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Title, commencement, extent and cessation
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1
These Regulations may be cited as the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 7) Regulations 2001; they extend to England and come into force on 9th May 2001.
2
These Regulations shall apply until midnight on 18th May 2001.
Interpretation
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1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Decision” means Commission Decision 2001/356/ EC of 4th May 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Commission Decision 2001/172/EC .
“export” means export outside the British Islands;
“inspector” means a person appointed by the Minister or a local authority to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations, the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 or the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 and includes a veterinary inspector;
“ HACCP ” means Hazard Analysis at Critical Control Points, which is a system in which the critical points of the manufacturing process have been identified, assessments have been made of the potential risks at those points, and necessary steps have been taken to minimise those risks;
“local authority” means —
where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 , a unitary authority for that local government area, that authority;
where there is not a unitary authority —
in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;
in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county;
in each London borough (except in relation to imported animals) the council of that borough; or
in the City of London, and for all London boroughs in relation to imported animals, the Common Council;
“meat products” means meat products as defined in Article 2 of Council Directive 77/99/ EEC on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin ;
“Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
“milk” and “milk products” have the meaning given in Article 2 of Council Directive 92/46/EC (laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products );
“veterinary inspector” means a person appointed as a veterinary inspector by the Minister.
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Any reference in these Regulations to an instrument of the European Community is to that instrument as amended at the time these Regulations are made.
Import and export of live animals
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1
No person shall export any live animal of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or any other biungulate.
2
By way of derogation from the preceding paragraph, the Minister may by licence in writing authorise the export of biungulate animals originating outside the United Kingdom if the animals travelled through the United Kingdom in direct and uninterrupted transit on main roads or by rail or sea.
3
No person shall import any live animal of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease into England from another member State.
Export of fresh meat
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1
No person shall export any fresh meat of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulate.
2
In paragraph (1), the reference to “fresh meat” includes minced meat and meat preparations to which Council Directive 94/65/EC applies.
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The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to —
a
fresh meat, minced meat, or meat preparations obtained before 1st February 2001, provided that the meat, minced meat or meat preparation is clearly identified and since that date has been transported and stored separately from meat, minced meat or meat preparations which is not destined for dispatch outside the United Kingdom; or
b
fresh meat obtained from cutting plants under the following conditions —
i
the only meat processed in the establishment is fresh meat described in sub-paragraph (a) or fresh meat from animals reared and slaughtered outside the United Kingdom;
ii
all the meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC (on heath problems affecting the productions and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin ),
iii
the plant is operated under strict veterinary control; and
iv
the meat is clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for export.
c
minced meat and meat preparations obtained from establishments approved under the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 under the following conditions —
i
the only meat processed in the establishment is fresh meat described in sub-paragraph (a) or fresh meat from animals reared and slaughtered outside the United Kingdom;
ii
all the minced meat and meat preparations must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter VI of Annex 1 to Council Directive 94/65/EC (laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations);
iii
the plant is operated under strict veterinary control; and
iv
the meat, minced meat and meat preparations are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat, minced meat and meat preparations which are not destined for export.
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Meat, minced meat or meat preparations consigned to another member state shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which bears the following words —
“Meat conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
Export of meat products
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No person shall export meat products of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or any other biungulate coming from the United Kingdom.
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to meat products which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4(1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC (on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products ), or to meat products as defined in Council Directive 77/99/EEC which have been subjected during preparation uniformly throughout the substance to a pH value of less than 6.
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The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to —
a
meat products prepared before 1st February 2001, provided that the meat products are clearly identified and since that date have been transported and stored separately from meat products which are not destined for export; or
b
meat products prepared in establishments under the following conditions —
i
all fresh meat used in the establishment must conform to the conditions in regulation 4(2);
ii
all meat products used in the final product must conform to the conditions in sub-paragraph (a) or be made from fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the United Kingdom;
iii
all meath products must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter VI of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC ;
iv
the establishment must be operated under strict veterinary control; and
v
the meat products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and other meat products which are not destined for export.
4
Meat products consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which bears the following words —
“Meat products conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
5
Paragraph (4) shall not apply to meat products which conform to the requirements of paragraph (2) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 12, and the products have been processed in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that standards for treatment are met and recorded.
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to meat products treated in hermetically sealed containers so as to ensure they are shelf stable if the heat treatment applied is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment.
Export of milk
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No person shall export milk.
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to milk which has been subjected to at least —
a
an initial pasteurisation in accordance with the norms defined in paragraph 3(b) of Chapter 1 in Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 1989/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 1990/425/EEC ) followed by a second heat treatment by high temperature pasteurisation, UHT , sterilisation so as to produce a negative reaction to the peroxidase test or by a drying process which includes a heat treatment with an equivalent effect to one of the above; or
b
an initial pasteurisation in accordance with the norms defined in paragraph 3(b) of Chapter 1 in Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC , combined with treatment by which the pH is lowered below 6 and held there for at least one hour.
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The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to milk prepared in establishments under the following conditions —
a
all milk used in the establishment must either conform to the conditions of paragraph (2) or be obtained from animals outside the United Kingdom;
b
the establishment must be operated under strict veterinary control;
c
the milk must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for export; and
d
transport of raw milk from outside the United Kingdom to the establishment must be carried out in vehicles which were cleansed and disinfected prior to operation and had no subsequent contact with holdings in the United Kingdom keeping animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease.
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Milk consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which bears the following words —
“Milk conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to milk which conforms to the requirements of paragraph (2) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 12, and the milk has been processed in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that standards for treatment are met and recorded.
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to milk which conforms with the requirement of paragraph (2)(a) or (b) and which has been treated in hermetically sealed containers so as to ensure they are shelf stable if the heat treatment applied is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment.
Export of milk products
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No person shall export milk products.
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The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to —
a
milk products produced before 1st February 2001;
b
milk products prepared from milk which complies with paragraphs (2) or (3) of regulation 6;
c
milk products subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at least 72° C for 15 seconds or an equivalent treatment; and
d
milk products destined for export to a third country where import conditions permit such products to be subject to treatment other than laid down in these Regulations.
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The prohibitions described in paragraph (1) shall not apply to milk products prepared in establishments under the following conditions —
a
all milk used in the establishment will either conform to the conditions of regulation 6(2) or be obtained from animals outside the United Kingdom;
b
all milk products used in the final product will either conform to the conditions of paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c) or be made from milk obtained from animals outside the United Kingdom;
c
the establishment shall be under strict veterinary control; and
d
the milk products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for export.
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Milk products consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which bears the following words —
“Milk products conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to milk products which conform to the requirements of paragraph (2) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 12, and the milk products have been processed in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that standards for treatment are met and recorded.
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to milk products which conform to the requirements of paragraph (2) and which have been treated in hermetically sealed containers so as to ensure they are shelf stable if the heat treatment applied is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment.
Export of semen, etc.
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No person shall export semen, ova or embryos of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates.
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The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to frozen bovine semen and embryos produced before 1st February 2001.
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The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 88/407/EEC (laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species ) accompanying frozen bovine semen consigned to another member State shall bear the following words —
“Frozen bovine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
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The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 89/556/EEC (on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species ) accompanying bovine embryos consigned to another member State shall bear the following words —
“Bovine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
Export of hides and skins
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No person shall export hides and skins of animals of the bovine, ovine caprine and porcine species and other biungulates.
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The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to hides and skins which were produced before 1st February 2001 or which conform to the requirements of paragraph 1(A) indents 2 to 5 or paragraph 1(B), indents 3 and 4 of Chapter 3 of Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC if treated hides and skins are separated effectively from untreated hides and skins.
3
Hides and skins consigned to another member State must be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate stating —
“Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
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Paragraph (3) shall not apply to hides and skins which conform to the requirements of either
a
paragraph 1(A) indents 2 to 5 of Chapter 3 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC ; or
b
paragraph 1(B) indents 2 and 3 of Chapter 3 to Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC
if compliance with those conditions is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed (in the case of sub-paragraph (b)) in accordance with regulation 12.
Export of animal products
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No person shall export animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates not otherwise mentioned in these Regulations produced after 1st February 2001.
2
No person shall export dung or manure.
3
The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to —
a
animal products which have been subjected to —
i
heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container with a Fo value of 3.00 or more; or
ii
heat treatment in which the centre temperature is raised to at least 70°C;
b
blood and blood products as defined in Chapter 7 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC which have be subjected to —
i
heat treatment at a temperature of 65°C for at least three hours followed by an effectiveness check;
ii
irradiation at 2.5 megarads or gamma rays followed by an effectiveness check;
iii
change of pH to pH5 or lower for at least two hours, followed by an effectiveness check; or
iv
a treatment as provided for in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC ;
c
lard and rendered fats which have been subjected to the heat treatment prescribed in paragraph 2(A) of Chapter 9 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC ;
d
animal casings to which the provisions of paragraph B Chapter 2 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC apply adapted as necessary to suit the case;
e
sheep wool, ruminant hair and pigs' bristles which have undergone factory washing or have been obtained from tanning and unprocessed sheep wool, ruminant hair and pigs' bristles which are securely enclosed in packaging and dry;
f
semi-moist and dried petfood conforming to the requirements of paragraphs 2 and 3 respectively of Chapter 4 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC ;
g
composite products which are not subjected to further treatment containing products of animal origin on the understanding that the treatment was not necessary for finished products the ingredient of which comply with the respective animal health conditions laid down in these Regulations;
h
game trophies in accordance with paragraph 2(b) of Part B of Chapter 13 to Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC ; or
i
packed products intended for use as in-vitro diagnostic or laboratory reagents.
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The animal products must be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate stating —
“Animal products conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to products specified in sub-paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of paragraph (3) which have a commercial document required under the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 endorsed in accordance with regulation 12 of these Regulations.
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to products specified in sub-paragraphs (e) of paragraph (3) which are accompanied by a commercial document stating either —
a
that the products have undergone factory washing or have been obtained from tanning; or
b
that the products comply with the conditions laid down in paragraphs (2) and (4) of Chapter 15 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC .
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to products specified in sub-paragraph (g) of paragraph (3) which have been produced in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that pre-processed ingredients comply with the requirements of these regulations and they have a commercial document endorsed in accordance with regulation 12.
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Paragraph (4) shall not apply to products specified in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (3) if they are accompanied be a commercial document stating that the products are for use as in-vitro diagnostic or laboratory reagents, provided that the products are clearly labelled “for in-vitro diagnostic use only” or “for laboratory use only”.
Exemptions
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The prohibitions in regulations 5, 6, 7 and 10 shall not apply in relation to —
a
products produced and packaged outside the United Kingdom if the packaging indicates the country of origin and they remain in their original packaging; or
b
products which are —
i
produced in an establishment approved by the Minister from pre-processed products originating outside the United Kingdom which, since introduction into the United Kingdom have been transported, stored and processed separately from products not destined for export; and
ii
accompanied by a commercial document or official certificate as required by these Regulations.
Endorsement of commercial documents
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Where reference is made to a commercial document being endorsed in accordance with this regulation, the document must have attached to it an official certificate prepared by the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate stating that the production process has been audited and found to be in accordance with these Regulations and suitable to destroy the foot-and-mouth disease virus or that the products concerned have been produced from pre-processed materials which have been certified accordingly and that provisions are in place to avoid possible re-contamination with the foot-and-mouth disease virus after treatment.
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The certificate shall bear a reference to the Decision, shall be valid for 30 days, shall state the expiry date and shall be renewable after inspection of the establishment.
Third country certificates
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No person shall export anything to which these Regulations apply to a third country unless the consignment is accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate certifying compliance with the Regulations.
Export of horses
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Any person exporting equidae to another member State shall ensure that they are accompanied by an Animal Health Certificate in accordance with the model in Annex C of Directive 90/426/EEC on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae .
2
An inspector shall only issue a certificate referred to in paragraph (1) if he is satisfied that the animal has not been in an infected area (other than in transit through an infected area by road without being unloaded) to which Part III of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 (in Great Britain) or Part II of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 in Northern Ireland applies at any time in the 15 days prior to certification.
Powers of inspectors
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An inspector shall, on producing, if required to do so, some duly authenticated document showing his authority, have the right at all reasonable hours to enter any land or premises for the purposes of ascertaining whether there is or has been on the premises any contravention of these Regulations; and in this regulation “premises” includes any place, installation, vehicle (including any container, trailer, semi-trailer, caravan or other thing which is designed or adapted to be towed by another vehicle), train, ship, vessel, boat, craft, hovercraft or aircraft.
2
An inspector shall have powers to carry out all checks and examinations necessary for the enforcement of these Regulations, and in particular may —
a
carry out inspections of any processes used for the marking and identification of animals, any premises and any installation;
b
examine documentary or data processing material relevant to the checks carried out under these Regulations; and
c
take with him a representative of the European Commission acting for the purposes of the Decision.
Powers of customs officers
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A customs officer may detain any vehicle, vessel, container or anything which he reasonably suspects to contain animals or products controlled by these Regulations for as long as is reasonably necessary to enable an inspector to exercise a power under these Regulations.
Illegal consignments
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Where an inspector knows or suspects that animals or animal products are intended for export and do not comply with the requirements of these Regulations he may serve a notice on the person in charge of the consignment prohibiting the export of the animals or products in the consignment until he is satisfied that the animals or products comply with the Regulations.
2
No person shall export anything subject to a notice served under this regulation unless it has been revoked.
3
A notice under this section shall be in writing, may be subject to conditions and may be amended or revoked by further notice in writing at any time.
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Animals imported in contravention of these Regulations shall be dealt with as specified in regulation 13 of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 .
Obstruction
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1
No person shall —
a
intentionally obstruct any person acting in the execution of these Regulations;
b
without reasonable cause, fail to give to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any assistance or information which that person may reasonably require for the purposes of his functions under these Regulations, or
c
furnish to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any information which he knows to be false or misleading.
2
Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) above shall be construed as requiring any person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate him.
Offences by bodies corporate
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1
Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under these Regulations, and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to have been attributable to any neglect on the part of —
a
any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or
b
any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity,
he as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of the offence and be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, “director” in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.
Penalties
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A person contravening any provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.
2
A person guilty of an offence under regulation 18(1)(a) or (b) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
3
A person guilty of any other offence under these Regulations shall be liable —
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Certificates, etc. issued in Northern Ireland, Wales or Scotland
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Where these Regulations require any certificate, licence or approval to be issued or granted by the Minister, an equivalent certificate, licence or approval issued in Northern Ireland, Wales or Scotland by the relevant competent authority is valid.
Enforcement
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These Regulations shall be enforced by the Minister or the local authority.
Revocation
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The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.6) Regulations 2001 are revoked.
Hayman
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Dated 8th May 2001


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jurisdiction: UK

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This Order may be cited as the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Midland Mainline Class 170/1 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001 and shall come into force on 15th March 2001.
2
Any reference in this Order to a numbered regulation is a reference to a regulation bearing that number in the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 .
3
In this Order —
“train” means two or more vehicles constructed or adapted to carry passengers on any railway, coupled together;
“reference wheelchair” has the same meaning as in regulation 2;
“wheelchair space” means a space provided in a train for reference wheelchairs whether or not it complies with the requirements of regulation 16.
4
This order applies to the rail vehicles which are numbered 55101 to 55110 as manufactured by DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems Limited (“the exempted vehicles”) and which form part of the diesel multiple-units numbered 170101 to 170117 of the class known as “Class 170/1”.
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1
Subject to articles 6 to 12 below, the exempted vehicles are hereby authorised to be used for carriage even though they do not conform with those provisions of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 referred to in paragraph (2) below.
2
The provisions with which the exempted vehicles are not required to conform are —
a
regulation 13(2); and
b
regulation 15(3).
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The exemptions given in respect of regulations 13(2) and 15(3) shall only apply to an exempted vehicle if that exempted vehicle forms part of a train which complies with the requirements in articles 7 to 12 below.
7
1
The exterior of the train shall be fitted, on the front of the leading vehicle of the train, with a public address system for visual announcements which complies with the requirements in paragraph (2).
2
The requirements are —
a
the first letter of, and numbers used in, announcements made on the system shall be not less than 70 millimetres high, and all letters and numbers shall contrast with their background; and
b
a word on the system shall not be written in capital letters only.
3
Whilst the train is stationary at a station the system shall be used to announce the destination of the train, or, if the train is following a circular route, the name or number of the route.
8
Where the train consists of the number of vehicles (whether regulated rail vehicles or not) shown in column A there shall be in that train not less than the number of wheelchair spaces shown in column B opposite that number of vehicles;
A B 2 to 7 2 wheelchair spaces 8 to 11 vehicles 3 wheelchair spaces 12 or more vehicles 4 wheelchair spaces.
9
In any vehicles in the train which are not the exempted vehicles there shall be no obstruction to prevent, or cause unreasonable difficulty to, a reference wheelchair being manoeuvred to, from, into or out of any wheelchair space for disabled persons in wheelchairs.
10
1
Where pursuant to article 8 above a wheelchair space is provided in the train but not in the exempted vehicles, paragraphs (2) to (5) below shall apply in relation to the vehicle in which that space is provided.
2
There shall be no obstruction that prevents or renders unreasonably difficult the passage of a reference wheelchair between the wheelchair space in question and the nearest doorway on each side of the vehicle.
3
Any such doorway shall be wide enough to permit a disabled person in a reference wheelchair to board and alight from that vehicle without unreasonable difficulty.
4
While any such doorway is open at a platform at a station, a ramp must be fitted between that platform and the vehicle if a disabled person in a wheelchair wishes to use that doorway, unless the gap between the edge of the door sill of that doorway and the edge of the platform is not more than 75 millimetres measured horizontally and not more than 50 millimetres measured vertically.
5
Any ramp provided pursuant to paragraph (4) above —
a
shall allow a disabled person in a reference wheelchair to board and alight from that vehicle in safety and without unreasonable difficulty; and
b
when not in use, shall be fixed securely to the train in question so that it does not endanger the safety of persons in that train.
11
There shall be no obstruction which prevents or renders unreasonably difficult the passage of a reference wheelchair between a wheelchair space in the train which is not situated in a regulated vehicle and the nearest toilet on the train that is suitable for use by a disabled person in a reference wheelchair.
12
The exemptions given in respect of regulations 13(2) and 15(3) shall cease at the end of 31st December 2008.
13
The authorisation given by article 5(1) above shall cease immediately in respect of an exempted vehicle which is operated by a person other than Midland Main Line Limited, unless the Secretary of State has been given written notice in advance specifying the name and address of that other person.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Larry Whitty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
21st February 2001


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the South Stoke Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd February 2001.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“Executive Committee” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations ;
“member”, “officer member” and “non-officer member” have the meanings given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;
“Membership Regulations” means the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 ;
“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“preparatory period” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“the trust” means the South Stoke Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the Primary Care Trust
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There is hereby established a Primary Care Trust which is to be called the South Stoke Primary Care Trust.
Area of the trust
3
The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Members of the trust
4
1
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 officer members and 5 non-officer members.
2
The non-officer members shall comprise the persons appointed by the Secretary of State under regulation 2(3) of the Membership Regulations.
3
The officer members shall comprise —
a
the persons who for the time being hold the offices of Chief Executive and Director of Finance of the trust;
b
the person who for the time being holds the post of chairman of the Executive Committee of the trust;
c
2 persons appointed by the chairman of the trust following nomination by the Executive Committee of the trust.
Operational date of the trust
5
The trust’s operational date shall be 1st April 2001.
Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period
6
During the preparatory period the exercise of functions by the trust shall be limited to the following —
a
entering into NHS contracts;
b
entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and
c
doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from the operational date.
Assistance during the preparatory period
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1
The North Staffordshire Health Authority shall meet the costs of the trust performing its functions during the preparatory period by discharging such of the liabilities of the trust incurred during that period as are of a description specified in paragraph (2) and do not in aggregate exceed such amount as may be notified by the Authority to the trust.
2
The liabilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are —
a
liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and members of the trust;
b
liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also members of the trust;
c
liability for the remuneration of officers of the trust; and
d
any other liability which may reasonably be incurred by the trust for the purpose of enabling it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date.
3
The North Staffordshire Health Authority shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the authority; and
b
officers of the authority.
4
The North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare National Health Service Trust shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the NHS trust; and
b
staff of the NHS trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health,
Department of Health
23rd January 2001


text:
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
Transfer of functions of Local Government Commission for England
2
Subject to article 5, on 1st April 2002 all functions, property, rights and liabilities of the Local Government Commission for England (“the English Commission”) shall transfer to the Electoral Commission .
Transfer of functions of the Secretary of State
3
1
On 1st April 2002 the functions of the Secretary of State specified in paragraph (2) shall transfer to the Electoral Commission.
2
The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are —
a
the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 , to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act;
b
the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 13, 14 and 17(4) of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 , to the extent that they relate to electoral arrangements within the meaning of that Act;
c
the function of the Secretary of State of specifying the London Assembly constituencies by order under section 2(4) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 ;
d
the functions of the Secretary of State in relation to the London Assembly constituencies under Schedule 1 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999;
e
the functions of the Secretary of State in relation to the reports of the English Commission in respect of county areas dated August 2000; and
f
the functions of the Secretary of State in relation to any reports of the English Commission dated on or after 1st November 2001.
Accounts
4
Any functions under paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 1992 in relation to the accounting year beginning on 1st April 2001 which would, but for this Order, have fallen to be discharged on or after 1st April 2002 by the English Commission shall be discharged by the Electoral Commission.
Transfer of Staff
5
1
This article applies to any person other than the Chief Executive who immediately before 1st April 2002 is an employee of the English Commission.
2
Article 2 shall not operate so as to terminate the contract of employment of any such person but any such contract shall have effect from 1st April 2002 as if originally made between that person and the Electoral Commission.
3
On 1st April 2002 —
a
all the rights, powers, duties and liabilities of the English Commission under or in connection with any such contract shall transfer to the Electoral Commission; and
b
anything done before that date by or in relation to the English Commission in respect of that contract or an employee of the English Commission shall be deemed to have been done by or in relation to the Electoral Commission.
4
Paragraphs (2) and (3) are without prejudice to any right of an employee arising apart from this Order to terminate his contract of employment without notice if a substantial change is made in his working conditions to his detriment; but no such right shall arise by reason only of the change of employer effected by paragraph (2).
5
This article is without prejudice to any provision of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 .
6
In this article “employee of the English Commission” means any individual who works whether under a contract of service or apprenticeship or otherwise but does not include anyone who provides services under a contract for services.
Continuity of the exercise of functions
6
Anything done by or in relation to the English Commission or the Secretary of State in the exercise of or in connection with a function which by virtue of this Order becomes the function of the Electoral Commission shall so far as is required for continuing its effect on and after 1st April 2002 have effect as if done by or in relation to the Electoral Commission.
Complaints of maladministration by English Commission
7
1
The Parliamentary Commissioner may investigate, or, as the case may be, continue to investigate a complaint of maladministration by the English Commission arising in relation to any functions, property, rights or liabilities transferred by this Order.
2
In relation to any such investigation begun or continued on or after 1st April 2002, the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 shall apply as if for any reference to the principal officer of the English Commission there were substituted a reference to the principal officer of the Electoral Commission.
Amendments to the Local Government Act 1992
8
The amendments to the Local Government Act 1992 specified in Schedule 1 to this Order shall have effect.
Amendments to other Acts
9
The amendments to other enactments specified in Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
10th December 2001


text:
Citation, commencement and effect
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 6) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 3rd July 2001.
2
These Regulations shall have effect in relation to award periods commencing on or after 3rd July 2001.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations —
“award periods” means award periods of disabled person’s tax credit or, as the case may be, working families' tax credit;
“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations ” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 ;
“the Family Credit Regulations ” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 .
Amendments to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and the Family Credit Regulations
3
Amend the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and the Family Credit Regulations in accordance with the provisions of regulations 4 and 5.
Income to be disregarded
4
1
Amend Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (“Schedule 3”) and Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations (“Schedule 2”) as follows.
2
Add as paragraph 69 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 71 of Schedule 2 the following paragraph —
Any discretionary housing payment paid pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 .
.
Capital to be disregarded
5
1
Amend Schedule 4 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and Schedule 3 to the Family Credit Regulations as follows.
2
Add as paragraph 67 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 68 of Schedule 3 the following paragraph —
Any discretionary housing payment paid pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001.
.
Anne McGuire
John Heppell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
19th June 2001


text:
Title, extent and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001, shall extend to England and shall come into force on 30th November 2001.
Amendment of the Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations 1998
2
1
The Potatoes Originating in Egypt Regulations 1998 shall be amended in their application to England in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) below.
2
For regulation 5 (Powers of an Inspector) there shall be substituted:
Powers of an Inspector
5
1
The provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to the circumstances in which an inspector may by virtue of the Order exercise the powers conferred by the Order.
2
On having reasonable grounds for suspecting a contravention or likely contravention of regulation 3, an inspector may, for the purpose of these Regulations, exercise —
a
the power conferred by article 22(1) of the Order as read with article 24(1) to (3) of the Order, as if a potato originating in Egypt were a plant landed or likely to be landed in contravention of the Order; and
b
the power conferred by article 22(2) of the Order as read with article 24(1) to (3) of the Order, as if a potato originating in Egypt kept on or moved from premises, or likely to be so, were a plant kept on or moved from the premises in contravention of the Order.
3
On having reasonable grounds for suspecting a contravention or likely contravention of regulation 4, an inspector may, for the purpose of these Regulations, exercise the power conferred by article 22(2) of the Order as read with article 24(1) to (3) of the Order, as if a potato originating in Egypt processed at any premises in breach of these Regulations were a plant kept on or moved from the premises in contravention of the Order.
4
An inspector may, for the purposes of checking compliance with these Regulations, exercise the powers conferred by article 25 of the Order, as if checking compliance with the Order.
5
Any notice served by virtue of this regulation in exercise of a power conferred by article 22(1) or (2) of the Order shall have effect as if served under article 22(1) or (2) of the Order, and articles 24(4) to (6), 26 to 28, 32 and 33(1), (2) and (6) of the Order shall apply accordingly.
6
Any power conferred by article 25 of the Order which is exercised by virtue of this regulation shall be treated as if that power had been exercised under the Order, and the provisions of the Order (including article 33(1)(a) and (c), (2) and (6) (offences)) shall apply accordingly.
.
3
In paragraph (1) of regulation 5A (Charges in respect of the sampling of imports of potatoes) for “a fee of £35,” there shall be substituted “a fee of £37.50,”.
4
In the Schedule, under the column headed “Instrument”, after “Commission Decision 2000/568/ EC ”, there shall be added “Commission Decision 2001/664/EC ” , and under the column headed “Reference” , after “ OJ No. L238, 22.9.00, p. 59”, there shall be added “OJ No. L233, 31.8.01, p. 49”.
Whitty
Parliamentary Under Secretary
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4th November 2001


text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the North and East Devon Health Authority (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
2
In this Order —
“the Authority” means the North and East Devon Health Authority;
“the trust” means the Exeter and District Community Health Service National Health Service Trust;
“the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by, agreed upon by and signed on behalf of the Authority and the trust on 31st January 2001.
Transfers of trust property
2
On 1st April 2001 the trust property shall be transferred from the trust to the Authority.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Gisela Stuart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
6th March 2001


text:
Title application and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (England) (No. 9) Order 2001; it applies in relation to England and shall come into force on 30th July 2001.
Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983
2
1
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 , in so far as it applies in relation to England, shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
2
In article 3(1) the following definition shall be inserted:
“restricted infected area” means an infected area declared by special order of the Minister (made under article 29C(1) of this Order) to which the provisions of Part IIIA of this Order, or such of those provisions as may be specified in that order apply
.
3
In article 8(4)(b) the words “or a restricted infected area” shall be inserted after the words “an infected area”.
4
In article 17(2) the words “subject to article 29C(2)” shall be inserted after the words “an infected area shall”.
5
The following articles shall be inserted after article 29(B):
Part IIIA
29C
1
Where by Order, the Minister declares an area to be an infected area to which the provisions of this Part of this Order apply, the provisions of this Part save as expressly varied or excepted by any such Order, shall apply to and have effect in that area (in this Part of this Order referred to as a “restricted infected area”).
2
Any premises which are partly in and partly outside a restricted infected area shall be deemed to be wholly within that area.
3
Subject to paragraph (4) below, any premises falling within the restricted infected area (or deemed to be within that area by virtue of paragraph (2) above) in respect of which a notice in Form A or Form D has already been served under Article 5 or 13 of this Order shall continue to be subject to the requirements and prohibitions applying by virtue of such notices in place of any requirements or prohibitions which would otherwise apply to those premises by virtue of this Part.
4
Paragraph (3) above shall not operate so as to exclude the requirements and prohibitions of articles 25 and 26 of this Order so far as they would apply by virtue of article 29D(1) below.
29D
1
Subject to the following provisions of this article, the provisions of Part III of this Order shall apply to a restricted infected area as if that area had been declared an infected area under article 17 of this Order save that references in that Part to an “infected area” shall be construed for this purpose as references to a “restricted infected area”.
2
Article 18 shall apply to a restricted infected area as if for paragraphs (1) to (3) thereof there were substituted the following paragraphs —
1
No person shall move or cause or permit to be moved any animal from the premises on which the animals are kept except under the authority of a licence issued by the Minister or an inspector and in accordance with the conditions thereof.
2
No person shall permit any animal to come into contact with any other animal except for one kept on the same premises except under the authority of a licence issued by the Minister or an inspector and in accordance with the conditions thereof.
3
No person shall move any animal on public or private roads (other than the service roads of premises) except under the authority of a licence issued by an inspector or the Minister and in accordance with the conditions thereof but it shall not be unlawful under this provision for an animal to be moved in transit through the restricted infected area by motorway, trunk road or railway.
3
The following additional provisions shall apply to a restricted infected area:
a
no person shall drive or move any vehicle or machine into or out of any relevant premises without having first cleaned its exterior, interior and undersides so as to remove all visible traces of mud, slurry, animal faeces, dropping or excretions or other similar matter and without, at the point of entry to and exit from those premises, having cleansed and disinfected the tyres (including the whole circumference of their treads), wheels arches, mudguards and mudflaps of the vehicle;
b
no person shall enter or leave any premises on which animals are kept wearing clothing or boots which are visibly contaminated with mud, slurry, animal faeces, droppings or excretions or any other similar matter or without cleansing and disinfecting the outer surfaces of their footwear on entering or leaving those premises;
c
any person who tends any animal shall not leave the premises on which the animal is kept wearing the outer clothing and footwear which he wore whilst tending the animal unless that clothing and footwear have been thoroughly cleansed and disinfected after the last occasion on which the animal was tended;
d
the owner or occupier of any premises where animals are kept shall maintain a footpath containing an approved disinfectant in some convenient place at every exit from those premises and renew the disinfectant as frequently as is necessary to maintain a clean solution and whenever so directed by an inspector;
e
no person shall discharge slurry originating from any animal by means of equipment which produces a jet or spray, except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector of the Minister and in accordance with such conditions as may be specified therein; and
f
no person shall move or cause or permit to be moved onto or from any relevant premises any milk, silage, fodder or other animal feed except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector of the Minister, and in accordance with such conditions as may be specified therein.
4
In this Part “relevant premises” means any premises, the predominant use of which is not as a domestic dwelling, on which animals are kept or have been kept at any time within the period of 56 days before the declaration of the restricted infected area.
.
6
In article 30(2) for the words “article 17(2) above” there shall be substituted the words “articles 17(2) and 29C(2) above”.
7
In article 32(1)(a) after the words “by the Minister” there shall be inserted the words:
“(or, in the case of a knacker’s yard an inspector)”.
8
In article 37A after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:
4
Any prohibition on access to land or buildings imposed under this Article may be revoked in whole or in part by —
a
the removal of all relevant notices in accordance with paragraph (3) above; or
b
a declaration of the Minister, published in such manner as he sees fit.
.
Elliot Morley
Parliamenary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Signed on 27th July 2001


text:
1
This Order may be cited as the A500 Trunk Road in Cheshire (A500/A51 Roundabout to the A500 Cheerbrook Roundabout) (Detrunking) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
2
In this Order —
i
“the plan”
means the plan, numbered HA10/PS/252, and marked “The A500 Trunk Road in Cheshire (A500/A51 Roundabout to the A500 Cheerbrook Roundabout) (Detrunking) Order 2001” signed by authority of the Secretary of State Transport, Local Government and the Regions and deposited at DTLR Records Management Branch, Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7GA.
ii
“principal road”
as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and
iii
“the trunk road”
means the A500 Trunk Road.
3
The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which the Order comes into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Kevin Lasbury
Highways Agency
21st November 2001


text:
Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Pension Sharing (Excepted Schemes) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 5th March 2001.
Exception of public service pension schemes
2
The public service pension schemes relating to the following offices are excepted:
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury;
Lord Chancellor; and
Speaker of the House of Commons.
Revocation
3
The Pension Sharing (Excepted Schemes) Order 2000 is revoked .
Margaret Beckett
President of the Council
12th February 2001


text:
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Birmingham (Kitts Green and Shard End) Education Action Zone (Variation) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 6th April 2001.
Variation and Amendment of the Birmingham (Kitts Green and Shard End) Education Action Zone Order 1998
2
1
The Birmingham (Kitts Green and Shard End) Education Action Zone Order 1998 shall be varied in accordance with paragraph (2) of this article, and amended in accordance with paragraph (3).
2
In Schedule 1 before the words “Birmingham Council” there shall be inserted the words “Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET.”
3
There shall be inserted after article 9 the following article —
Removal from office by Forum
9A
A member of the Forum may be removed from office by the Forum in the following circumstances —
a
in the case of a member who was a governor of a zone school at the time he was appointed to the Forum pursuant to article 4(a), if that person ceases to be a governor of that zone school;
b
in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 4(a), if any of the schools referred to in that paragraph are discontinued;
c
in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 4(c), if the body in question is dissolved or otherwise ceases to exist;
d
in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 5(1)(a) or (d), if that person no longer appears to the Forum to represent the interests of either businesses, or the health sector, in the area served by the zone schools, as the case may be;
e
in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 5(1)(b), if that person no longer appears to the Forum to represent the interests of institutions within the further or higher education sector in the City of Birmingham;
f
in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 5(1)(c), (e), (f), or (h), if that person no longer appears to the Forum to represent either the interests of the voluntary, community and charitable sectors in the area served by the zone schools; or the Social Services department of Birmingham City Council; or the West Midlands Police Force; or head teachers of zone schools, as the case may be; and
g
in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 5(j), if that person no longer appears to the Forum to be able to further the objectives of the zone.
Estelle Morris
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
7th March 2001


text:
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Human Rights Act 1998 (Amendment No. 2) Order 2001, and shall come into force on 20th December 2001.
Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Act
2
Before Part II of Schedule 3 to the Human Rights Act 1998 there is inserted, as Part I, the text of the derogation set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Irvine of Lairg, C
Dated 19th December 2001


text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the North and East Devon Partnership National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“ the Act ” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
“community health services” means any services which the Secretary of State may provide under section 3(1)(d) or (e) of, or Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and any service which he has a duty to provide under section 5(1) or (1A) of that Act ;
“establishment date” means 1st April 2001;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
“the trust” means the North and East Devon Partnership National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the trust
2
There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the North and East Devon Partnership National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust
3
1
The trust is established for the purposes specified in section 5(1) of the Act.
2
The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services and community health services, for the purposes of the health service at or from North and East Devon Partnership National Health Service Trust, Wonford House Hospital, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF; and at or from associated hospitals, establishments or facilities in the areas of North and East Devon.
Directors of the trust
4
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 executive directors and 5 non-executive directors.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust
5
1
The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2001.
2
The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.
Limited functions before operational date
6
Between its establishment date and its operational date the trust shall have the functions —
a
of entering into NHS contracts;
b
of entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and
c
of doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date.
Assistance by Health Authorities before operational date
7
1
The North and East Devon Health Authority shall discharge the liabilities of the trust, incurred between the establishment date and the operational date, that are of a description specified in paragraph (2) of this article.
2
The liabilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are —
a
liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and non-executive directors of the trust;
b
liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also directors of the trust;
c
liability for the remuneration of persons employed by the trust; and
d
any other liability which may reasonably be incurred by the trust for the purpose of enabling it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from the operational date.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Gisela Stuart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
22nd March 2001


text:
Citation and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2001.
2
In this Order “the 2000 Act ” means the Terrorism Act 2000.
Commencement
2
The 2000 Act shall,
a
to the extent that it is not already in force; and
b
with the exception of section 100,
come into force on 19th February 2001.
Cessation of transitional provisions
3
The provisions to which paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act applies shall, on that day,
a
cease to have effect; and
b
cease to be capable of being the subject of an order under section 62(3) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 .
Jack Straw
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
15th February 2001


text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Melton, Rutland and Harborough Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd February 2001.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“Executive Committee” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations ;
“member”, “officer member” and “non-officer member” have the meanings given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;
“Membership Regulations” means the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 ;
“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“preparatory period” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“the trust” means the Melton, Rutland and Harborough Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the Primary Care Trust
2
There is hereby established a Primary Care Trust which is to be called the Melton, Rutland and Harborough Primary Care Trust.
Area of the trust
3
The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Members of the trust
4
1
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 officer members and 5 non-officer members.
2
The non-officer members shall comprise the persons appointed by the Secretary of State under regulation 2(3) of the Membership Regulations.
3
The officer members shall comprise —
a
the persons who for the time being hold the offices of the Chief Executive and Director of Finance of the trust;
b
the person who for the time being holds the post of chairman of the Executive Committee of the trust;
c
2 persons appointed by the chairman of the trust following nomination by the Executive Committee of the trust.
Operational date of the trust
5
The trust’s operational date shall be 1st April 2001.
Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period
6
During the preparatory period the exercise of functions by the trust shall be limited to the following —
a
entering into NHS contracts;
b
entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and
c
doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from the operational date.
Assistance during the preparatory period
7
1
The Leicestershire Health Authority shall meet the costs of the trust performing its functions during the preparatory period by discharging such of the liabilities of the trust incurred during that period as are of a description specified in paragraph (2) and do not in aggregate exceed such amount as may be notified by the Authority to the trust.
2
The liabilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are —
a
liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and members of the trust;
b
liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also members of the trust;
c
liability for the remuneration of officers of the trust; and
d
any other liability which may reasonably be incurred by the trust for the purpose of enabling it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date.
3
The Leicestershire Health Authority shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the Authority; and
b
officers of the Authority.
4
The Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare National Health Service Trust shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the NHS trust; and
b
staff of the NHS trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health,
Department of Health
23rd January 2001


text:
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Aircraft Operators (Accounts and Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
2
The Aircraft Operators (Accounts and Records) Regulations 1994 (“the Regulations”) shall be amended as follows.
3
In Schedule 1 to the Regulations (particulars of an air passenger duty account) —
a
in paragraph (e)(i) (numbers of passengers carried), for “rate set out in section 30(2)” substitute “rates set out in section 30(3A)(a) and (b)”;
b
in paragraph (e)(ii) (numbers of passengers carried), for “rate set out in section 30(4)” substitute “rates set out in section 30(4)(a) and (b)”;
c
in paragraph (f) (numbers of non-chargeable passengers) omit “(1)”; and
d
omit paragraph (h).
New King’s Beam House, 22 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PJ
Martin Brown
Commissioner of Customs and Excise
8th March 2001


text:
Citation, commencement and effect
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Individual Savings Account (Insurance Companies) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002, and shall have effect in relation to accounting periods of insurance companies beginning on or after 1st January 2002.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations —
“the principal Regulations ” means the Individual Savings Account (Insurance Companies) Regulations 1998 ;
“regulation” means a regulation of the principal regulations;
“Schedule 19AB” means Schedule 19AB to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 .
Amendments to the principal Regulations
3
1
Regulation 20 (application of Schedule 19AB to the individual savings account business of insurance companies) shall be amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (1) —
a
for “3 and 4” there shall be substituted “2, 4, and 6(4) to (6)”;
b
the words “as it applies in relation to pension business of such companies” shall be omitted.
3
Paragraph (2) shall be omitted.
4
For regulation 21 there shall be substituted the following regulation —
21
—
1
The amendments made to Schedule 19AB by paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 3 to the Finance ( No. 2) Act 1997, other than the amendment made by paragraph 10(4) of that Schedule, shall not have effect.
2
In the heading to Schedule 19AB for the words “PENSION BUSINESS: PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF TAX CREDITS AND DEDUCTED TAX” there shall be substituted the words “INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT BUSINESS: PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT BY TAX CREDITS”.
3
In paragraphs 1(1), (2), (5) and (7) and 3(1A) for the words “pension business” wherever they occur there shall be substituted the words “individual savings account business”.
4
In paragraph 1(1) —
a
for the words “, subject to paragraph 2 below, to the aggregate of” there shall be substituted the word “to”;
b
paragraph (a) shall be omitted.
5
Paragraph 1(3) shall be omitted.
6
Paragraph 1(4) shall be omitted.
7
After paragraph 1(4) the following paragraphs shall be inserted —
4A
The provisional fraction for the purposes of this paragraph for a relevant accounting period shall be such fraction as the company may reasonably estimate, being a fraction which is not likely to be greater than the relevant fraction for its individual savings account business which would be determined in accordance with subsections (5) to (9B) of section 432A for that accounting period.
4B
In sub-paragraph (4A) above “relevant accounting period” means —
a
the accounting period in which 6th April 1999 falls, or
b
any succeeding accounting period which begins before 6th April 2004.
8
In paragraph 1(5)(b) the words “payment or” in each place where they occur shall be omitted.
9
In paragraph 1(7) —
a
the words “or repaid” shall be omitted;
b
paragraph (a) shall be omitted;
c
for “9(2)” there shall be substituted “9(3)”;
d
the words “or section 42(4) of the Management Act” shall be omitted.
10
Paragraph 1(10) and (11) shall be omitted.
11
In paragraph 3(1A) —
a
for the words “assumptions in sub-paragraphs (1B) and (1C)” there shall be substituted the words “assumption in sub-paragraph (1B)”;
b
the words “or repaid” shall be omitted;
c
for “9(2)” there shall be substituted “9(3)”;
d
the words “or section 42(4) of the Management Act” shall be omitted;
e
paragraph (a) shall be omitted.
12
In paragraph 3(1B) —
a
the words “or repayments” shall be omitted;
b
paragraph (a) shall be omitted;
c
in paragraph (b) for the words “that sub-paragraph” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraph (1A) above”.
13
Paragraph 3(1C) shall be omitted.
14
In paragraph 3(8) —
a
the words “or repaid” shall be omitted;
b
paragraph (a) shall be omitted;
c
in paragraph (b) for the words “that sub-paragraph” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraph (1A) above”.
15
In paragraph 6(1) in the definition of “provisional fraction” for the words “paragraphs 1(4) and 2” there shall be substituted “paragraph 1(4A)”.
16
In paragraphs (3) to (15) of this regulation a reference to a paragraph, without more, is a reference to that numbered paragraph of Schedule 19AB.
5
The Schedule to these Regulations sets out the text of Schedule 19AB as applied by the principal Regulations and these Regulations.
Nick Ainger
John Heppell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
11th December 2001


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1
This Order may be cited as the A428 Trunk Road (Cambourne Development Detrunking) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 17th September 2001.
2
The length of the Trunk Road described in the Schedule to this Order and shown by broad striped hatching on the deposited plan shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as classified road as from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Council of Cambridgeshire that the new trunk roads are open for through traffic.
3
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 and 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 deposited plan” means the plan folio numbered HA 011/060/01, marked “The A428 Trunk Road (Cambourne Development Detrunking) Order 2001”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Highways Agency, St Christopher House, Southwark Street, London SE1 0TE;
iii
“the new trunk roads” means the new trunk roads and slip roads the Secretary of State proposes to construct in pursuance of the A428 Trunk Road (Cambourne Development Trunk Road and Slip Roads) Order 2001; and
iv
“the Trunk Road” means the A428 Trunk Road, known locally as St Neots Road.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
W. S. C. Wadrup
A Divisional Director in the Highways Agency
19th July 2001


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Change of Name) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 24th November 2001.
2
In this Order —
“the Establishment Order ” means the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order ;
“ the Regulations ” means the Family Health Services Appeal Authority Regulations ;
“the Health Service Commissioner Order ” means the Health Service Commissioner (Family Health Services Appeal Authority) Order ;
“the Special Health Authority” means the Special Health Authority established by article 2 of the Establishment Order.
Change of name of the Special Health Authority
2
The name by which the Special Health Authority is known is changed to the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Special Health Authority).
Consequential and transitional provisions
3
1
In the Establishment Order, the Regulations or the Health Service Commissioner Order for the name “Family Health Services Appeal Authority” wherever it is used the name “Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Special Health Authority)” shall be substituted.
2
The change of name under this Order shall not —
a
affect any right or obligation of any person, or
b
be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the Special Health Authority by its previous name and all instruments and other documents which refer to it under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Hutton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
1st November 2001


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Bootle and Litherland Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 23rd February 2001.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“Executive Committee” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations ;
“member”, “officer member” and “non-officer member” have the meanings given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;
“Membership Regulations” means the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 ;
“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“preparatory period” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“the trust” means the Bootle and Litherland Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the Primary Care Trust
2
There is hereby established a Primary Care Trust which is to be called the Bootle and Litherland Primary Care Trust.
Area of the trust
3
The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Members of the trust
4
1
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 officer members and 5 non-officer members.
2
The non-officer members shall comprise the persons appointed by the Secretary of State under regulation 2(3) of the Membership Regulations.
3
The officer members shall comprise —
a
the persons who for the time being hold the offices of Chief Executive and Director of Finance of the trust;
b
the person who for the time being holds the post of chairman of the Executive Committee of the trust;
c
2 persons appointed by the chairman of the trust following nomination by the Executive Committee of the trust.
Operational date of the trust
5
The trust’s operational date shall be 1st April 2001.
Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period
6
During the preparatory period the exercise of functions by the trust shall be limited to the following —
a
entering into NHS contracts;
b
entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and
c
doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from the operational date.
Assistance during the preparatory period
7
1
The Sefton Health Authority shall meet the costs of the trust performing its functions during the preparatory period by discharging such of the liabilities of the trust incurred during that period as are of a description specified in paragraph (2) and do not in aggregate exceed such amount as may be notified by the Authority to the trust.
2
The liabilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are —
a
liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and members of the trust;
b
liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also members of the trust;
c
liability for the remuneration of officers of the trust; and
d
any other liability which may reasonably be incurred by the trust for the purpose of enabling it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date.
3
The Sefton Health Authority shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the Authority; and
b
officers of the Authority.
4
The North Mersey Community National Health Service Trust shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the NHT trust; and
b
staff of the NHS trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hunt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
12th February 2001


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 26th January 2001.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“Executive Committee” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations ;
“member”, “officer member” and “non-officer member” have the meanings given in regulation 1(2) of the Membership Regulations;
“Membership Regulations” means the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 ;
“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“preparatory period” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“the trust” means the Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment and name of the Primary Care Trust
2
There is hereby established a Primary Care Trust which is to be called the Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust.
Area of the trust
3
The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Members of the trust
4
1
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman, 5 officer members and 5 non-officer members.
2
The non-officer members shall comprise the persons appointed by the Secretary of State under regulation 2(3) of the Membership Regulations.
3
The officer members shall comprise —
a
the persons who for the time being hold the offices of Chief Executive and Director of Finance of the trust;
b
the person who for the time being holds the post of chairman of the Executive Committee of the trust;
c
2 persons appointed by the chairman of the trust following nomination by the Executive Committee of the trust.
Operational date of the trust
5
The trust’s operational date shall be 1st April 2001.
Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period
6
During the preparatory period the exercise of functions by the trust shall be limited to the following —
a
entering into NHS contracts;
b
entering into other contracts including contracts of employment; and
c
doing such other things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from the operational date.
Assistance during the preparatory period
7
1
The South Staffordshire Health Authority shall meet the costs of the trust performing its functions during the preparatory period by discharging such of the liabilities of the trust incurred during that period as are of a description specified in paragraph (2) and do not in aggregate exceed such amount as may be notified by the Authority to the trust.
2
The liabilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are —
a
liability for the remuneration and travelling or other allowances of the chairman and members of the trust;
b
liability for the travelling or other allowances of the members of committees and sub-committees of the trust who are not also member of the trust;
c
liability for the remuneration of officers of the trust; and
d
any other liability which may reasonably be incurred by the trust for the purpose of enabling it to begin to operate satisfactorily with effect from its operational date.
3
The South Staffordshire Health Authority shall make officers of the Authority available to the trust during the preparatory period —
4
The Premier Health National Health Service Trust shall make available to the trust during the preparatory period —
a
premises and other facilities of the NHS trust; and
b
staff of the NHS trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health,
Department of Health
15th January 2001


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Professional Bodies) Order 2001.
2
This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
3
In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
Designated professional bodies
2
The following bodies are designated under section 326(1) of the Act for the purposes of Part XX of the Act —
a
the Law Society;
b
the Law Society of Scotland;
c
the Law Society of Northern Ireland;
d
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;
e
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland;
f
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland;
g
the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants;
h
the Institute of Actuaries.
Greg Pope
Clive Betts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
27th March 2001


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Referrals to the Special Commissioners Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 31st January 2002.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations —
“ the Act ” means the Taxes Management Act 1970;
“a referral to the Special Commissioners” means a referral to the Special Commissioners under —
section 28ZA of the Act, or
paragraph 31A of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998 .
Application of provisions of the Act with modifications
3
1
Section 56A of the Act (appeals from the Special Commissioners) applies in relation to a referral to the Special Commissioners with the following modifications.
2
For subsection (1) substitute —
1
If, in the case of a referral to the Special Commissioners under section 28ZA of this Act or paragraph 31A of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998, any party to the referral is dissatisfied in point of law with —
a
the decision of the Special Commissioners determining the question referred; or
b
a decision under regulation 19 of the Special Commissioners Regulations varying that decision or substituting for it a new decision,
he may appeal against that decision to the High Court.
.
3
In subsection (2) —
a
for “A party to any appeal in England and Wales” substitute “In the case of any referral in England and Wales, any person”;
b
in paragraph (a) for “appeal” substitute “referral”.
4
In subsection (3) for “in principle or a decision finally determining an appeal” substitute “determining a question referred”.
5
Subsections (8) and (9) shall be omitted.
6
After subsection (11) add —
12
In this section, “party to a referral” means —
a
in the case of a referral under section 28ZA of this Act, the taxpayer or the officer of the Board; or
b
in the case of a referral under paragraph 31A of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998, the company or the officer of the Board,
who gave notice of referral under that section or paragraph to the Special Commissioners.
.
4
1
Section 58 of the Act (proceedings in tax cases in Northern Ireland) applies in relation to a referral to the Special Commissioners with the following modifications.
2
Subsection (2) shall be omitted.
3
In subsection (2B) —
a
for “The Taxes Acts” substitute “In their application to Northern Ireland, the Taxes Acts”;
b
for “appeal to the Special Commissioners constituting proceedings in Northern Ireland” substitute “referral to the Special Commissioners under section 28ZA of the Taxes Management Act 1970 or paragraph 31A of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998”.
4
In subsection (2C) omit “on a case stated under regulation 22 of the General Commissioners Regulations or”.
5
Omit subsection (3).
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Rosie Winterton
Parliamentary Secretary
Lord Chancellor’s Department
5th December 2001
The Scottish Ministers consent to the making of these Regulations.
James R Wallace
A member of the Scottish Executive
12th December 2001


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Definition of Unit Trust Scheme and Open-ended Investment Company) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 6th April 2001.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations —
“individual pension accounts” has the meaning given by regulation 4 of the Personal Pension Schemes (Restriction on Discretion to Approve) (Permitted Investments) Regulations 2001 ;
“open-ended investment company” has the meaning given by subsection (10) of section 468 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, read with subsections (11) to (18) of that section, as those subsections are added in relation to open-ended investment companies by regulation 10(4) of the Open-ended Investment Companies (Tax) Regulations 1997 ; and accordingly references in subsections (11) to (16) of that section shall be construed as if they included references both to the enactments relating to stamp duty and to the enactments relating to stamp duty reserve tax;
“trust investment”, “unit” and “unit trust scheme” have the meanings given by paragraph 14 of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1999.
Schemes to be treated as not being unit trust schemes
3
1
A scheme of the description specified in paragraph (2) shall be treated as not being a unit trust scheme for the purposes of the enactments relating to stamp duty and the enactments relating to stamp duty reserve tax.
2
The description of scheme specified in this paragraph is a unit trust scheme the units under which are required by the terms of the trust instrument to be held only within individual pension accounts.
Companies to be treated as not being open-ended investment companies
4
1
A company of the description specified in paragraph (2) shall be treated as not being an open-ended investment company for the purposes of the enactments relating to stamp duty and the enactments relating to stamp duty reserve tax.
2
The description of company specified in this paragraph is an open-ended investment company the shares in which are required by the terms of the instrument incorporating the company to be held only within individual pension accounts.
Amendments to the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax Regulations 1986
5
1
Amend the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax Regulations 1986 as follows.
2
In regulation 4B —
a
in paragraph (1) —
i
in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) for “paragraph 6” substitute “paragraph 6A , 6”;
ii
after sub-paragraph (a) insert —
aa
give to the Board any certificate pursuant to paragraph 6A(2) of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1999 to be contained in, or provided with, the notice, and
;
b
in paragraph (3) after “under this regulation” insert “, and any certificate pursuant to paragraph 6A(2) of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1999 to be contained in, or provided with, such a notice,”.
Amendment to the Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) Regulations 1997
6
1
Amend the Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) Regulations 1997 as follows.
2
In regulation 4B after paragraph (2) insert —
3
After subsection (5B) insert —
5C
“Chargeable securities” does not include shares in a company which is treated as not being an open-ended investment company by regulations made under paragraph 17 of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1999 (“paragraph 17”).
In this subsection the reference to paragraph 17 is a reference to that paragraph as it has effect in relation to open-ended investment companies by virtue of regulations 3 to 4A of the Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) Regulations 1997.
Clive Betts
Greg Pope
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
14th March 2001


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 31st August 2001.
Amendment of the Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) Regulations 2001
2
1
The Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 shall be amended as follows.
2
In regulation 3(1), for the words “until 1st September 2001” there shall be substituted the words “until 1st October 2001”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
David Jamieson,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
23rd August 2001


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1
This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 2001.
2
The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 2000 is revoked.
3
In the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986 , for Schedules 1 and 2 there shall be substituted Schedules 1 and 2 set out in the Schedule to this Order.
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation, commencement and extent
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Amendment (England) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 13th August 2001.
2
These Regulations extend to England only.
Amendment of Regulations
2
In Schedule 1 to the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 (Special Health Authorities of which the chairman and members are not disqualified under regulation 5(1)(e)) —
a
after “National Blood Authority” insert “National Clinical Assessment Authority” , and
b
after “National Institute for Clinical Excellence” insert “United Kingdom Transplant” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Hutton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
19th July 2001