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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 14th January 1997. Interpretation 2 In this Order, “the 1994 Order ” means the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1994 . Amendments to the 1994 order 3 1 Article 4 of the 1994 Order (defined activity exemption conditions) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article. 2 For paragraph (1), substitute the following paragraph— 1 Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), during the period beginning with 1st April 1994 and ending on 30th September 1997 none of the activities mentioned in section 2(2) of the Act shall be treated as a defined activity if carried out during that period by a defined authority to which this Order applies, so long as any one of the conditions specified in paragraph (2) is fulfilled. . 3 For paragraph (4), substitute the following paragraph— For each of the defined authorities specified on column 1 of Part I of the Schedule to this Order, the period provided for in paragraph (1) shall, in respect of the defined activity specified opposite to the authority in column 2 of that Part of the Schedule, be treated as ending on 31st March 1997. . 4 After paragraph (4), add the following paragraph— 5 For each of the defined authorities specified in column 1 of Part II of the Schedule to this Order, the period provided for in paragraph (1) shall, in respect of the defined activities specified opposite to the authority in column 2 of that Part of the Schedule, be treated as ending on 30th June 1997. . 4 For the Schedule to the 1994 Order, there shall be substituted the following Schedule— SCHEDULE article 4(4) and (5) PART I Competitive tendering exemption period ending on 31 March 1997 (1) (2) Defined Authority Defined Activity Isle of Anglesey County Council Collection of refuse Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Collection of refuse Bridgend County Borough Council Collection of refuse Ceredigion County Council Collection of refuse Monmouthshire County Council Collection of refuse Newport County Borough Council Collection of refuse The Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council Collection of refuse Wrexham County Borough Council Collection of refuse A joint committee continued in existence by virtue of section 59( 12) of the Local Government (Wales Act 1994 All defined activities PART II Competitive tendering exemption period ending on 30th June 1997 (1) (2) Defined Authority Defined Activity Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Collection of refuse; other cleaning Torfaen County Borough Council Collection of refuse; other cleaning . Revocation 5 The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities, Exemptions) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1995 is revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 16th December 1996
SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Commissary Court Books) (Amendment) 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. 2 This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt. Amendment of Act of Sederunt (Commissary Court Books) 1992 2 1 The Act of Sederunt (Commissary Court Books) 1992 is amended as follows. 2 For sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 3, there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs:– 2 Subject to sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph, the Commissary Court Books kept by the commissary clerk shall comprise– a a complete copy of every document received by the commissary clerk for recording; and b an index of every document so recorded. 2A The commissary clerk shall not utilise new types of equipment for the purposes of recording documents in the Commissary Court Books without the prior approval of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland. . 3 In paragraphs 3(3), 4(3), 5 and 6, for the word “writ”, wherever it occurs, there shall be substituted the word “document”. 4 Sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 3 shall be revoked. Rodger of Earlsferry Lord President, IPD Edinburgh 10th December 1996
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 8th January 1997. The severely mentally impaired 2 1 Article 3 (the severely mentally impaired) of the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (1), for the words `paragraph (3) below' there is substituted `paragraph (3) or (4) below'. 3 At the end there is added— 4 The requirements of this paragraph are that— a the person in question is a person whose partner is in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, and b by virtue of that person’s incapacity for work the applicable amount for the purposes of regulation 83 or 84 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 includes a premium which falls to be determined under paragraph (d) or (g) of paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of the Environment 12th December 1996 Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Welsh Office 12th December 1996
INCOME TAX 1 This Order may be cited as the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Finland) Order 1996. 2 It is hereby declared— a that the arrangements specified in the Protocol set out in Part I of the Schedule to this Order and in the Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement set out in Part II of that Schedule, which vary the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Finland) Order 1970 , as amended by the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Finland) Order 1973 , by the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Finland) Order 1980 , by the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Finland) Order 1985 and by the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Finland) Order 1991 , have been made with the Government of the Republic of Finland with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to income tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax or capital gains tax and taxes of a similar character imposed by the laws of Finland; and b that it is expedient that those arrangements should have effect. N. H. Nicholls Clerk of the Privy Council
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1996. 2 In this Order “the 1995 Act ” means the Criminal Appeal Act 1995. 3 Section 8 of and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act, for the purposes for which they are not already in force , and section 31(1)(a) of and paragraphs 3 to 11 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 7 to 11 of Schedule 2 to the 1995 Act shall come into force on 1 January 1997. Michael Howard One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 16th December 1996
HEALTH AND SAFETY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 10th January 1997. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 . Amendment to the principal Regulations 2 1 The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation. 2 In regulation 2(1), after the definition “occupational exposure standard” the following definition shall be inserted— “preparation” means a mixture or solution of two or more substances; . 3 In regulation 13(1)— a the words “ethylene oxide,” shall be deleted; and b for the words “except that this regulation” shall be substituted the words “except that paragraph (2)”. 4 In regulation 15(1), for the words “article 4, 5 or 7 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1989” shall be substituted the words “article 4, 6 or 8 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995 No. 263) ”. 5 For Schedule 1 shall be substituted the Schedule set out in these Regulations. 6 In column 1 of Schedule 2, entry 11(b) shall be replaced by the following entry— b waste covered by Council Directives 75/442/ EEC ( OJ No. L194, 25.7.75, p. 39), as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC (OJ No. L78, 26.3.91, p. 32), and 91/689/EEC (OJ No. L377, 31.12.91, p. 20). . 7 In Schedule 4— a the words “Vapour or” shall be deleted from the second entry in column 1; and b the words “while the process is being carried on” shall be inserted after the words “Every 14 days” in the second entry in column 2. 8 In Schedule 5 the words “1-Naphthylamine and its salts.” shall be deleted from the fourth entry in column 1. 9 In Schedule 6 the words “Ethylene oxide” shall be deleted from column 1 and the words “Fumigations carried out for research.” and “Fumigations in fumigation chambers.” shall be deleted from the corresponding entry in column 2. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State. Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Environment. 11th December 1996
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as The Berkshire College of Art and Design, Maidenhead (Dissolution) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 6th January 1997. 2 On 6th January 1997 the Transferor shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the Transferee, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services. 3 Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the Transferor before 6th January 1997 as if the references in that section— a to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed; b to the operative date were to 6th January 1997; c to the transferor were to the Transferor within the meaning of this Order; and d to the corporation were to the Transferee. James Paice Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 10th December 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 3rd January 1997. Preliminary 2 The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations. Amendment to regulation 4 (application and exemptions) 3 In column 3 of item 4 in the Table in regulation 4, for “71 and 75 to 79” there shall be substituted “71, 75 to 79 and 93A”. New regulation 93A (supplementary braking requirements for vehicles carrying dangerous goods) 4 After regulation 93 there shall be inserted the regulation set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Amendments to Table II of Schedule 2 ( ECE Regulations) 5 In Schedule 2, in Table II after item 4B there shall be inserted the following item— 4C 13.07 13 29.5.69 Brakes 18.9.94 — — Signed by authority of the Secretary of State John Bowis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 11th December 1996
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS 1 This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 8) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 31st December 1996. 2 A safety zone is hereby established around the installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Act applies) having a radius of five hundred metres from the point as respects that installation which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to European Datum (1950) specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Paul Beresford Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 11th December 1996
PATENTS Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificate for Plant Protection Products) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force for the purposes of regulations 1, 2 and 4(2) on 2nd January 1997 and for all other purposes on 8th February 1997. 2 These Regulations extend to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Definitions 2 In these Regulations— “the 1977 Act ” means the Patents Act 1977 ; “certificate” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 1(10) of the EC Regulation ; “the court” has the same meaning as it has in the 1977 Act; and “the EC Regulation” means Regulation ( EC ) No. 1610/96 of the European Parliament and the Council of 23rd July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products and any reference in these Regulations to an article followed by a number is a reference to the article so numbered in the EC Regulation. Competent industrial property office (Article 9(1)) 3 The competent industrial property office for the purpose of lodging an application for a certificate in the United Kingdom shall be the Patent Office. Extension of powers under the Patents Act 1977 4 1 For the purposes of section 123(1) of the Patents Act 1977 matters relating to certificates and applications for certificates shall be the business of the Patent Office and, accordingly, shall be under the direction and control of the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. 2 The power of the Secretary of State to make rules under section 123 of the 1977 Act shall include power to make rules regulating the business of the Patent Office and matters relating to certificates and applications for certificates and subsections (2) to (7) of section 123 and section 124 shall apply accordingly. Extension of existing provisions of the Patents Act 1977 and the Patents Act 1949 to certificates (Articles 5, 17 and 18) 5 Subject to any rules made by the Secretary of State under section 123 of the 1977 Act relating to certificates, applications for certificates or matters relating to the same, the provisions of that Act and, where they continue to apply, the provisions of the Patents Act 1949 , and any rules made thereunder in respect of patents, applications for patents, existing patents or existing applications shall, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 5, 17 and 18 of the EC Regulation, extend and apply to, and be taken to make, as appropriate and with the necessary changes, corresponding provision, including corresponding provision relating to fees, forms and to the jurisdiction of and proceedings before the comptroller and the court, for certificates, applications for certificates and matters relating thereto, as they apply to, and make provision for, patents and applications for patents and matters relating thereto. Ian Taylor, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry 11th December 1996
HOUSING, ENGLAND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Renewal Grants and Home Repair Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 17th December 1996. 2 In these Regulations— “the Home Repair Assistance Regulations ” means the Home Repair Assistance Regulations 1996 ; “the Prescribed Form Regulations ” means the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) Regulations 1996 ; “the Renewal Grants Regulations ” means the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 Amendment of the Home Repair Assistance Regulations 2 In paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule I to the Home Repair Assistance Regulations (content of application: general), after “income support,” insert “an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (which has the same meaning as in section 1(4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 ”. Amendment of the Renewal Grants Regulations 3 The Renewal Grants Regulations shall be amended as follows:— a in regulation 10(2)(a)(the applicable amount), after “income support”, insert “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance”; and b from paragraph 6 (concessionary payments) of Schedule 3 (sums to be disregarded in the determination of income other than earnings), omit sub-paragraph (c). Amendment of the Prescribed Form Regulations 4 The Schedule to the Prescribed Form Regulations (prescribed form for owner-occupier’s and tenant’s applications for housing renewal grants) shall be amended as follows:— a in each of the following, namely— i in footnote (c) immediately preceding Part I of the form in the Schedule, in the second paragraph of that footnote, ii in note 17, in the second paragraph, and iii in note 41, in the first paragraph, for “in Annex J2 to Circular 17/96”, substitute “, as respects England, in Annex J2 to Department of the Environment Circular 17/96 or, as respects Wales, in Annex J2 to Welsh Office Circular 59/96”; b in each of the following, namely— i in question 3.1, and ii in question 3.22, for “receiving”, substitute “entitled to and receiving”; and c in note 17, in the second paragraph, for “the form in the Schedule”, substitute “this form”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 6th December 1996 William Hague Secretary of State for Wales 9th December 1996 We consent, Bowen Wells Richard Ottaway Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 10th December 1996
ROAD TRAFFIC 1 This Order may be cited as the A13 Trunk Road (New Road, Havering) (Prohibition of U-Turns and Use of Gaps in Central Reserve) Order 1996, and shall come into force on 9th December 1996. 2 In this Order— “central reserve” means that part of New Road (A13) which separates its two carriageways for the safety and guidance of traffic using that road; and “Walden Avenue”, “South Street” and “Lower Mardyke Avenue” mean the roads known by those names in the London Borough of Havering. 3 No person shall cause or permit any vehicle proceeding in the eastbound carriageway of New Road (A13) to make a U-turn movement at its junction with Lower Mardyke Avenue, so as to proceed in the opposite direction. 4 No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to enter or proceed through the gaps in the central reserve which lie opposite South Street and Walden Avenue. Signed by Authority of the Secretary of State for Transport T Jacob Assistant Director, Highways Agency, Construction Operations Division 2nd December 1996
AGRICULTURE Title, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to previous Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARBITRATION 1 This Order may be cited as the Arbitration Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996. 2 The provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996 (“ the Act ”) listed in Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force on the day after this Order is made. 3 The rest of the Act, except sections 85 to 87, shall come into force on 31st January 1997. 4 The transitional provisions in Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect. John M. Taylor, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Corporate and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 16th December 1996
COUNTY COURTS 1 1 This Order may be cited as the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on the following dates:— a articles 1, 2, 3, 4(1) and 4(3) on 1st January 1997; b article 4(2) on 1st March 1997. 2 In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, an article referred to by number means the article so numbered in the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 . 2 1 In sub-paragraph (a) of article 2(1) “30,” shall be omitted. 2 In sub-paragraph (n) of article 2(1) the third occurrence of “and” shall be omitted. 3 After sub-paragraph (o) of article 2(1) there shall be inserted the following:— and p sections 13 and 14 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 , . 3 In sub-paragraph (b) of article 8(1) after the words “less than”, the sum “£1,000” shall be substituted for “£2,000”. 4 1 In sub-paragraph (b) of article 8A(1) the word “local” shall be substituted for the word “London”. 2 In paragraph (1) of article 8A, the word “Northampton” shall be substituted for the word “Cardiff”. 3 After paragraph (2) of article 8A, there shall be inserted the following:— 3 In this article, “a local authority” means:— a in England, a London authority, a county or district council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and b in Wales, a county or county borough council. . Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 12th December 1996
NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS This Order may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Admission to the Register and Training) Amendment Rules Approval Order 1996 and shall come into force on the 31st December 1996 immediately after the European Nursing and Midwifery Qualification Designation Order 1996 . Stephen Dorrell One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Department of Health 10th December 1996
AGRICULTURE Title, commencement and interpretation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the principal Orders (other than in relation to stocking levels) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments relating to stocking levels 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CIVIL AVIATION Citation and Commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Amendment of the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 1994 2 The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 1994 shall be amended by substituting for “1995—1996” in the definition of “Technical Instructions” in regulation 3(1), “1997—1998”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Goschen Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 5th December 1996
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Inspection) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996. 2 These Regulations shall come into force on 1st January 1997. Amendment of the Education (School Inspection) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 2 The Education (School Inspection) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 shall be amended by the substitution of regulation 4 (intervals for inspection) by the following— 4 The Chief Inspector shall secure that every school is inspected by a registered inspector— a i in the case of a secondary school, on or after 1st September 1993 but before 1st August 1997; ii in the case of a primary school, which was inspected by one or more of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England between 1st September 1993 and 31st August 1994 inclusive under section 3 of the Education (Schools) Act 1992 and in respect of which the Chief Inspector has sent a report of the inspection to the appropriate authority, on or after 1st September 1994 but before 1st August 1999; iii in any other case, on or after 1st September 1994 but before 1st August 1998; and b thereafter, in each case, within four school years from the end of the school year in which the last inspection took place. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Robin Squire Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 10th December 1996
COUNTY COURTS 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Attachment of Debts (Expenses) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997. 2 The Attachment of Debts (Expenses) Order 1983 is hereby revoked. 2 The sum which any deposit-taking institution may deduct, in accordance with section 40A(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 or section 109(1) of the County Courts Act 1984, shall be £55. Mackay of Clashfern, C. Dated 10th December 1996