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MERCHANT SHIPPING Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 6th May 2004. Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 2 For the definition of “the Directive” in regulation 2(1) (Interpretation) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 there shall be substituted: “the Directive” means Directive 98/18/ EC of 17th March 1998 on Safety Rules and Standards for Passenger Ships as amended by Commission Directive 2002/25/EC of 5th March 2002 amending Council Directive 98/18/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships ; Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th November 2002 amending the Directives on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships ; and Commission Directive 2003/75/EC of 29th July 2003 amending Annex I to Council Directive 98/18/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships in so far as the references in Directive 98/18/EC as so amended to the Conventions, Codes and System in their up-to-date versions: relate to all or any of the purposes set out in section 85(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, are considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time, and are specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice.”. Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995 3 The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995 shall be amended by the insertion in regulation 1(2) (Interpretation), at the end of the definition of “the Directive” , of the words “and as amended by Commission Directive 2003/75/EC of 29th July 2003 amending Annex I to Council Directive 98/18/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships”. David Jamieson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport 13th April 2004
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS 1 This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting and Communications (Isle of Man) (No. 3) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 23 rd April 2004. 2 Article 6(1) of the Communications (Isle of Man) Order 2003 is amended as follows— a in the list of section numbers, omit the words “Sections 275 to 308”; and b immediately below the words “Section 271” insert— Sections 275 to 298 Section 299, except subsections (1), (3) and (4) Sections 301 to 308 . A.K.Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and interpretation 1 This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004. 2 In this Order a reference to a section or Schedule by number alone means, unless the context otherwise requires, the section or Schedule so numbered in the Courts Act 2003. Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003 3 The following provisions of the Courts Act 2003 come into force on 1st May 2004— a section 86 (Alteration of place fixed for Crown Court trial); b section 87 (Appeals to Court of Appeal: procedural directions); c section 97 (Collection of fines and discharge of fines by unpaid work), in so far as it relates to the provision referred to in sub-paragraph (d); d in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 6 (Discharge of fines by unpaid work), the entries relating to “the prescribed hourly sum” and “regulations”; e section 103 (Official Solicitor of Northern Ireland); f section 104 (Alteration of place fixed for Crown Court trial: Northern Ireland); g section 106 (Fees: Northern Ireland); h in Schedule 10 (Repeals), the entries relating to— i sections 48(4), 70(2), 73(1), (2) and Schedule 3 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 ; ii section 76(4) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 ; iii Schedules 1 and 5 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 ; iv section 18(9) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 ; and i section 109(3) to the extent necessary for those repeals. Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Christopher Leslie Parliamentary Under Secretary Department for Constitutional Affairs 4th April 2004
POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 This Order may be cited as the Independent Police Complaints Commission (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 15th April 2004. 2 1 The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article. 2 In article 2(1) after the words “April 2004” insert “or a matter was referred to the Authority under section 71 of the Police Act 1996 before that date”. 3 In each of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of article 2 after the word “complaint” insert “or matter”. 4 In article 4(1)— a for “under section 67” substitute “or referred to the Authority under Chapter 1 of Part 4”; and b after “that complaint” insert “or matter”. 5 After article 4(2) insert the following paragraph— 3 No conduct matter shall be recorded under paragraph 10 or 11 of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act if its subject-matter was previously submitted to the appropriate authority or referred to the Authority under Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Police Act 1996 and as respects that complaint or matter any of the events mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) occurred. Scotland of Asthal, Q.C. Minister of State Home Office 6th April 2004
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement, application and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st May 2004. 2 These Regulations apply to England only. 3 In these Regulations, the “ Dental Charges Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 1989 . Amendment of the Dental Charges Regulations to increase charges 2 In regulation 4 of the Dental Charges Regulations (calculation of charges) , in paragraph (5), for “£372” in both places where it occurs, there is substituted “£378”. Amendment of the Dental Charges Regulations concerning prisoners 3 1 In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) of the Dental Charges Regulations, the following definitions are inserted at the appropriate alphabetical place— “prison” includes a young offender institution but not a secure training centre or a naval, military or air force prison, and for the purposes of this definition— “secure training centre” means a place in which offenders subject to detention and training orders under section 100 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (offenders under 18:detention and training orders) may be detained and given training and education and prepared for their release; and “young offender institution” means a place for the detention of offenders sentenced to detention in a young offender institution or to custody for life; and “prisoner” means a person who is detained in a prison in which medical, dental, ophthalmic, pharmaceutical or nursing services are provided under the Act by, or under arrangements made by, a Primary Care Trust otherwise than by virtue of section 18A(5) of the Act (provision of services etc. ) . . 2 After regulation 2(2) (charges for supply of dental appliances) there is inserted— 3 No charge shall be made and recovered under paragraph (1) in respect of a prisoner. . 3 After regulation 3(2)(f) (charges for other dental services) there is inserted— g a prisoner. . Revocation 4 The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 2003 are revoked. Transitional provision 5 Where, on or after 1st May 2004, appliances are supplied, or other general dental services are provided, in pursuance of a contract or arrangement for the provision of general dental services made before that date, regulation 4(5) of the Dental Charges Regulations shall have effect in respect of that supply or other provision as if these Regulations had not come into force. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Warner Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 7th April 2004
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2004 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In Article 2, “the current suspension period” means the period during which section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 continues to be in force, that period having commenced on 15th October 2002 . 2 In relation to the current suspension period, paragraph 1(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000, as previously modified under paragraph 1(4) of that Schedule , is to have effect as if the number of months mentioned there were increased by six months. Paul Murphy One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 7th April 2004
SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 30th April 2004. 2 These Regulations apply to England only. Amendment of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983 2 In regulation 11A(5A) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983 (adoption agency decisions and notifications – prospective adopters) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute— a all of the documents and information which were passed to the adoption panel in accordance with regulation 8(2)(i); b any relevant information in relation to the prospective adopter which was obtained by the agency after the date on which the documents and information referred to in sub-paragraph (a) were passed to the adoption panel; and c the documents referred to in paragraph (4)(a) and (b). . Amendment of the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) Regulations 2004 3 In regulation 12 of the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) Regulations 2004 (order for payment of costs), for “the adoption panel” substitute “the panel”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Education and Skills Margaret Hodge Minister of State Department for Education and Skills 7th April 2004
WATER INDUSTRY, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Anglian Water Parks Byelaws (Extension) Order 2004, and shall come into force on 13th April 2004. Extension of byelaws 2 The Anglian Water Services Ltd Water Parks Byelaws 1993 shall continue to have effect for a period of one year beginning with 20th April 2004. Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State, John Roberts A Senior Civil Servant, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 5th April 2004
LEGAL PROFESSION, ENGLAND AND WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Services of Lawyers) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 17th May 2004. 2 In this Order “ the Order ” means the European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978 and any reference to an article by number alone, or to the Schedule, shall mean the article so numbered in, or the Schedule to, the Order. Amendments to European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978 2 For “an EEC lawyer”, wherever it occurs in the Order, substitute “a European lawyer”, for “EEC lawyers” where it occurs in article 11, substitute “European lawyers” and for “the EEC lawyer's” where it occurs in article 16(1)(a), substitute “the European lawyer's”. 3 In article 2— a after the definitions of “advocate”, “barrister” and “solicitor” insert— “country of origin”, in relation to a European lawyer, means the country or countries in which he is established; ; b for the definition of “EEC lawyer” substitute— “European lawyer” means a person entitled to pursue his professional activities in a state in column 1 under the designation referred to in column 2— State Designation(s) Austria Rechtsanwalt Belgium Avocat/Advocaat Cyprus Δικηγόρος Czech Republic Advokát Denmark Advokat Estonia Vandeadvokaat Finland Asianajaja/Advokat France Avocat Germany Rechtsanwalt Hellenic Republic Dikegoros Hungary Ügyvéd Iceland Lögmaður Republic of Ireland Barrister/solicitor Italy Avvocato Latvia Zvērināts advokâts Liechtenstein Rechtsanwalt Lithuania Advokatas Luxembourg Avocat-avoué Malta Avukat/Prokuratur Legali Netherlands Advocaat Norway Advokat Poland Adwokat/Radca prawny Portugal Advogado Slovakia Advokát/Komerčný právnik Slovenia Odvetnik/Odvetnica Spain Abogado/Advocat/Avogado/Abokatu Sweden Advokat Switzerland Avocat/Advokat/Rechtsanwalt/Anwalt/ Fürsprecher/Fürsprech/Avvocato ; and c omit the definition of “member State of origin”. 4 In article 11— a omit “member”; and b for “State”, wherever it occurs, substitute “country”. 5 1 In Part 1 of the Schedule— a omit the entry relating to the Legal Aid Act 1974; and b after the entry relating to the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 insert— Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) . Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) . . 2 In Part 2 of the Schedule— a omit the entries relating to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 and the County Courts Act 1959; b for the entry relating to the Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 substitute “Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, article 164(1).”; c for the entry relating to the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 substitute “County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, article 50.”; d in the entry relating to the Solicitors Act 1974, after “22” insert “and 23”. 3 In Part 3 of the Schedule, in the entry relating to the Solicitors Act 1974, for “sections 25(1), 39(1) substitute “section 25(1)”. A.K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Health Service Commissioner for England (Special Health Authorities) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 17th May 2004. Designation as body subject to investigation 2 Each of the bodies listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (established by the Statutory Instrument for which the reference is given in column 2) is designated as a Special Health Authority to which section 2(1)(c) of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (health service bodies subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner) applies. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Court Boards Areas Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st June 2004. Courts Boards areas 2 Each of the areas respectively named in column 1, and specified in column 2 of Table 1 of the Schedule to this Order, is a courts board area in England. 3 Each of the areas respectively named in column 1, and specified in column 2 of Table 2 of the Schedule to this Order, is a courts board area in Wales. Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Christopher Leslie Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Constitutional Affairs Dated 21st April 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Commencement No.1) Order 2004. Commencement 2 Sections 2 and 39 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 shall come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made. Elliot Morley Minister of State Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs 19th April 2004
COMPETITION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the EC Merger Control (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st May 2004. Consequential amendments 2 The amendments specified in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect. Gerry Sutcliffe, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers, Department of Trade and Industry 6th April 2004
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Borough of Rochdale (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. 2 This Order shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made. Amendment to the 2004 Order 2 1 The Borough of Rochdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 shall be amended as follows: 2 In article 2 “any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Revised (2004) Map referred to in the Borough of Rochdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2004”, of which prints are available” shall be substituted for the words from “any reference to the map” to “of which prints are available”. 3 In article 5 “the map marked “Revised (2004) Map referred to in the Borough of Rochdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2004” available for inspection” shall be substituted for the words from “the map marked” to “available for inspection”. Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 6th day of April 2004 Sam Younger Chairman of the Commission 6th April 2004 Jacqui Dixon Secretary to the Commission 6th April 2004
VALUE ADDED TAX Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st May 2004. Amendment 2 The Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 are amended as follows. Definition of alphabetical code 3 In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 for the definition of “alphabetical code” substitute— “alphabetical code” means the alphabetical prefix as set out below which shall be used to identify the member State — Austria — AT Belgium — BE Cyprus — CY Czech Republic — CZ Denmark — DK Estonia — EE Finland — FI France — FR Germany — DE Greece — EL Hungary — HU Ireland — IE Italy — IT Latvia — LV Lithuania — LT Luxembourg — LU Malta — MT Netherlands — NL Poland — PL Portugal — PT Slovakia — SK Slovenia — SI Spain — ES Sweden — SE United Kingdom —GB Interpretation of Part XVI 4 In regulation 117, after paragraph (10) insert — 11 In this Part references to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2913/92 (Community Customs Code) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (which contains provisions implementing the Community Customs Code) shall be read as references to those instruments as amended by the Act concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, signed at Athens on 16th April 2003 . Territories to be excluded from or included in the territory of the Community and of the member States 5 1 Amend regulation 138 as follows. 2 For paragraph (1) substitute— 1 For the purposes of the Act the territory of the Community shall be treated as excluding— a Austria, Finland and Sweden (the acceding States), and b the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (the enlargement States), in relation to goods to which this regulation applies. . 3 In paragraph (2) for “paragraph 4” substitute “paragraphs 4 and 5”. 4 After paragraph (4) insert — 5 Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) shall apply to enlargement States subject to the following— a any reference in paragraphs (2), (3) or (4)— i to “acceding” shall be read as if there were substituted “enlargement”; ii to “1st January 1995” or “20th October 1995” shall be read as if there were substituted “1st May 2004”. b the reference in paragraph 4(c)(i) to “1st January 1987” shall be read as if there were substituted “1st May 1996” . 6 1 Amend regulation 139 as follows. 2 In paragraph (i) omit “and”. 3 In paragraph (ii) after “(United Kingdom)” omit “.” and insert , and iii the United Kingdom Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Cyprus). . M J Hanson Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground LONDON SE1 9PJ 7th April 2004
INSOLVENCY, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Rules may be cited as the Insolvency (Amendment No.2) Rules 2004 and shall come into force on 3rd May 2004. 2 For Rule 6.98(1) there is substituted— 1 Subject to Rule 6.96(4), the following matters shall be stated in a creditor’s proof of debt— a the creditor’s name and address, and, if a company, its company registration number; b the total amount of his claim (including any Value Added Tax) as at the date of the bankruptcy order; c whether or not that amount includes outstanding uncapitalised interest; d particulars of how and when the debt was incurred by the debtor; e particulars of any security held, the date when it was given and the value which the creditor puts upon it f details of any reservation of title in respect of goods to which the debt refers; and g the name, and address and authority of the person signing the proof (if other than the creditor himself). . Falconer of Thoroton, C. 5th April 2004 I concur, on behalf of the Secretary of State, Gerry Sutcliffe, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Competition and Consumers, Department of Trade and Industry 6th April 2004
TAXES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Amendment of Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force 7th April 2004. Amendment of the Finance Act 2003 2 Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003 is amended as follows. 3 In section 47(3)— a at the end of the entry relating to paragraph 5 and 6 of Schedule 4 (exchanges, partition, etc ) omit “and”; and b after that entry insert the following entry— paragraph 17 of that Schedule (arrangements involving public or educational bodies), and . 4 1 Amend Schedule 4 (stamp duty land tax: chargeable consideration) as follows. 2 In paragraph 5 (consideration in the cases of exchanges)— a in sub-paragraph (6) omit the entry relating to paragraph 17; and b after that sub-paragraph add— 7 This paragraph does not apply in a case to which paragraph 17 applies. . 3 In paragraph 17 (determining the chargeable consideration arrangements for land transactions involving public or educational bodies) — a in sub-paragraph (1)— i for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute— a there is a transfer, or the grant or assignment of a lease, of land by a qualifying body (“A”) to a non-qualifying body (“B”) (“the main transfer”), b in consideration (whether in whole or in part) of the main transfer there is a grant by A to B of a lease or under-lease of the whole, or substantially the whole, of that land (“the leaseback”), ; ii for the words from “whether or not” to the end substitute— whether or not there is also a transfer, or the grant or assignment of a lease, of any other land by A to B (a “transfer of surplus land”). ; b for sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute— 3 The following shall not count as chargeable consideration for the main transfer or any transfer of surplus land— a the lease-back; b the carrying out of building works by B for A; or c the provision of services by B to A. 4 The chargeable consideration for the lease back does not include— a the main transfer; b any transfer of surplus land; or c the consideration in money paid by A to B for the building works or other services referred to in sub-paragraph (3). ; c for sub-paragraph (5)(b) substitute— b references in sub-paragraph (1) to assignment were references to assignation. . Joan Ryan John Heppell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 6th April 2004
LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Community Legal Service (Scope) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004. 2 In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 — a in sub-paragraph (g), delete “or”; b in sub-paragraph (h), for “business.” substitute “business, or” c after sub-paragraph (h), insert— i attending an interview conducted on behalf of the Secretary of State with a view to his reaching a decision on a claim for asylum (as defined by section 167(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ). . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Filkin Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs Date 31st March 2004