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Pensions Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Contributions) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 1st April 2012. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “the 1960 Act ” means the District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1960; “the 1981 Act ” means the Judicial Pensions Act 1981; “the 1993 Act ” means the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993. Rate of contributions 3 Contributions under— a section 8A of the 1960 Act, b section 33ZA of the 1981 Act, or c section 9A of the 1993 Act shall be made at the rate of 1.28% of a person’s salary for the time being as it becomes due. Periods for which no contributions are due 4 No contribution shall be made by a person in respect of any period of service where no salary is paid to him or her. Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995 5 Regulation 2.15 of the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995 shall be amended as follows. 6 After paragraph (3) insert— 4 But contributions made by the member in accordance with regulation 3 of the Judicial Pensions (Contributions) Regulations 2012 shall not be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the total contributions in paragraph (3)(b)(i) or (ii) of this regulation. . Kenneth Clarke Lord Chancellor Ministry of Justice 8th February 2012 Michael Moore One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 20th February 2012 We concur Michael Fabricant Brooks Newmark Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 22nd February 2012
National Health Service, England Citation, commencement, interpretation and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 . 3 These Regulations apply in relation to England. Amendments to the principal Regulations 2 1 The principal Regulations are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)— a in paragraph (1)(b), for “£52.90” substitute “£54.20”; and b in paragraph (3), for “£13.70” substitute “£14.00”. 3 In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values – supply and replacement), in column (3) of the table (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column (1) of the table below substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column (2) of the table below: (1) Old amount (2) New amount £36.20 £37.10 £55.10 £56.40 £80.60 £82.60 £182.00 £186.50 £62.70 £64.20 £79.70 £81.60 £103.30 £105.80 £200.10 £205.10 £186.40 £191.00 4 In Schedule 2 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small and special glasses and complex appliances)— a in paragraph 1(1)(a), for “£11.80” substitute “£12.10”; b in paragraph 1(1)(b), for “£14.20” substitute “£14.60”; c in paragraph 1(1)(c), for “£4.00” substitute “£4.10”; d in paragraph 1(1)(d), for “£4.50” substitute “£4.60”; e in paragraph 1(1)(e), for “£59.70”, “£52.90”, and “£28.60” substitute “£61.20”, “£54.20” and “£29.30” respectively; f in paragraph 1(1)(g), for “£59.70” substitute “£61.20”; g in paragraph 2(a), for “£13.70” substitute “£14.00”; and h in paragraph 2(b), for “£34.60” substitute “£35.50”. 5 In Schedule 3 (voucher values repair), for the Table, substitute — (1) Nature of Repair (2) Letter of Codes – Values A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Repair or replacement of one lens 11.55 21.20 34.30 86.25 25.10 33.80 45.90 95.55 88.50 Repair or replacement of two lenses 23.10 42.40 68.60 172.50 50.20 67.60 91.80 191.10 177.00 Repair or replacement of: the front of a frame 11.90 11.90 11.90 11.90 11.90 11.90 11.90 11.90 11.90 a side of a frame 7.05 7.05 7.05 7.05 7.05 7.05 7.05 7.05 7.05 the whole frame 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 Transitional Provision 3 The amounts substituted by regulation 2(2) to (5) shall apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 (use of vouchers for supply of optical appliances) or regulation 17 (use of vouchers for replacement or repair) of the principal Regulations on or after 1st April 2012. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health. Earl Howe Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health 23rd February 2012
International Development Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Selective Capital Increase) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the Agreement” means the Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, accepted on behalf of the Government on 27 December 1945 ; “the Bank” means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development established by the Agreement; “the Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom; and “the Resolution” means Resolution No 612 adopted by the Board of Governors of the Bank on 16th March 2011. Relevant Payments 3 The Secretary of State may, on behalf of the Government— a make payment of a further subscription to the increased authorised capital stock of the Bank of sums not exceeding in the aggregate the equivalent of 14,078,104.50 United States Dollars pursuant to arrangements made between the Government and the Bank in accordance with the terms of the Resolution; b make payment of sums required to maintain the value of the payment mentioned in paragraph (a) in accordance with the Agreement and any arrangements made between the Government and the Bank; and c make payment of sums required to redeem any non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes or other obligations which may be issued or created by the Secretary of State and accepted by the Bank pursuant to the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (a), in accordance with section 11 of the International Development Act 2002. Andrew Mitchell One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 12th December 2011 We approve, Michael Fabricant Angela Watkinson Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 12th December 2011
Senior Courts Of England And Wales County Courts, England And Wales Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Rules may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012 and come into force on 19th March 2012. 2 In these Rules, a reference to a Part or rule by number alone means the Part or rule so numbered in the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 . Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 3 In Part 71, in rule 71.2(2), for subparagraph (b) substitute— b must be issued in the court which made the judgment or order which it is sought to enforce, except that— i if the proceedings have since been transferred to a different court, it must be issued in that court; or ii subject to subparagraph (b)(i), if it is to enforce a judgment made in Northampton County Court in respect of a designated money claim, it must be issued in accordance with section 2 of Practice Direction 70. . 4 In Part 72, in rule 72.3(1), for subparagraph (b) substitute— b must be issued in the court which made the judgment or order which it is sought to enforce, except that— i if the proceedings have since been transferred to a different court, it must be issued in that court; or ii subject to subparagraph (b)(i), if it is to enforce a judgment made in Northampton County Court in respect of a designated money claim, it must be issued in accordance with section 2 of Practice Direction 70. . 5 In Part 73, in rule 73.3(2)— a in subparagraph (b), for “case” substitute “event”; b in subparagraph (c)— i for “case” substitute “event”; and ii at the end, omit “or”; c in subparagraph (d), at the end, for “.” substitute “; or”; and d after subparagraph (d), insert— e the application is to enforce a judgment made in Northampton County Court in respect of a designated money claim, in which event the application must be issued in accordance with section 2 of Practice Direction 70. . 6 In Schedule 2, in Order 27, in Rule 3— a in paragraph (1), for “(2) and (3)” substitute “(2), (3) and (4)”; b in paragraph (2)— i for “If” substitute “Subject to paragraph (4), if”; and ii for “he” substitute “the debtor”; c in paragraph (3), for “Where” substitute “Subject to paragraph (4), where”; and d after paragraph (3), insert— 4 Where the judgment was made in Northampton County Court in respect of a designated money claim and the proceedings have not since been transferred to a different court, the application must be made in accordance with section 2 of Practice Direction 70. . Neuberger of Abbotsbury, M.R. Martin Moore-Bick, L.J. Peter Coulson, J. Launcelot Henderson, J. HHJ Stephen Stewart Q.C. William Featherby Q.C. Professor David Grant Edward Pepperall Katy Peters I allow these rules Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor J Djanogly Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 23rd February 2012
Animals, England Citation, commencement and application 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 15 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of regulation 26A 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of regulation 29 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 5 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 7 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Schedule 7A 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International Development Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the International Development Association (Sixteenth Replenishment) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “ the Association ” means the International Development Association established by an agreement dated 29th January 1960 and accepted on behalf of the Government on 14th September 1960 ; “the Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom; and “ the Resolution ” means Resolution No 227 entitled ‘Additions to Resources: Sixteenth Replenishment’ adopted by the Board of Governors of the Association on 26th April 2011. Relevant Payments 3 The Secretary of State may, on behalf of the Government— a make payment of a further contribution to the Association not exceeding 2,664,000,000 pounds sterling in accordance with arrangements made between the Government and the Association in accordance with the Resolution; and b make payment of sums required to redeem any non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes or other obligations which may be issued or created by the Secretary of State and accepted by the Association pursuant to the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (a), in accordance with section 11 of the International Development Act 2002. Andrew Mitchell One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 12th December 2011 We approve, Michael Fabricant Angela Watkinson Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 12th December 2011
Pensions Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (European Court of Human Rights) (Amendment) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 1st April 2012. Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (European Court of Human Rights) Order 1998 2 The Judicial Pensions (European Court of Human Rights) Order 1998 is amended as follows. 3 In Article 6, for “sections 23 and 33A of the 1981 Act and sections 9 and 10 of the 1993 Act” substitute “sections 23, 33ZA and 33A of the 1981 Act and sections 9, 9A and 10 of the 1993 Act ”. Kenneth Clarke Lord Chancellor Ministry of Justice Date 8th February 2012 Michael Moore One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Date 20th February 2012
Statistics Of Trade Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012 in relation to supplementary declarations and amended supplementary declarations made on or after this date. Amendment of the Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) Regulations 1992 2 The Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) Regulations 1992 are amended as follows. 3 For regulation 4 (supplementary declarations) substitute— 4 1 A party that in relation to the United Kingdom is responsible for providing the information (see Article 7 of the establishing Regulation) must provide it to the Commissioners by means of electronic communication in the appropriate form specified in a current Commissioners’ direction. 2 That party must provide all the information sought by the appropriate form, in accordance with the establishing and implementing Regulations. 3 But that party need provide the “delivery terms” information sought by the appropriate form only if that party’s annual value of intra-EU trade relevant to that form (namely, value of “arrivals” or value of “dispatches”) exceeds £16,000,000. 4 That party must use the coding mentioned in Article 11 of the implementing Regulation in providing any “delivery terms” information pursuant to paragraph (1) and this paragraph (and see also Article 9(2)(d) of the establishing Regulation). 5 That party must deliver the completed supplementary declaration to the Commissioners no later than the 21st day of the month following the end of the reference period to which it relates. 6 Only the reference period in Article 6(1) of the establishing Regulation applies in relation to the supplementary declaration (“calendar month of dispatch or arrival of the goods”.) 7 But the reference periods in Article 3 of the Implementing Regulation may be used instead if a current Commissioners’ direction so permits in the interests of better administration (“calendar month” of “chargeable event” or in which “declaration is accepted”). 8 A direction under paragraph (1) or (5) is not current for the purposes of the relevant paragraph to the extent that it is varied, replaced or revoked by another Commissioners’ direction. 4 After paragraph (7) of regulation 6 (offences and evidence) insert— 9 Liability to a penalty under paragraphs (1) and (2) does not arise in relation to a failure under paragraph (1) of regulation 4 if a party satisfies the Commissioners that there is a reasonable excuse for the failure. 10 For the purposes of paragraph (8), where a party relies on any other person to do anything, that is not a reasonable excuse unless that party took reasonable care to avoid the relevant act or failure. 5 In paragraph (1)(d) of regulation 8 (offences and evidence), for “regulations 4(4)(b) and 4(6)” substitute “regulation 4(1)”. 6 Omit the Schedule. Steve Lamey Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs 27th February 2012
Income Tax Citation, commencement and effect 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 6th April 2012. 2 These Regulations shall have effect in relation to payments made on or after 6th April 2012. Amendment of the Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations 2009 2 1 The Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows. 2 After regulation 11 (De minimis rule for pension schemes), insert— 11A 1 A payment to a member by a pension scheme which is not a public service pension scheme or an occupational pension scheme in respect of an arrangement under that scheme if— a the member has reached the age of 60; b the payment does not exceed £2,000; c the payment extinguishes the member’s entitlement to benefits under the arrangement; and d the condition in paragraph (2) is satisfied. 2 The condition is that the member has not previously received more than one payment under this regulation. . Steve Lamey Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs 27th February 2012
International Development Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (General Capital Increase) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the Agreement” means the Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, accepted on behalf of the Government on 27 December 1945 ; “the Bank” means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development established by the Agreement; “the Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom; and “the Resolution” means Resolution No 613 adopted by the Board of Governors of the Bank on 16th March 2011. Relevant Payments 3 The Secretary of State may, on behalf of the Government— a make payment of a further subscription to the increased authorised capital stock of the Bank of sums not exceeding in the aggregate the equivalent of 137,972,662.20 United States Dollars pursuant to arrangements made between the Government and the Bank in accordance with the terms of the Resolution; b make payment of sums required to maintain the value of the payment mentioned in paragraph (a) in accordance with the Agreement and any arrangements made between the Government and the Bank; and c make payment of sums required to redeem any non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes or other obligations which may be issued or created by the Secretary of State and accepted by the Bank pursuant to the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (a), in accordance with section 11 of the International Development Act 2002. Andrew Mitchell One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 12th December 2011 We approve, Michael Fabricant Angela Watkinson Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 12th December 2011
Children And Young Persons, England Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012. 2 In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations ” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2007 . Amendment of regulations 14 and 15 of the Principal Regulations 2 In regulations 14(1) and (2) (voluntary adoption agencies) and 15 (adoption support agencies) of the Principal Regulations— a for “£834.90” in each place where it occurs substitute “£918.39”; and b for “£417.45” in each place where it occurs substitute “£459.20”. Amendment of regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations 3 1 Regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations (children’s homes etc.) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (1)— a for “£1202.74” in each place where it occurs substitute “£1323.01”; b for “69” in each place where it occurs substitute “62”; and c in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)— i for “£119.79” substitute “£131.77”; and ii for “69th” substitute “62nd”. 3 In paragraph (2A)— a for “£801.02” in each place where it occurs substitute “£881.12”; b in sub-paragraph (b)— i for “between 4 and 6” substitute “4 or 5”; and ii for paragraph (ii) substitute— ii an amount of £110.47 for each of the 4th and 5th approved places; and c in sub-paragraph (c) for “6” substitute “5”. 4 In paragraph (3A)— a for “£522.72” in each place where it occurs substitute “£574.99”; b in sub-paragraph (b)— i for “17” substitute “15”; and ii in sub-paragraph (ii)— aa for “£31.46” substitute “£34.61”; and bb for “17th” substitute “15th”; and c in sub-paragraph (c) for “18” substitute “16”. 5 In paragraph (3B)— a for “£522.72” in each place where it occurs substitute “£574.99”; b for “17” in each place where it occurs substitute “14”; and c in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)— i for “£31.46” substitute “£34.61”; and ii for “17th” substitute “14th”. 6 In paragraph (3C)— a for “£961.95” in each place where it occurs substitute “£1058.15”; b for “23” in each place where it occurs substitute “20”; and c in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)— i for “£95.59” substitute “£105.15”; and ii for “23rd” substitute “20th”. Amendment of regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations 4 In regulation 18(b) of the Principal Regulations (local authority fostering functions) for “£2404.27” substitute “£2421”. Tim Loughton Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education 23rd February 2012
Offshore Installations Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2012 and comes into force on 23rd March 2012. Establishment of safety zone 2 A safety zone is established around the installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 applies) having a radius of five hundred metres, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. C.Grayling Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 23rd February 2012
Insolvency Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2012 and come into force on 19th March 2012. Transitional Provisions 2 1 The amendment made by rule 3(2) applies where an application is made for a debt relief order on or after 19th March 2012 2 The amendments made by rule 3(3) and (4) apply only in relation to petitions for bankruptcy where the petition is presented on or after 19th March 2012 Amendments to the Insolvency Rules 1986 3 1 The Insolvency Rules 1986 are amended as follows. 2 In Rule 5A.2 (excluded debts), in the definition of “excluded debt”— a at the end of sub-paragraph (c) omit “and”; b after sub-paragraph (d), add— ; and e any obligation arising from a payment out of the social fund under section 138(1)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 by way of crisis loan or budgeting loan. . 3 In Rule 6.223 (bankrupt’s debts surviving discharge), at the end add “or any obligation arising from a payment out of the social fund under section 138(1)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 by way of crisis loan or budgeting loan.”. 4 In Rule 12.3 (provable debts), in sub-paragraph (2)(b), at the end add “or any obligation arising from a payment out of the social fund under section 138(1)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 by way of crisis loan or budgeting loan.”. Kenneth Clarke Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Ministry of Justice 21st February 2012 I concur, on behalf of the Secretary of State, Norman Lamb Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 21st February 2012