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ANIMALS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Infected Area) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 27th February 2001. 2 In this Order “infected area” means an area declared by the Department to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease in accordance with Article 2. Declaration of foot-and-mouth disease infected area 2 1 Where the Department has grounds for suspecting that foot-and-mouth disease exists within Northern Ireland or within such part of the Republic of Ireland as may entail the risk of the spread of that disease into Northern Ireland, it may by notice in writing declare Northern Ireland or any such area as may be specified in the notice to be an infected area. 2 A notice given under paragraph (1) shall: a be published in such manner and to such extent as appears to the Department to be sufficient to bring the terms of the notice to the attention of those persons likely to be affected by it; b specify the date on which it shall come into operation; and c remain in operation until revoked by a further notice published in like manner. 3 A notice given under paragraph (1) may be varied by the Department and any such variation shall be in writing and published, so far as practicable, in the same manner and to the same extent as that notice. 4 Subject to paragraph (5), any premises partly within an infected area shall be deemed to be wholly within an infected area. 5 Nothing in paragraph (4) shall deem any area outside Northern Ireland to be an infected area. Effect of declaration of infected area 3 Notwithstanding Article 21(1) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 , all the provisions of that Order, insofar as they are applicable, shall have effect in relation to the infected area. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 27th February 2001. R. S. Johnston A senior Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
RATES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Rates (Regional Rates) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2001. 2 In this Order— “specified hereditament” means a hereditament of a type specified under Article 3 of the New Valuation List (Time and Class of Hereditaments) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 ; “unspecified hereditament” means a hereditament which is not a specified hereditament. Regional rate 2 The regional rates for the year ending 31st March 2002 shall be 30·42 pence in the pound in respect of specified hereditaments and 192·95 pence in the pound in respect of unspecified hereditaments. Reduction of regional rate on dwellings 3 The amount by which the normal regional rate fixed for the year ending on 31st March 2002 under Article 2 is to be reduced in respect of unspecified hereditaments for the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article 27 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 shall be 69·15 pence. Revocation 4 The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 28th February 2001. V. N. Hewitt A Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 27th February 2001. Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 2 The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 shall be amended as provided in Articles 3 to 5. 3 In Article 3 after the definition of “poultry” there shall be added the following definition— “premises” includes land with or without buildings; . 4 After Article 24 there shall be added— Requirement to isolate animals on common land within an infected area 24A The owner or person in charge of an animal placed or kept on commons or unenclosed lands shall, upon the making of a declaration under Article 2(1) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Infected Area) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 , in relation to that land isolate that animal within premises in the infected area. . 5 After Article 32 there shall be added— Requirement to isolate animals on common land within a controlled area 32A The owner or person in charge of an animal placed or kept on commons or unenclosed lands shall, upon the making of an Order under Article 29(1) in relation to that land, isolate that animal within premises in the controlled area. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 27th February 2001. R. S. Johnston A senior Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 28th April 2001. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Dental Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 4(5) of the principal Regulations (calculation of charges) for “£354·00” there shall be substituted “£360·00”. Revocation 3 Regulation 2 of the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 is hereby revoked. Application of regulations 4 The amendment made by regulation 2 applies only in relation to the supply of any dental appliances or the provision of other dental services in pursuance of a contract or arrangement for the provision of general dental services, or services under a pilot scheme, made on or after 28th April 2001. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 21st March 2001. D. A. Baker Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 21st March 2001. Brian Delaney Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
HOUSING Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 10 of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 11 of the principal Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 61 of the principal Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 102 of the principal Regulations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 1B to the principal Regulations 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS This Order may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) (Amendment) Rules 2001, Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 7th March 2001. Robert Carswell Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Dated 16th February 2001
PRIVATE STREETS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Private Streets (Amendment) (1992 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001. Appointed Day 2 The appointed day for the coming into operation of Article 3 of the Private Streets (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 is 20th February 2001. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 20th February 2001. J. Carlisle A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 29th March 2001. 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 the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 –– a in regulation 26 (calculation of income and capital of students), for the words from “have effect” to the end of the regulation, there shall be substituted “have effect in relation to students and their partners subject to the modifications set out in Chapter VIII thereof (students)”; b for the title to Chapter VIII of Part V, there shall be substituted “STUDENTS”; c in Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)— i in paragraph 59(1) , for “full-time student” there shall be substituted “student”; ii in paragraph 64(2) , for the words from “as a result of” to the end of the sub-paragraph, there shall be substituted “as a result of the student’s attendance on the course where an amount in respect of those expenses has already been disregarded pursuant to regulation 66(1) (student’s income to be disregarded).”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th March 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
COUNTY COURTS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation— a for the purpose of Article 3( a ), on 5th September 2001; and b for the purpose of Article 3( b ), on 19th March 2001. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980. Increase of financial limits of civil jurisdiction of county courts 3 Article 30 of the principal Order, shall be amended as follows— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b in paragraph (3) for the figure of “£1,000” there shall be substituted the figure of “£2,000”. Revocation 4 The entry relating to Article 30(1) of the principal Order in the Schedule to the County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 and the entry relating to Article 30(3) of the principal Order in the Schedule to the County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992 are hereby revoked. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 17th February 2001
WELFARE OF ANIMALS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 2nd April 2001 and except as provided in paragraph (2) shall have effect from that date. 2 Regulations 4 to 9 shall have effect as from 1st December 2000. Amendment of Regulations 2 The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 9. Age restrictions 3 In regulation B2 paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be omitted. Death grant: pensioners with 10 years' or more membership 4 Regulation E3 shall be revoked. Death grant: pensioners with less than 10 years' membership 5 For regulation E4 substitute— Death grant: pensioners E4 1 If at the time of his death a person— a was entitled to receive payments in respect of a retirement pension (excluding a pension to which he would not be entitled apart from regulation D16 or D18), or b would have been so entitled but for the operation of Schedule D5 (re-employed pensioners), there shall be paid a lump sum death grant in accordance with regulation E8. 2 The amount of the death grant payable under paragraph (1) is an amount equal to the total amount that would (or would but for Schedule D5 (re-employed pensioners) or his death, or both) have been paid to him by way of retirement pension for the first 5 years after he became (or would but for Schedule D5 have become) entitled to receive payments in respect of the pension, reduced by the total of any payments made to him in respect of the pension. . Surviving spouse deductions from certain death grants 6 In regulation E5(1)( a ) the word “or” shall be inserted in place of the comma between “E1, E2” and the words “or E3(2)” shall be omitted. Part-timers' pensionable remuneration 7 In regulation E7 the words “, E3(2)( a ) or (3)( b ) or E4(2)(ii)” shall be omitted. Nomination of beneficiary of death grant 8 In regulation E8— a in paragraph (1) the words “E3(1)” shall be omitted; b in paragraph (6)( a ) the words “E3(1)” shall be omitted. Commutation: exceptional circumstances of ill-health 9 In regulation H6(1) the words “E3 or” shall be omitted. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 16th February 2001. Sam Foster Minister for the Department of the Environment
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Citation, commencement and retrospection 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Pension Sharing on Divorce) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001. 2 These Regulations shall come into operation on 2nd April 2001 but shall have effect as from 1st December 2000. Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 2 The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 shall be amended in accordance with the Schedule. The Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 3 In regulation 5(4) of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 for “(except those incurred in connection with a FSAVC scheme) may be paid from it” substitute— may be paid from it except— those incurred in connection with a FSAVC scheme, and those costs and charges prescribed by regulations made under Article 21, 22 or 38 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 which the Committee is enabled to recover by or under any such regulations . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 16th February 2001. Sam Foster Minister for the Department of the Environment
LANDLORD AND TENANT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 5th March 2001. Increase of registered rents 2 The rents registered under Part V of the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 for dwelling-houses which are let under regulated tenancies shall be increased by 3 percent. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 9th February 2001. D. M. Crothers Senior Officer 8of the Department for Social Development
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims: Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 19th March 2001. Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2 1 The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5). 2 In regulation 14(1) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available)— a in sub-paragraph ( m ) after “a couple” there shall be inserted “other than a joint-claim couple”; b after sub-paragraph ( m ) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph— mm if he is a member of a joint-claim couple and he and his partner are both absent from Northern Ireland and a premium referred to in paragraph 20E, 20F, 20G or 20I of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of his partner, for a maximum of 4 weeks; ; c after regulation 14(1)( n ) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph— o if he is temporarily absent from Northern Ireland in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B)( a ) or ( c ) , for the period of any such temporary absence; . 3 In regulation 19(1) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment)— a in sub-paragraph ( m ) after “a couple” there shall be inserted “other than a joint-claim couple”; b after sub-paragraph ( m ) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph— mm if he is a member of a joint-claim couple, in any week during which he and his partner are both absent from Northern Ireland for not less than 3 days and in which a premium referred to in paragraph 20E, 20F, 20G or 20I of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of his partner, for a maximum of 4 weeks; ; c after regulation 19(1)( r ) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph— s if he is temporarily absent from Northern Ireland in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B)( a ) or ( c ), for the period of any such temporary absence. . 4 In regulation 64(2) (availability for employment), after “(6)( c ) or ( d )” there shall be inserted “or 22A(2)( b ), ( c ), ( f ) or ( g ) ” and after “Article 21(6)( a ) or ( b )” there shall be inserted “or 22A(2)( d ) or ( e )”. 5 In regulation 65(5) (active seeking) after “(6)( c ) or ( d )” there shall be inserted “ or 22A(2)( b ), ( c ), ( f ) or ( g )” and after “Article 21(6)( a ) or ( b )” there shall be inserted “or 22A(2)( d ) or ( e )”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 13th February 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
RATES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 14th May 2001. 2 In this Order— “specified hereditament” means a hereditament of a type specified under Article 3 of the New Valuation List (Time and Class of Hereditaments) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 ; “unspecified hereditament” means a hereditament which is not a specified hereditament. Regional rate 2 The regional rates for the year ending 31st March 2002 shall be 30·42 pence in the pound in respect of specified hereditaments and 192·95 pence in the pound in respect of unspecified hereditaments. Reduction of regional rate on dwellings 3 The amount by which the normal regional rate fixed for the year ending on 31st March 2002 under Article 2 is to be reduced in respect of unspecified hereditaments for the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article 27 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 shall be 69·15 pence. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 13th February 2001. Brian Delaney A Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
PENSIONS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Superannuation (Chief Executive to the Mental Health Commission) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 4th April 2001. 2 There shall be added to the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 with effect from 1st April 1999, the office of Chief Executive to the Mental Health Commission . 3 The Superannuation (Secretary to The Mental Health Commission) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 is hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 21st February 2001. J. G. Sullivan A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
PENSIONS Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Additional Pension (First Appointed Year) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001. First appointed year 2 For the purposes of the definition of “first appointed year” in section 121(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (interpretation of Parts I to VI and supplementary provisions), the “first appointed year” shall be 2002-03. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th February 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
FOOD Citation, commencement and interpretation — 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2001. 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “the Up-rating Order ” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 . Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date 2 Section 135(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act) shall not apply if a question arises as to either— a the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order; or b whether the conditions for the receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied, until that question has been determined. Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland 3 Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order. Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 4 In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 (prescribed circumstances for increase of an invalid care allowance)— a in sub-paragraph ( a ) for “£145” there shall be substituted “£150”; and b in sub-paragraph ( b ) for “£19” and “£145” there shall be substituted “£20” and “£150” respectively. Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 5 In regulation 14 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for “£3,094·00” there shall be substituted “£3,146·00”. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 6 In regulation 7 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance) for “£59·50” there shall be substituted “£60·50”. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 7 In regulation 17(2)( a ) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (exempt work) for “£59·50” there shall be substituted “£60·50”. Revocations 8 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 , the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and the Social Security (Therapeutic Earnings Limits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 13th March 2001. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development