text:
Title and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 15th August 1996.
Amendments to the Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas Regulations 1993
2
1
The Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas Regulations 1993 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
2
In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) —
a
for the definition of “Commission Regulation 3567/92” there shall be substituted the following definition —
“Commission Regulation 3567/92” means Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No. 3567/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the individual limits, national reserves and transfer of rights provided for in Articles 5a to 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3013/89 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat as last amended by Commission Regulation ( EC ) No. 1847/95 ;
;
b
for the definition of “Commission Regulation 3886/92” there shall be substituted the following definition —
“Commission Regulation 3886/92” means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3886/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1264/96 ;
;
c
for the definition of “Council Regulation 805/68” there shall be substituted the following definition —
“Council Regulation 805/68” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 894/96 ;
;
d
for the definition of “Council Regulation 3013/89” there shall be substituted the following definition —
“Council Regulation 3013/89” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3013/89 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1265/95 ;
;
e
in the definition of “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” —
i
before the word “the” where it appears second there shall be inserted “(subject to paragraph (3) of this regulation)”,
ii
in sub-paragraph (a) for “which is surrendered to the national reserve in the marketing year corresponding with that year” there shall be substituted “which is surrendered to the national reserve following a notification of a transfer of that kind of quota made in respect of the marketing year prior to that given year pursuant to regulation 5”,
iii
there shall be substituted for the existing text of sub-paragraph (b) the following text —
(in the case of the national reserve for 1997 and subsequent years) any suckler cow premium quota such as is referred to in regulation 13(5) which is surrendered to the national reserve following a notification of a transfer of that kind of quota made in respect of the calendar year prior to that given year pursuant to regulation 5
,
iv
there shall be substituted for the existing text of sub-paragraph (c) the following text —
quota transferred to the national reserve in accordance with Article 6a of Commission Regulation 3567/92
,
v
sub-paragraph (d) shall be revoked,
vi
in sub-paragraph (e) for “paid” there shall be substituted “transferred”, and
vii
in sub-paragraph (f) the phrase “or (11)” shall be revoked;
f
for the definition of “quota” there shall be substituted the following definition —
“quota” means sheep annual premium quota or as the case may be suckler cow premium quota;
;
g
there shall be inserted after the definition of “sheep annual premium” the following definition —
“sheep annual premium quota” means the right to sheep annual premium subject to the individual limit referred to in Article 5a of Council Regulation 3013/89;
;
h
there shall be inserted after the definition of “suckler cow premium” the following definition —
“suckler cow premium quota” means the right to suckler cow premium subject to the individual ceiling referred to in Article 4d of Council Regulation 805/68;
.
3
The following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph (2) of regulation 2 —
3
With effect from 15th August 1996 the reference to “any given year later than 1993” in the definition of “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” in paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be read as a reference to “any given year later than 1995”.
4
Any reference in these Regulations to a national reserve for a specific year shall be construed in accordance with the definition of the phrase “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” in paragraph (1) of this regulation.
.
4
For paragraphs (4) to (6) of regulation 5 (transfer or lease of quota: notification) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs —
4
Notification of a transfer or lease of sheep annual premium quota in respect of a given marketing year may be made from such date prior to the deadline for that notification, as specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation, as the Minister may reasonably determine until the expiry of that deadline.
5
Notification of a transfer or lease of suckler cow premium quota in respect of a given calendar year may be made from such date prior to the deadline for that notification, as specified in paragraph (3) of this regulation, as the Minister may reasonably determine until the expiry of that deadline.
6
The Minister may determine additional deadlines for notification of transfers and leases of quota —
a
for the 1995 and 1996 marketing years (in the case of sheep annual premium quota); and
b
for the 1995 calendar year (in the case of suckler cow premium quota).
7
Any additional deadlines for notification determined under paragraph (6) of this regulation shall be published by such means as the Minister considers likely to come to the attention of producers likely to be affected by them.
.
5
The following regulation shall be substituted for regulation 7 (transfer of quota with holding) —
Transfer of quota with holding
7
1
The following paragraphs of this regulation shall apply for determining whether or not a producer has transferred quota without transferring his holding for the purposes of regulation 6.
2
Subject to paragraph (3) of this regulation, a producer shall be regarded as transferring quota together with his holding if —
a
(where the transfer of the holding takes place at any time during a period within which a notification of a transfer or lease of quota may be made in respect of a given marketing or as the case may be calendar year pursuant to regulation 5 but before the recipient of the quota in question delivers a claim for the appropriate kind of premium in respect of the given marketing or calendar year concerned and in any event at least four weeks before the expiry of the deadline for delivering such a claim) the transfer of the quota occurs during that period;
b
(where the transfer of the holding takes place at any time during a period within which a notification of a transfer or lease of quota may be made in respect of a given marketing or as the case may be calendar year pursuant to regulation 5 but after the recipient of the quota in question has delivered a claim for the appropriate kind of premium in respect of the given marketing or calendar year concerned or less than four weeks from the expiry of the deadline for delivering such a claim) the transfer of the quota occurs before —
i
the end of the next such period, or
ii
the recipient of the quota in question delivers a claim for the appropriate kind of premium in respect of the next marketing or as the case may be calendar year; or
c
(where the transfer of the holding takes place during a period which is outside any period within which a notification of a transfer or lease of quota may be made in respect of a given marketing or as the case may be calendar year pursuant to regulation 5) the transfer of the quota occurs before —
i
the end of the next such period, or
ii
the recipient of the quota in question delivers a claim for the appropriate kind of premium in respect of the next marketing or as the case may be calendar year.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (2) of this regulation, if the Minister is not satisfied on reasonable grounds that the recipient of the quota has already taken over the transferor’s holding or (in the case of paragraph (2)(a) of this regulation) that the recipient is irrevocably committed to taking over the transferor’s holding the transfer of quota shall be deemed to be a transfer without a corresponding transfer of a holding.
.
6
In paragraph (4)(b) of regulation 13A for “(7), (10) and (11)” there shall be substituted “(7) and (10)”.
7
In each of paragraphs (7) and (10) of regulation 13A the phrase “, subject to paragraph (11) of this regulation,” shall be revoked.
8
In paragraph (9) of regulation 13A —
a
there shall be inserted before the word “any” where it appears first the words “respect of”;
b
there shall be inserted before the word “year” where it appears first the words “marketing or calendar”; and
c
there shall be substituted for the words “for that year” the words “corresponding with the marketing or as the case may be calendar year concerned”.
9
Paragraph (11) of regulation 13A shall be revoked.
10
The following regulation shall be inserted after regulation 13A —
Modifications to these Regulations following the creation of the combined reserve for 1996 and 1997
13B
1
Insofar as they relate to sheep annual premium quota the national reserves for 1996 and 1997 shall for the purposes of these Regulations be treated as if they were one national reserve relating to a single given year later than 1995; and they shall for those purposes be operated as a single entity and be known as “the combined reserve”.
2
These Regulations shall (to the extent that they relate to sheep annual premium quota) be modified in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation to enable the combined reserve to be operated as a single entity as described in paragraph (1) of this regulation.
3
Insofar as the definition of the phrase “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 would in accordance with paragraph (4) of that regulation be construed as referring to the national reserve for 1996 or 1997, that definition shall be treated as a reference to the combined reserve.
4
Insofar as the definition of the phrase “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” in paragraph (1) regulation 2 relates to the combined reserve by virtue of paragraph (3) of this regulation the reference to “the national reserve for the previous year” in paragraph (f) of the definition shall be treated as a reference to the national reserve for 1995 as constituted on 14th August 1996 in accordance with that definition as it then stood.
5
Insofar as the definition of the phrase “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 is a reference to the national reserve for 1998 the reference to “the national reserve for the previous year” in paragraph (f) of the definition shall be treated as a reference to the combined reserve.
6
The text of sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 shall insofar as that definition is to be treated as referring to the combined reserve by virtue of the operation of paragraph (3) of this regulation be modified to read “any sheep annual premium quota such as is referred to in regulation 13(5) which is surrendered to the national reserve following a notification of a transfer of that kind of quota made in respect of the 1996 marketing year”.
7
In paragraph (5) of regulation 13A —
a
insofar as the reference to “a particular national reserve” was on 14th August 1996 to be treated as a reference to the national reserve for 1995 (as constituted on that date in accordance with the definition of “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 as it then stood) the reference to “the following national reserve” shall be treated as references to the combined reserve; and
b
insofar as the reference to “a particular national reserve” is by virtue of the operation of this regulation to be treated as a reference to the combined reserve the references to “the following national reserve” shall be treated as references to the national reserve for 1998.
8
In paragraph (9) of regulation 13A —
a
insofar as the reference to “any given marketing year” is a reference to the marketing year beginning on 1st January 1996 the reference to “the national reserve corresponding with the marketing year concerned” shall be treated as a reference to the 1996 part; and
b
insofar as the reference to “any given marketing year” is a reference to the marketing year beginning on 6th January 1997 the reference to “the national reserve corresponding with the marketing year concerned” shall be treated as a reference to the 1997 part.
9
In the case of an allocation of sheep annual premium quota from the combined reserve the references in Schedule 3 to these Regulations to “the appropriate national reserve” shall be treated as references to the part of the combined reserve to which a successful application for such quota was made.
10
Insofar as —
a
the reference in paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 3 to these Regulations to “the appropriate national reserve” is a reference to the national reserve for 1995 as constituted on 14th August 1996 in accordance with the definition of “the national reserve for any given year later than 1993” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 as it then stood the references to “the following national reserve” in that paragraph shall be treated as references to the combined reserve; and
b
the reference in paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 3 to these Regulations to “the appropriate national reserve” is a reference to the combined reserve the references to “the following national reserve” in that paragraph shall be treated as references to the national reserve for 1998.
11
The combined reserve shall be divided into 2 parts, the first corresponding with what (but for this regulation) would have been the national reserve for 1996 insofar as it comprised sheep annual premium quota (that first part to be known as “the 1996 part”) and the second corresponding with what (but for this regulation) would have been the national reserve for 1997 insofar as it comprised sheep annual premium quota (that second part to be known as “the 1997 part”).
12
In the case of an application for sheep annual premium quota from the combined reserve —
a
the reference in paragraph (3) of regulation 13A to “the national reserve to which that category relates” shall be treated as a reference to one of the parts into which the combined reserve is divided by paragraph (11) of this regulation; and
b
the references in Part II of Schedule 2 to these Regulations to “the appropriate national reserve” shall be treated as references to the particular part of the combined reserve to which that application has been made.
13
As far as applications for allocations of sheep annual premium quota from the 1996 part are concerned —
a
a producer shall be regarded as satisfying paragraph (1)(c) of category I only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that his participation in the scheme referred to in that paragraph ended by 4th February 1996 or before he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 4th February 1996;
b
a producer shall be regarded as satisfying paragraph (2)(c) of category I only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that he ceased to be a party to the agreement specified in that paragraph by 4th February 1996 or before he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 4th February 1996;
c
a producer shall (subject to paragraph (14) of regulation 13A) be regarded as falling within category II only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that he complied with paragraph (a) of that category by 4th February 1996 or before he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 4th February 1996;
d
a producer shall be regarded as falling within category III , group (a), only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that he complied with paragraph (a) of that category by 4th February 1996 or before he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 4th February 1996;
e
a producer shall (subject to paragraph (16) of regulation 13A) be regarded as falling within category III, group (b), only if —
i
he made a valid application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, and
ii
at the time of making that application he was a young natural person who was a newcomer to farming;
f
a producer shall (subject to paragraph (16) of regulation 13A) be regarded as falling within category IV only if —
i
he made a valid application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, and
ii
at the time of making that application he was a natural person (not falling within category III, group (b)) who was a newcomer to farming;
g
a producer shall be regarded as falling within category V only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that he complied with paragraph (a) of that category by 4th February 1996 or before he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 4th February 1996;
h
a producer shall be regarded as satisfying paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of category VI , group (a), only if the first time he applied for sheep annual premium was in respect of the 1996 marketing year;
i
a producer shall be regarded as satisfying paragraphs (a) and (b) of category VI, group (b), only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that he acquired any such part of an area as is specified in category 6 by 4th February 1996 or before he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 4th February 1996.
14
As far as applications for allocations of sheep annual premium quota from the 1997 part are concerned —
a
a producer shall be regarded as satisfying paragraph (1)(c) of category I only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that —
i
his participation in the scheme referred to in that paragraph ended between 5th February 1996 (or the date he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 5th February 1996) and that time, or
ii
he is irrevocably committed to ending his participation in that scheme between —
aa
that time, and
bb
4th February 1998;
b
a producer shall be regarded as satisfying paragraph (2)(c) of category I only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that —
i
he ceased to be a party to the agreement referred to in that paragraph between 5th February 1996 (or the date he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 5th February 1996) and that time, or
ii
he is irrevocably committed to ceasing his participation in that agreement between —
aa
that time, and
bb
4th February 1998;
c
a producer shall (subject to paragraph (14) of regulation 13A) be regarded as falling within category II only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that —
i
he complied with paragraph (a) of that category between 5th February 1996 (or the date he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 5th February 1996) and that time, or
ii
he is irrevocably committed to taking over a proportion of land which is specified in paragraph (b) of that category between —
aa
that time, and
bb
4th February 1998;
d
a producer shall be regarded as falling within category III, group (a), only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that —
i
he complied with paragraph (a) of that category between 5th February 1996 (or the date he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 5th February 1996) and that time, or
ii
he is irrevocably committed to complying with the requirement regarding becoming a producer or as the case may be increasing his flock size which is specified in paragraph (b) of that category between —
aa
that time, and
bb
4th February 1998;
e
a producer shall (subject to paragraph (16) of regulation 13A) be regarded as falling within category III, group (b), only if at the time of making the application concerned —
i
he is a young natural person who is a newcomer to farming, and
ii
he can demonstrate that he intends to use any quota allocated to him following that application to make a first application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1997 or 1998 marketing year;
f
a producer shall (subject to paragraph (16) of regulation 13A) be regarded as falling within category IV only if at the time of making the application concerned —
i
he is a natural person not falling within category III, group (b), who is a newcomer to farming, and
ii
he can demonstrate that he intends to use any quota allocated to him following that application to make a first application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1997 or 1998 marketing year;
g
a producer shall be regarded as falling within category V only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that —
i
he complied with paragraph (a) of that category between 5th February 1996 (or the date he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 5th February 1996) and that time, or
ii
he is irrevocably committed to complying with the requirement regarding becoming a producer or as the case may be increasing his flock size which is specified in paragraph (b) of that category between —
aa
that time, and
bb
4th February 1998;
h
a producer shall be regarded as satisfying paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of category VI, group (a), only if he can produce appropriate documentary evidence at the time of making the application concerned demonstrating that he intends to use any quota allocated to him following that application to make a first application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1997 or 1998 marketing year;
i
a producer shall be regarded as —
i
satisfying paragraph (a) of category VI, group (b), only if he can demonstrate at the time of making the application concerned that he acquired any such part of an area as is specified in category 6 between 5th February 1996 (or the date he delivered his application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1996 marketing year, if that occurred earlier than 5th February 1996) and that time, or
ii
satisfying paragraph (b) of that category only if he is irrevocably committed to acquiring any such part between —
aa
that time, and
bb
4th February 1998.
15
In the case of an allocation of sheep annual premium quota from the 1996 part —
a
the reference in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to these Regulations to “the marketing year which corresponds with the national reserve for the year from which the allocation is made” shall be treated as a reference to the 1996 marketing year; and
b
the reference in that paragraph to “the next marketing year” shall be treated as a reference to the 1997 marketing year.
16
In the case of an allocation of sheep annual premium quota from the 1997 part —
a
(where the recipient of the quota has satisfied paragraph (14)(a)(i), (b)(i), (c)(i), (d)(i), (g)(i) or (i)(i) of this regulation) the reference in the said paragraph 4(2) to “the marketing year which corresponds with the national reserve for the year from which the allocation is made” shall be treated as a reference to the 1997 marketing year and the reference in that paragraph to “the next marketing year” shall be treated as a reference to the 1998 marketing year;
b
(where the recipient of the quota has satisfied paragraph (14)(a)(ii), (b)(ii), (c)(ii), (d)(ii), (g)(ii) or (i)(ii) of this regulation by virtue of demonstrating his commitment to doing something between the time of making his application for the allocation concerned and 4th February 1997) the reference in the said paragraph 4(2) to “the marketing year which corresponds with the national reserve for the year from which the allocation is made” shall be treated as a reference to the 1997 marketing year and the reference in that paragraph to “the next marketing year” shall be treated as a reference to the 1998 marketing year;
c
(where the recipient of the quota has satisfied paragraph (14)(a)(ii), (b)(ii), (c)(ii), (d)(ii), (g)(ii) or (i)(ii) of this regulation by virtue of demonstrating his commitment to doing something between 5th February 1997 and 4th February 1998) the references in the said paragraph 4(2) to an allocation of sheep annual premium quota being effective from a given marketing year shall be treated as a reference to such an allocation being effective from the 1998 marketing year only;
d
(where the recipient of the quota has satisfied paragraph (14)(e), (f) or (h) of this regulation by virtue of demonstrating that he intended to use that quota to make a first application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1997 marketing year) the reference in the said paragraph 4(2) to “the marketing year which corresponds with the national reserve for the year from which the allocation is made” shall be treated as a reference to the 1997 marketing year and the reference in that paragraph to “the next marketing year” shall be treated as a reference to the 1998 marketing year; and
e
(where the recipient of the quota has satisfied paragraph (14)(e), (f) or (h) of this regulation by virtue of demonstrating that he intended to use that quota to make a first application for sheep annual premium in respect of the 1998 marketing year) the references in the said paragraph 4(2) to an allocation of sheep annual premium quota being effective from a given marketing year shall be treated as a reference to such an allocation being effective from the 1998 marketing year only.
.
11
In sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of CATEGORY III, GROUP (a), of Part II of Schedule 2 there shall be inserted after “1994” the following —
, the Habitat (Scotland) Regulations 1994 , the Habitat (Broadleaved Woodland) (Wales) Regulations 1994 , the Habitat (Water Fringe) (Wales) Regulations 1994 , the Habitat (Coastal Belt) (Wales) Regulations 1994 or the Habitat (Species — Rich Grassland) (Wales) Regulations 1994
.
12
In CATEGORY III, GROUP (b), of Part II of Schedule 2 there shall be inserted before the word “person” the word “natural”.
13
In CATEGORY IV of Part II of Schedule 2 there shall be inserted before the word “person” the word “natural”.
14
In paragraph 9(a) of Schedule 3 there shall be inserted before the comma preceding “by the Minister” the phrase “the Habitat (Scotland) Regulations 1994, the Habitat (Broadleaved Woodland) (Wales) Regulations 1994, the Habitat (Water Fringe) (Wales) Regulations 1994, the Habitat (Coastal Belt) (Wales) Regulations 1994 or the Habitat (Species — Rich Grassland) (Wales) Regulations 1994”.
Tony Baldry
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
20th July 1996
Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Scottish Office
24th July 1996


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
Citation, commencement and effect
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Income Tax (Interest Relief) (Housing Associations) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 4th November 1996.
2
These Regulations shall have effect with respect to any payment of interest made on or after 4th November 1996.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Income Tax (Interest Relief) (Housing Associations) Regulations 1988 and “regulation” means a regulation of those Regulations.
Amendment to the principal Regulations
3
In regulation 4 , in the substituted subsection (1) of section 369 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, for the words following “thereof;” there shall be substituted the words —
and accordingly —
a
subsections (2) and (3) of section 486 (interest paid by registered industrial and provident societies) shall not apply to the payment of that relevant loan interest, and
b
that relevant loan interest shall not be brought into account by way of any debit given for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 (loan relationships).
Michael Bates Roger Knapman
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
14th October 1996


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Commencement and citation
1
This Order may be cited as The A12 Trunk Road (Redbridge) Red Route Traffic Order 1996, and shall come into force on 31st July 1996.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
a
a reference to an article or a schedule followed by a number is a reference to the article of, or the schedule to, this Order so numbered;
b
“carriageway” has the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 ;
c
causing includes permitting;
d
“disabled person”, “disabled person’s badge” and “disabled person’s vehicle” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England and Wales) Regulations 1986 , and “relevant position” in relation to a disabled person’s badge has the same meaning as in regulation 2A of those regulations;
e
“the trunk road red route” means the lengths of road specified in column 2 of the table in schedule 1;
f
“vehicle” includes part of a vehicle; and
g
an entry in column (3), (4) or (5) of an item in a schedule to this order applies to that column in subsequent items in that schedule.
General prohibition of stopping
3
1
Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article, and of articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop in the trunk road red route during the restricted hours.
2
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this article, and of articles 5(1), 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop at any time in any lengths of the trunk road red route specified in schedule 4.
3
The controls specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this article do not apply in respect of any area of the trunk road red route specified in schedule 2A.
4
In this article “the restricted hours” means, in relation to a length of the trunk road red route specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 1, the hours specified in that item in column (3) of that table.
Exemptions for parking
4
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
Miscellaneous exemptions for parking
5
1
Licensed taxi cabs: The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in schedule 2D.
2
Coaches: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers (exclusive of the driver) or a local bus (as defined in article 8(4)) not so constructed or adapted, to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2E during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
3
Doctors’ vehicles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2F during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, provided that —
a
there is displayed in the windscreen of the vehicle a badge issued by, or with the authority of, the Traffic Director for London to a medical practitioner, and which specifies —
i
the name of the person to whom it was issued, and
ii
the premises in relation to which it applies; and
b
the vehicle was parked by, or with the permission of, the person whose name is specified on the badge and for so long only as the person who parked the vehicle is engaged in work at the premises specified on the badge.
4
Solo motor bicycles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a motor bicycle without a side-car to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2G during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
Exemptions for loading and unloading
6
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which is being loaded or unloaded to stop at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the tables in schedules 3A and 3B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for as long as is needed to load or unload the vehicle or 20 minutes, whichever is the less, provided that not less than 20 minutes has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
Exemptions for disabled persons
7
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2C during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
3
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position, and a parking disc on which is shown the time at which the period of parking began, to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 3A during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, for a period of up to 3 hours not being a period separated by an interval of less than 1 hour from a previous period when that vehicle was parked in that length of road.
Exemptions at bus stops and stands
8
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to which this article applies to stop at a bus stop (being an area of road bounded by a traffic sign which includes the words “bus stop”) for so long only as may be required to enable passengers to get on or off the vehicle or, in the case of a vehicle being used to provide a local service, for so long only as may be required for a change of crew.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used to provide a local service to stop at a bus stand (being an area of road bounded by a traffic sign which includes the words “bus stand”) for so long only as may be required for timetabling reasons.
3
This article applies —
a
before 1 January 1997 to
i
a public service vehicle used for the provision of a local service or a scheduled express service,
ii
a school bus, and
iii
a works bus; and
b
after 31 December 1996 to
i
a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers (exclusive of the driver), and
ii
a local bus not so constructed or adapted.
4
In this article “local bus”, “local service”, “scheduled express service”, “school bus” and “works bus” have the meanings given to those expressions in regulation 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 .
Other exemptions
9
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to stop if that person is —
a
required by law to cause the vehicle to stop or not to proceed;
b
obliged to stop the vehicle so as to avoid an accident;
c
prevented from proceeding in the vehicle by circumstances beyond the person’s control;
d
getting or giving help in consequence of an accident or an emergency, or otherwise taking action for public safety;
e
opening or closing a gate or other barrier at the entrance to premises to which the vehicle is being driven or from which it has emerged if it is not reasonably practicable to cause the vehicle to stop elsewhere for the purpose;
f
using the vehicle for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
g
using the vehicle in connection with the removal of any obstruction to traffic;
h
using the vehicle in connection with the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any length of road specified in schedule 1;
i
using the vehicle under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a passenger to get on or off the vehicle; or
j
using a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a disabled person to get on or off the vehicle.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a vehicle which bears the Royal Mail livery which is waiting at the edge of a carriageway for as long as may be necessary for the purpose of collecting or delivering letters in pursuance of any statutory duty of the Post Office to collect or deliver letters.
3
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden.
Revocation or variation of existing Orders
10
1
The A12 Trunk Road (Redbridge) Red Route Experimental Traffic Order 1995 and The London Borough of Redbridge Waiting and Loading Restriction Consolidation Order 1993 (TMO 1993/LBR No. 3) are hereby revoked, in so far as their provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route.
TRO 181
Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport.
Derek Turner
Traffic Director for London
16 July 1996


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 5th April 1996.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) Regulations 1995 and “regulation” means a regulation of those Regulations.
Amendments to the principal Regulations
3
In regulation 2(1), after the definitions of “section 179” and “section 179A” there shall be inserted the following definition —
“tax credit” means a tax credit under section 231 of the Taxes Act ;
.
4
After regulation 7 there shall be inserted the following regulations —
Payment of income tax — taxed income and tax credits
7A
The like provisions as are contained in sections 59A and 59B of the Management Act shall have effect for the year 1996-97 and subsequent years of assessment in relation to tax which —
a
is charged on income in accordance with section 171 of the Finance Act 1993 , being income falling within section 172(1)(c) of that Act, and
b
either —
i
was paid by way of deduction at source, or
ii
is represented by a tax credit,
as if references to income tax deducted or treated as deducted from any income or treated as paid on any income in respect of a year of assessment were references to income tax deducted or treated as deducted or paid in respect of the underwriting year corresponding to that year of assessment.
7B
The like provisions as are contained in section 824 of the Taxes Act shall have effect for the year 1996-97 and subsequent years of assessment in relation to —
a
any repayment of tax which was paid by way of deduction at source in respect of income charged to tax in accordance with section 171, and falling within section 172(1)(c), of the Finance Act 1993, and
b
any payment of the whole or part of a tax credit (to which section 824 of the Taxes Act applies by virtue of subsection (2) of that section) in respect of such income,
as if the reference in subsection (3)(b) of that section to the year of assessment for which the tax was charged was a reference to the year of assessment for which the tax was assessed on the member concerned.
Year of assessment to which taxed income and tax credits attributable
7C
The like provision as is contained in paragraph (a) of section 835(6) of the Taxes Act (total income) shall have effect for the year 1994-95 and subsequent years of assessment as if it provided that income falling within that paragraph and within section 172(1)(c) of the Finance Act 1993 should be deemed to be income of the year of assessment corresponding to the underwriting year in which it was received by the member concerned, and not income of the year of assessment referred to in that paragraph.
S C T Matheson
G H Bush
Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue
13th March 1996


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Title and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 5th July 1996.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“cattle birth record document” means a document which —
is issued and authenticated by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State in respect of a bovine animal for which no national administrative document has been issued; and
records the date of birth and the ear-tag number of the bovine animal to which it relates;
“cattle passport” has the meaning given in the Cattle Passports Order 1996 ;
“meat” means any part of an animal that is suitable for human consumption;
“national administrative document” means a document issued in pursuance of article 3 of Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No. 3886/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68 on the common organisation of the market in beef and repealing Regulations (EEC) No. 1244/82 and (EEC) No. 714/89 , as last amended by Commission Regulation ( EC ) No. 1850/95 ; and
“sell” includes possess for sale, and offer, expose or advertise for sale.
Prohibition of sale of meat from older bovine animals
3
1
Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, no person shall sell for human consumption any meat derived from a bovine animal slaughtered on or after 29th March 1996 in which, at the time of slaughter, there were more than two permanent incisors erupted, unless it can be shown by reference to a national administrative document, cattle birth record document or cattle passport relating to the animal that at the time of slaughter the animal was no more than two years and six months old.
2
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to meat derived from a bovine animal which was born, reared and slaughtered in any of the countries specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Offences and penalties
4
1
If any person contravenes any provision of these Regulations he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable —
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply to anything done or omitted by the Minister.
3
No prosecution for an offence under paragraph (1) above shall be begun after the expiry of —
a
three years from the commission of the offence; or
b
one year from its discovery by the prosecutor,
whichever is the earlier.
Application of various sections of the Act
5
The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations as they apply for the purposes of section 8, 14 or 15 of the Act and, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in them to the Act shall be construed as a reference to the Regulations: —
section 2 (extended meaning of “sale” etc. );
section 3 (presumptions that food is intended for sale for human consumption);
section 9 (inspection and seizure of suspected food), with the modification that it shall apply to an enforcement authority as it applies to a food authority and to an authorised officer of an enforcement authority as it applies to an authorised officer of a food authority;
section 33 (obstruction etc. of officers);
section 36 (offences by bodies corporate), with the modification that a reference to a body corporate includes a Scottish partnership and a reference to a director includes a partner in a Scottish partnership; and
section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith), with the modification that it shall apply to an enforcement authority as it applies to a food authority and to an authorised officer of an enforcement authority as it applies to an authorised officer of a food authority.
Enforcement
6
In premises licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 , these Regulations shall be enforced and executed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State in relation to Scotland and Wales, and in any other premises, by the food authority in whose area the premises are situated.
Angela Browning
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
4th July 1996
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Cumberlege
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
4th July 1996
Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
4th July 1996
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jonathan Evans
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
4th July 1996


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Central Manchester Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.
Urban development area
2
1
Articles 2 and 3 of the Central Manchester Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1988 are hereby revoked.
2
So much of the Central Manchester Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1988 as has not previously been revoked shall be revoked with effect from 1st July 1996.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
David Curry
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
6th February 1996


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Scheme may be cited as the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 1996 and shall come into force on 8th April 1996.
2
In this Scheme, the expression “the principal Scheme” means the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983.
Amendment of article 18 of the principal Scheme
2
In article 18 of the principal Scheme (unemployability allowances) in paragraph (2) for the amount “£2,288” there shall be substituted the amount “£2,366”.
Substitution of Schedules 3 and 4 to the principal Scheme
3
For Schedules 3 and 4 to the principal Scheme (rates of pensions and allowances payable in respect of disablement and death) there shall respectively be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Scheme and numbered 3 and 4.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
MacKay of Ardbrecknish
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
27th February 1996
We approve,
Simon Burns
Liam Fox
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
28th February 1996


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Crown Prosecution Service) (Transfer of Pension Rights) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 17th September 1996.
2
In these Regulations
“the Crown Prosecution Service” has the same meaning as in the Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985 ;
“the PCSPS ” means the principal civil service pension scheme within the meaning of section 2(10) of the Superannuation Act 1972;
“the 1986 Regulations ” means the Local Government Superannuation Regulations 1986 ;
“the 1995 Regulations ” means the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1995 ;
“transfer date” has the meaning given by regulation 2(b) below.
3
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any expression which is also used in the 1986 Regulations or the 1995 Regulations has the same meaning as in those Regulations.
Application of Regulations
2
These Regulations apply in the case of any person who —
a
not earlier than 31st March 1986 nor later than 30th September 1986 ceased to be employed in local government employment and thereupon became employed in the Crown Prosecution Service; and
b
on the date he became employed in the Crown Prosecution Service (his “transfer date”) became subject to the PCSPS.
Transfer of pension rights
3
1
In any case to which these Regulations apply —
a
no payment shall be made under Part J of the 1986 Regulations or Part K of the 1995 Regulations; and
b
the appropriate pension fund shall be apportioned.
2
Where the appropriate pension fund is to be apportioned in accordance with paragraph (1), the value of the share of the fund which shall be paid to the administrators of the PCSPS in the case of any person shall be the amount of —
a
the value at the transfer date of the actual and potential liabilities of the fund accrued at the transfer date in connection with any employment before that date which relates to that person; and
b
the cost of increasing under the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 that person’s pension rights in respect of that employment;
as determined on the basis set out in the Schedule and as modified by the application of a revalorisation factor as mentioned in paragraph (5).
3
The appropriate administering authority shall, subject to paragraph (4), pay to the administrators of the PCSPS on or before 31st January 1997 a sum equal to the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).
4
Where in any case to which these Regulations apply, the appropriate administering authority has on or before 31st January 1997 paid to the administrators of the PCSPS a transfer value under regulation J2 of the 1986 Regulations or regulation K2 of the 1995 Regulations, the administering authority shall pay to the administrators of the PCSPS on or before 31st January 1997 a sum equal to the amount, if any, by which the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) exceeds the amount of the transfer value after application of a revalorisation factor as mentioned in paragraph (5).
5
The revalorisation factor to be applied as referred to in paragraphs (2) and (4) shall be calculated in accordance with a method determined by the Government Actuary by reference to investment returns in the period between the transfer date, or the date of payment of a transfer value in accordance with regulation J2 of the 1986 Regulations or regulation K2 of the 1995 Regulations, and the date of payment to the PCSPS.
6
Where paragraph (1) applies in relation to any person, he shall be treated for the purposes of regulation D3(7) of the 1986 Regulations or paragraph 4(7) of Schedule B6 to the 1995 Regulations (as the case may be) as if a transfer value had been paid in relation to him under regulation J2 of the 1986 Regulations or regulation K2 of the 1995 Regulations.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David Curry
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
20th August 1996


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Group Repair (Qualifying Buildings) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 17th December 1996.
2
In these Regulations, references to sections are references to sections in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
Condition for a qualifying building
2
The condition prescribed for a qualifying building for the purposes of section 61(2) (group repair: conditions for qualifying building) is that —
a
the whole or some part of the exterior of the building is not in reasonable repair, or
b
the whole or some part of the structure of the building is unstable.
Condition for a primary building
3
The condition prescribed for a primary building for the purposes of section 61(3) (group repair: conditions for primary building) is that the building must comprise at least two dwellings.
Conditions for an additional building
4
The conditions prescribed for an additional building for the purposes of section 61(4) (group repair: conditions for additional building) are that —
a
the building must comprise at least one dwelling; and
b
carrying out the works to the building and to the primary building at the same time is the most effective way of securing the repair or structural stability of each of them.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David Curry
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
15th November 1996
William Hague
Secretary of State for Wales
18th November 1996


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1
This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Cultural Services) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st June 1996.
2
Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 shall be varied by —
a
substituting for Note (3) of Group 12 —
3
For the purposes of item 2 “qualifying body” means —
a
any non-profit making body whose objects are of any description mentioned in section 94(3);
b
any non-profit making organisation mentioned in item 1 of Group 9;
c
any non-profit making body whose principal purpose is the provision of facilities for persons to take part in sport or physical education; or
d
any body which is an eligible body for the purposes of item 2 of Group 13.
; and
b
adding after Group 12 the following —
GROUP 13 —
CULTURAL SERVICES ETC
Item No.
1
The supply by a public body of a right of admission to —
a
a museum, gallery, art exhibition or zoo; or
b
a theatrical, musical or choreographic performance of a cultural nature.
2
The supply by an eligible body of a right of admission to —
a
a museum, gallery, art exhibition or zoo; or
b
a theatrical, musical or choreographic performance of a cultural nature.
Notes:
1
For the purposes of this Group “public body” means —
a
a local authority;
b
a government department within the meaning of section 41(6); or
c
a non-departmental public body which is listed in the 1995 edition of the publication prepared by the Office of Public Service and known as “Public Bodies”.
2
For the purposes of item 2 “eligible body” means any body (other than a public body) which —
a
is precluded from distributing, and does not distribute, any profit it makes;
b
applies any profits made from supplies of a description falling within item 2 to the continuance or improvement of the facilities made available by means of the supplies; and
c
is managed and administered on a voluntary basis by persons who have no direct or indirect financial interest in its activities.
3
Item 1 does not include any supply the exemption of which would be likely to create distortions of competition such as to place a commercial enterprise carried on by a taxable person at a disadvantage.
4
Item 1(b) includes the supply of a right of admission to a performance only if the performance is provided exclusively by one or more public bodies, one or more eligible bodies or any combination of public bodies and eligible bodies.
.
Simon Burns
Liam Fox
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
8th May 1996


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Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Specified Bovine Material Order 1996 and shall come into force on 29th March 1996.
Interpretation
2
1
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“approved” means approved by the appropriate Minister;
“enforcement authority” means the appropriate body specified in article 26 below;
“feedingstuff” includes petfood;
“food” has the same meaning as in the Food Safety Act 1990 ;
“intestines” means that part of the digestive tract of a bovine animal from the junction of the abomasum and the duodenum to (and including) the rectum;
“sell” includes have in possession for sale or offer or expose for sale;
“slaughterhouse” means any building, premises or place licensed for slaughtering animals the flesh of which is intended for sale for human consumption;
“specified bovine material” means —
the head (including the brain but excluding the tongue), spinal cord, spleen, thymus, tonsils and intestines of a bovine animal six months old or over which has died in the United Kingdom or has been slaughtered there;
the thymus and intestines of a bovine animal two months old or over but less than six months old which has died in the United Kingdom or has been slaughtered there;
the thymus and intestines of a bovine animal under two months old which has been slaughtered in the United Kingdom for human consumption,
and includes anything left attached to such material after dissection of the carcase and any animal matter which comes into contact with the material after it has been removed from the carcase, but does not include a whole carcase;
“tallow” means fat derived from animal tissues by a process of cooking;
“vertebral column” means the whole or any part thereof and includes the sacrum but does not include the coccygeal vertebrae.
2
For the purposes of this Order the supply of specified bovine material, food oR feedingstuffs otherwise than by sale at, in or from any place where food or feedingstuffs are supplied iN the course of a business, shall be deemed to be a sale.
3
In this Order the expression “mechanical means” does not include the use of hand held powered knives which do not use powered pressure or suction.
Approvals
3
1
The appropriate Minister may, on application, approve any premises for the purpose of this Order if he is satisfied that such premises are properly equipped to carry out the functions to which the approval relates and comply with the requirements of this Order.
2
Any approval granted under this Order shall be in writing and may be made subject to conditions and be amended, suspended or revoked at any time by notice in writing served on the person to whom the approval was granted if the appropriate Minister is satisfied that the conditions of this Order, or any additional conditions in the approval, are not being complied with.
Specified bovine material for human consumption
4
1
No person shall sell any specified bovine material, or any food containing specified bovine material, for human consumption.
2
No person shall use any specified bovine material in the preparation of food for sale for human consumption.
3
No person shall sell any specified bovine material for use in the preparation of food for human consumption.
4
For the purposes of this article “specified bovine material” includes anything derived from it.
Prohibitions applying to the vertebral column
5
1
No person shall use the vertebral column of a bovine animal in the recovery of meat by mechanical means.
2
No person shall use, in the preparation of food for sale for human consumption, any meat which has been recovered by mechanical means from the vertebral column of a bovine animal.
3
No person shall use the vertebral column of a bovine animal from which meat has been cut, to produce food other than fat or gelatin for sale for human consumption.
Registration of premises on which meat is recovered by mechanical means from bovine animals
6
1
No person shall on any premises recover meat by mechanical means from the carcase of a bovine animal unless his name and the address of those premises are registered with the appropriate Minister.
2
The appropriate Minister shall keep a register for the purposes of paragraph (1) above.
3
An application for registration shall be in writing and in such form and manner as the appropriate Minister may require.
4
The appropriate Minister shall refuse to register the name of any person in respect of any premises unless the following particulars are notified to him in writing:
a
the business name, if any;
b
the name and address of the person who carries on the business;
c
the address and telephone number of the business;
d
the address of each premises at which meat is recovered by mechanical means from a bovine animal in the course of the business.
5
Any person whose name is registered shall notify the appropriate Minister in writing of any change in the particulars previously notified to him within 14 days of any such change.
Specified bovine material for animal consumption
7
1
No person shall sell any specified bovine material, or any feedingstuff containing specified bovine material, for feeding to animals.
2
No person shall use any specified bovine material in the preparation of any feedingstuff for animals.
3
No person shall sell any specified bovine material for use in the preparation of any feedingstuff for animals.
4
No person shall feed to an animal any specified bovine material or any feedingstuff containing specified bovine material.
5
For the purposes of this article “specified bovine material” includes anything derived from it other than fatty acids which have been extracted from tallow subjected to thermal hydrolysis at hyperbaric pressure.
Initial treatment of bovine carcases in a slaughterhouse
8
1
When a bovine animal is slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, or slaughtered elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse but brought immediately to a slaughterhouse to be dressed for human consumption, the occupier of the slaughterhouse shall ensure that all specified bovine material is separated from the rest of the carcase.
2
Subject to the following provisions of this article, the occupier shall ensure that the specified bovine material which has been removed (other than the head) is stained immediately, and in any event before it is frozen, by being treated (whether by immersion, spraying or other application) with a 0.5% weight/volume solution of the colouring agent Patent Blue V (E131, 1971 Colour Index No. 42051) in such way that the colouring is clearly visible over the whole surface of the material.
3
The occupier shall ensure that the head is stained immediately after slaughter by being treated (whether by immersion, spraying or other application) with a 0.5% weight/volume solution of the colouring agent Patent Blue V (E131, 1971 Colour Index No. 42051) in such a way that the colouring is clearly visible over its whole surface; except that, if the tongue is to be removed, this shall be done immediately after slaughter and the head shall be stained immediately after the removal of the tongue.
4
The occupier shall ensure that the specified bovine material does not come into contact with any other animal material while in the slaughterhouse and that it is disposed of in accordance with this Order.
5
Material which is not specified bovine material may be separated from intestines which have been removed from the carcase before the intestines are stained.
6
In the case of specified bovine material which is intended to be examined by or on behalf of an officer of the appropriate Minister or a veterinary surgeon, the specified bovine material shall not be stained until after the completion of such examination.
7
The requirement to stain specified bovine material shall not apply in the case of specified bovine material which is intended to be used for non-food or non-feedingstuff purposes in accordance with article 19 below.
Initial treatment of specified bovine material elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse
9
1
Subject to the following provisions of this article, when specified bovine material is removed from the carcase of a bovine animal elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse, the occupier of the premises at which the specified bovine material is removed shall ensure that it is stained immediately, and in any event before it is frozen, by being treated (whether by immersion, spraying or other application) with a 0.5% weight/volume solution of the colouring agent Patent Blue V (E131, 1971 Colour Index No. 42051) in such a way that the colouring is clearly visible over the whole surface of the material.
2
The occupier shall ensure that the specified bovine material does not come into contact with any other animal material while on the premises and that it is disposed of in accordance with this Order.
3
In the case of specified bovine material which is intended to be examined by or on behalf of an officer of the appropriate Minister or a veterinary surgeon, the specified bovine material shall not be stained until after the completion of the examination.
4
The requirement to stain specified bovine material shall not apply in the case of specified bovine material which is intended to be used for non-food or non-feedingstuff purposes in accordance with article 19 below.
5
The provisions of this article shall not apply in the case of a post-mortem examination carried out by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner provided that he makes arrangements for the disposal of the whole of the carcase by burial.
Rendering whole carcases
10
Any person rendering a whole bovine carcase shall do so in accordance with article 18 below in the same way as if the carcase were specified bovine material.
Exceptions from the requirement to stain specified bovine material
11
The requirement in articles 8 and 9 above to stain specified bovine material shall not apply if the specified bovine material is to be sent to a veterinary or medical school, laboratory, hospital or similar institution for instructional, diagnostic or research purposes, provided that the specified bovine material is stored separately from all other animal materials and is clearly identified as specified bovine material.
Prohibition on the removal of the brain and eyes of a bovine animal
12
No person shall remove the brain or eyes of a bovine animal except —
a
for the purposes of veterinary or scientific examination; and
b
in a part of the premises kept free at all times from food intended for human consumption.
Prohibition on the removal of the spinal cord of a bovine animal
13
1
No person shall remove the spinal cord from the vertebral column of a bovine animal aged six months or over except in a slaughterhouse or for the purposes of veterinary or scientific examination.
2
If the spinal cord is removed in a slaughterhouse, it shall be disposed of as specified bovine material in accordance with this Order.
3
If the spinal cord is removed at any premises other than a slaughterhouse for the purposes of veterinary or scientific examination, after that examination both the spinal cord and the vertebral column shall be disposed of as specified bovine material in accordance with this Order.
Prohibition on bringing in specified bovine material from Northern Ireland
14
1
No person shall bring any specified bovine material into Great Britain from Northern Ireland unless it has been stained in the same way as it would have been had it been obtained in Great Britain.
2
Any person bringing specified bovine material into Great Britain from Northern Ireland shall immediately transport it to one of the destinations specified in article 15(1) below.
Consignment of specified bovine material
15
1
Once specified bovine material has been removed from the carcase and treated in accordance with this Order, the person responsible for its removal shall, without unreasonable delay, send it directly to —
a
an approved collection centre;
b
an approved rendering plant;
c
premises specified in article 11 above;
d
an approved incinerator;
e
any other premises approved by the appropriate Minister which are not connected with the manufacture or preparation of food or feedingstuffs.
2
Any person consigning specified bovine material from the place where it was removed from the carcase shall keep a record for two years from the date of consignment of the weight consigned, the date it was consigned and the destination of the specified bovine material.
Approved collection centres
16
1
Any person delivering specified bovine material to an approved collection centre shall state in writing to the operator of the collection centre concerned the place from which that specified bovine material was collected for delivery to that collection centre.
2
No person shall take delivery of specified bovine material at a collection centre, or operate a collection centre for specified bovine material, unless it has been approved by the appropriate Minister and has sufficient facilities for storing and handling specified bovine material in a manner which keeps it separate from other animal material.
3
The operator of an approved collection centre shall record on arrival of specified bovine material at the premises —
a
the weight of the specified bovine material delivered;
b
the date of delivery; and
c
the place from which it was consigned,
and shall keep such records for two years from the date of arrival.
4
The operator of an approved collection centre shall ensure that all specified bovine material in the collection centre is kept separate from all other animal material.
5
No person shall remove specified bovine material from an approved collection centre except to an approved renderer or an approved incinerator, and shall keep a record for two years from the date of consignment of the weight of any specified bovine material consigned, the date of such consignment and the point of destination.
Approved incinerators
17
1
Any person delivering specified bovine material to an approved incinerator shall state in writing to the operator of the incinerator concerned the place from which that specified bovine material was collected for delivery to that incinerator.
2
No person shall operate an incinerator incinerating specified bovine material unless the incinerator has been approved by the appropriate Minister as having suitable facilities to incinerate specified bovine material in accordance with paragraph (4) below and dispose of the ash in a way that does not pose a risk to human or animal health. In particular, the incinerator shall be equipped with a refractory lining and be heated by fuel conveyed into the incinerator during incineration by mechanically forced draught.
3
The operator of an approved incinerator shall record on arrival of specified bovine material at the premises —
a
the weight of the specified bovine material delivered;
b
the date of delivery; and
c
the place from which it was consigned,
and shall keep such records for two years from the date of arrival.
4
The operator of an approved incinerator shall incinerate all specified bovine material delivered to him to a standard specified in the approval and in such a way that all moisture is removed, the material is reduced to ash and the ash is disposed of in accordance with the terms of the approval.
5
No person shall remove specified bovine material from an approved incinerator unless it has been completely incinerated.
Approved rendering plants
18
1
Any person delivering specified bovine material to an approved rendering plant shall state in writing to the operator of the rendering plant concerned the place from which that specified bovine material was collected for delivery to that rendering plant.
2
No person shall take delivery of specified bovine material at a rendering plant, or operate a rendering plant for specified bovine material, unless it has been approved by the appropriate Minister as having the facilities specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order sufficient to enable it to separate the specified bovine material into protein and tallow by one of the methods specified in Part II of that Schedule.
3
The operator of an approved rendering plant shall record on arrival of specified bovine material at the premises —
a
the weight of the specified bovine material delivered;
b
the date of delivery; and
c
the place from which it was consigned,
and shall keep such records for two years from the date of arrival.
4
The operator of an approved rendering plant shall ensure that all specified bovine material in the rendering plant is kept and stored separately from all other material, handled separately from other material and rendered separately from other material.
5
The operator of an approved rendering plant shall ensure that specified bovine material is processed without undue delay and in any event within seven days of delivery using one of the methods described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order.
6
The operator of an approved rendering plant shall ensure that any equipment used for processing specified bovine material is used only for that purpose.
7
After the specified bovine material has been processed and separated into protein and tallow the operator of the plant shall ensure that —
a
all protein is placed in a container labelled “specified bovine material” and disposed of —
i
by burial at a landfill site for which there exists a current waste management licence granted under section 35 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ; or
ii
as specified in the approval; or
iii
sent to an approved incinerator for incineration; and
b
all tallow is placed in a container labelled “specified bovine material” and —
i
disposed of by burial at a landfill site for which there exists a current waste management licence granted under section 35 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; or
ii
sent for purposes not connected with the preparation of food or feedingstuffs; or
iii
sent for treatment by thermal hydrolysis at hyperbaric pressure.
8
The operator of an approved rendering plant shall keep a record for two years of the weight of protein consigned and a separate record of the weight of tallow consigned, and in each case the date of such consignment and the point of destination.
9
The operator of an approved rendering plant shall ensure that all containers, receptacles and vehicles which have been used for the transport of specified bovine material are cleaned, washed and disinfected before they leave the premises.
10
No person shall move from the unclean section of an approved rendering plant (as specified by the occupier in accordance with paragraph 3 of Part I of the Schedule to this Order) into the clean section without first changing his working clothes and footwear or disinfecting the latter.
11
No person shall take equipment or utensils from the unclean section into the clean section of an approved rendering plant unless the equipment or utensils are first washed and disinfected.
12
The operator of an approved rendering plant shall ensure that systematic measures are taken to control birds, rodents, insects and other vermin on the premises.
13
The operator of an approved rendering plant shall ensure that the premises and equipment are kept in a good state of repair and that measuring equipment is calibrated at regular intervals.
Approved premises not connected with food and feedingstuffs
19
1
This article shall apply to premises approved by the appropriate Minister as being suitable to process specified bovine material for use in a manufacturing process, provided that such manufacture is not in any way connected with food or feedingstuffs and does not pose a risk to human or animal health.
2
Any person delivering specified bovine material to premises approved under this article shall state in writing to the operator of the premises concerned the place from which that specified bovine material was collected for delivery to those premises.
3
No person shall process specified bovine material at premises approved under this article except in accordance with the conditions of the approval.
4
The operator of such approved premises shall record on arrival of specified bovine material at the premises —
a
the weight of the specified bovine material delivered;
b
the date of delivery; and
c
the place from which it was consigned,
and shall keep such records for two years from the date of arrival.
Veterinary or laboratory premises, etc.
20
1
No person shall transport specified bovine material to premises specified in article 11 above unless the specified bovine material is in a container marked with —
a
the words “specified bovine material”;
b
its place of destination; and
c
the name of the person to whom it is being sent.
2
Any person delivering specified bovine material to such premises shall state in writing to the occupier of the premises the place from which the specified bovine material was collected for delivery.
3
The person to whom the specified bovine material is consigned shall record on arrival of the specified bovine material at the premises —
a
the weight of the specified bovine material delivered;
b
the date of delivery; and
c
the place from which it was consigned,
and shall keep such records for two years from the date of arrival.
4
When the specified bovine material is no longer needed, the person to whom it was consigned shall ensure that any residual specified bovine material is buried or effectively destroyed and shall keep a record for two years of the place and method of burial or destruction.
Power to give directions
21
1
If the appropriate Minister is satisfied that specified bovine material cannot be disposed of under the provisions of this Order, whether for reasons of mechanical breakdown of equipment or otherwise, he may give written directions to the owner or person in control of the specified bovine material for its disposal in a safe manner.
2
In the event of any person not complying with those directions, the appropriate Minister may make arrangements for the disposal of the specified bovine material at the expense of the owner.
3
Any person failing to comply with any direction given under this Order shall be guilty of an offence under the Animal Health Act 1981 .
Export
22
No person shall export from Great Britain to another member State specified bovine material, or protein or tallow derived from specified bovine material except in accordance with a licence granted by the Minister.
Samples
23
Where an inspector has reasonable grounds for supposing that the provisions of this Order are not being complied with, he make take from any carcase or part of a carcase, tallow, protein, material, food or feedingstuff such samples as he considers necessary to establish whether or not an offence has taken place.
Transport
24
1
The person in control of a vehicle transporting specified bovine material shall ensure that it is conveyed either in an impervious container which contains nothing but specified bovine material or in a part of the vehicle which is impervious and contains nothing but specified bovine material and which in either case is kept covered at all times except when necessary for loading or unloading or examination by an authorised officer of an enforcement authority.
2
Any person transporting specified bovine material shall ensure that the part of the vehicle in which specified bovine material has been conveyed is thoroughly washed and disinfected before any food, feedingstuff or other animal material is subsequently placed in that part of the vehicle.
3
In this article the expression “vehicle” means, in any case in which specified bovine material is conveyed in a bulk container, that container.
Storage
25
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall store specified bovine material in the same room as food.
2
The requirement in paragraph (1) above shall not apply where an officer of the enforcement authority has approved the storage of specified bovine material in the same room as food on being satisfied that the arrangements for storage will ensure the adequate separation of the specified bovine material from the food.
Enforcement
26
1
This Order shall be enforced —
a
in relation to premises licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 by the appropriate Minister; and
b
in any other case by the local authority.
Revocations and saving
27
1
The Specified Bovine Offal Order 1995 and the Specified Bovine Offal (Amendment) Order 1995 are hereby revoked.
2
Any approval granted under the Specified Bovine Offal Order 1995 (other than approvals of head boning plants) shall continue to operate as if granted under the equivalent provision of this Order.
Douglas Hogg
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
28th March 1996
Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Scottish Office
28th March 1996
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Welsh Office
28th March 1996


text:
1
The new highway which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the route described in the Schedule to this Order shall become a trunk road as from the date when this order comes into operation.
2
The centre line of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan.
3
In this Order: —
All measurements of distances are measured along the route of the relevant highway;
i
“the deposited plan”
means the plan numbered HA10/2 WO108 marked “The East of Abercynon — East of Dowlais Trunk Road (A4060) (Improvement of Mountain Hare to Dowlais Top) Order 1996” signed by the authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Welsh Office Repository, Curran Embankment, Cardiff;
ii
“the new trunk road”
means the new highway mentioned in Article 1 of this Order;
iii
“the trunk road”
means the East of Abercynon — East of Dowlais Trunk Road (A4060).
4
This Order shall come into force on 25th January 1996 and may be cited as “The East of Abercynon — East of Dowlais Trunk Road (A4060) (Improvement of Mountain Hare to Dowlais Top) Order 1996.”
Signed by Authority of the Secretary of State
P. R. Marsden
A Grade 6 Officer Welsh Office
10th January 1996


text:
Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 8th April 1996.
Amendment of definition of waste food
2
Article 2 of the Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order 1973 shall be amended by substituting for the definition of “processed” the following definition —
“processed”means —
in relation to waste food derived from ruminant animals which has been moved to processing premises from a slaughterhouse, knacker’s yard, hunt kennel or premises used for the purpose of cutting up fresh meat intended for sale for human consumption, treated using any of the systems of heat treatment described in Commission Decision 92/562/ EEC , as read with Commission Decision 94/382/ EC as amended and
in relation to any other waste food, treated so that it is maintained for at least 60 minutes at a temperature of not less than 100°C (212°F) or treated by an alternative process which has been authorised in writing by the Minister or Secretary of State; and the expressions “processing” and “unprocessed” shall be construed accordingly;
Angela Browning
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministery of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
13th March 1996.
Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
14th March 1996.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office.
13th March 1996.


text:
1
This Order may be cited as the A6 Trunk Road (Rothwell and Desborough Bypass and Detrunking) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 14th November 1996.
2
In this Order —
1
all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;
2
i
“classified road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is not a principal road for the purposes of enactments or instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads but is a classified road for the purpose of every enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State and which does not specifically refer to their classification as principal roads;
ii
“the main new road” means the new highway which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Order;
iii
“the new trunk roads” means the main new road and the slip roads;
iv
“the plan” means the plan numbered HA/EM104, marked “The A6 Trunk Road (Rothwell and Desborough Bypass and Detrunking) Order 1996”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at the Department of Transport, LG12, Great Minister House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR; and
v
“the slip roads” means the new highways which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the routes described in Schedule 2 to this Order and which connect the main new road with other highways at the places stated in that Schedule; and
vi
“the trunk road” means the A6 Trunk Road.
3
The new trunk roads shall become trunk roads, as from the date or dates on which they are opened to the public.
4
The centre line of each of the new trunk roads is indicated by a heavy black line on the plan.
5
The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of any of the new trunk roads that —
a
where the highway is maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained by that authority, and
b
where the highway is not so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question, until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the relevant route is opened for traffic.
6
The length of the trunk road described in Schedule 3 to this Order, which is shown by broad black dashes on the plan, shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a classified road from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the Northamptonshire County Council that the main new road is open for traffic.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport.
R. R. Bineham
Director, Highways Agency, Northern Operations Division
Sunley Tower Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4BE
23rd September 1996