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Partnerships Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Periods and Late Filing Penalties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and come into operation on 6th April 2008. 2 In these Regulations— “the 2004 Regulations ” means the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 . Filing periods and late filing penalties 2 1 Schedule 1 to the 2004 Regulations is amended as provided in the Schedule. 2 This regulation applies to accounts and auditors’ reports for financial years beginning on or after 6th April 2008. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 19th March 2008 Noel H Lavery A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Social Security Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2008. Low earnings threshold 2 It is hereby directed that, for the purposes of the Contributions and Benefits Act , the low earnings threshold for the tax years following the tax year 2007-2008 shall be £13,500. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 13th March 2008 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Social Security Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2008. Revaluation of earnings factors 2 The earnings factors for the tax years specified in the first column of the Schedule in so far as they are relevant — a to the calculation— i of the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit, or ii of any guaranteed minimum pension, or b to any other calculation required under Part III of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment), are directed to be increased for those tax years by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in the second column of the Schedule. Rounding of fractional amounts 3 Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in Article 2(a)(i), as increased in accordance with this Order, would not but for this Article be expressed as a whole number of pounds, it shall be so expressed by the rounding down of any fraction of a pound less than one half and the rounding up of any other fraction of a pound. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 13th March 2008 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Pensions Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Non-European Schemes Exemption) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2008. 2 In these Regulations— “ EEA agreement” means the agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992, together with the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993, as modified or supplemented from time to time; “EEA state”, in relation to any time, means— a state which at that time is a member State, or any other state which at that time is a party to the EEA agreement; “split approved scheme” means a retirement benefits scheme which— immediately before 6th April 2006, was treated in accordance with section 611 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (definition of “retirement benefits scheme”) as two or more separate schemes and at least one of those separate schemes was not approved for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 14 of that Act (retirement benefit schemes), and with effect from 6th April 2006, is treated in accordance with section 153 of the Finance Act 2004 (registration of pension schemes) as a registered pension scheme in respect of such of those separate schemes as is, or are, approved for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 14 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988; “unregistered occupational pension scheme” means a pension scheme which is not registered, or treated in accordance with Schedule 36 to the Finance Act 2004 as registered, under section 153 of that Act. Exemption of non-European scheme from trust requirement 2 For the purposes of Article 230(5) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (non-European scheme to be trust with UK-resident trustee) schemes of a prescribed description are— a a split approved scheme which has its main administration outside the EEA states, and b an unregistered occupational pension scheme which has its main administration outside the EEA states. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 13th March 2008 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Social Security Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Discretionary Financial Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 7th April 2008. Amendment of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2 1 The Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In regulation 3 (circumstances in which discretionary housing payments may be made)— a after paragraph (a) insert— aa a liability to meet charges for water, sewerage or allied environmental services; ; b in paragraph (d) for “Article 43(11)” substitute “Article 43(5)”; and c after paragraph (i) add— j a reduction in the amount of benefit due to recovery of an overpayment under Part XIII of the Housing Benefit Regulations or Part XII of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations. . 3 For regulation 5 (period for, or in respect of which, discretionary housing payments may be made) substitute— Period for, or in respect of which, discretionary housing payments may be made 5 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the Housing Executive may restrict the period for or in respect of which discretionary housing payments may be made to such period as it considers appropriate in a particular class of case or the particular circumstances of a case. 2 The Housing Executive may make discretionary housing payments to a person only in respect of a period during which that person is or was entitled to housing benefit. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th March 2008 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Legal Aid And Advice Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application, revocation and saving 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons eligible for legal aid 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contributions from persons receiving legal aid 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal Aid And Advice Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons eligible for advice and assistance 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contributions from persons receiving advice and assistance 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal Aid And Advice Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to Schedule 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Pensions (2005 Order) (Commencement No. 11) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008. Appointed days 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 250 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (resolution of disputes)— a for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 12th March 2008, and b for all other purposes, is 6th April 2008. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 11th March 2008 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Agriculture Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction on first placing on the market of rice products 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensions Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social Security Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (2007 Act) (Commencement No. 4 and Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008. 2 Article 3 shall come into operation on 1st April 2008. 3 In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or Schedule to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 bearing that number. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a section 36 (directions by Department); b section 45 (loss of benefit for commission of benefit offences); and c paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments) and section 37 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs, is 1st April 2008. Consequential provisions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 28th March 2008 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Insolvency Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Insolvency (Disqualification from Office: General) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on the day after the day on which it is affirmed by resolution of the Assembly. Amendment to disqualification provisions 2 The Schedule (which amends or modifies the effect of disqualification provisions) shall have effect. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 6 March 2008 Michael J Bohill A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Social Security Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (2007 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008. 2 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007. Appointed days 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a section 30(2) and (3) of the Act (local housing allowance), for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 10th March 2008; and b section 30 of the Act in so far as not already in operation, in Schedule 8 to the Act the repeal of section 129(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act and section 58 of the Act in so far as it relates to that repeal, is 7th April 2008. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th March 2008 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Health And Personal Social Services Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 07 April 2008. 2 In these Regulations “the principal regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 . Amendment of regulation 20 (capital limit) of the principal regulations 2 In regulation 20 (capital limit) of the principal regulations for “£21,500” substitute “£22,250”. Amendment of regulation 28(1) of the principal regulations 3 In regulation 28(1) (calculation of tariff income from capital) of the principal regulations— a for “£13,000” (both times it appears) substitute “£13,500”; and b for “£21,500” substitute “£22,250”. Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations 4 In paragraph 27(H) of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)— a in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for “£5.25” (each time it appears) substitute “£5.45”; b in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for “£7.85” (each time it appears) substitute “£8.15”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 7th March 2008 Christine Jendoubi A senior officer of the Castle Buildings Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 7th March 2008
HEALTH SERVICES CHARGES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2008. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (amount of health services charges)— a in paragraph (1)(a) for “£159” substitute “£165”; b in paragraph (1)(b)(i) for “£505” substitute “£547”; c in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “£620” substitute “672”; and d in paragraph (4) for “£37,100” substitute “£40,179”. Saving 3 Notwithstanding regulation 2, the principal Regulations shall continue to have effect in respect of a certificate relating to an incident which occurred before 1st April 2008 as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 6th March 2008. Julie Thompson A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Food Citation, commencement and duration 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charges 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of official controls 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social Security PART I INTRODUCTION Citation, commencement and effect 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workmen’s compensation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earnings limits 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory sick pay 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory maternity pay 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduated retirement benefit 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disability living allowance 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT Applicable amounts for income support 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income support transitional protection 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relevant sum for income support 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescribed sum for jobseeker’s allowance 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V STATE PENSION CREDIT State pension credit 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VI REVOCATION Revocation 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade Unions Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Certification Officer (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2008. 2 In these Regulations — a “the 1992 Order” means the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992; b “the 1995 Order” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. Fees payable to the Certification Officer 2 An application made under Article 5(3) of the 1992 Order for the entry of any organisation of workers or of employers whenever formed, whose name is not entered in the relevant list maintained by the Certification Officer shall be accompanied by a fee of £45. 3 An application made under Article 6(1) of the 1992 Order for a certificate of independence shall be accompanied by a fee of £885. 4 In respect of an application by a trade union or unincorporated employers’ association under Article 74 of the 1995 Order for approval by the Certification Officer of an instrument of amalgamation or transfer, a fee of £1120 is hereby prescribed. 5 In respect of an application by a trade union or unincorporated employers’ association under Article 88 of the 1995 Order for approval of a change of name, a fee of £45 is hereby prescribed. 6 As respects the inspection of documents kept by the Certification Officer under Part VI of the 1995 Order, a fee of £40 is hereby prescribed. 7 In respect of the issue of a certificate of independence under Article 82A(4) of the 1995 Order to an amalgamated union where, at the time the instrument of amalgamation was registered, the condition in Article 82A(3) of that Order was satisfied, a fee of £45 is prescribed for the purposes of Article 82B(2) of that Order. Revocations 8 The Certification Officer (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 5th March 2008 Sir Reg Empey Minister for Employment and Learning The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves regulations 4 to 8. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 7th March 2008 Adrian Arbuthnot A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
Pensions Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2008. 2 In this Order “relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 109(3A) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993. 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions 2 For the purposes of section 105(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 3 per cent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 5th March 2008 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Food Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Meat Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .