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ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 10th May 2000. Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 2 For regulation 51(8B)( b ) of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (circumstances in which a person suffering from diabetes requiring insulin may hold a licence) there shall be substituted— b he has not, during the period of twelve months ending on the date of the application, required the assistance of another person to treat an episode of hypoglycaemia suffered whilst he was driving; . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 29th March 2000. J. Ritchie A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Penalties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 3rd April 2000. 2 In these Regulations— “the Audited Accounts Regulations ” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Requirement to obtain Audited Accounts and a Statement from the Auditor) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 ; “the Register Regulations ” means the Register of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Audited Accounts Regulations 2 In regulation 2 of the Audited Accounts Regulations (requirement of trustees or managers to obtain documents) for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— 3 Where the trustees or managers of a scheme have failed without reasonable excuse to take all such steps as are necessary to secure compliance with either the requirement to obtain accounts audited by the auditor of the scheme or the requirement to obtain an auditor’s statement about contributions to the scheme in accordance with paragraph (1)( a ) or ( b ), they shall be liable to pay to the Authority , within 28 days from the date of its imposition, a penalty not exceeding— a £5,000 in the case of an individual; and b £50,000 in any other case. 4 Article 3 of the Order shall apply to a trustee of a scheme in respect of any failure by that trustee to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1)( a ) or ( b ). . Amendment of the Register Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 21st March 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on 10th April 2000. 2 Regulation 2 shall come into operation— a where the weekly rate of widowed mother’s allowance is increased, or guardian’s allowance (where that allowance is payable on a Tuesday) is payable in respect of a child or children, on 11th April 2000; b where the weekly rate of disablement benefit, or invalid care allowance (where that benefit is payable on a Wednesday), is increased in respect of a child or children, or where an allowance is paid in respect of a child or children under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (children of deceased’s family), on 12th April 2000; c where the weekly rate of incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or retirement pension of any category (where that pension is payable on a Thursday), is increased in respect of a child or children, on 13th April 2000; d where the weekly rate of retirement pension is increased in respect of a child or children and that pension is payable, in accordance with regulation 22(3) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to, the Claims and Payments Regulations (long term benefits) on a day other than Monday or Thursday, on the day in the week commencing 10th April 2000 which corresponds with the day of the week on which retirement pension is payable; e where guardian’s allowance is payable, in accordance with regulation 23(3) and (3A) of the Claims and Payments Regulations, on a day other than Monday or Tuesday, on the day in the week commencing 10th April 2000 which corresponds with the day of the week on which guardian’s allowance is payable. 3 In these Regulations “the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 2 In regulation 8 of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 (child benefit) for “£3·35” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “£3·50”. Revocations 3 The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 21st March 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
CHILDREN Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of premises 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of children 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of records 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definition of contracted-out rights 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for schemes holding safeguarded rights 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identification of safeguarded rights 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valuation of safeguarded rights in money purchase schemes 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ways of giving effect to safeguarded rights — money purchase schemes 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The pension and annuity requirements — money purchase schemes 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insurance companies that may provide safeguarded rights by way of annuities 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ways of giving effect to safeguarded rights—salary related schemes 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payable age in salary related contracted-out schemes 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investment and resources of safeguarded rights 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspension and forfeiture of safeguarded rights 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLANNING Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the 1991 Order 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to the Hazardous Substances Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to the Planning (Development Plans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 5 1 The Planning (Development Plans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation)— a after the definition of “development plan” insert ““the Directive” means Council Directive 96/82/ EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances;”; b after paragraph (2) add— 3 The expressions used in regulation 9A have the same meaning as in the Directive. . 3 In regulation 9 (additional matters to be contained in a development plan) after paragraph ( b ) add— and c such statement as the Department thinks appropriate with regard to the matters referred to in regulation 9A. . 4 After regulation 9 insert— Regard to be had to certain matters 9A In formulating its policies in a development plan the Department shall have regard to— a the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequence of such accidents; and b the need; i in the long term, to maintain appropriate distances between establishments and residential areas, areas of public use and areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest; and ii in the case of existing establishments, for additional technical measures in accordance with Article 5 of the Directive so as not to increase the risks to people. . Amendment to the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 20th March 2000. J. McConnell A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 2 of the pricipal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation— a for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 3, on 2nd April 2000; and b for the purposes of regulation 2, on 3rd April 2000. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 2 In regulation 22A(3) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work) for “made on the first application of the test to the claimant” there shall be substituted “the first determination made in accordance with, the all work test before 3rd April 2000 or, after that date, the personal capability assessment, in relation to the claimant”. Revocation 3 Regulation 4(2)( b ) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 21st March 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 24th April 2000. Interpretation 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 3 1 The Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 The word “and” at the end of heads (ii) and (iii) of regulation 2(2)( a ) shall be omitted. 3 The following heads shall be inserted at the end of regulation 2(2)( a ): iv Council Directive 96/35/ EC on the appointment and vocational qualification of safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterway; v Commission Directive 96/86/EC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road; vi Commission Directive 96/87/EC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail; vii Commission Directive 99/47/EC adapting for the second time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road; and viii Commission Directive 99/48/EC adapting for the second time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail; and . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 14th March 2000. Adrianne L. Brown A senior Officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Electricity at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PUBLIC HEALTH Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Shellfish Emergency Prohibitions) (Strangford Lough) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment 2 In Article 1(2) of the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Strangford Lough) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 , for the definition of “scallops” there shall be substituted— c “scallops” means Queen scallops of the species of Aequipecten opercularis ; . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 13th March 2000. Gerald Lavery Senior Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 10th April 2000. 2 In these Regulations— a “ the Order ” means the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; b “personal injuries” includes any death and any disease or other impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition. Saving and revocation 2 1 These Regulations shall apply to any application for legal aid where the period of computation, as defined in Regulation 1(2) of the Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 , begins on or after 10th April 2000. 2 The Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are hereby revoked save in their application to any case to which paragraph (1) does not apply. Persons eligible for legal aid 3 For the yearly sums specified in Article 9(1) of the Order there shall be substituted— a where legal aid is sought in connection with taking, defending or being a party to proceedings which include a claim in respect of personal injuries, for the yearly sum of “£8,751”, the yearly sum of “£8,891”; and b in any other case, for the yearly sum of “£7,940”, the yearly sum of “£8,067”. Contributions from persons receiving legal aid 4 For the yearly sum of “£2,680” specified in Article 12(1)( a ) of the Order there shall be substituted the yearly sum of “£2,723”. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 14th March 2000.
ANIMALS 1 This Order may be cited as the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 4th May 2000. 2 In the Schedule to the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 1994 — a in paragraph 2 (Interpretation) in the definition of “poultry” the words “turkeys, geese or ducks” shall be deleted; b paragraph 6 (Taking of blood samples from domestic fowl in breeding flocks for serological testing for Salmonella pullorum) shall be deleted; and c Annex 3 shall be deleted. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 23rd March 2000. L. G. McKibben Senior Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Order. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 23rd March 2000. J. G. Sullivan Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 10th April 2000. 2 In these regulations, “ the Order ” means the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. Revocation 2 The Legal Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are hereby revoked. Persons eligible for advice and assistance 3 For the weekly sum of “£178” specified in Article 3(1) of the Order there shall be substituted the weekly sum of “£180”. Contributions from persons receiving advice and assistance 4 For the weekly sum of “£75” specified in Article 7(2) of the Order there shall be substituted the weekly sum of “£76”. Irvine of Lairg, C Dated 14th March 2000.
EDUCATION Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Education and Libraries (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2000. 2 In this Order “the principal Order ” means the Education and Libraries (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994 . Activities not to be treated as defined activities 2 For Article 2 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following Article— Activities not to be treated as defined activities 2 1 An activity falling within Article 4(1) of the Order shall not, if carried out by a specified board, be treated as a defined activity where any one of the following conditions is fulfilled, namely— a the activity in question constitutes work carried out for or on behalf of a grant-aided school; b the activity in question constitutes work carried out through an employee who is required as a condition of his employment to live in particular accommodation for the better performance of his duties and the work forms part of his duties; c the amount estimated by the board as the gross cost of carrying out the activity in question through its direct labour organisation or a similar organisation in the immediately preceeding year did not exceed £150,000; or d the activity in question is carried out before 31st March 2003. 2 For the purpose of paragraph (1)( c ) the gross cost of carrying out any activity shall— a include such proportion of the board’s administrative expenses, other than the expenses that would be incurred by the board whether the activity were carried out by it or by another person, as properly attributable to the carrying out of the activity; b exclude the cost of any work that is treated as carried out by the board by virtue of Article 3 of the Order; and c exclude the cost of any work by virtue of paragraph (1)( b ) does not fall within a defined activity . Revocations 3 The following statutory provisions are hereby revoked, namely— a Article 3 of the Education and Libraries (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994 ; and b the Education and Libraries (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 9th March 2000. R. Buchanan Senior Officer of the Department of Education
PENSIONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions (1999 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 11 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (late payments by employers to occupational pension schemes), in so far as it is not already in operation, is 3rd April 2000. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 9th March 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 10th April 2000. Revocation 2 The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are hereby revoked. Amendment to Schedule 2 3 For the table set out in Schedule 2 to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 there shall be substituted the following table— Disposable Income Range Maximum Contribution Exceeding £76 but not exceeding £83 £7 Exceeding £83 but not exceeding £90 £14 Exceeding £90 but not exceeding £97 £21 Exceeding £97 but not exceeding £104 £28 Exceeding £104 but not exceeding £111 £35 Exceeding £111 but not exceeding £118 £42 Exceeding £118 but not exceeding £125 £49 Exceeding £125 but not exceeding £132 £56 Exceeding £132 but not exceeding £139 £63 Exceeding £139 but not exceeding £146 £70 Exceeding £146 but not exceeding £153 £77 Exceeding £153 but not exceeding £160 £84 Exceeding £160 but not exceeding £167 £91 Exceeding £167 but not exceeding £174 £98 Exceeding £174 but not exceeding £180 £104 Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 14th March 2000
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Schedule to the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .