text:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Contracting-out (Transfer) Amendment Regulations 1987 and shall come into force —
a
for all purposes in relation to money purchase contracted-out schemes on 6th April 1988, and
b
for all other purposes on 27th July 1987.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Contracting-out (Transfer) Regulations 1985 .
Amendment of regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations
2
1
Regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (2) to (10) of this regulation.
2
After the definition of “the Act” there shall be inserted the following definitions —
“appropriate personal pension scheme” shall be construed in accordance with Part I of the Social Security Act 1986;
“appropriate policy” means a policy of insurance or an annuity contract such as is described in section 52C(4) of the Act;
.
3
After the definition of “the principal regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition —
“protected rights” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Social Security Act 1986, or where the rights are under a money purchase contracted-out scheme, or a section 49 money purchase scheme, that Schedule as modified by section 32(2B);
.
4
For the definition of “scheme” there shall be substituted the following definition —
“scheme” means occupational pension scheme or personal pension scheme;
.
5
After the definition of “scheme” there shall be inserted the following definitions —
“contracted-out salary related scheme” means an occuptional pension scheme which is contracted-out by virtue of section 32(2);
“money purchase contracted-out scheme” has the same meaning as in section 66(1);
.
6
In the definition of “overseas scheme” for “a scheme” there shall be substituted “an occupational pension scheme which is neither one contracted-out by virtue of section 32 nor one which the Board is under a duty to supervise in accordance with section 49, and;”
7
In the definition of “receiving scheme” —
a
after “regulation 2” there shall be inserted “, or 2A,”;
b
after “section 44” there shall be inserted “, or to which a transfer payment in respect of rights is made in accordance with regulation 2B”.
8
After the definition of “receiving scheme” there shall be inserted the following definitions —
“section 49 money purchase scheme” means a scheme which was formerly a money purchase contracted-out scheme and which the Board are under a duty to supervise in accordance with section 49;
“section 49 salary related scheme” means a scheme which was formerly a contracted-out salary related scheme and which the Board are under a duty to supervise in accordance with section 49;
.
9
For the definition of “transferring scheme” there shall be substituted the following definition —
“transferring scheme” means —
a contracted-out salary related scheme; or
a section 49 salary related scheme,
from which rights are, or liability is, transferred, or from which a transfer payment is made to a receiving scheme;
.
10
After the definition of “transferring scheme” there shall be inserted the following definition —
“transferring policy” means an appropriate policy from which accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pensions are transferrred, or from which a transfer payment is made, to a receiving scheme;
.
Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations and of the heading to that regulation
3
1
In the heading to regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (transfers of accrued rights to and liability for payment of guaranteed minimum pensions from contracted-out schemes) for “ contracted-out schemes ” there shall be substituted “ contracted-out salary related schemes and section 49 salary related schemes ”.
2
Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows —
a
in paragraph (1) —
i
for “contracted-out scheme” there shall be substituted “contracted-out salary related scheme or a section 49 salary related scheme”, and
ii
for “in paragraphs (2) to (5)” there shall be substituted “in paragraphs (2) to (5A)”;
b
in paragraphs (2), (4) and (5), for “another contracted-out scheme” there shall be substituted “a contracted-out salary related scheme or to a section 49 salary related scheme”;
c
in paragraph (3) —
i
for “to a scheme which is not a contracted-out scheme” there shall be substituted “to an overseas scheme”, and
ii
there shall be omitted “in either of the paragraphs”;
and
d
after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph —
5A
A transfer to a section 49 salary related scheme may be made where it is approved by the Board whether or not subject to conditions;
.
Insertion of regulations 2A and 2B into the principal Regulations
4
After regulation 2 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulations —
Transfer of accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pensions from policies of insurance or annuity contracts
2A
1
There may be made from an appropriate policy to a contracted-out salary related scheme or to a section 49 salary related scheme a transfer in respect of an earner’s accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pensions which are appropriately secured by that policy for the purposes of section 52C, in the circumstances set out in paragraph (2) and subject to the conditions mentioned in paragraphs (3) to (5), and in paragraphs (2) to (5) “a transfer” means a transfer such as is described in this paragraph.
2
a transfer may be made —
a
to a contracted-out salary related scheme; or
b
to a section 49 salary related scheme,
where the earner has consented to it in writing and has entered employment with an employer who is, or in the case of a transfer to a section 49 salary related scheme is or was, a contributor to the scheme.
3
The receiving scheme must not make provision under section 35(7) (exclusion of guaranteed minimum pension from revaluation under section 21), or any analogous provision, in relation to those rights where the effect would be to increase them at a different rate from that at which they would have been increased had the transfer not have taken place.
4
Subject to paragraph (3), where the earner has not entered employment which is contracted-out by reference to the receiving scheme, then that scheme must provide for pensions to be paid which are of at least equal value to the annuity which would have been payable by the transferring policy, had the transfer not have taken place, in respect of the earner’s accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pensions.
5
A transfer to a section 49 salary related scheme may be made where it is approved by the Board, whether or not subject to conditions.
Transfer payments in respect of accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pensions made from contracted-out salary related schemes, section 49 salary related schemes and policies of insurance or annuity contracts
2B
1
There may be made from a contracted-out salary related scheme, a section 49 salary related scheme or an appropriate policy to a money purchase contracted-out scheme, to a section 49 money purchase scheme or to an appropriate personal pension scheme, a transfer payment in respect of the accrued rights of an earner to —
a
guaranteed minimum pensions under the transferring scheme; or
b
guaranteed minimum pensions which are appropriately secured for the purposes of section 52C under the transferring policy,
in the circumstances and subject to the conditions mentioned in paragraphs (2) to (4), and in those paragraphs a
“transfer payment” means a transfer payment such as is described in this paragraph.
2
A transfer payment may be made to a money purchase contracted-out scheme —
a
in the circumstances described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1A; and
b
on the conditions specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2A.
3
A transfer payment may be made to a section 49 money purchase scheme —
a
in the circumstances described in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 1A; and
b
on the conditions specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 2A.
4
A transfer payment may be made to an appropriate personal pension scheme —
a
in the circumstances described in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1A; and
b
on the conditions specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2A.
5
References in Schedules 1A and 2A to “the earner” are references to the earner referred to in paragraph (1).
.
Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations
5
Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows —
a
for “a formerly contracted-out scheme” there shall be substituted, “a formerly contracted-out salary related scheme”;
b
on the first occasion on which it appears, and in paragraph (d), for “a contracted-out scheme” there shall be substituted “a contracted-out salary related scheme or a section 49 salary related scheme”; and
c
in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “to a contracted-out scheme” there shall be substituted “to a contracted-out salary related scheme or to a section 49 salary related scheme”.
Insertion of regulation 3A into the principal Regulations
6
After regulation 3 of the principal Regulations, there shall be inserted the following regulation —
Modifications of Part III of the Act on transfers from policies of insurance or annuity contracts
3A
Where a transfer in respect of an earner’s accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pensions has taken place from an appropriate policy in accordance with regulation 2A, Part III of the Act shall have effect subject to the following modifications —
a
where the earner has entered employment which is contracted-out by reference to the receiving scheme, the modifications of section 35(1) and (8) specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 3A;
b
where the earner has entered employment which is not contracted-out by reference to the receiving scheme, the modifications of sections 26(2), 35(8), 38(3) and 48 specified in paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 3A.
.
Amendment of the headings to Part I and Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations
7
The headings to Part I and II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (circumstances in which a transfer may be made under regulation 2) shall be amended as follows —
a
in the heading to Part I, for “ANOTHER CONTRACTED-OUT SCHEME” there shall be substituted “A CONTRACTED-OUT SALARY RELATED SCHEME OR A SECTION 49 SALARY RELATED SCHEME”; and
b
in the heading to Part II, for “A SCHEME WHICH IS NOT A CONTRACTED-OUT SCHEME” there shall be substituted “AN OVERSEAS SCHEME”.
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations
8
In paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (circumstances in which a transfer may be made under regulation 2), there shall be omitted “the receiving scheme is an overseas scheme”.
Insertion of Schedule 1A into the principal Regulations
9
After Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following Schedule —
SCHEDULE 1A
CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A TRANSFER PAYMENT MAY BE MADE UNDER REGULATION 2B
Regulation 2B
1
The earner consents to the tansfer payment being made.
2
The earner has entered employment with an employer who is a contributor to the receiving scheme.
3
The earner has entered employment with an employer who is or was a contributor to the receiving scheme.
.
Insertion of Schedule 2A into the principal Regulations
10
After Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following Schedule —
SCHEDULE 2A
CONDITIONS ON WHICH A TRANSFER PAYMENT MAY BE MADE UNDER REGULATION 2B
Regulation 2B
1
The transferring scheme or the transferring policy makes a transfer payment (whether or not it forms part of a larger payment in respect of both guaranteed minimum pensions and other accrued rights) of an amount at least equal to the cash value of the earner’s accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pensions, as calculated and verified in a manner consistent with Regulations made under paragraph 14 of Schedule 1A to the Act.
2
The receiving scheme makes provision that the transfer payment will be applied so as to provide money purchase benefits for or in respect of the earner under the scheme.
3
The transfer payment is approved by the Board whether or not subject to conditions.
.
Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations
11
In paragraph 6(a) of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (modifications of provisions of Part III of the Act, applying in cases specified in regulation 3), after “the transferring scheme is ceasing” there shall be inserted “or has ceased”.
Insertion of Schedule 3A into the principal Regulations
12
After Schedule 3 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following Schedule —
SCHEDULE 3A
MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF PART III OF THE ACT, APPLYING IN CASES SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 3A
Regulation 3A
1
Section 26(2) shall have effect as if —
a
after the words “sections 33 and 36 below” there were inserted the words “or in compliance with the condition set out in regulation 2A(4) of the Contracting-out (Transfer) Regulations 1985”; and
b
at the end there were added the words “or of that condition”.
2
Section 35(1) shall have effect as if the reference to contracted-out employment by reference to the scheme included a reference to employment which falls to be treated as linked qualifying service by reason of section 43(2A)(a)(ii).
3
Section 35(8) shall have effect as if there were added, at the end, the words “so however that separate provision may be made for a member as regards those of his accrued rights transferred in accordance with regulation 2A of the Contracting-out (Transfer) Regulations 1985.”.
4
Section 38(3) shall have effect as if, in the definition of “accrued rights”, after the words “sections 33 and 36 above”, there were inserted the words “or in compliance with the condition set out in regulation 2A(4) of the Contracting-out (Transfer) Regulations 1985”.
5
Section 48 shall have effect as if there were omitted —
a
In subsection (1), the words “and the person’s entitlement is in respect of his or another person’s service in employment which was contracted-out by reference to that scheme”; and
b
subsection (2).
.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.
Nicholas Scott
Minister of State,
Department of Health and Social Security
25th June 1987


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
Citation, commencement and introduction
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 31st July 1987.
2
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
Amendment of interpretation provisions
3
In the Table in regulation 3(2), the following new definitions shall be inserted in the appropriate places according to alphabetical order —
“coach” means a large bus with a maximum gross weight of more than 7.5 tonnes and with a maximum speed exceeding 60 mph;
“large bus” means a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers in addition to the driver;
“motor caravan” means a motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers and their effects and which contains, as permanently installed equipment, the facilities which are reasonably necessary for enabling the vehicle to provide mobile living accommodation for its users;
“staircase” means a staircase by means of which passengers on a double-decked vehicle may pass to and from the upper deck of the vehicle.
Additional protective systems
4
After regulation 53 (mascots) there shall be inserted the following new regulations —
Strength of superstructure
53A
1
This regulation applies to every coach which is —
a
a single decked vehicle;
b
equipped with a compartment below the deck for the luggage of passengers; and
c
first used on or after 1st April 1990.
2
Every vehicle to which this regulation applies shall comply with the requirements of ECE Regulation 66.
Additional exits from double-decked coaches
53B
1
This regulation applies to every coach which is —
a
a double-decked vehicle; and
b
first used on or after 1st April 1990.
2
Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, every vehicle to which this regulation applies shall be equipped with two staircases, one of which shall be located in one half of the vehicle and the other in the other half of the vehicle.
3
Instead of being equipped with two staircases in accordance with paragraph (2), a vehicle to which this regulation applies may be equipped in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation with a hammer or other similar device with which in case of emergency any side window of the vehicle may be broken.
4
Where a vehicle is equipped with —
a
a staircase located in one half of the vehicle; and
b
an emergency exit complying with regulation 21(8) of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 located in the same half of the upper deck of the vehicle;
the hammer or the similar device shall be located in the other half of that deck.
5
Any hammer or other similar device with which a vehicle is equipped pursuant to this regulation shall be located in a conspicuous and readily accessible position in the upper deck of the vehicle.
6
There shall be displayed, in a conspicuous position in close proximity to the hammer or other similar device, a notice which shall contain in clear and indelible lettering —
a
in letters not less than 25 mm high, the heading “IN EMERGENCY”; and
b
in letters not less than 10 mm high, instructions that in case of emergency the hammer or device is to be used first to break any side window by striking the glass near the edge of the window and then to clear any remaining glass from the window aperture.
7
For the purposes of this regulation a staircase, emergency exit, hammer or other similar device (as the case may be) shall be considered to be located in the other half of the vehicle if the shortest distance between any part of that staircase, exit, hammer or device (as the case may be) and any part of any other staircase, emergency exit, hammer or device is not less than one half of the overall length of the vehicle.
.
Amendments to regulations relating to seat belts and anchorage points
5
Regulation 46 shall be amended as follows —
a
in paragraph (1), there shall be added the following new sub-paragraph —
c
every heavy motor car first used on or after 1st October 1988.
;
b
in paragraph (2) —
i
in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), after the words “1st April 1980” there shall be inserted the words “and before 1st October 1988” and the words “in Great Britain (determined in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 11)” shall be omitted;
ii
for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph —
b
a bus, being —
i
a minibus —
A
if first used before 1st October 1988, constructed or adapted to carry more than twelve passengers; or
B
if first used on or after 1st October 1988, having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg ; or
ii
a large bus (other than a coach first used on or after 1st October 1988);
;
iii
in sub-paragraph (d), for the words “an industrial” there shall be substituted the words “a motor”;
iv
in sub-paragraph (f), after the words “goods vehicle” there shall be inserted the words “first used before 1st October 1988”;
v
for sub-paragraph (i) there shall be substituted the following new sub-paragraph —
i
a vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 16 mph;
and
vi
after sub-paragraph (j) there shall be inserted the following new sub-paragraph —
k
a locomotive.
;
c
in paragraph (4) —
i
at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Save as provided in paragraph (4A) or (4B)”;
ii
for sub-paragraph (a)(i) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph —
i
in the case of a minibus, a motor ambulance or a motor caravan —
A
if first used before 1st October 1988, the driver’s seat and the specified passenger’s seat (if any); or
B
if first used on or after 1st October 1988, the driver’s seat and any forward-facing front seat and
;
iii
in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), for the words “in any other case” there shall be substituted the words “in the case of any other passenger or dual-purpose vehicle”;
iv
after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph —
iii
in any other case, every forward-facing front seat and every non-protected seat, and
;and
v
in sub-paragraph (b), after the words “comply with” there shall be inserted the words “the technical and installation requirements of”;
d
after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following new paragraphs —
4A
The requirements specified in paragraph (4) shall not apply to —
a
a goods vehicle first used on or after 1st October 1988 and having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg, but any such vehicle shall be equipped with two belt anchorages designed to hold securely in position on the vehicle lap belts for the driver’s seat and each forward-facing front seat; or
b
a coach equipped with anchorage points which are designed to hold securely in position on the vehicle seat belts for all exposed forward-facing seats and which —
i
comply with the requirements in paragraph (4)(b); or
ii
in any case where the anchorage points form part of a seat, do not when a forward horizontal force is applied to them become detached from the seat of which they form part before that seat becomes detached from the vehicle.
4B
Instead of complying with the requirements in paragraph (4), a vehicle may comply with Community Directive 76/115 or 81/575 or 82/318 or ECE Regulation 14.
;
e
for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following new paragraphs —
5
Save as provided in paragraph (5A), a vehicle of a type mentioned in paragraphs (4), (4A) and (4B) which is fitted with anchorage points other than those required by those paragraphs shall comply with the requirements in paragraph (4)(b) or, in the case of a coach, the requirements in paragraph (4A)(b)(ii) in respect of any additional anchorage points as well as in respect of the anchorage points required by paragraph (4), (4A) or (4B) to be provided.
5A
The requirements in paragraph (5) shall not apply in respect of any additional anchorage points first fitted before 1st April 1986 in the case of a vehicle of a type mentioned in paragraph (4)(a)(i)(A), or before 1st October 1988 in the case of a vehicle of any other type.
;
f
in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (6) —
i
after the words “the expressions” there shall be inserted the words “exposed forward-facing seat”; and
ii
after the words “forward-facing seat” there shall be inserted the words “forward-facing front seat” and “lap belt”; and
g
for sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (6) there shall be substituted the following new sub-paragraph —
b
the expression “non-protected seat” means a seat other than a front seat which does not satisfy the requirements of section 4.3.3 of Annex 1 to Community Directive 81/575.
.
6
Regulation 47 shall be amended as follows —
a
in paragraph (2) —
i
in sub-paragraph (a), the word “seat” shall be omitted in both places where it appears after the words “body-restraining”; and
ii
in sub-paragraph (b), the word “seat” shall be omitted where it appears after the words “three-point”;
iii
in sub-paragraph (c), after the words “regulation 46(4)(a) (ii)” there shall be inserted the words “or (iii)”;
iv
after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following new sub-paragraphs —
d
regulation 46(4)(a)(i)(B) applies shall be fitted with seat belts as follows —
i
for the driver’s seat and the specified passenger’s seat (if any) a three-point belt; and
ii
for any forward-facing front seat which is not a specified passenger’s seat, a three-point belt or a lap belt installed in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph (c)(i);
e
regulation 46(4A)(b) applies shall be equipped with seat belts which shall be three-point belts, lap belts or disabled person’s belts.
; and
v
at the end of the paragraph there shall be inserted the following —
Where a lap belt is fitted to a forward-facing front seat of a minibus, a motor ambulance or a motor caravan, or to an exposed forward-facing seat of a coach (other than the driver’s seat) either —
there shall be provided padding to a depth of not less than 50 mm on the surface of any bar or partition which is, or any part of which is, forward of and within 1 metre of the intersection of the back rest and the cushion of the seat in question and such padding shall extend for not less than 150 mm on either side of that point on the bar or partition which would be bisected by a prolongation of the longitudinal centreline of the seat; or
the technical and installation requirements of Annex 4 to ECE Regulation 21 shall be met.
;
b
in paragraph (3), for the words “paragraph (2)(b) or (c)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraph (2)(b), (c), (d) or (e)”;
c
in paragraph (4) —
i
in sub-paragraph (c)(ii), after “ BS 3254: 1960” there shall be inserted “or BS AU 160c”; and
ii
after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following new sub-paragraph —
e
to a vehicle to which regulation 46(4A)(a) applies.
;
d
in paragraph (6), there shall be added the following new sub-paragraph —
c
any seat (other than the driver’s seat) fitted to a coach.
;
e
in paragraph (8) —
i
in the definition of “body-restraining seat belt”, the word “seat” shall be omitted where it forms part of the expression “body-restraining seat belt”;
ii
in paragraph (i)(b) of the definition of “British Standard mark”, after “BS 3254: 1960” there shall be inserted “or BS 3254: 1960 as amended by Amendment No. 16 published on 31st July 1986 under the number AMD 5210”;
iii
in the definition of “lap belt”, at the end there shall be added the words “and which is designed for use by an adult”; and
iv
there shall be inserted in the appropriate places according to alphabetical order the following new definitions —
“crew seat” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1) of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 ;
“exposed forward-facing seat” means —
a forward-facing front seat (including any crew seat) and the driver’s seat; and
any other forward-facing seat which is not immediately behind and on the same horizontal plane as a forward-facing high-backed seat;
“forward-facing front seat” means —
any forward-facing seat alongside the driver’s seat; or
if the vehicle normally has no seat which is a forward-facing front seat under sub-paragraph (i) of this definition, each forward-facing seat for a passenger which is foremost in the vehicle;
“forward-facing high-backed seat” means a forward-facing seat which is also a high-backed seat;
“high-backed seat” means a seat the highest part of which is at least 1 metre above the deck of the vehicle.
7
In regulation 48, at the end of paragraph (1) there shall be added the words “and also to every anchorage with which a goods vehicle is required to be provided in accordance with regulation 46(4A)(a)”.
8
Regulations 46 and 47, as amended by these Regulations, and with consequential adjustments to the punctuation markings and other minor matters, are set out in the Schedule to the Regulations.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Peter Bottomley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
30th June 1987


text:
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.
Amendment of Regulations
2
The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1971 shall be further amended in accordance with these Regulations.
3
In regulation 28(1)(a), the words from “and all recovery vehicles” to “business” shall be omitted.
4
In regulation 35 —
a
in paragraph (3) the words “or a recovery vehicle” to “business” shall be omitted, and
b
sub-paragraph (l) of paragraph 4 shall be omitted.
5
In regulation 38(1), sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Peter Bottomley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
8th December 1987


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1
1
These Rules may be cited as the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (Amendment) Rules 1987.
2
These Rules do not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
3
These Rules shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which they were made, except for the purposes of an election at which the last day for the delivery of nomination papers was on or before that fourteenth day.
2
1
The rules in Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
2
In rule 23(5) (notices in polling stations) for the words “Vote for candidate(s) only.” there shall be substituted the words “[Vote for no more than candidates.] [Vote for one candidate only.]”.
3
In the Appendix of forms, in the form of a candidate’s consent to nomination, in paragraph (d), before the words “those twelve months” there shall be inserted the words “the whole of”.
4
In the Appendix of forms, in the form of the front of the ballot paper, for the words “VOTE FOR CANDIDATE(S) ONLY” there shall be substituted the words “VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN CANDIDATES”.
5
In the Appendix of forms, in the directions as to printing the ballot paper, for paragraph 2(a) there shall be substituted:
a
no word shall be printed on the face except the direction “VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN CANDIDATES” or, where only one candidate is to be elected, “VOTE FOR ONE CANDIDATE ONLY” and the particulars of the candidates;
.
6
In the Appendix of forms, in the form of the declaration of identity, for the words “Vote for candidate(s) only.” in paragraph 2 of the instructions to the voter on the back of the form, there shall be substituted the words “[Vote for no more than candidates.] [Vote for one candidate only.]”.
7
In the Appendix of forms, in the form of the elector’s official poll card, for the words “Vote for candidate(s) only.” on the back of the card, there shall be substituted the words “[Vote for no more than candidates.] [Vote for one candidate only.]”.
8
In the Appendix of forms, in the form of directions for the guidance of the voters in voting, for the words “Vote for candidate(s) only.” in paragraph 4, there shall be substituted “[Vote for no more than candidates.] [Vote for one candidate only.]”.
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
25th February 1987


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Title, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) ( No. 4) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 4th November 1987.
2
In this Order —
a
“designated area” means one of the areas described in the Schedule to this Order;
b
“sheep” means an animal of the genus Ovis of whatever age or sex.
Designated incident
2
In the opinion of the Secretary of State food in the areas described in the Schedule to this Order, or which is derived from anything in those areas, is or may be unsuitable for human Consumption in consequence of the following escape of substances: —
the escape on or after 26th April 1986 of radioactive substances from a nuclear reactor situated at Chernobyl in the Ukraine, USSR.
Designated areas
3
The areas described in the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.
Activities prohibited in the designated areas
4
1
No person shall in any of the designated areas slaughter any sheep for human consumption or for use in the preparation of feeding stuffs.
2
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of —
a
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; or
b
any sheep which
i
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark, or
ii
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or after 28th September 1987 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark,
and which in either case has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers.
Restrictions on movement
5
1
No person shall move any sheep from any farm, agricultural holding, agricultural premises, or holding in any of the designated areas.
2
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of —
a
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; —
b
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark;
c
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or after 28th September 1987 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark.
Restrictions throughout the United Kingdom
6
1
No person shall in the United Kingdom —
a
slaughter for human consumption or for use in the preparation of feeding stuffs any sheep which was in a designated area at any time after 12th August 1987; or
b
supply, or have in possession for supply, any meat derived from a sheep or any food which contains any such meat, if that sheep was in a designated area at any time after 12th August 1987.
2
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of —
a
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; or
b
any sheep which —
i
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark, or
ii
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or after 28th September 1987 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark,
and which in either case has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers.
Revocation
7
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (No.2) Order 1987 , the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (No.2) Amendment Order 1987 and the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (No.2) Amendment No.2 Order 1987 are hereby revoked.
N E Sharp
Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office
New St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
3rd November 1987


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1
This Order may be cited as the Assured Tenancies (Approved Bodies) (No. 3) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 6th August 1987.
2
The bodies named in the Schedule to this Order are hereby specified for the purposes of Part II of the Housing Act 1980.


text:
1
The Secretary of State is authorised to provide for the use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highway Act 1980: —
a
a special road along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Scheme (this special road being in this Scheme referred to as “the motorway”), and
b
special roads along the routes described in Schedule 2 to this Scheme for the purposes of connecting the motorway with other highways at the places stated in that Schedule (these special roads being in this Scheme referred to as “the connecting roads”).
2
The centre lines of the special roads are indicated by heavy black lines on the deposited plan.
3
The special roads shall become trunk roads on the date when this Scheme comes into operation.
4
In this Scheme: —
i
“the deposited plan”
means the plan numbered CSE 242/2/26/03 marked “A423(M) Motorway (Maidenhead Thicket Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1987”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43, Marsham Street, London, SW1P 3PY; and
ii
“the special roads”
means the motorway and the connecting roads.
5
This Scheme shall come into force on 20th November 1987 and may be cited as the A423(M) Motorway (Maidenhead Thicket Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1987.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
D. Gruffydd Jones
Regional Director, South East Region,
Department of Transport
22nd October 1987


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Shropshire Borders) Designation Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.
Interpretation
2
1
In this Order —
“agreement” means an agreement under section 18(3) of the Agriculture Act 1986 as respects agricultural land in the area designated by article 3;
“farmer” means a person who has an interest in agricultural land in the area designated by article 3 and who has entered into an agreement with the Minister;
“grassland” means land on which the vegetation consists primarily of grass species;
“the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
“rough grazing land” means land covered by semi-natural vegetation;
“unimproved grassland” means grassland which has not been regularly ploughed, levelled, drained, re-seeded or treated with fertilisers, lime, slag, herbicides or pesticides;
“woodland” means land used for woodland where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for other agricultural purposes.
2
Any reference in this Order to a numbered article or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the article or schedule bearing that number in this Order.
Designation of environmentally sensitive area
3
There is hereby designated as an environmentally sensitive area the area of land in the Shropshire Borders which is shown coloured yellow on the maps contained in the volume of maps marked “volume of maps of Shropshire Borders environmentally sensitive area” dated 25th November 1987, signed and sealed by the Minister and deposited at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at Great Westminister House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AE.
Requirements to be included in agreement
4
An agreement shall include the requirements specified in Schedule 1 as to agricultural practices, methods and operations and the installation and use of equipment.
Provisions as to breach of requirements to be included in agreement
5
An agreement shall include provisions that —
a
in the event of a breach by the farmer of the requirements referred to in article 4 the Minister may give the farmer notice in writing terminating the agreement forthwith and may recover from the farmer as a civil debt an amount equivalent to the payments made by the Minister under the agreement or such part thereof as the Minister may specify;
b
any question arising under an agreement as to whether there has been a breach of any of the requirements referred to in article 4 shall be referred to and determined by a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties or in default of agreement to be appointed by the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1950 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force.
Rates of payment under agreement
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1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, payments made by the Minister under an agreement shall be at the rate of £30 per annum for each hectare of grassland and of land used for arable and fodder crops to which the agreement relates.
2
Where an agreement includes the additional provisions specified in Schedule 2 as to agricultural practices, methods and operations and the installation and use of equipment, payments made by the Minister in respect of grassland and rough grazing land which under the agreement is subject to those additional provisions shall be at the rate of £80 per annum for each hectare of such land.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 25th November 1987.
John MacGregor
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
We consent,
Michael Neubert
Peter Lloyd
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
26th November 1987


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1
These Regulations may be cited as the Excise Duties (Small Non-Commercial Consignments) Relief (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 9th March 1987.
2
In regulation 3(2) of the Excise Duties (Small Non-Commercial Consignments) Relief Regulations 1986 —
a
in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£58” there shall be substituted “£71”; and
b
in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£27” there shall be substituted “£32”.
Peter Jefferson Smith
Commissioner of Customs and Excise
King’s Beam House Mark Lane,
London EC3R 7HE
9th February 1987


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1
This Order may be cited as the Petty Sessional Divisions (Northamptonshire) (Amendment) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st April 1987.
2
In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the Petty Sessional Divisions (Northamptonshire) Order 1987 .
3
In column (2) of Schedule 2 to the principal Order, the following substitutions shall be made in the entry specifying the area comprised in the petty sessional division of Daventry —
a
“East Farndon” shall be substituted for “Eash Farndon”;
b
“Maidwell” shall be substituted for “Maindwell”;
c
“Stowe Nine Churches” shall be substituted for “Stone Nine Churches”.
4
In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the principal Order “1988” shall be substituted for “1987” in the last place where it occurs.
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
24th March 1987