Transitional provisions 4 1 Notwithstanding regulation 3 and subject to paragraph (2), where a building warrant is not required but the work must still comply with building regulations the building regulations applicable to the work in question shall be those in force at the date on which the contract for the work was entered into and any reference in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 to building regulations shall be construed accordingly. 2 This regulation only applies where– a the contract is entered into before 1st May 2007; b the work on the contract is commenced before 1st July 2007; and c the work on the contract is completed before 31st August 2007. JOHANN M LAMONT Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 2nd November 2006
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the City of Edinburgh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 17th November 2006. 2 This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after the date on which section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 comes into force. Interpretation 2 In this Order– a a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and b “the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM– i entitled “the City of Edinburgh (Electoral Arrangements) 2006”; and ii deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ. Electoral arrangements 3 1 The area of the City of Edinburgh Council shall be divided into 17 electoral wards. 2 The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the Schedule to this Order. 3 The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order corresponding to that electoral ward. 4 The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data. TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 2nd November 2006
LAND REFORM Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2006 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. Excluded land 2 1 There is designated as excluded land for the purposes of section 33 of the Act, the land comprising the settlements listed in the Schedule to this Order. 2 The boundaries of the settlements specified in the Schedule to this Order are the boundaries which are delineated on the maps entitled “The Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2006: Definitive Maps” . 3 Foreshore which is adjacent to the settlements specified in the Schedule to this Order is excluded land for the purposes of section 33 of the Act. Revocation 3 The Community Right to Buy (Definition of Excluded Land) (Scotland) Order 2004 is revoked. RHONA BRANKIN Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers Pentland House, Edinburgh 3rd October 2006
TRANSPORT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions to the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership Order 2006 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Interpretation 2 In this Order– “Dumfries and Galloway Council” means the council of that name constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ; and “the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership” means the Transport Partnership established with that name by the Regional Transport Partnerships (Establishment, Constitution and Membership) (Scotland) Order 2005 . Transfer of functions to the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership 3 The functions which are exercisable by Dumfries and Galloway Council by virtue of the enactments specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 shall, subject to any restriction in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule, be exercisable by the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership instead of by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Functions exercisable concurrently by the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership 4 The functions which are exercisable by Dumfries and Galloway Council by virtue of the enactments specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 shall, subject to any restriction in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule, be exercisable by the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership concurrently with Dumfries and Galloway Council. Transitional and saving provision 5 1 The transfer, by virtue of this Order, of any function exercisable by Dumfries and Galloway Council to the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership shall not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to Dumfries and Galloway Council before the date on which the transfer takes effect. 2 Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the time when that transfer takes effect, is in the process of being done by or in relation to Dumfries and Galloway Council may, so far as it relates to any function transferred, be continued by or in relation to South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership. 3 Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to Dumfries and Galloway Council for the purposes of or in connection with any function transferred to the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership by virtue of this Order shall, if in force at the time when that transfer takes effect, have effect as if done by or in relation to South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership in so far as that is required for continuing its effect after that time. TAVISH SCOTT A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 6th November 2006
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC. Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 11th November 2006. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations– “ the Act ” means the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006; “the Common Services Agency ” means the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service; “entry information” means information– under section 57(3)(a) to (h) of the Act; or prescribed in column 1 of Schedule 1, contained in a particular individual’s entry in the register; “the individual” means the individual whose information an entry in the register contains; and “the register” means the central register for health and local authority purposes held by the Registrar General under section 57 of the Act. Additional information to be held on the register and sources of that information 3 1 The information described in column 1 of Schedule 1 is prescribed for the purposes of section 57(3)(i) of the Act (additional information which may be contained in a register entry). 2 The persons described in column 2 of Schedule 1 are prescribed for the purposes of section 57(2)(f) of the Act (additional information held by persons or contained in places which may be used to create and maintain the register) in relation to the information described in the corresponding entry in column 1. Information to be provided from the register and persons to whom it is to be provided 4 1 The information described in column 1 of Schedule 2 is prescribed for the purposes of section 57(6) of the Act (information which may be provided from the register) as information which may be provided under section 57(4). 2 For the purposes of section 57(4) and (6) of the Act (additional persons, or persons of such descriptions, in relation to whom information may be provided), that information may be provided to the persons described in the corresponding entry in column 2 of Schedule 2. D MACNIVEN Registrar General for Scotland New Register House, Edinburgh 2nd October 2006 Approved by the Scottish Ministers GEORGE LYON Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 3rd October 2006
ANIMALS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006. 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. Appointed day 2 Subject to the particular purpose specified in article 3, and to the savings and transitional provisions contained in article 4, the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act (except sections 53 to 55) is 6th October 2006 except for the following provisions– a section 20(1) to (3); and b section 52 insofar as introducing paragraphs 6, 9(b), (h) to (l), (n) and (p) of schedule 2 to the Act. 3 Section 52 insofar as introducing paragraph 9(d) of schedule 2 to the Act shall come into force on 6th October 2006 only for the purpose of the repeal of section 3 (pets not to be sold to children under twelve years of age) of the Pet Animals Act 1951 . Savings and transitional provisions 4 1 a Where a court has imposed, by an order under section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954 , a disqualification on a person from having custody of any animal or any specified kind of animal, section 40(11) of the Act shall apply to a person who breaches such an order as it applies to a person who breaches a disqualification order imposed under section 40(1) of the Act. b Where a person has been convicted of an offence under section 40(11) of the Act, by virtue of breaching a disqualification imposed by an order under section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954, section 39 of the Act shall have effect with the substitution for the words “owning or keeping an animal” in subsection (10)(d) of “having custody of an animal in breach of disqualification under section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954 (c. 40) ”. c Where a person has custody of an animal in breach of a disqualification imposed by an order under section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954, section 41 of the Act shall apply to such a breach as it does to a breach of a disqualification order imposed under section 40(1) of the Act. d Where a person is disqualified, by virtue of an order under section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954, section 42 of the Act shall apply as it does in relation to a person who is disqualified by virtue of an order under section 40(1) of the Act with the exception of section 42(2)(c)(i) which shall be omitted. 2 Any Code of Recommendations issued under section 3 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 shall be treated as an animal welfare code of practice made by the Scottish Ministers under section 37 of the Act and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament. 3 Sections 2, 6, 7 and 8 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 shall continue to apply for the purposes of the Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000 and the Welfare of Livestock (Prohibited Operations) Regulations 1982 . ROSS FINNIE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th September 2006
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation, commencement and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Highland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 16th October 2006. 2 This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after the date on which section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 comes into force. Interpretation 2 In this Order– a a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and b “the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM– i entitled “Highland (Electoral Arrangements) 2006”; and ii deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ. Electoral arrangements 3 1 The area of Highland Council shall be divided into 22 electoral wards. 2 The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the Schedule to this Order. 3 The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order corresponding to that electoral ward. 4 The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data. TOM McCABE A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 27th September 2006
PLANT HEALTH Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FIRE SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st October 2006 or, if this Order has not been made by 30th September 2006, on the day after the day on which it is made. Consequential amendments and repeals 2 1 The enactments referred to in Schedule 1 are amended in accordance with that Schedule. 2 Subject to articles 3 and 4, the enactments specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table. Saving for prohibition notices under section 10 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 3 Notwithstanding the repeal by this Order of section 10 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 , a prohibition notice served under subsection (2) of that section shall– a remain in effect, and b be deemed to be, and treated as if it were, a prohibition notice (as defined in subsection (4) of section 63 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005) served under that section. Saving for regulations under section 12 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 4 Notwithstanding the repeal by this Order of section 12 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971, the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989 shall remain in force and shall have effect as if made under section 58 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005. HUGH HENRY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th September 2006