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SUPREME COURT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1996. Interpretation 2 In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires— a an Order or rule referred to by number means an Order or rule so numbered in the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 and expressions defined in those Rules shall have the same meaning in this Order; and b a fee or column referred to by number means the fee or column so numbered in the Schedule to this Order. Revocation 3 The Supreme Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1994 and the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 are hereby revoked. Fees to be taken in proceedings in the Supreme Court 4 1 The fees set out in column 2 shall be payable in proceedings in the Supreme Court in respect of the items set out opposite thereto in column 1. 2 Where it appears to the Lord Chancellor that the payment of any fee specified in the Schedule would, owing to the exceptional circumstances of the particular case, involve undue hardship, he may reduce or remit the fee in that case. Provisions of Order not to apply 5 The provisions of this Order shall not apply to— a non-contentious probate business; b criminal proceedings (except proceedings on the Crown side of the Queen’s Bench Division to which the scale contained in the Schedule is applicable); and c matrimonial proceedings. Fees in foreign convention proceedings 6 Where by any convention entered into by Her Majesty with any foreign power it is provided that no fee shall be required to be paid in respect of any proceedings, the fees specified in this Order shall not be taken in respect of those proceedings. Manner in which fees are to be taken 7 1 Subject to paragraph (4), the fees prescribed in the Schedule shall be taken in cash. 2 Payment of the appropriate court fee shall be endorsed on the relevant document (that is, the document indicated in column 3) by mechanical means or, where this means is not available, the person to whom the fee is paid shall endorse the relevant document by writing thereon the amount and date of payment and shall sign the endorsement. 3 Where fees are payable under this Order in respect of any item and there is no document in reference to that item on which an endorsement can be made, the person requesting the action to which the item relates shall make the request by a requisition or note in writing which shall be endorsed as to payment of the appropriate fee in accordance with paragraph (2). 4 Fees No. 25( b ) and ( d ) (being certain fees payable in an Admiralty matter) shall be taken by transfer from money in court. Application of fees 8 All fees received by virtue of the Schedule shall, unless otherwise appropriated in aid, be paid into the Consolidated Fund Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 11th March 1996. We concur Derek Conway Simon Burns Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 14th March 1996
FAMILY LAW Citation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 29th April 1996. Amendment of the Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) Regulations 2 After regulation 23 of the Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (general powers of a commissioner), there shall be inserted the following regulation— Delegation of functions to nominated officers 23A 1 All or any of the following functions of a Commissioner may be exercised by a nominated officer, that is to say:— a giving directions under regulation 7(1) and (2) (directions on notice of appeal); b granting leave under regulation 9 to the Department to intervene in an appeal; c making any direction under regulation 10(1), (2) and (3) (other directions); d making orders for oral hearings under regulation 11(2) and (3); e summoning witnesses under regulation 14(1) and setting aside under regulation 14(3) a witness summons made by a nominated officer; f ordering the postponement of oral hearings under regulation 15(1); g giving leave for the withdrawal of any appeal under regulation 16(2); h making any order for the extension or abridgement of time, or for expediting the proceedings, under regulation 23(2)( a ), ( b ) and ( c ). 2 Any party may, within 10 days of being given the decision of the nominated officer, in writing request a Commissioner to consider, and confirm or replace with his own, that decision but such a request shall not stop the proceedings unless so ordered by the Commissioner. 3 In this regulation, “nominated officer” means an officer authorised by the Lord Chancellor in accordance with paragraph 1A of Schedule 4 to the Order. Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 12th March 1996
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th April 1996. Revocation 2 The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 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 £67 but not exceeding £74 a week £7 Exceeding £74 but not exceeding £81 a week £14 Exceeding £81 but not exceeding £88 a week £21 Exceeding £88 but not exceeding £95 a week £28 Exceeding £95 but not exceeding £102 a week £35 Exceeding £102 but not exceeding £109 a week £42 Exceeding £109 but not exceeding £116 a week £49 Exceeding £116 but not exceeding £123 a week £56 Exceeding £123 but not exceeding £130 a week £63 Exceeding £130 but not exceeding £137 a week £70 Exceeding £137 but not exceeding £144 a week £77 Exceeding £144 but not exceeding £151 a week £84 Exceeding £151 but not exceeding £162 a week £95 Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 12th March 1996
JUDGMENTS (ENFORCEMENT) Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Judgment Enforcement Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1996. Interpretation 2 In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires— a “ the Order ” means the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 ; b “the Judgment Enforcement Rules ” means the Rules for the time being in force under Article 141 of the Order; c “ the Office ” means the Enforcement of Judgments Office; d a rule or form referred to by number means the rule or form as numbered in the Judgment Enforcement Rules; e a fee or column referred to by number means the fee or column so numbered in the Schedule to this Order. Revocation 3 The Judgment Enforcement Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1992 , the Judgment Enforcement Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994 and the Judgment Enforcement Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 are hereby revoked. Fees to be taken in the Enforcement of Judgments Office 4 1 The fees set out in column 3 shall be taken in the Office in respect of the matters provided for in column 2. 2 Subject to any provision to the contrary in the Schedule to this Order the fees prescribed by this Order shall be payable by the party at whose instance the action for which the fee is prescribed is undertaken, and shall be payable before the action is undertaken. Manner in which fees are to be taken 5 The fees prescribed by this Order shall be taken in cash. Question over payment of any fee 6 Where any question arises with regard to the payment of any fee the Office may report the matter to the Lord Chancellor and obtain his directions thereon. Payment of fee causing hardship 7 Where it appears to the Lord Chancellor that the payment of any fee specified in the Schedule to this Order would, owing to the exceptional circumstances of the particular case, involve hardship, he may reduce or remit the fee in that case. Application of fees 8 All fees received by virtue of the Schedule to this Order shall, unless otherwise appropriated in aid, be paid into the Consolidated Fund. Mackay of Clashfern, C Dated 11th March 1996 We concur, Derek Conway Simon Burns Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 14th March 1996
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Services Trusts (Originating Capital Debt) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 27th March 1996. Originating capital debt of HSS Trusts 2 1 The originating capital debt of an HSS trust specified in column 1 of the Schedule shall be of the amount specified opposite it in column 2. 2 Each originating capital debt specified in column 2 of the Schedule shall be divided between an initial loan of an amount specified opposite it in column 3 and public dividend capital of an amount specified opposite it in column 4. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on B. McGahan Assistant Secretary 27th March 1996. The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Order. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on J. G. Sullivan Assistant Secretary 27th March 1996.
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) 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th April 1996. 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) 1995 are hereby revoked. Persons eligible for advice and assistance 3 For the weekly sum of £156 specified in Article 3(1) of the Order there shall be substituted the weekly sum of £162. Contributions from persons receiving advice and assistance 4 For the weekly sum of £64 specified in Article 7(2) of the Order there shall be substituted the weekly sum of £67. Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 12th March 1996
PENSIONS Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Pensions (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996. 2 In this Order, “ the Order ” means the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and references to Articles and numbered Schedules are references to Articles of, and Schedules to, the Order. Appointed days 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of— a the provisions of the Order specified in Part I of the Schedule, for the purpose only of authorising the making of orders, is 14th March 1996; b the provisions of the Order specified in Part II of the Schedule— i for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 14th March 1996, and ii for all other purposes, is 6th April 1996; c the provisions of the Order specified in Part III of the Schedule is 6th April 1996; d the provisions of the Order specified in Part IV of the Schedule, for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 6th April 1996; e Articles 115 (powers to modify Part II of the Order) and 122 (provision supplementary to Article 121), for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations relating to those provisions of Part II of the Order specified in Part IV of the Schedule, is 6th April 1996; f Article 146 (hybrid occupational pension schemes), for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 1st June 1996; g Articles 68 (power of trustees to modify schemes by resolution) and 114 (overriding requirements), for the purpose only of any transitional provision contained in regulations made under Articles 16 to 21 (member-nominated trustees and directors), is 6th October 1996; h Article 133 (new requirements for contracted-out schemes), in so far as it is not already in operation, is 6th April 1997 and such day is designated as the principal appointed day for the purposes of Part IV of the Order. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on W. G. Purdy Assistant Secretary 13th March 1996.
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th April 1996. 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 8th April 1996. 2 The Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 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 “£7,920”, the yearly sum of “£8,158”; and b in any other case, for the yearly sum of “£7,187”, the yearly sum of “£7,403”. Contributions from persons receiving legal aid 4 For the yearly sum of “£2425·00” specified in Article 12(1)( a ) of the Order there shall be substituted the yearly sum of “£2,498”. Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 12th March 1996
HOUSING; RATES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1996. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of regulation 18 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 18(1) of the principal Regulations (patients)— a in sub-paragraphs ( a ), ( b ) and ( d )(ii) for “£14·70” there shall be substituted “£15·30”; b in sub-paragraphs ( c )(i) and ( d )(i) for “£11·75” there shall be substituted “£12·25”; c in sub-paragraph ( c )(ii) for “£29·40” there shall be substituted “£30·60”. Amendment of regulation 63 of the principal Regulations 3 In regulation 63 of the principal Regulations (non-dependant deductions)— a in paragraph (1)— i in sub-paragraph ( a )(ii) for “£2·30” there shall be substituted “£2·60”; ii in sub-paragraph ( b )(ii) for “£1·15” there shall be substituted “£1·30”; b in paragraph 2( d ) for “£111·00” there shall be substituted “£114·00”. Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations 4 In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (applicable amounts)— a for Part I (personal allowances) there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; b in Part II (family premium) in paragraph 3 for “£10·25” there shall be substituted “£10·55”; c for Part IV (amounts of premiums specified in Part III) there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. Amendment of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations 5 In Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in paragraph 22( b ) for “£9·20” there shall be substituted “£9·25”. Revocations 6 Regulations 3 ( a ) and 5 of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 and regulations 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on W. G. Purdy Assistant Secretary 8th March 1996. The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland on R. E. Aiken Assistant Secretary 8th March 1996.
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals (Importation of Poultry) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 29th March 1996. Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Importation of Poultry) Order (Northern Ireland) 1965 2 In Article 4(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Importation of Poultry) Order (Northern Ireland) 1965 sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on P. T. Toal Assistant Secretary 7th March 1996.
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals (Importation of Bird Products) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 29th March 1996. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “bird” means any bird; “bird product” means anything originating or made (whether in whole or in part) from living or dead birds and includes the carcase or any part of the carcase of a bird; “general licence” means a licence granted under Article 3(1) which applies in relation to all persons, or any class of persons who bring or cause to be brought into Northern Ireland from a country outside Northern Ireland any bird product other than a bird product referred to in Article 4; “specific licence” means a licence granted under Article 3(1) which only applies to the applicant therefor. Importation of bird products 3 1 Subject to Article 4, a person shall not bring or cause to be brought into Northern Ireland from a country outside Northern Ireland any bird product except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department. 2 A licence granted under paragraph (1) may be either a general licence or a specific licence. 3 A general licence shall be granted by the Department by publication of the provisions thereof in the Belfast Gazette. 4 An application for a specific licence shall be in writing and shall contain such particulars as the Department may require. 5 The Department may vary, revoke or suspend any licence granted under paragraph (1)— a in the case of a general licence, by a notice published in the Belfast Gazette; b in the case of a specific licence, by a notice in writing sent to the person to whom it was granted. 6 The Department may vary, revoke or suspend a general licence insofar as it applies to any particular person by notice in writing sent to that person. 4 This Order shall not apply to bird products which are subject to any of the statutory provisions listed in the Schedule. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on P. T. Toal Assistant Secretary 7th March 1996
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1996. Amendment of regulation 7 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2 In regulation 7 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 (lower and upper earnings limits for Class 1 contributions)— a for “6th April 1995” there shall be substituted “6th April 1996”; b for “£58” and “£440” there shall be substituted respectively “£61” and “£455”. Revocation 3 Regulation 2(2) of the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on W. G. Purdy Assistant Secretary 7th March 1996.
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th April 1996. 2 These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant from the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 8th April 1996 and for this purpose the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations (interpretation). 3 In these Regulations “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 . 4 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations 2 In Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 15A there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 15B 1 Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), where a claimant— a is a person to whom regulation 19 (preserved rights to income support) or paragraph 14 or 16 of Schedule 7 (applicable amounts in special cases) applies; b is not residing with his spouse; and c at least 50 per cent. of any occupational pension of his is being paid to, or in respect of, his spouse for that spouse’s maintenance, an amount equal to 50 per cent. of the pension or pensions concerned. 2 Where a claimant is entitled to more than one occupational pension, those pensions shall be aggregated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1). 3 This paragraph shall not have effect in respect of that part of any occupational pension to which a spouse is legally entitled whether under a court order or not. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on W. G. Purdy Assistant Secretary 7th March 1996.