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Title, commencement, extent and cessation
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These Regulations may be cited as the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 12) Regulations 2001; they extend to England and come into force on 14th November 2001 at 5.00 p.m.
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These Regulations shall apply until midnight on 31st December 2001.
Interpretation
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In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“approved” means approved in accordance with regulation 3;
“the Decision” means Commission Decision 2001/740/ EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Decision 2001/356/EC as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/789/EC ;
“dispatch” means dispatch from a place within the restricted area to a place outside the restricted area and includes consigning for dispatch;
“export” means export outside the British Islands and includes consigning for export;
“inspector” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State or a local authority to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations or by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or a local authority for the purposes of 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 );
“official veterinary surgeon” means a person appointed as such under regulation 8 of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 ;
“restricted area” means the British Islands other than Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man; and
“veterinary inspector” means a veterinary surgeon appointed for export certification by the Secretary of State or 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.
Approvals
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The Secretary of State shall approve premises for the purposes of these Regulations if she is satisfied that the occupier of the premises will comply with the conditions of these Regulations.
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Any approval shall be in writing, may be made subject to conditions and may be amended, suspended or revoked by notice in writing at any time, and in particular may be suspended or revoked if the Secretary of State is reasonably of the opinion that the provisions of these Regulations are not being complied with.
3
Any requirement for approved premises shall be fulfilled if the premises are in a part of the British Islands outside England and are approved by the relevant authority for the purposes of the Decision.
Importation of live animals
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No person shall import any live animal of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease into England from another member State.
2
Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to animals brought into one of the areas on the Schedule under the following conditions —
a
the transport must be subject to authorisation by the competent authorities at the place from which the animals are sent;
b
the Secretary of State must be notified by those competent authorities, at least three days before arrival in England, of the details of the consignment, the journey and the port of arrival;
c
before the animals are imported the importer must have obtained a movement licence under the Foot-And-Mouth Disease Order 1983 permitting movement from the port of import to the place of destination;
d
the animals must enter through a port specified in Schedule 1;
e
when animals are brought in by road, each vehicle must contain only a single consignment;
f
the consignment must be taken directly to a single holding in an area specified in Schedule 2;
g
after unloading the animals, and before the vehicle departs from Great Britain, the empty vehicle must be moved under a licence issued by an officer of the local authority or the Secretary of State to cleansing and disinfection premises approved by the Secretary of State;
h
after cleansing and disinfection the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 3;
i
the driver of the vehicle shall keep the certificate with him until the vehicle leaves Great Britain and shall produce it to an inspector on demand.
Dispatch of live animals
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No person shall dispatch any live animal of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or any other biungulate.
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By way of derogation from the preceding paragraph, the Secretary of State may by licence in writing authorise the dispatch of biungulate animals originating outside the restricted area if the animals travelled through that area in direct and uninterrupted transit on main roads or by rail or sea.
Dispatch of fresh meat, minced meat and meat preparations
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No person shall dispatch any fresh meat of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulate coming from the restricted area or obtained from animals originating in that area.
2
In paragraph (1), the reference to “fresh meat” includes minced meat and meat preparations to which Council Directive 94/65/EC (laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations ) applies.
3
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 not destined for dispatch; or
b
fresh meat obtained from approved cutting plants under the following conditions —
i
the only meat processed in the establishment at the time of processing meat eligible for dispatch under these Regulations is fresh meat described in sub-paragraph (a), fresh meat from animals reared and slaughtered outside the restricted area, or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered within the areas listed in the Schedule;
ii
cleansing and disinfection must be carried out after processing any meat not meeting this requirement;
iii
all the meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC (on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin ) or, in the case of meat from farmed game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease, the health mark provided for in Chapter III of Annex I to Council Directive 91/495/EEC (concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat ) or in the case of wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease, in accordance with the provisions of Annex I of Chapter VII of Council Directive 92/45/EC ;
iv
the cutting plant must be operated under strict veterinary control; and
v
the meat must be clearly identified, transported and stored separately from meat, minced meat and meat preparations not destined for dispatch;
c
minced meat and meat preparations obtained from establishments approved under the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 and also approved under these Regulations under the following conditions —
i
the only meat processed in the establishment at the time of processing meat eligible for dispatch under these Regulations is fresh meat described in sub-paragraph (a), fresh meat from animals reared and slaughtered outside the restricted area or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered within the areas listed in Schedule 2;
ii
cleansing and disinfection must be carried out after processing any meat not meeting this requirement;
iii
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 ;
iv
the plant must be operated under strict veterinary control; and
v
the minced meat and meat preparations must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat, minced meat and meat preparations which are not destined for dispatch;
d
fresh meat, minced meat or meat preparations obtained from bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine animals or farmed game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and conforming to the following conditions —
i
the meat must be obtained from animals reared within the areas specified for the respective category of meat in the appropriate column in Schedule 2;
ii
there has been no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the administrative area from which the animal is sourced during the 90 days prior to dispatch;
iii
during the 30 days prior to transport to the slaughterhouse the animals have remained subject to the supervision of the relevant competent authority on a single holding situated within the areas listed in Schedule 2 in the centre of a circle around the holding of at least 10 km radius where there has been no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease during at least the past 30 days;
iv
no animal of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease has been introduced into the holding referred to in sub-paragraph (d)(iii) above during the past 30 days prior to loading, or in the case of farmed game prior to on-farm slaughtering, except in the case of pigs coming from a supplying holding which meets the requirements laid down in that sub-paragraph, in which case this period shall be 7 days;
v
the animals, or in the case of farmed game slaughtered on the farm, the carcases, must be transported under licence in writing granted by an officer of the local authority where the holding is situated, directly from the holding to an approved establishment situated in a county in England listed in Schedule 2;
vi
the licence must be endorsed by a person authorized in writing by the Secretary of State to confirm that they have checked farm movement records, inspected the vehicle for cleansing and disinfection and observed the loading of the consignment;
vii
the means of transport must be cleansed and disinfected before the animals are loaded;
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the person consigning the animals to the slaughterhouse must give at least 72 hours written notice to the official veterinary surgeon at the slaughterhouse that pigs, the meat of which is intended for dispatch under this paragraph, will be sent to the slaughterhouse;
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the animals must be slaughtered within 24 hours of arrival at the establishment separately from animals whose meat is not eligible for dispatch;
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during inspection by the official veterinary surgeon at the slaughterhouse no evidence of clinical or post-mortem signs of foot-and-mouth disease are established;
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the meat derived from such animals remains in the establishment for at least 24 hours after slaughter;
xii
all fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC or in the case of farmed game the health mark provided for in Chapter III of Annex I of Council Directive 91/495/EEC ;
xiii
the slaughterhouse must be operated under strict veterinary control;
xiv
in the case where foot-and-mouth disease has been diagnosed in the slaughterhouse, any further preparation of meat for dispatch shall only be authorized after the slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat and dead animals and not earlier than 24 hours after the completion of the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of a veterinary inspector;
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the fresh meat must be clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not eligible for dispatch;
e
fresh meat obtained from wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and conforming to the following conditions —
i
the meat must be obtained from wild game killed within the areas specified for the respective category of meat in the appropriate column in Schedule 2;
ii
there has been no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the administrative area from which the animal was sourced during the 90 days prior to dispatch;
iii
the meat originates from animals killed at least 20 kilometres from areas not included in Schedule 2;
iv
the carcases were transported in a means of transport which had been cleansed and disinfected to a wild game collection centre or to an approved processing house for chilling;
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the wild game collection centre or the approved processing house must be in an area in Schedule 2;
vi
during post-mortem inspection by the official veterinary surgeon the carcases were found free of lesions of foot-and-mouth disease;
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the meat derived from the animals remained in the establishment for at least 24 hours after the post-mortem inspection;
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at all stages of production the meat must have been handled in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/45/EEC ;
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the meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter VII of Annex I to Council Directive 92/45/EEC ;
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the establishment must be operated under strict veterinary control;
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in the case where foot-and-mouth disease has been diagnosed in the establishment, any further preparation of meat for dispatch shall only be authorized after the slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat and dead animals and not earlier than 24 hours after the completion of the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of a veterinary inspector;
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the fresh meat must be clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not eligible for dispatch;
f
fresh meat destined for placing on the market in Great Britain and obtained from cutting plants situated in the British Islands outside the areas listed in Schedule 2 under the following conditions —
i
the meat is derived from animals reared and slaughtered in Great Britain;
ii
the meat remained in the slaughterhouse for at least 24 hours after slaughter;
iii
the cutting plants processing the meat are approved by the competent authority exclusively for the production of fresh meat destined for dispatch only within the United Kingdom;
iv
all such meat shall be transported, stored and processed separately from meat eligible for dispatch and shall bear the health mark in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/304/EC (on marking and use of certain animal products in relation to Decision 2001/172/EC );
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all meat originating in the restricted area and processed in cutting plants referred to in sub-paragraph (f)(iii) shall only be placed on the market in the restricted area;
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the plants must be operated under strict veterinary control.
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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 Secretary of State or 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
.
Dispatch of meat products
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No person shall dispatch meat products of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or any other biungulate coming from the restricted area or prepared using meat obtained from animals originating in that area.
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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 dispatch;
b
meat products prepared in approved establishments which at the time of processing of meat eligible for dispatch met the following conditions —
i
all fresh meat used in the establishment must conform to the conditions in regulation 6(3);
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 restricted area;
iii
all meat products must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter VI of Annex B to Council 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 dispatch; or
c
meat products prepared in parts of the United Kingdom outside the restricted area using meat obtained before 1 February 2001 from the restricted area provided that the meat and meat products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and meat products not destined for dispatch.
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Meat products consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Secretary of State or 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 14, 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.
Dispatch of milk
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No person shall dispatch milk.
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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 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/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 approved 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 reared and milked outside the restricted area;
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 dispatch; and
d
transport of raw milk from outside the restricted area 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 restricted area 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 Secretary of State or 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 14, 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 requirements 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.
Dispatch of milk products
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No person shall dispatch milk products.
2
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 8;
c
milk products destined for dispatch to a third country where import conditions permit such products to be subject to treatment other than laid down in these Regulations which ensures the inactivation of the foot-and-mouth disease virus;
d
milk products intended for human consumption produced from milk of a pH less than 7.0 and subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at least 72°C for at least 15 seconds or an equivalent treatment;
e
milk products intended for human consumption produced from raw milk of bovine, ovine or caprine animals which have been resident for at least 30 days on a holding situated, within the restricted area, in the centre of a circle of at least 10 km radius where no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred during the 30 days prior to producing the raw milk, and which are subject to a maturation or ripening process of at least 90 days during which the pH is lowered below 6.0 throughout the substance, and the rind of which has been treated with 0.2% citric acid immediately prior to wrapping or packaging.
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The prohibitions described in paragraph (1) shall not apply to —
a
milk products prepared in approved establishments under the following conditions —
i
all milk used in the establishment must either conform to the conditions of regulation 8(2) or be obtained from animals outside the restricted area;
ii
all milk products used in the final product must either conform to the conditions of paragraph (2)(a) or (b) of this regulation or be made from milk obtained from animals outside the restricted area;
iii
the milk products must only be intended for human consumption and all milk products used in the final product will either conform to the conditions of paragraphs 3(a) (i) and (ii) above or meet the conditions of paragraph (2)(d) or (2)(e) of this regulation;
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the establishment shall be under strict veterinary control; and
v
the milk products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for dispatch; or
b
milk products prepared in parts of the United Kingdom outside the restricted area using milk obtained before 1 February 2001 from the restricted area provided that the milk products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk products not destined for dispatch.
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Milk products consigned to another member State shall be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Secretary of State or 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
.
5
Paragraph (4) shall not apply to milk products which conform to the requirements of paragraph (2)(a), (b), (d) or (e) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 14, 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)(a), (b), (d) or (e) 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.
Dispatch of semen, etc.
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No person shall dispatch semen, ova or embryos of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates.
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to —
a
frozen bovine and porcine semen produced before 1st February 2001; or
b
frozen bovine and porcine semen and bovine embryos imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in —
i
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 );
ii
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 ); and
iii
Council Directive 90/429/EEC (laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species );
and which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen and embryos to which the prohibition in paragraph (1) applies;
c
frozen bovine and porcine semen produced in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 88/407/EEC or Council Directive 90/429/EEC after 30th September 2001 and also approved under these Regulations, subject to the following conditions —
i
the donor bull or boar showed no clinical sign of foot-and-mouth disease on the day of collection of the semen;
ii
the donor bull or boar was kept in the semen collection centre for at least three months (which may include the isolation period of at least 30 days in isolation accommodation attached to the semen collection centre) prior to the collection of the semen;
iii
no animal was introduced into the semen collection centre during the 30 days prior to the collection of the semen;
iv
the semen collection centre has been free from foot-and-mouth disease for at least three months and no case of foot-and-mouth disease occurred within a 10 kilometre radius around the semen collection centre for the 30 days before and after the collection of the semen;
v
no animal in the semen collection centre has been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease;
vi
the donor bull or boar showed a negative response to a test for antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus carried out at least 21 days after the collection of the last semen of the consignment and the negative test results were available before dispatch of the semen;
vii
prior to dispatch the frozen semen was stored for a period of at least 30 days immediately following collection and during the first 30 days of the storage period no animal in the semen collection centre where the donor boar or bull was kept showed any sign of foot-and-mouth disease;
viii
the semen was collected, processed and stored separately from semen which is not eligible for dispatch; and
ix
all semen collected, processed and frozen in the semen collection centre was dispatched from the semen collection centre in a way that avoids any risk of introducing foot-and-mouth disease into the centre.
3
The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 88/407/EEC 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
.
4
The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 89/556/EEC 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
.
5
The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 90/429/EC accompanying porcine semen to other member States shall bear the following words —
Frozen porcine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2001/740/EC of 19 October 2001 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom
.
Dispatch of hides and skins
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1
No person shall dispatch hides and skins of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates.
2
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 Secretary of State or 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
.
4
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 1 to Council Directive 92/118/EEC ; or
b
paragraph 1(B) indents 3 and 4 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 14.
Dispatch of animal products
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1
No person shall dispatch 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 dispatch 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 been 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 ingredients 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.
4
The animal products must be accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Secretary of State or 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
.
5
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 14 of these Regulations.
6
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 .
7
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 14.
8
Paragraph (4) shall not apply to products specified in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (3) if they are accompanied by 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
13
The prohibitions in regulations 7, 8, 9 and 12 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 in the restricted area approved by the Secretary of State or the Minister from pre-processed products originating outside that area which, since introduction into the United Kingdom have been transported, stored and processed separately from products not destined for dispatch; and
ii
accompanied by a commercial document or official certificate as required by these Regulations.
Endorsement of commercial documents
14
1
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 Secretary of State or 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.
2
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.
3
In case of products for retail sale to the final consumer, a consolidated load of products other than fresh meat, minced meat and meat preparations, each of which is eligible for dispatch in accordance with these Regulations, may be dispatched from approved premises accompanied by a commercial document endorsed by the attachment of a copy of an official veterinary certificate prepared by the Secretary of State or the Minister and signed by a person appointed as an officer of the kind specified in the certificate which —
a
confirms that the premises of dispatch has in place a system to ensure that goods can only be dispatched if they are traceable to documentary evidence of compliance with these Regulations;
b
confirms that this system has been audited and found satisfactory;
c
refers to the Decision;
d
is valid for 30 days;
e
states the expiry date; and
f
is renewable only after the establishment has been audited with satisfactory results.
Third country certificates
15
No person shall dispatch anything to which these Regulations apply to a third country unless the consignment is accompanied by an official certificate prepared by the Secretary of State or 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 equidae
16
1
Any person dispatching equidae shall ensure that they are accompanied by a 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
A veterinary inspector shall only issue a certificate referred to in paragraph (1) if —
a
he is satisfied that the animal has not come from a holding in relation to which a notice in Form A or Form D is in effect in accordance with the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 ;
b
he has inspected the animal and is satisfied that it has been groomed to remove as far as practicable visible faeces, dirt and debris and that its hooves have been cleaned and disinfected to his satisfaction; and
c
the owner of the animal or the owner’s representative has given a written declaration to the veterinary inspector stating that the equine animal will remain on the holding until sent to the place of destination stated in the health certificate, without stopping at any holding in relation to which a notice in Form A or Form D is in effect in accordance with the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983.
3
The health certificate accompanying equidae exported to another member State in accordance with the provisions of this article shall bear the following words —
Equidae conforming to Commission Decision 2001/356/EC of 4 May 2001, concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
4
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to equidae in transit from outside the United Kingdom which are accompanied by a valid health certificate in accordance with the model in Annex C of Council Directive 90/426/EEC .
Offers to dispatch or export
17
No person shall offer to dispatch or export, or accept orders for the dispatch or export of, anything prohibited from being dispatched or exported by these Regulations, whether on the internet or otherwise.
Powers of inspectors
18
1
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
19
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
20
1
Where an inspector knows or suspects that animals or animal products are intended for dispatch 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 dispatch 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 dispatch 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.
4
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 .
Fees
21
The Food Standards Agency may charge the occupier of any premises at which supervision or inspection is carried out for the purposes of establishing the eligibility for dispatch of products under these Regulations a reasonable fee in respect of costs reasonably incurred.
Obstruction
22
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.
Furnishing false information
23
No person shall furnish to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any information which he knows to be false or misleading.
Offences by bodies corporate
24
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
25
1
A person contravening any provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.
2
A person guilty of an offence under regulation 17 or regulation 22(1)(a) or (b) 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, approvals, etc. issued in another part of the British Islands
26
1
Where these Regulations require any certificate, licence or approval to be issued or granted by the Secretary of State in England, an equivalent certificate, licence or approval issued in another part of the British Islands by the relevant competent authority is valid.
2
Where these Regulations require anything to be processed in approved premises in England, anything processed in premises approved for those purposes in another part of the British Islands shall be treated as if it had been processed in approved premises in England.
Enforcement
27
These Regulations shall be enforced by the Secretary of State or the local authority.
Revocations
28
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 11) Regulations 2001 are revoked.
Whitty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
14th November 2001


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the West Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.
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 West Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment, operational date and name of the Primary Care Trust
2
1
There is hereby established with effect from 1st January 2002 a Primary Care Trust to be called the West Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust.
2
The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2002.
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 the 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.
Limitations on the exercise of functions by the trust during the preparatory period
5
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
6
1
The Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire Health Authority shall make premises and other facilities of the Authority available to the trust during the preparatory period.
4
The Severn 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.
5
The East Gloucestershire 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.
6
The Gloucestershire Royal 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
Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
17th December 2001


text:
1
This Order may be cited as the A638 Trunk Road (North of Doncaster, St Mary’s to Redhouse) (Detrunking) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
2
In this Order —
i
“the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/PS/212 marked “The A638 Trunk Road (North of Doncaster, St Mary’s to Redhouse) (Detrunking) Order 2001”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, 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;
iii
“the trunk road” means the A638 Trunk Road.
3
The length of the trunk road described in Schedule 1 to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this Order comes into force.
4
The length of the trunk road described in Schedule 2 to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be unclassified from the date on which this Order comes into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Kevin Lasbury
Divisional Director The Highways Agency
5th March 2001


text:
Citation and extent
1
This Order, which extends to England only, may be cited as the Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2001.
Commencement
2
1
Section 1(3) of the Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Act 2001, in so far as it confers power on the Secretary of State to make an order under section 43(6F) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 , shall come into force on 17th July 2001.
2
Section 1 of the Act of 2001, except in so far as it is brought into force by paragraph 1(1), and sections 2 to 5 of that Act, shall come into force on 15th August 2001.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
Nick Raynsford
Minister of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
16th July 2001


text:
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st October 2001.
Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982
2
In regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement), for the sum of “£3,146” substitute the sum of “£3,432”.
Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994
3
The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs —
a
in paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 2B (relaxation of the first contribution condition in certain cases) —
i
delete the word “before” and insert the words “immediately preceding the relevant benefit year in which”; and
ii
after the words “for work” insert the word “occurred”;
b
in regulation 8 (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance), for the sum of “£60.50” substitute the sum of “£66.00”.
Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995
4
In paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 17 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (exempt work), for the sum of “£60.50” substitute the sum of “£66.00”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Maria Eagle
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
30th August 2001


text:
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001.
Amendment of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 1975
2
1
In regulation 2(1) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 1975 (interpretation) after the definition of “20% of the basic pension” there shall be inserted the following definition —
“39% of the basic pension” means an amount equal to 39 per cent. of the basic pension rounded to the nearest 5 pence, 2.5 pence being rounded to the next 5 pence above;
.
2
In regulation 5(b) of those Regulations (adjustment of personal benefit after 6 weeks in hospital) for the reference to “40%” there shall be substituted a reference to “39%”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State
Department of Social Security
13th March 2001


text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Petty Sessions Areas (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force for the purposes of article 3 on 31st March 2002 and for all other purposes on 1st April 2001.
2
In this Order “the 1999 Order ” means the Petty Sessions Areas Order 1999 .
Petty sessions areas
2
For the Schedule to the 1999 Order there shall be substituted the Schedule to this Order.
3
For the entries in column 1 of Part I of the Schedule to the 1999 Order as substituted by this Order opposite the entry “HUMBERSIDE” in column 2, there shall be substituted —
Beverley and the Wolds
Bridlington
Goole and Howdenshire
Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Hull and Holderness
North Lincolnshire
.
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Jane Kennedy
Parliamentary Secretary,
Lord Chancellor’s Department
Dated 5th March 2001


text:
Name and commencement
1
These Regulations are called the South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee (Levies) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 30th November 2001.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Committee” (“ y Pwyllgor ”) means the South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee established under the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 ;
“the Constituent Councils” (“ y Cynghorau Cyfansoddol ”) means Cardiff County Council, Carmarthenshire County Council, Pembrokeshire County Council, Swansea County Council, Bridgend County Borough Council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and the Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council;
“the Order” (“ y Gorchymyn ”) means the South Wales Sea Fisheries District Variation Order 2001 ;
“the Principal Regulations” (“ y Prif Reoliadau ”) means the Levying Bodies (General) Regulations 1992 ;
“Rhondda Cynon Taff” (“ Rhondda Cynon Taf ”) means Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council.
Application
3
These Regulations apply to the Committee, the Constituent Councils and Rhondda Cynon Taff for the financial year commencing 1st April 2001.
Substitute Levies
4
1
Notwithstanding regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations, the Committee is authorised by these Regulations to issue:
a
substitute levies (the new levies) to the Constituent Councils to replace those levies issued by it on 8th February 2001 (the old levies); and
b
a substitute levy for nil pounds to Rhondda Cynon Taff to replace the levy issued on 8th February 2001;
no later than 14th February 2002 to enable the Committee, the Constituent Councils and Rhondda Cynon Taff to comply with the Order.
2
If the Committee issues new levies in accordance with these Regulations, any sums paid to it by reference to the old levies must be treated as paid in respect of the new levies.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998
D.Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
29th November 2001


text:
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Law Applicable to Contracts of Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and come into force on 1st December 2001.
Amendment of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Law Applicable to Contracts of Insurance) Regulations 2001
2
In regulation 3 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Law Applicable to Contracts of Insurance) Regulations 2001 , omit the word “and” at the end of paragraph (2)(c)(ii) and, for paragraph (2)(c)(iii), substitute —
iii
regulation 7(1) applies as if for the words “the 1990 Act is to be treated as applying”, there were substituted “a court in any part of the United Kingdom must apply the general rules of private international law of that part of the United Kingdom concerning contractual obligations”; and
iv
regulation 7(2) and (3) apply as if for the words “the 1990 Act is to be treated as applying” in each case, there were substituted the words “the general rules of private international law of that part of the United Kingdom concerning contractual obligations apply”.
.
Anne McGuire
John Heppell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
1st November 2001


text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 6th October 2002.
2
In these Regulations —
“the Contributions and Benefits Act ” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ;
“additional pension” means an additional pension derived from contributions or earnings factors in any tax year beginning after 5th April 1978 and ending before the beginning of the tax year beginning 6th April 2002; and
“pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995 .
Modification of Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act
2
1
Where, on or after 6th October 2002, a person becomes widowed and entitled to a widowed parent’s allowance or a Category B retirement pension under Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act by virtue of being a widow or widower then, provided that the deceased spouse of that person attained pensionable age before 6th October 2002, any provision of that Part which is listed in paragraph (3) of this regulation shall have effect so that the rate of the additional pension in that pension or allowance, or of any constitutent element of an increase in that additional pension, which would, but for this paragraph, be payable to that person under or by virtue of that provision shall be increased by 100 per cent.
2
Where, on or after 6th October 2002, a person becomes a person of a description specified in Column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations and entitled to a widowed parent’s allowance or a Category B retirement pension under Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act by virtue of being a widow or widower, any provision of that Part which is listed in paragraph (3) of this regulation shall have effect so that the rate of the additional pension in that pension or allowance, or of any constitutent element of an increase in that additional pension, which would, but for this paragraph, be payable to a person of that description under or by virtue of that provision shall be increased by the percentage specified in Column 2 of that Schedule.
3
The provisions of Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation are as follows:
a
section 39C (rate of widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement allowance) except in so far as that section relates to the rate of a bereavement allowance;
b
section 48A (Category B retirement pension for married person) ;
c
section 48B (Category B retirement pension for widows and widowers) ;
d
section 48BB (Category B retirement pension: entitlement by reference to benefits under section 39A or 39B) ;
e
section 51 (Category B retirement pensions for widowers') ; and
f
paragraphs 4 to 7 of Schedule 5 (increase of pension where pensioner’s deceased spouse has deferred entitlement) .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
20th March 2001


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This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 2001.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council