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LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 6th April 1998. 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a regulation or Schedule referred to by number alone means the regulation or Schedule so numbered in the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989 . Transitional Provisions 2 1 These Regulations shall apply to applications for advice and assistance made on or after 6th April 1998 and applications made before that date shall be treated as if these Regulations had not come into force. Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989 3 1 Regulation 11 shall be amended by substituting a “£80” for “£77” in paragraph (1) and b “£172” for “£166” in paragraph (2). 2 Regulation 12 shall be amended by substituting a “£72” for “£69” in each of the places where that amount is stated in paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) and b “£172” for “£166” in paragraph (1). 4 1 In paragraph 9(b)(ii) of Schedule 2, after the first occurrence of the word “relative”, there shall be inserted the words “aged 18 or under”. 2 At the end of paragraph 9(b)(ii) of Schedule 2, there shall be inserted the following— iii in the case of a dependent child or a dependent relative aged 19 or over, at a rate equivalent to the amount which would have been specified for the time being in accordance with paragraph 9(b)(ii) immediately before he attained the age of 19. . Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 4th March 1998 We consent, Graham Allen John McFall Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 10th March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Mid Glamorgan Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Dissolution of NHS Trust 2 The Mid Glamorgan Ambulance National Health Service Trust established by the Mid Glamorgan Ambulance National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 26th February 1998
LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement, interpretation and transitional provisions 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 6th April 1998. 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a regulation or Schedule referred to by number alone means the regulation or Schedule so numbered in Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1989 . 3 These Regulations shall apply to applications for legal aid made on or after 6th April 1998 and applications made before that date shall be treated as if these Regulations had not come into force. Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1989 2 Regulation 4 shall be amended by substituting in— a paragraph (2) for “£7,595”, “£7,777”, b paragraph (3) for “£8,370”, “£8,571”, and c paragraph (4) for “£2,563”, “£2,625”. 3 Regulation 11 shall be amended by adding the word “forthwith” after the word “shall”. 4 1 In paragraph 11(1)(b)(ii) of Schedule 2, after the first occurrence of the word “relative”, there shall be inserted the words “aged 18 or under”. 2 At the end of paragraph 11(1)(b)(ii) of Schedule 2, there shall be inserted the following— iii in the case of a dependent child or a dependent relative aged 19 or over, at a rate equivalent to the amount which would have been specified in accordance with paragraph 11(1)(b)(ii) immediately before he attained the age of 19. . 5 Paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 shall be amended by adding the word “substantially” after the word “without”. 6 Paragraph 14A(2) of Schedule 3 shall be amended by substituting in paragraph (a), “60”, for “65”. We consent. Irvine of Lairg, C. Graham Allen Dated 4th March 1998 John Mcfall Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury Dated 10th March 1998
PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 In these Regulations, a reference to “the principal Regulations” is a reference to the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Regulations 1990 . Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations 2 For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following:– SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 3 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Matters in respect of which fee is payable Prescribed fee from 1st April 1998 Prescribed fee from 1st April 1999 Prescribed fee from 1st April 2000 1 Application for registration. £900 £1050 £1295 2 Annual continuation of registration (payable on registration date and annual anniversary of the registration date thereafter). £30 per patient bed £45 per patient bed £65 per patient bed 3 Application under section 1(3F) of the Act for a variation in any condition of registration such as is mentioned in section 1(3D) or (3E) of the Act and specified in the certificate of registration. £150 £225 £325 4 The issuing under section 1(3) of the Act of a new certificate following any variation, made as a result of an application under section 1(3F) of the Act, in the conditions under section 1(3D) or (3E) of the Act subject to which the registration has been granted. £20 £30 £55 . Sam Galbraith Minister for Health, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 9th March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Dissolution of the Surrey Heartlands National Health Service Trust and the East Surrey Priority Care National Health Service Trust Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Dissolution of NHS trusts 2 1 The Surrey Heartlands National Health Service Trust established by the Surrey Heartlands National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1995 is dissolved, and accordingly that Order is revoked. 2 The East Surrey Priority Care National Health Service Trust established by the East Surrey Priority Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1994 is dissolved, and accordingly that Order is revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn Minister of State, Department of Health 10th March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 In this Order unless the context otherwise requires— “ the Act ” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; ... ... “operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act; “the trust” means Welsh Ambulance Services University National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order. Establishment of the trust 2 There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called Welsh Ambulance Services University National Health Service Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth Brifysgol Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru. Nature and functions of the trust 3 1 The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act. 2 The trust’s functions shall be— a to manage ambulance and associated transport services; b to manage such other services (including communications and training) relating to the provision of care as can reasonably be carried out in conjunction with the management of ambulance and associated transport services from Ambulance Headquarters at— i Caerleon House, Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool, NP4 OXF; ii HM Stanley Hospital, St Asaph, LL17 OWA; iii Cefn Coed Hospital, Cockett, Swansea, SA2 OGP; and iv East Glamorgan General Hospital, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1BS; c to own the premises associated with the provision of the services in paragraphs (a) and (b) ... ; ... d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e to provide— i information about health conditions and availability of health services; and ii remote access health advisory, triage and referral services, for the purposes of the health service in Wales. Directors of the trust 4 The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman and vice-chair , six non-executive directors and six executive directors. Operational date and accounting date of the trust 5 1 The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 1998. 2 The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March. Restriction on disposal of assets 6 The sum specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act (maximum value of freely disposable assets) in relation to the trust shall be £1,000,000. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Basildon, Derwentside and Salisbury District Councils) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Exemption of activities carried out by Basildon District Council 2 The following activities carried out by the council of the district of Basildon shall not be treated as defined activities so long as they are carried out for Vange Community Housing Limited during the period beginning with 1st April 1998 and ending on 31st March 1999: housing management ; maintenance of ground ; legal services ; and construction and property services . Exemption of managing sports and leisure facilities carried out by Derwentside District Council 3 The management of sports and leisure facilities by the council of the district of Derwentside shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out within that district during the period beginning with 1st April 1998 and ending on 31st August 1998. Exemption of cleaning of buildings carried out by Salisbury District Council 4 The cleaning of buildings by the council of the district of Salisbury shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out at the Friary Estate or the Bemerton Heath Housing Estate in that district during the period beginning with 1st April 1998 and ending on 31st March 1999. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Nick Raynsford Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 11th March 1998
CONSTRUCTION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force at the end of the period of 8 weeks begining with the day on which they are made (the “commencement date”). 2 These Regulations shall extend only to England and Wales. 3 In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. The Scheme for Construction Contracts 2 Where a construction contract does not comply with the requirements of section 108(1) to (4) of the Act, the adjudication provisions in Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations shall apply. 3 Where— a the parties to a construction contract are unable to reach agreement for the purposes mentioned respectively in sections 109, 111 and 113 of the Act, or b a construction contract does not make provision as required by section 110 of the Act, the relevant provisions in Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations shall apply. 4 The provisions in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be the Scheme for Construction Contracts for the purposes of section 114 of the Act. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Nick Raynsford Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 6th March 1998
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act (England and Wales) (Commencement No. 4) Order 1998. 2 This Order shall extend only to England and Wales. Commencement 2 Sections 104 to 117 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (in so far as they are not already in force) shall come into force on 1st May 1998. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Nick Raynsford Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 6th March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities) (Prescribing Incentive Schemes) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998. 2 In regulation 2— “ the Act ” means the National Health Service Act 1977; “directions” means directions given by the Secretary of State under section 17 of the Act; “practice” means— one with respect to which section 18(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 applies, or one which consists of— a single medical practitioner who is on the medical list of a Health Authority and who practises otherwise than in partnership, or in the case of two or more medical practitioners who practise in partnership with each other, each medical practitioner who is on the medical list of a Health Authority, and who (in a paragraph (b)(i) case) is a member, or who (in a paragraph (b)(ii) case) are all members, of a fund-holding practice which has been granted recognition as a GP commissioning group in accordance with regulation 5 of the National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) Regulations 1996 ; and “prescribing incentive scheme” means a scheme under which a Health Authority is required to make a payment to a practice which, in a financial year, has contained its prescribing costs as specified in directions. Prescribed function of Health Authorities 2 For the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of the Act it shall be a prescribed function of each Health Authority to establish, operate and make payments to practices under a prescribing incentive scheme in accordance with directions. Revocation 3 The National Health Service (Functions of Family Health Services Authorities) (Prescribing Incentive Schemes) Regulations 1995 are hereby revoked. Frank Dobson One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, Department of Health 10th March 1998
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC. Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Adopted Persons (Contact Register) (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Amendment of the Adopted Persons (Contact Register) (Fees) Rules 1991 2 In rule 2 of the Adopted Persons (Contact Register) (Fees) Rules 1991 (fees payable for entries in the register) — a in paragraph (1) for “£9.50” there shall be substituted “£15.00”; and b in paragraph (2) for “£27.50” there shall be substituted “£30.00”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Paul Boateng Parliamentary Under Secretary, Department of Health 9th March 1998
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as The Museums and Galleries Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Museums and Galleries Act 1992 2 1 In Part II of Schedule 5 to the Museums and Galleries Act 1992, after “The Trustees of the Ulster Folk Transport Museum” there shall be inserted— The Board of Trustees of The National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland . Chris Smith Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 8th March 1998
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Education) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Nottinghamshire County Council: functions in respect of specified schools 2 1 The functions of the Council of the County of Nottinghamshire referred to in paragraph (2) below shall on and after 1st April 1998 be discharged by the Nottingham City Council. 2 The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are functions of the Council of the County of Nottinghamshire in respect of the following schools— Big Wood Comprehensive School Burford Primary School Warren Primary School Wilford Meadows Comprehensive School including any functions of the local education authority under the articles of government for any of these schools. Becket School, Nottingham 3 Becket School shall be treated for all purposes connected with education as if it were wholly within the area of the County of Nottinghamshire. Estelle Morris Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 9th March 1998
LONDON GOVERNMENT Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the London Traffic Control System (Transfer) (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Amendment of the London Traffic Control System (Transfer) Order 1988 2 For article 3 of the London Traffic Control System (Transfer) Order 1988 (which authorises the Common Council of the City of London to act as agent for the Secretary of State) there shall be substituted the following article— Authority of the London borough councils and the Common Council to act as agents for the Secretary of State 3 1 For the purpose of securing the control, management, development and extension of the London traffic signal and control system, any London borough council may, on its own or jointly with other such councils, act as the agent of the Secretary of State in the control, management, development and extension of that system. 2 In this article “London borough council” includes the Common Council. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Glenda Jackson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 10th March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 . Amendments to the principal Regulations: amounts specified 2 1 In regulation 3(1)(b) of the principal Regulations (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists), for the figure “£5.65” there shall be substituted the figure “£5.80”. 2 In regulation 8(5) of the principal Regulations (pre-payment certificates)– a for the figure “£29.30” there shall be substituted the figure “£30.10”; and b for the figure “£80.50” there shall be substituted the figure “£82.70”. 3 For Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted those Schedules as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Application 3 These Regulations shall apply in relation to supplies of drugs and appliances made after 31st March 1998 except that– a the substitution of Schedule 3 by regulation 2(3) above shall apply only where the examination or first examination leading to the supply of the specified appliance takes place after that date; and b the amendment of regulation 8 (pre-payment certificates) of the principal Regulations by regulation 2(2) above shall apply only where the application referred to in paragraph (1) of the said regulation 8 is received after that date. Sam Galbraith Minister for Health, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 6th March 1998
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 . Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (calculation of charges) for the amount “£330” in both places where it occurs in paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the amount “£340”. Transitional provision 3 Where, on or after 1st April 1998, 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, the provisions of regulation 4(5) of the principal Regulations shall have effect in respect of that supply, or that other provision, as if regulation 2 of these Regulations had not come into force. Sam Galbraith Minister for Health, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 2nd March 1998
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Waste Recycling Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998. Amendment of regulations 2 For the Schedule to the Environmental Protection (Waste Recycling Payments) Regulations 1992 there shall be substituted— The SCHEDULE REPRESENTATIVE SAVINGS IN WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS Regulation 2(5) Type of waste disposal authority Saving in waste disposal costs per tonne A London waste disposal authority for an area which includes an inner London borough. The council of an inner London borough. The Common Council of the City of London. £46.18 A London waste disposal authority which comprises outer London boroughs. The council of an outer London borough. £40.27 The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority. The Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority. The council of a metropolitan district. £33.21 Any other waste disposal authority. £26.26 where the authority incurs any transport costs in disposing of similar waste and £17.87 in other cases. Revocation 3 Regulation 3 of the Waste Management (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1977 (which last substituted a new Schedule to the 1992 Regulations) is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Angela Eagle Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 4th March 1998 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales Win Griffiths Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 6th March 1998 Sewel Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office 9th March 1998
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS Citation and commencement 1 This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 26th March 1998. Establishment of safety zones 2 A safety zone is hereby established around each 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. Removal of safety zones 3 In Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997 the entries relating to Emerald Central Location, Emerald Field FSU Template, Emerald Well WSE, Emerald Wells PSF and PSD and Emerald Wells WSA and WSB are deleted. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State. Angela Eagle Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 5th March 1998