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Title, commencement and extent
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) andMeat Inspection (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into forceon 13th May 1991.
2
These Regulations shall apply to England and Wales.
Amendments
2
The Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) Regulations 1977 shall be amended as follows —
a
at the beginning of regulation 5(d) (requirement relating to theprovision of covered accommodation and facilities for the emptying andcleaning of stomachs and intestines) there shall be inserted thefollowing words —
“subject to regulation 5A,”;
b
after regulation 5 there shall be inserted the followingregulation —
5A
The requirement contained in regulation 5(d) shall not apply in thecase of a slaughterhouse in which —
a
the emptying and cleaning of stomachs and intestines is carried outin the slaughterhouse by means of closed-circuit mechanical equipmentwhich has a suitable system of ventilation and which satisfies thefollowing requirements, that is to say —
i
the equipment is installed and arranged in such a manner thatoperations for separating intestines from the stomach and for theemptying and cleaning of stomachs can be carried out hygienically andthe equipment is located in a special space which is clearly separatedfrom any exposed meat by a partition stretching from the floor to aheight of at least three metres and surrounding the area where theseoperations are carried out;
ii
the design and operation of the equipment effectively prevents anycontamination of meat;
iii
an air extractor is installed in the equipment which eliminatesodours and any risk of aerosol contamination;
iv
the equipment contains a device for ensuring the closed-circuitevacuation of the residual water and the content of stomachs to theslaughterhouse drainage system;
b
the routes followed by stomachs to and from the equipment areclearly separated and at a suitable distance from the routes followed byother meat;
c
stomachs are removed from such equipment in a hygienic mannerimmediately they have been emptied and cleaned; and
d
staff handling stomachs do not handle, or have access to, any othermeat.
; and
c
for regulation 32 there shall be substituted the followingregulation —
32
The occupier of every slaughterhouse (other than an exportslaughterhouse approved under the Fresh Meat Export (Hygiene andInspection) Regulations 1987 ) shall ensure that —
a
animals brought into the slaughterhall are slaughtered withoutdelay;
b
bleeding is completed without delay and any blood which is notimmediately swilled down a drain is collected in a clean receptacleprovided for that purpose and, if intended for human consumption, is sokept as to remain readily identifiable with the carcases from which itwas collected until the carcases have been inspected in accordance withregulation 10(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Meat Inspection Regulations1987 ;
c
subject to the provisions of the Meat Inspection Regulations 1987,the stomachs and intestines of slaughtered animals are removed from theslaughterhall unopened, and in such a manner that they do not come intocontact with the floor of the slaughterhall, as soon as possible afterthey have been separated from the carcase and that they are not openedor cleaned in any part of the premises which contains blood intended forhuman consumption or any meat other than stomachs or intestines;
d
slaughtered animals are dressed in the following manner —
i
in the case of bovine animals and solipeds by the removal of thetonsils, the hide or skin, the head (save that where retention of theears on carcases of bovine animals is necessary for any certificationpurpose removal may be delayed until completion of that certification),the viscera (save that the lungs, the heart, the liver, the spleen, themediastinum and the kidneys may remain attached to the carcase by theirnatural connections), the genital organs (subject to regulation 8(3) ofthe Meat Inspection Regulations 1987), the urinary bladder, the feet upto the carpal and tarsal joints, and, in the case of lactating animals,animals that have given birth or are in advanced pregnancy, the udderand by the removal of the kidneys from their fatty and perirenalcoverings;
ii
in the case of swine by the removal of the tonsils, the hair andbristles (where the bristles are removed by using a debristling agentthe carcase must immediately afterwards be rinsed in water which isclean and wholesome) or the skin, the claws, the viscera (save that thelungs, the heart, the liver, the spleen, the mediastinum and the kidneysmay remain attached to the carcase by their natural connections), thegenital organs (subject to regulation 8(3) of the Meat InspectionRegulations 1987), the urinary bladder, and, in the case of lactatinganimals, animals that have given birth or are in advanced pregnancy, theudder and by the removal of the kidneys from their fatty and perirenalcoverings;
iii
in the case of sheep and goats, by the removal of tonsils, the skin(including that of the head except where the head is to be discardedpursuant to regulation 8(3) of the Meat Inspection Regulations 1987),the head (save that where retention of the ears on carcases of sheep isnecessary for any certification purpose removal may be delayed untilcompletion of the certification), the viscera (save that the lungs, theheart, the liver, the spleen, the mediastinum and the kidneys may remainattached to the carcase by their natural connections), the genitalorgans (subject to regulation 8(3) of the Meat Inspection Regulations1987), the urinary bladder, the feet up to the carpal and tarsal joints,and, in the case of lactating animals, animals that have given birth orare in advanced pregnancy, the udder and by the removal of the kidneysfrom their fatty covering;
e
evisceration is carried out immediately and completed not later than45 minutes after stunning, or in the case of ritual slaughter, not laterthan 30 minutes after bleeding or, in the case of any undressed and bledcarcase brought into a slaughterhouse in accordance with regulation19(3), without delay;
f
subject to regulation 8(3) of the Meat Inspection Regulations 1987,the organs and viscera (other than the feet) of any animal are so keptas to remain readily identifiable with the carcase until that carcasehas been inspected in accordance with regulation 10(1) of, and Schedule1 to, the Meat Inspection Regulations 1987 and any samples required forresidue tests under the Animals and Fresh Meat (Examination forResidues) Regulations 1988 have been taken, and the feet of any animal are keptavailable for inspection in the slaughterhouse until an authorisedofficer authorises their removal;
g
where back bleeding ensues upon the slaughter of an animal thepleura are not completely detached from the carcase until an authorisedofficer authorises the removal of the pleura;
h
slaughtered animals are dressed and treated in such a manner as notto prevent or hinder inspection in accordance with regulation 10(1) of,and Schedule 1 to, the Meat Inspection Regulations 1987 and inparticular no carcase is cut up and, subject to regulation 8(3) of theMeat Inspection Regulations 1987, no part other than the hide or skin ofany slaughtered animal is removed from the slaughterhouse until theinspection has been completed and any samples required for residue testsunder the Animals and Fresh Meat (Examinations for Residues) Regulations1988 have been taken, and no action is taken which might alter ordestroy any evidence of disease before inspection;
i
here the blood of several animals is collected in one receptacle theentire contents of that receptacle are regarded as unfit for humanconsumption if the meat of any of the animals from which the blood wascollected is declared unfit for human consumption; and
j
no implement is left in the meat.
3
The Meat Inspection Regulations 1987 shall be amended asfollows —
a
regulation 6 (dressing of carcases) shall be omitted; and
b
in regulation 16(a) (responsibility for securing compliance withcertain provisions of the regulations) the number“6” shall be omitted.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 8th April 1991.
Trumpington
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
William Waldegrave
Secretary of State for Health
13th April 1991
David Hunt
Secretary of State for Wales
8th April 1991


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
1
The Army Act 1955 , the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall, instead of expiring on 31st August 1991, continue in force until 31st December 1991.
2
This Order may be cited as the Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 1991.
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Title and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Antioxidants in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 3rd December 1991.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations “the English and Welsh Regulations ” means the Antioxidants in Food Regulations 1978 and “the Scottish Regulations ” means the Antioxidants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1978 .
Amendment of the English and Welsh and the Scottish Regulations
3
After regulation 8 of the English and Welsh Regulations and after regulation 9 of the Scottish Regulations, respectively, there shall be inserted the following regulation (which shall be numbered 8A in the former and 10 in the latter) —
Defence
8A
1
In any proceedings for an offence against regulation 4 of these regulations in respect of any relevant chewing gum it shall be a defence to show that the chewing gum is one —
a
which has been (or is being) imported from another Member State of the European Economic Community, and
b
to which the equivalence condition applies.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1) above —
a
relevant chewing gum is any chewing gum which —
i
is made from chewing gum base containing the permitted antioxidant Butylated hydroxyanisole ( BHA ) or Butylated hydroxytoluene ( BHT ) or any mixture of BHA and BHT, and
ii
but for the fact that it comes within paragraph (i) of this subparagraph, would comply with these regulations;
b
the equivalence condition applies to chewing gum where —
i
if the alleged offence comprises sale, consignment or delivery, the chewing gum could at the time of its sale, consignment or (as the case may be) delivery have been lawfully sold, consigned or (as the case may be) delivered in equivalent circumstances, or
ii
if the alleged offence comprises importation, the chewing gum could at the time of its importation have been lawfully sold for human consumption, fact that it has been imported (or the fact that it has been imported and the language in which it is labelled);
c
a sale, consignment or delivery in another Member State shall not be deemed lawful if that Member State has failed to comply with a Community obligation, compliance with which could have rendered the sale, consignment or (as the case may be) delivery unlawful there; and
d
where a Member State is divided into areas (however described) and —
i
if the alleged offence comprises sale, consignment or delivery, there is at least one area in that Member State in which the sale, consignment or (as the case may be) delivery of that chewing gum in equivalent circumstances could not lawfully have taken place (for a reason other than the language in which it is labelled), or
ii
if the alleged offence comprises importation, there is at least one area in that Member State in which the sale of that chewing gum for human consumption could not lawfully have taken place (for a reason other than the language in which it is labelled), in equivalent circumstances, that sale, consignment or delivery, or importation (as the case may be) can lawfully take place, and
e
“human consumption” does not include use in the preparation of food for human consumption.
.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 5th November 1991.
John Selwyn Gummer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Stephen Dorrell
Minister of State for Health
7th November 1991
David Hunt
Secretary of State for Wales
7th November 1991
Strathclyde
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
6th November 1991


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Amendment Regulations 1991 and come into force on 1st April 1991.
Amendment of Regulations
2
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 are amended as follows —
a
by the insertion, after the definition of “member State” in regulation 1(2), of the definition:
“ NHS trust” means a National Health Service trust established under Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ;
b
by the deletion in the definition of “services forming part of the health service” in regulation 1(2) of the words from “other than accommodation” to the end of the definition and the substitution of the following:
and includes accommodation, services and other facilities provided by an NHS trust, but does not include any accommodation, service or facility made available or provided under section 65 of the Act (accommodation and services for private patients of health authorities), section 7(2) of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (powers to make more income available for the health service) or paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (accommodation and services for private patients of NHS trusts);
c
by the insertion, in the definition of “treatment the need for which arose during the visit”, after the word “Authority” of the words “or NHS trust”;
d
by the insertion in paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 2 after the word “Authority” in each place where it occurs of the words “or NHS trust”;
e
by the insertion after paragraph (b) of regulation 3 of the following —
bb
consisting of the provision of family planning services; or
;
f
by the insertion in paragraph (a) of regulation 4, after the word “Authority” of the words “or NHS trust”;
g
by the insertion in paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 8 after the word “Authority” in each place where it occurs of the words “or NHS trust”;
h
by the deletion from Schedule 2 of the entries “German Democratic Republic” and “Portugal”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Stephen Dorrell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
4th March 1991


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Southend Community Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on1st November 1991.
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 November 1991;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
“the trust” means the Southend Community Care Services National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment of the trust
2
There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called Southend Community Care Services National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust
3
1
The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.
2
The trust’s functions (which include functions which the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more health authorities) shall be–
to manage community health services provided from Community House, Union Lane, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1RB and to own the associated premises.
Directors of the trust
4
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman 5 non-executive directors and5 executive directors.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust
5
1
The operational date of the trust shall be 1 April 1992.
2
The accounting date of the trust shall be 31 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 Southend Health Authority shall–
a
until the operational date make such staff and facilities available to the trust as are required to enable the trust to carry out its limited functions pending the transfer or appointment of staff to or by the trust and the transfer of facilities to the trust;
b
make available such premises as are required to enable the trust to carry out its limited functions pending the transfer of those premises to the trust.
2
The Southend 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 (3) of this article.
3
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.
4
The health authority specified for the purposes of paragraph 3(1)(f) of Schedule 2 to the Act (authority which is to make the scheme under section 6 of the Act for the transfer of staff) in relation to the trust shall be the Southend Health Authority.
Restriction on disposal of assets
8
The sum specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act (maximum value of freely disposable assets) in relation to the trust shall be £1,000,000.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Virginia Bottomley
Minister of State,
Department of Health
21st October 1991


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These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 19th September 1991.
2
For the Schedule to the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (High Security Prisons) Regulations 1989 there shall be substituted the following:
SCHEDULE
(1) Name of High Security Prison (2) Radius in Nautical Miles (3) Position (4) Height in Feet
Albany 2 N5042.63 W00118.35 2,300 Parkhurst 2 N5042.63W00118.35 2,300 Long Lartin 2 N5206.43W00151.23 2,200 Gartree 2 N5229.75W00057.60 2,400 Whitemoor 2 N5234.48E00004.86 2,000 Full Sutton 2 N5358.60W00052.30 2,000 Frankland 2 N5448.32W00132.93 2,200 Shotts 2 N5549.83W00349.50 2,800
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
E. C. Neve
An Assistant Secretary in the
Department of Transport
22nd July 1991


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1
This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1991.
2
The following provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 shall come into force on the day following the date of making of this Order, namely–
a
in those police areas specified in the Schedule to this Order, section 60(1)(b);
b
section 60(2).
Kenneth Baker
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
28th November 1991


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1
This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication SystemDesignation (Telecommunications Network Limited) (Bromley) Order 1991and shall come into force on 23rd May 1991.
2
Each of the Applicable Cabled Systems is hereby designated as apublic telecommunication system.
John Redwood
Minister of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
22nd April 1991


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Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Revocation) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 21st June 1991.
Revocation
2
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1991 is hereby revoked.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the MInister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 20th June 1991.
Trumpington
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Associated Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st November 1991.
2
In this Order unless the context otherwise requires —
“ the Act ” means the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
“establishment date” means 1st November 1991;
“operational date” has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 2 to the Act;
“the trust” means the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Associated Hospitals National Health Service Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment of the trust
2
There is hereby established an NHS trust which shall be called the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Associated Hospitals National Health Service Trust.
Nature and functions of the trust
3
1
The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.
2
The trust’s functions (which include functions which the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more health authorities) shall be to own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP and associated hospitals including the management of its teaching and research facilities.
Directors of the trust
4
1
The trust shall have, in addition to the chairman 5 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.
2
Since the trust is to be regarded as having a significant teaching commitment within the meaning of paragarph 3(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act one of the non-executive directors shall be appointed from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Operational date and accounting date of the trust
5
1
The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 1992.
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 Newcastle Health Authority shall —
a
until the operational date make such staff and facilities available to the trust as are required to enable the trust to carry out its limited functions pending the transfer or appointment of staff to or by the trust and the transfer of facilities to the trust;
b
make available such premises as are required to enable the trust to carry out its limited functions pending the transfer of those premises to the trust.
2
The Newcastle 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 (3) of this article.
3
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.
4
The health authority specified for the purposes of paragraph 3(1)(f) of Schedule 2 to the Act (authority which is to make the scheme under section 6 of the Act for the transfer of staff) in relation to the trust shall be the Newcastle Health Authority.
Restriction on disposal of assets
8
The sum specified for the purposes of paragraph 6(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Act (maximum value of freely disposable assets) in relation to the trust shall be £1,000,000.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Virginia Bottomley
Minister of State,
Department of Health
21st October 1991


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Commencement and citation
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 4th November 1991.
Preliminary
2
The Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) Regulations 1984 are hereby further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
Amendments to definitions
3
1
Regulation 3(2) shall be amended as follows.
2
For the definition of “application” there shall be substituted the following definition —
“application for a licence” means an application for an operator’s licence for which publication is required by section 63(1) ; “application for the variation of a licence” means an application for the variation of an operator’s licence for which publication is required by section 68(4) or 69D(3); and, “application” when used otherwise than as part of those expressions means–
an application for a licence, or
an application for the variation of a licence;
.
3
In the definition of “transport manager” the words “full time” shall be omitted.
4
The following definitions shall be inserted in the appropriate places in alphabetic order —
“farm” includes a market garden
; and
“keeper”, in relation to a vehicle, is the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971
.
Amendments to provisions concerning certificates of qualification
4
1
Regulation 6 shall be amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (1) —
a
the words “Northern Ireland or” shall be omitted,
b
after the words “the licensing authority” there shall be inserted the words “or the Secretary of State”, and
c
in sub-paragraph (b) the words “or of Northern Ireland” shall be omitted.
3
After paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph —
1A
The application shall be made —
a
in the case of a person who holds one licence, to the licensing authority which granted the licence,
b
in the case of a person who holds more than one licence, to a licensing authority which granted any of the licences, or
c
in any other case, to the Secretary of State.
4
In paragraph (4), after the words “licensing authority” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State”.
Death, bankruptcy etc of licence holder or applicant
5
1
Regulation 10 shall be omitted.
2
After regulation 32 there shall be inserted the following regulation —
32A
1
In this regulation, “actual holder” in relation to licence, means the person to whom the licence was issued.
2
This Regulation applies in the event —
a
of the death or bankruptcy of the actual holder of a licence,
b
in the case of a company, of the actual holder of a licence going into liquidationor an administration order being made in relation to the actual holder, or
c
of the appointment of a receiver or manager of the trade or business of the actual holder of a licence.
3
This regulation also applies in the event of the actual holder of a licence becoming a patient within the meaning of Part VII of the Mental Health Act 1983 or, in Scotland becoming incapable of managing his own affairs.
4
After the happening of any of the events mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) the licensing authority may direct that a person carrying on the trade or business of the actual holder of the licence is to be treated for the purposes of Part V as if he were the holder thereof for such purpose and to such extent as is specified in the direction for a period not exceeding —
a
if it appears to the licensing authority that there are special circumstances, 18 months;
b
in any other case, 12 months;
from the date of the happening of the event.
5
The powers under paragraph (4) shall be exercisable in relation to a standard licence whether or not the person carrying on the trade or business of the actual holder of the licence satisfies the requirement of professional competence.
6
Where a person is treated as if he were the holder of the licence by virtue of a direction under this regulation —
a
any vehicle belonging to the actual holder of the licence or in his possession under an agreement for hire purchase, hire or loan shall for the purposes of Part V be treated as if it belonged to that person, or was in the possession of that person under an agreement for hire purchase, hire or loan as the case may be; and
b
if the licence is a standard licence, nothing in regulation 9 shall oblige the licensing authority to revoke the licence by reason only of that person not satisfying the requirement of professional competence.
7
A licence shall not by virtue of this regulation continue to have effect after it would otherwise have expired by effluxion of time or ceased to continue in force by virtue of section 67(4) (whichever is the later).
8
Where the actual holder of a licence (“the old licence”) makes an application for a new licence, nothing in this regulation shall prevent the application being treated for the purposes of section 67(4) as an application for a new licence in substitution for the old licence.
9
Where a person who, by virtue of a direction given under this regulation is treated as being the holder of a licence (“the old licence”), makes an application in his own name for a new licence in substitution for the old licence the application shall, unless the contrary intention appears from the direction, be treated for the purposes of section 67(4) as an application by the actual holder of the old licence.
Notification of decisions
6
At the end of regulation 23 there shall be added the following paragraph —
5
Where —
a
a licensing authority grants an application for, or the variation of, a licence, in either case in the terms applied for, and
b
an objection or representation has been made as specified in Regulations 18 and 19,
it shall be his duty to furnish to the applicant and any objector a statement, either written or oral, of the reasons for his decision, and to furnish such a statement to any person who has made representations in accordance with Regulations 18 and 19 and who asks the licensing authority for such a statement.
Protection of transport manager’s interests
7
After regulation 23 there shall be inserted —
PART VIA
PROTECTION OF TRANSPORT MANAGER'S INTERESTS
Requirement for transport manager to be notified
23A
1
A licensing authority shall not in any proceedings under Part V make a finding that a transport manager is not of good repute or is not professionally competent unless the licensing authority is satisfied that the transport manager has been served with a notice —
a
stating that an issue in the proceedings is whether he is of good repute or is professionally competent (as the case may be);
b
stating that he is entitled to make representations under this regulation, within 28 days beginning with the date that the notice is served on him; and
c
setting out the nature of the allegations against him.
2
Where a transport manager makes representations under this regulation, the licensing authority shall consider the representations —
a
in considering whether or not to hold an inquiry as provided in section 87, and
b
in determining whether the transport manager is of good repute and is professionally competent.
3
A transport manager who has made representations under this regulation shall be entitled to appear at any inquiry held under section 87 and either be heard in person or represented by counsel, a solicitor or, at the discretion of the licensing authority, by any other representative.
4
A notice shall be deemed for the purposes of paragraph (2) to have been served on a transport manager on the date that it would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post if it was sent by post addressed to him at his last known address, notwithstanding that the notice was returned as undelivered or was for any other reason not received by him.
5
The reference in this regulation to a person being of good repute or professionally competent shall be construed in accordance with Schedule 6.
Fees
8
In regulation 35 —
a
in paragraphs (1D), for the words “before the grant, or variation, of the licence occurs” there shall be substituted the words “within a period of 7 days beginning with the date on which the grant or variation of the licence occurs;”
b
in paragraph (1E), for the words “before the licence is granted” there shall be substituted the words “within the period of 7 days beginning with the date on which the licence is granted”; and
c
in paragraph (1F), for the words “before the direction is given” there shall be substituted the words “within the period of 7 days beginning with the date on which the direction is given”.
Holding companies and subsidiaries
9
In paragraph 2 of Schedule 4, for sub-paragraph (j) there shall be substituted–
j
in section 67 after sub-section (4) there were added the following sub-sections —
4A
If —
a
a company or other body corporate has a subsidiary which holds an operator’s licence, and
b
at the date on which the operator’s licence is due to expire proceedings are pending before the licensing authority on an application by the company or other body corporate in respect of that subsidiary in pursuance of regulations made under section 85 of this Act, for the grant of a licence to come into force when the licence held by the subsidiary ceases to be in force,
the existing licence held by the subsidiary shall continue in force until the date specified in subsection (4B).
4B
The date referred to in sub-sections (4A) is the date on which —
a
the application; and
b
any appeal under section 70 of this Act arising after the application, is disposed of.
4C
Sub-section (4A) is without prejudice to the exercise in the meantime of the powers conferred by section 69 of this Act.
Exemptions
10
In regulation 34, after the words “the classes mentioned in” there shall be inserted the words “Part I of”.
11
1
Schedule 5 shall be amended as follows.
2
For the heading there shall be substituted —
CLASSES OF VEHICLES FOR WHICH A LICENCE IS NOT REQUIRED
PART I
.
3
For paragraph 1, there shall be substituted the following paragraph —
1
Any tractor as defined in paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 3 to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 while being used for one or more of the purposes specified in Part II of this Schedule.
4
For sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 18 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs —
a
for the purposes of the enactments relating to weights and measures or the sale of food and drugs; or
b
before the 1st of April 1992 for:
i
road cleansing or road watering; or
ii
the collection or disposal of refuse, night soil or the contents of cess-pools or septic tanks.
5
At the end there shall be added —
29
A vehicle which is being used for snow clearing, or for the distribution of grit, salt or other materials on frosted, icebound or snow-covered roads or for going to or from the place where it is to be used for the said purposes or for any other purpose directly connected with those purposes.
30
A vehicle proceeding to or from a station provided by the Secretary of State under section 45 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 for the purposes of an examination of that vehicle under that section provided that —
a
the only load being carried is a load required for the purposes of the examination, and
b
it is being carried at the request of the Secretary of State.
PART II
PURPOSES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART I OF THIS SCHEDULE
1
Hauling —
a
threshing appliances;
b
farming implements;
c
a living van for the accommodation of persons employed to drive the tractor; or
d
supplies of water or fuel required for the tractor.
2
Hauling articles for a farm required by the keeper, being either the occupier of the farm or a contractor employed to do agricultural work on the farm by the occupier of the farm.
3
Hauling articles for a forestry estate required by the keeper where the keeper is the occupier of that estate or employed to do forestry work on the estate by the occupier or a contractor employed to do forestry work on the estate by the occupier.
4
Hauling within 15 miles of a farm or a forestry estate occupied by the keeper, agricultural or woodland produce of that farm or estate.
5
Hauling within 15 miles of a farm or a forestry estate occupied by the keeper, material to be spread on roads to deal with frost, ice or snow.
6
Hauling a snow plough or a similar contrivance for the purpose of clearing snow; and
7
Hauling —
a
soil for landscaping or similar works, or
b
a mowing machine,
where the keeper is a local authority.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Christopher Chope
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
7th October 1991


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1
This Order may be cited as the Consumer Credit (Exempt Agreements) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 10th January 1992.
2
The Consumer Credit (Exempt Agreements) Order 1989 is hereby amended as follows —
a
in article 2 in paragraph (3)(ii) —
i
by omitting “or” after “(e) National Home Improvement Council;”, and
ii
by adding, after “(f) the Northern Ireland Housing Executive” —
; or
a body, or a body of any description, that has been approved by the Secretary of State under section 169(4)(c) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 .
;
b
in Part I of Schedule 1 —
i
by deleting, under “FRIENDLY SOCIETIES” —
“British United Order of Oddfellows Friendly Society”,
“Loyal Past and Present Officers' Lodge, Norwich District, Independent Order of Oddfellows M.U. Friendly Society”, and
“Suffolk Friendly Society”, and
by adding, at the end of that Part —
OTHER BODIES
General Practice Finance Corporation Limited
;
in Part III of Schedule 1 by adding, after —
“National Westminster Home Loans Limited” —
“Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited”.
E. Leigh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
16th December 1991


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emegency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 13) Order 1991 and shall come into force at 10.00 hours on 20th December 1991.
2
In this Order “green crab” means the species known as “carcinus maenas”; “velvet crab” means the species known as “liocarcinus puber”, and “relevant time” means one minute past midnight on 20th December 1991.
Designated circumstances
2
In the opinion of the Secretary of State, green crabs or velvet crabs in the area designated in article 3 below may be affected by the toxin which causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in human beings and are likely to create a hazard to human health if they are consumed.
Designated area
3
The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.
Activity prohibited in the designated area
4
No person shall fish for or take any green crabs or velvet crabs in the designated area.
Prohibited movement of green crabs or velvet crabs
5
No person shall move any green crabs or velvet crabs out of the designated area.
Restrictions throughout the United Kingdom
6
No person shall in the United Kingdom or in the United Kingdom waters —
a
use any green crabs or velvet crabs taken out of the designated area after the relevant time in the preparation or processing for supply of food and any thing from which food could be derived;
b
land any green crabs or velvet crabs which were in waters in the designated area after the relevant time;
c
supply, or have in possession for supply, any green crabs or velvet crabs which were in the designated area after the relevant time;
d
supply, or have in possession for supply, any food or anything from which food could be derived in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of sub-paragraph (a) of this article;
e
feed to any creature a feeding stuff in the preparation or processing of which anything was used in contravention of sub-paragraph (a) of this article.
Revocation
7
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 12) Order 1991 , insofar as still in force, is hereby revoked.
E.C. Davison
Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office
Pentland House,
Edinburgh
20th December 1991


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Title, commencement and extent
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 1991.
2
This Order shall come into force on 1st April 1991.
3
In this Order Article 2 extends to Northern Ireland only, Article 4 extends to Scotland only, Article 7(2) to (5) and (9) extends to England and Wales only and the remaining provisions extend to the whole of the United Kingdom.
Amendment of the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972
2
In section 7 of the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 after subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsection —
4A
A mechanically propelled vehicle shall not be chargeable with any duty under this Act at a time when it is used or kept on a road by a health and social services body, as defined in Article 7(6) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 , or a Health and Social Services trust established under that Order.
.
Amendment of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
3
In Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 in Part III —
a
in the entry beginning “Chairman of a Health and Social Services Board” after “Chairman” there shall be inserted “or any member, not being also an employee,”;
b
after that entry there shall be inserted the following entry —
Chairman or non-executive director of a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978
4
1
The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 shall have effect subject to the following provisions of this Article.
2
In section 17A(1)(b) for “paragraphs (f) to (m)” there shall be substituted “paragraphs (f) to (q)”.
3
In section 17A(2) the word “and” at the end of paragraph (1) is hereby repealed and after paragraph (m) there shall be added the following paragraphs —
n
the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 ;
o
special health and social services agencies established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 ;
p
Health and Social Services trusts established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; and
q
the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland.
.
4
In section 17A after subsection (9) there shall be added the following subsection —
10
Where a body mentioned in subsection (2)(1), (n), (o), (p) or (q) is a party or prospective party to an arrangement or proposed arrangement which —
a
falls within subsection (1); and
b
also falls within the definition of HSS contract in Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991,
subsections (4) to (9) shall apply in relation to that arrangement or proposed arrangement with the substitution for references to the Secretary of State of references to the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland acting jointly.
.
5
In section 17B(4) at the end there shall be added “and the reference to a function of a Health and Social Services Board is a reference to a primary function of such a Board within the meaning of Article 9 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991”.
6
In Schedule 7A in paragraph 22(1) at the end of paragraph (c) there shall be added “or is within the primary functions of a Health and Social Services Board within the meaning of Article 9 and Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991” and after “or Authority” there shall be inserted “or Health and Social Services Board”.
Amendment of the Value Added Tax Act 1983
5
In section 27 of the Value Added Tax Act 1983 —
a
in subsection (4) after “Northern Ireland department” there shall be inserted “, a Northern Ireland health and social services body”;
b
after subsection (5) there shall be added the following subsection —
6
In subsection (4) “Northern Ireland health and social services body” means —
a
a health and social services body as defined in Article 7(6) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; and
b
a Health and Social Services trust established under that Order.
.
Amendment of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988
6
In Section 519A of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 in subsection (2) the word “and” at the end of paragraph (g) is hereby repealed and after paragraph (h) there shall be added the following paragraphs —
i
a Health and Social Services Board and the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services established under Articles 16 and 26 respectively of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
j
a special health and social services agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990; and
k
a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
.
Amendment of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990
7
1
The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 shall have effect subject to the following provisions of this Article.
2
In section 3 after subsection (6) there shall be inserted the following subsection —
6A
The reference in subsection (6) above to a function of a health board shall, in relation to a Health and Social Services Board constituted under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, be construed as a reference to a primary function of such a Board within the meaning of Article 9 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
.
3
In section 4(2) the word “and” at the end of paragraph (h) is hereby repealed and after paragraph (i) there shall be added the following paragraphs —
j
the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland Order 1972;
k
a special health and social services agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990;
l
a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; and
m
the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland.
.
4
In section 4(9), sub-paragraph (b) and the word “and” immediately before it are hereby repealed.
5
In section 4 after subsection (9) there shall be added the following subsection —
10
Where a Health and Social Services Board constituted under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 or a body mentioned in subsection (2)(j), (k), (l) or (m) above is a party or prospective party to an arrangement or proposed arrangement which —
a
falls within the definition of NHS contract in subsection (1) above; and
b
also falls within the definition of HSS contract in Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991,
subsections (3) to (8) above shall apply in relation to that arrangement or proposed arrangement with the substitution for references to the Secretary of State of references to the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland acting jointly.
.
6
In section 61(3) after “1978” there shall be inserted “or to a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991”.
7
In section 62 after subsection (7) there shall be added the following subsection —
8
In the application of this section to Northern Ireland —
a
references to the Health Ministers in subsections (1)(a) and (3)(d) shall be construed as including references to the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland;
b
“health service body” means —
i
a Health and Social Services Board established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
ii
the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services established under that Order;
iii
a special health and social services agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990; and
iv
a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
c
“services” means health services provided —
i
by a health service body under Part II or V of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972; or
ii
pursuant to an HSS contract, as defined in Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
.
8
In section 67(5) for “and 61” there shall be substituted “, 61 and 62”.
9
In Schedule 2 in paragraph 19 after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph —
1A
The reference in sub-paragraph (1) above to a function of a health board shall, in relation to a Health and Social Services Board constituted under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, be construed as a reference to a primary function of such a Board within the meaning of Article 9 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
.
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Supplies Authority Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st October 1991.
2
In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Authority” means the National Health Service Supplies Authority established by the National Health Service Supplies Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1991 ;
“member” means a member of the Authority but does not include the Chairman;
“non-officer member” and “officer member” mean respectively a member who is not, and one who is, an officer of the Authority.
Appointment of the Chairman and members
2
1
The Chairman and the non-officer members shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.
2
The officer members other than the chief officer shall be appointed by the Authority.
3
Subject to the following provisions of these Regulations, an officer member shall on the expiration of his term of office be eligible for reappointment.
Tenure of office of members
3
Subject to regulation 4 of these Regulations and any provisions applied by these Regulations as to termination of and disqualification for membership —
a
the term of office of the Chairman and of members other than the chief officer of the Authority shall be for such period not exceeding 4 years as the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the Authority shall specify on making the appointment; and
b
the chief officer of the Authority shall hold office as a member for as long as he remains the chief officer of the Authority.
Termination of tenure of office
4
1
The Chairman or a member other than the chief officer of the Authority may resign his office at any time during the period for which he was appointed by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State or the Authority, whichever appointed him.
2
Where the Secretary of State is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the Authority or the health service that the chairman or a person whom he has appointed as a member should continue to hold that office, he may forthwith terminate that person’s tenure of office.
Application of regulations relating to membership and procedure
5
The provisions of regulation 8 (termination and suspension of tenure of office of officer members), regulation 10 (application of regulations 11 to 14), regulation 11(2), (4), (5) and (6) (termination of tenure of office), regulation 12 (eligibility for reappointment), regulation 13 (disqualification for appointment), regulation 14 (cessation of disqualification), regulation 15 (appointment of vice-chairman), regulation 16 (powers of vice-chairman), regulation 17 (appointment of committees and sub-committees), regulation 18 (arrangements for the exercise of functions), regulation 19 (meetings and proceedings), regulation 20 (disability of chairman and members in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest) of, and Schedule 2 (rules as to meetings and proceedings of Authorities) to, the Regional and District Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990 shall apply in relation to the Authority as if —
a
any reference in those provisions to an Authority included a reference to the Authority;
b
any reference in those provisions to the appointing authority were, in relation to a non-officer member, a reference to the Secretary of State and, in relation to an officer member, a reference to the Authority;
c
for the reference in regulation 13(1)(e) to paragraph (3) of regulation 11 there were substituted a reference to regulation 4(2) of these Regulations;
d
regulation 13(l)(f), (g) and (h) were omitted;
e
in Schedule 2, paragraph 8 were omitted.
Furnishing of information by the Authority
6
The Authority shall furnish information to the Secretary of State in such manner and at such time as the Secretary of State may direct.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Stephen Dorrell
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
4th September 1991


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Refuges (Children’s Homes and Foster Placements) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 14th October 1991.
Interpretation
2
–
1
In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires–
“certificate” means a certificate issued under section 51 (refuges for children at risk);
“designated officer” means a police officer for the time being designated for the purpose of these Regulations by the chief officer for the police area within which–
a home which is provided as a refuge in pursuance of section 51(1) is situated, or
a foster parent who provides a refuge in pursuance of section 51(2) lives;
“home” means a registered children’s home or voluntary home;
“responsible person” in relation to a child means–
except where a person has care of the child as mentioned in paragraph (b) below–
a parent of his,
a person who is not a parent of his, but who has parental responsibility for him, and
any person who for the time being has care of him not being a person providing a refuge;
any person who for the time being has care of the child by virtue of a care order, emergency protection order or section 46 (removal and accommodation of children by police in cases of emergency) as the case may be.
2
Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section is a reference to the section in the Children Act 1989 bearing that number.
Requirements
3
–
1
The provisions of this regulation shall apply while a certificate is in force with respect to a home or a foster parent.
2
A child may not be provided with a refuge unles it appears to the person providing that refuge that the child is at risk of harm unless the child is or continues to be provided with a refuge.
3
As soon as is reasonably practicable after admitting a child to a home for the purpose of providing a refuge or after a foster parent provides a refuge for a child, and in any event within 24 hours of such provision, the person providing the refuge for the child shall–
a
notify the designated officer that a child has been admitted to the home, or provided with refuge by a foster parent, together with the telephone number by which the person providing the refuge for the child may be contacted,
b
if he knows the child’s name, notify the designated officer of that name, and
c
if he knows the child’s last permanent address, notify the designated officer of that address.
4
Where subsequently the person providing the refuge discovers the child’s name or last permanent address he shall immediately notify the designated officer accordingly.
5
As soon as is reasonably practicable after providing the refuge for the child, and in any event within 24 hours of becoming aware of the identity of the responsible person for the child, the person providing the refuge shall give to the designated officer the name and address of the responsible person.
6
The requirements of paragraph (7) of this regulation shall apply where the designated officer has been notified or is otherwise aware–
a
that a child is being provided with a refuge, and
b
of the name and address of a responsible person.
7
The designated officer shall–
a
inform the responsible person
i
that the child is being provided with a refuge,
ii
by whom the refuge is being provided,
b
notify the responsible person of a telephone number by which the person providing the refuge for the child may be contacted,
c
not disclose to any person the address of the place at which the refuge is provided.
8
Where a child ceases to be provided with a refuge, the person who provided him with the refuge shall notify the designated officer.
9
No child shall be provided with a refuge in any one place for a continuous period of more than 14 days or for more than 21 days in any period of 3 months.
Withdrawal of a Certificate
4
–
1
The Secretary of State may withdraw a certificate at any time–
a
where a person providing a refuge fails to comply with a requirement of regulation 3 of these Regulations;
b
where a person providing a refuge in a home fails to comply with any provision of Part II of the Children’s Homes Regulations 1991 ;
c
where a foster parent providing a refuge fails to comply with any provision contained in the agreement relating to him concerning the matters to which paragraphs 3 to 9 of Schedule 2 to the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations 1991 apply and any provision contained in the agreement relating to him concerning the matters to which paragraphs 4 to 8 of Schedule 3 to those Regulations apply or with any provision of regulation 11(4) of those Regulations in respect of an emergency placement under those Regulations, or
d
where the person providing a refuge or any person assisting him in that respect has had proceedings instituted against him in relation to, or has been convicted of, any criminal offence.
2
Where a certificate is withdrawn the person carrying on the voluntary home or registered children’s home in respect of which, or the foster parent in respect of whom, it was issued shall return it immediately to the Secretary of State.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Virginia Bottomley
Minister of State,
Department of Health
30th June 1991


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1
The length of the Trunk Road described in the Schedule to this Order and shown by a broken black line on the deposited plan shall cease to be a trunk road, and shall be classified as a classified road as from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Council of Buckinghamshire that the new trunk road is open for through traffic.
2
In this Order —
1
all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway:
2
i
“classified road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is not a principal road for the purposes of enactments or instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads but is a classified road for the purpose of every enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State and which does not specififically refer to their classification as principal roads;
ii
“the deposited plan” means the plan numbered HA10/2E/316 marked “The A41 London–Birmingham Trunk Road (East of Aylesbury to West of Tring) Detrunking Order 1991”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY;
iiii
“the new trunk road” means the trunk road which the Secretary of State is authorised to construct in pursuance of the A41 London–Birmingham Trunk Road (Aston Clinton Bypass and Slip Roads) Order 1991 ; and
iv
“the Trunk Road” means the London–Birmingham Trunk Road (A41).
3
This Order shall come into force on 31st October 1991 and may be cited as the A41 London–Birmingham Trunk Road (East of Aylesbury to West of Tring) Detrunking Order 1991.
Signed by authority of the
Peter Emms
Regional Director Eastern Region
Department of Transport
25th September 1991