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Citation, commencement and extent
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Alcohol Consumption in Designated Public Places) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.
2
These Regulations extend to England and Wales, except that regulation 10 extends to England only.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations —
“ 2001 Act ” means the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001;
“ 2003 Act ” means the Licensing Act 2003 ;
“ 2001 Regulations ” means the Local Authorities (Alcohol Consumption in Designated Public Places) Regulations 2001 ;
“local authority” and “public place” have the same meaning as in section 16 of the 2001 Act (interpretation of provisions relating to designation of public places); and
“order” means an order under section 13(2) of the 2001 Act (designated public places) identifying specifically or by description a public place in the area of a local authority.
Consultation
3
1
Before making an order, a local authority shall consult —
a
the chief officer of police for the police area in which the public place proposed to be identified in the order is situated;
b
the parish or community council if any in whose area the public place is situated;
c
the chief officer of police, the local authority and any parish or community council for any area near to the public place which it considers may be affected by the designation; and
d
the premises licence holder, the club premises certificate holder or the premises user, as appropriate, in relation to each premises in that place which it considers may be affected by the designation and which are premises in respect of which —
i
a premises licence granted under Part 3 of the 2003 Act (premises licences) has effect;
ii
a club premises certificate granted under Part 4 of the 2003 Act (clubs) has effect; or
iii
a temporary event notice has been given so that the premises may be used for a permitted temporary activity by virtue of Part 5 of the 2003 Act (permitted temporary activities).
2
Before making an order, a local authority shall also take reasonable steps to consult the owners or occupiers of any land proposed to be identified.
3
When a local authority consults any of the parties in paragraph (1) it shall —
a
describe in writing the effect that the order will have at particular times in relation to each category of premises specified in paragraph (b);
b
the categories of premises are —
i
premises falling under section 14(1)(a) of the 2001 Act (places which are not designated public places) to which section 14(1B) of that Act does not apply;
ii
premises falling under section 14(1)(a) of the 2001 Act to which section 14(1B) of that Act does apply;
iii
premises falling under section 14(1)(aa) of the 2001 Act;
iv
premises falling under section 14(1)(b) of the 2001 Act;
v
premises falling under section 14(1)(c) of the 2001 Act; and
vi
premises falling under section 14(1)(e) of the 2001 Act; and
c
identify in writing by postal address or, if there is none, ordnance survey map reference or description any premises within that public place to which section 14(1B) of the 2001 Act applies at the time of consultation.
4
A local authority shall consider any representations as to whether or not a particular public place should be identified in an order whether made as a result of consultation under regulation 3, in response to a notice under regulation 5, or otherwise.
Publicity
5
Before making an order, a local authority shall cause to be published in a newspaper circulating in its area a notice —
a
identifying specifically or by description the place proposed to be identified;
b
setting out the effect of an order being made in relation to that place, including the effect that order will have at particular times in relation to each category of premises specified in regulation 3(3)(b);
c
identifying any premises within that place to which section 14(1B) of the 2001 Act applies at the time the notice is published; and
d
inviting representations as to whether or not an order should be made.
6
No order shall be made until at least 28 days after the publication of the notice referred to in regulation 5.
7
After making an order and before it takes effect, a local authority shall cause to be published in a newspaper circulating in its area a notice —
a
identifying the place which has been identified in the order;
b
setting out the effect of the order in relation to that place, including the effect that order will have at particular times in relation to each category of premises specified in regulation 3(3)(b);
c
identifying any premises within that place to which section 14(1B) of the 2001 Act will apply at the time the order takes effect; and
d
indicating the date on which the order will take effect.
Signage
8
1
Before an order takes effect, a local authority shall cause to be erected in the place identified such signs as it considers sufficient to draw the attention of members of the public in that place to the effect of the order.
2
Each sign erected pursuant to paragraph (1) shall in particular indicate the effect the order will have at particular times in relation to each category of premises specified in regulation 3(3)(b).
Notification to Secretary of State
9
A copy of any order shall be sent to the Secretary of State as soon as reasonably practicable after it has been made.
Amendment to Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000
10
1
The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000 shall be amended as follows.
2
In Schedule 1 (Functions not to be the responsibility of an authority’s executive) in Part I (Miscellaneous Functions) —
a
for the final entry in Column (1) substitute —
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Power to make an order identifying a place as a designated public place for the purposes of police powers in relation to alcohol consumption
; and
b
for the final entry in Column (2) substitute —
Section 13(2) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) .
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Revocation and saving
11
1
Subject to paragraph (2), the following instrument and provision are revoked —
a
the 2001 Regulations; and
b
paragraph 2 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Licensing Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 .
2
The 2001 Regulations shall continue to have effect in relation to any order for which consultation began, in accordance with regulation 3 of those Regulations, prior to 6th April 2007 and nothing in these Regulations shall apply in respect of such an order.
Vernon Coaker
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
12th March 2007


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jurisdiction: UK

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Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as The School Admissions (Adjudicator Determinations Relating to Looked After and Certain Other Children) (England) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 27th February 2007.
2
These Regulations apply only in relation to England.
3
In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
Required consultation under sections 95A, 97 or 97B of the Act
2
Before making a determination in connection with a reference made pursuant to sections 95A(3), 97(3) or 97B(4) of the Act, and in the event that the adjudicator wishes to determine that a school in England is to be required to admit the child, the adjudicator must consult the following persons —
a
the admission authority for any school that he is considering may be required to admit the child;
b
the governing body of any such school if not the admission authority; and
c
the local authority for the area in which any such school is situated if not the admission authority.
Information to be provided to the Adjudicator
3
An admission authority for a maintained school must provide such information relating to the circumstances of the school as may be requested by the adjudicator for the purposes of any determination he is considering making in relation to the school in connection with a reference under sections 95A(3), 97(3) or 97B(4) of the Act.
Jim Knight
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
20th January 2007


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Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
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1
This Order may be cited as the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2007 and shall come into force on 18th May 2007.
2
In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 .
3
This Order applies in relation to England.
Amendment of article 1 of the principal Order
2
In article 1(2) of the principal Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), after the definition of “relevant primary dental services” insert —
“the Social Care Bursary Scheme” means the Social Care Bursary Scheme established pursuant to section 67(4)(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000 ;
.
Amendment of article 3 of the principal Order
3
In article 3 of the principal Order (functions of the Authority) —
a
at the end of paragraph (a)(iv), omit the word “and”;
b
in paragraph (a)(v), after the word “Scheme;” insert “and”; and
c
after paragraph (a)(v), add —
vi
the Social Care Busary Scheme in England;
.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State
Department of Health
1st April 2007


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Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Income Tax (Indexation) Order 2007.
Amounts specified for rate limits for 2007-08
2
Unless Parliament determines otherwise, for the year 2007-08, the amount treated as specified by virtue of section 1(4) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 shall be —
a
in section 1(2)(aa) of that Act (starting rate limit of charge to income tax), £2,230; and
b
in section 1(2)(b) of that Act (basic rate limit of charge to income tax), £34,600.
Frank Roy
Alan Campbell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
21st March 2007


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PART 1 General provisions
Title, application, commencement and cessation
1
These Regulations —
a
may be cited as the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.6) Regulations 2007;
b
apply in England;
c
come into force at 8.00 p.m. on 31st October 2007; and
d
cease to have effect on 15th December 2007.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations —
“approved” means approved for the purposes of these Regulations in accordance with regulation 18 ;
“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“the Decision” means Commission Decision 2007/554/ EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom ;
“dispatch” means dispatch from a place within Great Britain to a place outside Great Britain and includes consigning for dispatch;
“export” includes consigning for export;
“inspector” means a person appointed as an inspector for the purposes of the Animal Health Act 1981 or the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006 , or a person authorised by the Secretary of State, local authority or Food Standards Agency to be an authorised officer or official veterinary surgeon for the purposes of the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006 or the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 ;
“ 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 —
where there is a port health authority, that authority;
in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;
in a non-metropolitan county, the county or district council;
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;
“official veterinarian” means a veterinarian who is qualified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption to act in such a capacity and is appointed by the Food Standards Agency; and
“slaughter”, in relation to an animal, means causing the death of the animal by bleeding.
PART 2 Import and export restrictions
Import of live animals
3
No person may import any live animal of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or any other biungulate into England from another member State.
Dispatch and movement of live animals
4
1
No person may dispatch live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or any other biungulates.
2
By way of derogation from paragraph (1), a person may export animals originating outside Great Britain if the animals travelled through Great Britain on main roads and railway lines and the requirements in paragraph (3) are complied with.
3
No person may export biungulate animals to another member State without the prior authorisation of the Secretary of State —
a
unless at least three days before export the Secretary of State has notified that member State; and
b
in the case of —
i
bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine animals, the health certificate accompanying the animals bears the following words —
Animals conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
; or
ii
other biungulates, the health certificate accompanying the animals bears the following words —
Live biungulates conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
4
No person may move any biungulate through Great Britain except on main roads or railway lines.
Export of fresh meat, minced meat, mechanically separated meat and meat preparations
5
1
No person may export meat from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulates coming from Great Britain or obtained from animals originating in Great Britain.
2
In this regulation, “meat” includes fresh meat, minced meat, mechanically separated meat and meat preparations as defined in points 1.10, 1.13, 1.14 or 1.15 of Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin .
3
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to —
a
meat obtained before 15th July 2007;
b
meat derived from animals reared for at least 90 days prior to slaughter outside Great Britain and slaughtered outside Great Britain, or in the case of meat obtained from wild game of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease, killed outside Great Britain;
c
meat obtained from wild game —
i
that was killed in an area specified in the relevant column of Schedule 1 where there has been no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease for at least the 90 days preceding the death, and is at least 20 km from the areas of Great Britain not specified in Schedule 1; and
ii
complies with paragraphs 2 and 3(c) of Schedule 2;
d
meat from domestic bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine animals or farmed game of a species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease that complies with the conditions in Schedule 2, and is derived from an animal that —
i
was kept on holdings situated within the areas specified in the relevant columns of Schedule 1 where there has been no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease for at least the 90 days prior to slaughter;
ii
during the 21 days prior to transport to the approved slaughterhouse, or in the case of farmed game prior to the date of on-farm slaughtering, remained under the supervision of the Secretary of State on a holding complying with Schedule 3;
iii
was transported to the approved slaughterhouse under the control of the Secretary of State in a means of transport that were cleaned and disinfected before loading at the holding described in sub-paragraph (d)(ii); and
iv
was slaughtered less than 24 hours after arrival at the approved slaughterhouse separately from animals the meat of which is not eligible for export; or
e
fresh meat obtained from an approved cutting plant situated in Great Britain if —
i
only fresh meat described in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) is processed in the cutting plant in any one day;
ii
cleansing and disinfection has been carried out after processing any meat not described in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d);
iii
the cutting plant is operated under strict veterinary control; and
iv
the fresh meat is clearly identified, and has been transported and stored separately from meat from Great Britain that is not eligible for export.
4
Any person consigning an animal to a slaughterhouse to produce meat intended for export in accordance with sub-paragraph (3)(d) must provide a written declaration that it complies with each of the conditions contained in that paragraph and ensure that such declaration accompanies the animal consigned.
5
Meat specified in paragraph (3) intended for export must bear a health mark in accordance with Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption .
6
Meat specified in paragraph (3) intended for export to another member State must be accompanied by an official certificate produced by an official veterinarian which bears the following words —
Meat conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
Marking meat not eligible for export
6
1
Meat not eligible for export to another member State must be marked in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Council Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption , or in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/304/EC on the marking and use of certain animal products .
2
Fresh meat obtained from animals reared outside Great Britain and transported directly and under official control in sealed means of transport to an approved slaughterhouse situated in Great Britain, may be placed on the market in England if —
a
the meat is marked in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC or in accordance with Decision 2001/304/EC ;
b
the slaughterhouse is operated under strict veterinary control; and
c
the meat is clearly identified, and has been transported and stored separately from meat from Great Britain that is not eligible for export.
Export of meat products
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1
No person may export meat products, including treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulates coming from Great Britain or prepared using meat obtained from such animals originating in Great Britain.
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to meat products that have been transported and stored since the date of production separately from other meat products from Great Britain that are not eligible for export, provided that the meat products —
a
are clearly identified;
b
bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 ; and
c
are made from meat —
i
described in regulation 5(3) ; or
ii
that have undergone at least one of the relevant treatments laid down for foot-and-mouth disease in Part 1 of Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC .
3
Meat products exported to another member State must be accompanied by an official certificate which bears the following words —
Meat products (including treated stomachs, bladders and intestines) conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
4
Paragraph (3) does not apply to meat products that comply with paragraph (2) and have been processed in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure that ensures that standards for treatment are met and recorded, if compliance with paragraph (2)(c)(ii) is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 14.
5
Paragraph (3) does not apply to meat products heat treated in accordance with paragraph (2)(c)(ii) stored in hermetically sealed containers so as to ensure that they are shelf stable, if the heat treatment applied is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment.
Export of milk
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1
No person may export milk produced or prepared in Great Britain.
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to milk produced from animals kept in Great Britain that has been subjected to at least a treatment in accordance with —
a
Part A of Annex IX to Council Directive 2003/85/EC on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease , if the milk is intended for human consumption; or
b
Part B of Annex IX to Directive 2003/85/EC , if the milk is not intended for human consumption.
3
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to milk prepared in an approved establishment situated in Great Britain under the following conditions —
a
all milk used in the establishment has either —
i
been treated in accordance with paragraph (2); or
ii
has been obtained from animals reared and milked outside Great Britain;
b
the establishment must be operated under strict veterinary control;
c
the milk is clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and dairy products from Great Britain not eligible for export; and
d
transport of raw milk from holdings situated outside Great Britain to the establishment in Great Britain is carried out in vehicles that were cleansed and disinfected prior to operation and had no subsequent contact with holdings in Great Britain keeping animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease.
4
Milk exported to another member State must be accompanied by an official certificate which bears the following words —
Milk conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
5
Paragraph (4) does not apply to milk that complies with the requirements of paragraph (2)(a) or (b) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 14, and has been processed in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that standards for treatment are met and recorded.
6
Paragraph (4) does not apply to milk that conforms with the requirements of paragraph (2)(a) or (b) and that has been heat treated in hermetically sealed containers so as to ensure that it is shelf stable provided that the commercial document accompanying the consignment states the heat treatment applied.
Export of dairy products
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1
No person may export dairy products produced or prepared in Great Britain.
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to dairy products —
a
produced before 15th July 2007;
b
prepared from milk complying with the provisions in regulation 8(2) or (3); or
c
for export to a third country where import conditions permit such products to be subject to treatment other than laid down in regulation 8(2) which ensures the inactivation of the foot-and-mouth disease virus.
3
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to dairy products intended for human consumption —
a
that are finished products, the ingredients of which comply with the respective animal health conditions laid down in these Regulations;
b
produced from milk of a controlled pH less than 7.0 and subject to a heat treatment at a temperature of at least 72°C for at least 15 seconds; or
c
produced from raw milk of bovine, ovine or caprine animals (that have been resident for at least 30 days on a holding situated in Great Britain, and within 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 the date of production of the raw milk) and which has been subject to a maturation or ripening process of at least 90 days during with 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.
4
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to —
a
dairy products prepared in an approved establishment situated in Great Britain if —
i
all milk used in the establishment either conforms to the conditions of regulation 8(2) or is obtained from animals outside Great Britain;
ii
all dairy products used in the final product either conform to the conditions of paragraphs (2)(a) or (b) or (3) of this regulation or are made from milk obtained from animals outside Great Britain;
iii
the establishment is operated under strict veterinary control; and
iv
the dairy products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and dairy products from Great Britain that are not eligible for export; or
b
dairy products prepared outside Great Britain using milk obtained before 15th July 2007 from Great Britain provided that the milk products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from dairy products from Great Britain not eligible for export.
5
Dairy products exported to another member State must be accompanied by an official certificate which bears the following words —
Dairy products conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
6
Paragraph (5) does not apply to milk products that comply with the requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) or (b), (3) or (4) if such compliance is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment, endorsed in accordance with regulation 14, and the dairy 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.
7
Paragraph (5) does not apply to dairy products that conform to the requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) or (b), (3) or (4), which have been treated in hermetically sealed containers so as to ensure that they are shelf stable if the heat treatment applied is stated in the commercial document accompanying the consignment.
Export of semen, ova and embryos
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1
No person may export semen, ova or embryos of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulates produced in or brought into Great Britain.
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to —
a
semen, ova or embryos produced before 15th July 2007;
b
frozen bovine semen imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in Council Directive 88/407/ EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species , which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova or embryos from Great Britain not eligible for export;
c
bovine embryos imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in Council Directive 89/556/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species , which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova or embryos from Great Britain not eligible for export;
d
porcine semen imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in 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 , which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova or embryos from Great Britain not eligible for export;
e
frozen ovine or caprine semen or frozen ovine or caprine embryos imported into the United Kingdom in accordance with the conditions laid down in Council Directive 92/65/EEC laying down the animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules , which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from semen, ova or embryos from Great Britain not eligible for export; or
f
frozen semen or embryos —
i
that are from bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine animals kept for at least 90 days prior to the date of collection on holdings within the areas specified in Schedule 1;
ii
that have been collected from donor animals kept in centres or on holdings which comply with Part I of Schedule 4; and
iii
that have been stored in accordance with Part II of Schedule 4 for a minimum period of 30 days following collection during which the centre or holding described in sub-paragraph (f)(ii) must have had no case of foot-and-mouth disease.
3
The health certificate accompanying frozen bovine semen exported to another member State must bear the following words —
Frozen bovine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 on certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
4
The health certificate accompanying bovine embryos exported to other member States must bear the following words —
Bovine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 on certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
5
The health certificate accompanying ovine or caprine semen exported to other member States must bear the following words —
Frozen ovine/caprine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
6
The health certificate accompanying ovine or caprine embryos exported to other member States must bear the following words —
Frozen ovine/caprine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
7
The health certificate accompanying porcine semen exported to other member States must bear the following words —
Frozen porcine semen conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 on certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
Export of hides and skins
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1
No person may export hides or skins of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulates produced in or brought into Great Britain.
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to hides and skins that —
a
were produced before 15th July 2007;
b
conform to the requirements of point (c) or (d) of paragraph 2 of Part A of Chapter VI of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption ; or
c
were produced outside Great Britain in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and since introduction into the United Kingdom have been transported separately from hides or skins from Great Britain not eligible for export,
provided that treated hides or skins are separated from untreated hides and skins.
3
Hides or skins exported to another member State must be accompanied by an official certificate which bears the following words: —
Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 on certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
4
Paragraph (3) does not apply to hides or skins which conform to the requirements of either —
a
points (b) to (e) or paragraph 1 of Part A of Chapter VI of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 ; or
b
points (c) or (d) of paragraph 2 of Part A of Chapter VI of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 ,
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 4.
Export of animal products
12
1
No person may export animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulates not otherwise mentioned in these Regulations —
a
produced after 15th July 2007 in Great Britain; or
b
obtained from animals originating from Great Britain.
2
No person may export dung or manure from animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species or other biungulates from Great Britain.
3
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to —
a
animal products that —
i
have been subject to a heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container with a Fo value of 3,00 or more;
ii
have been subject to a heat treatment in which the centre temperature is raised to at least 70 o C; or
iii
were produced outside Great Britain in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 , and which since introduction into the United Kingdom have been stored and transported separately from animal products from Great Britain not eligible for export;
b
blood or blood products —
i
as defined in points 4 and 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 which have been subjected to at least one of the treatments provided for in paragraph 3(a)(ii) of Part A of Chapter IV of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 , followed by an effectiveness check; or
ii
that have been imported in accordance with Part A of Chapter IV of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 ;
c
lard or rendered fats which have been subjected to the heat treatment prescribed in point 2(d)(iv) of Part B of Chapter IV of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 ;
d
animal casings that comply with the conditions in Part A of Chapter 2 of Annex 1 to Directive 92/118/EC laying down animal health and public requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of certain products , which have been cleaned, scraped and then either salted, bleached or dried, and where subsequently effective steps were taken to prevent the recontamination of the casings;
e
sheep wool, ruminant hair or pigs’ bristles, any of which has undergone factory washing or has been obtained from tanning;
f
sheep wool, ruminant hair or pigs’ bristles, any of which has been securely enclosed in packaging and is dry;
g
petfood conforming to the requirements of points 2 to 4 of Part B of Chapter II of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 ;
h
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;
i
game trophies in accordance with points 1, 3 or 4 of Part A of Chapter VII of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 ;
j
packed animal products intended for use as in-vitro diagnostic or laboratory reagents; or
k
medicinal products as defined in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community Code relating to medicinal products for human use , non-viable medical devices as defined in Article 1(5)(g) of Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices , veterinary medicinal products as defined in Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community Code relating to veterinary medicinal products and investigational medicinal products as defined in Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the conduct of clinical trials on medicinal products for human use .
4
The animal products referred to in paragraph (3) for export to other member States must be accompanied by an official certificate which bears the following words —
Animal products conforming to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC of 9 August 2007 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.
.
5
Paragraph (4) does not apply to products specified in paragraph (3)(a) to (d) or (g) that are accompanied by a commercial document stating that the products comply with the relevant requirements of paragraph 3(a) to (d) or (g) which is endorsed in accordance with regulation 14 .
6
Paragraph (4) does not apply to products specified in paragraph (3)(e) or (f) that are accompanied by a commercial document stating —
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 points 1 and 4 of Part A of Chapter VIII of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 .
7
Paragraph (4) does not apply to products specified in paragraph (3)(h) 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) does not apply to products specified in paragraph (3)(j) or (k) if they are accompanied by a commercial document stating that the products are for use as in-vitro diagnostic or laboratory reagents or medical products or medical devices, provided that the products are clearly labelled “for in-vitro diagnostic use only” or “for laboratory use only” or as “medical products” or as “medical devices”.
9
Paragraph (4) does not apply to composite products that fulfil the conditions set out in Article 6(1) of Commission Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts if they are accompanied by a commercial document which bears the following words:
These composite products are shelf stable at ambient temperatures or have clearly undergone in their manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance so that any raw material is de-natured.
.
Exemptions
13
The prohibitions in regulations 7 , 8 , 9 and 12 do not apply in relation to —
a
products not produced in the United Kingdom and which remain in their original packaging indicating the country of origin of the products; and
b
products that are —
i
produced in an approved establishment in Great Britain from pre-processed products originating outside Great Britain which, since introduction into the United Kingdom have been transported, stored and processed separately from products from Great Britain not eligible for export; 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 stating that —
a
the products concerned have been produced —
i
in a production process that has been audited and found to be in compliance with the appropriate requirements in Community animal health legislation and suitable to destroy the foot-and-mouth disease virus; or
ii
from pre-processed materials that have been certified accordingly; and
b
provisions are in place to avoid possible recontamination with the foot-and-mouth disease virus after treatment.
2
The certificate must bear a reference to the Decision, is valid for 30 days, must state the expiry date and is renewable after inspection of the establishment.
3
In the case of products for retail sale to the final consumer, a consolidated consignment other than fresh meat, minced meat, mechanically separated meat or meat preparations, each of which is eligible for export in accordance with these Regulations, may be exported from an approved establishment accompanied by a commercial document endorsed by the attachment of a copy of an official veterinary certificate that —
a
confirms that the establishment of export has in place a system to ensure that goods can only be exported 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 had been audited with satisfactory results.
Duties of slaughterhouses and other establishments
15
1
If foot-and mouth disease is identified in a slaughterhouse, or approved holding on which farmed game are slaughtered, or a game-handling establishment, which handles meat controlled under these Regulations, the occupier must ensure that:
a
all animals present are slaughtered;
b
all meat and all dead animals are removed and disposed of in accordance with article 25(2) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006 ;
c
the establishment is cleansed and disinfected under the supervision of the Secretary of State; and
d
no meat is prepared for consigning outside the areas listed in Schedule 1 for 24 hours following the completion of the cleansing and disinfection required by sub-paragraph (c).
2
If an animal that does not fulfil the requirements of regulation 5(3)(d) or paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 2 is slaughtered in any of the establishments referred to in paragraph (1), the occupier must ensure that:
a
all animals present are slaughtered;
b
the establishment is cleansed and disinfected under the supervision of the Secretary of State; and
c
no meat is prepared for consigning outside the areas listed in Schedule 1 until the completion of the cleansing and disinfection required by sub-paragraph (b).
Personal exports
16
No person travelling out of England may take with them in their personal luggage or on any other non-commercial basis any product to which these Regulations apply.
Offers to dispatch or export
17
No person may 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.
PART 3 Administration and enforcement
Approvals
18
1
The Secretary of State or a local authority may approve establishments, slaughterhouses or cutting plants for the purposes of these Regulations if satisfied that the occupier will comply with the conditions of these Regulations.
2
Any approval must be in writing, may be made subject to conditions and may be amended, suspended or revoked by notice at any time, and in particular may be suspended or revoked if the Secretary of State (or in the case of an approval granted by the local authority, that local authority) is reasonably of the opinion that the provisions of these Regulations or any conditions of approval are not being complied with.
Powers of inspectors
19
1
An inspector may, on producing, if required to do so, some duly authenticated document showing his authority, at all reasonable hours 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 may carry out all checks and examinations necessary for the enforcement of these Regulations, and in particular may —
a
detain any vehicle, vessel, container or anything which he reasonably suspects to contain animals or products controlled by these Regulations and intended for export for as long as is reasonably necessary to determine whether the consignment complies with the conditions for export;
b
search any premises;
c
carry out inspections of any processes used for the marking and identification of animals, any premises and any installation;
d
examine documentary or data processing material relevant to the checks carried out under these Regulations, including any import or export manifest; and
e
take with him a representative of the European Commission acting for the purposes of the Decision.
Powers of officers of Revenue and Customs
20
An officer of Revenue and Customs 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 of products
21
1
This regulation has effect when an inspector, on reasonable grounds, suspects that anything other than live animals is intended to be exported in contravention of these Regulations.
2
The inspector may seize it and remove it in order to have it dealt with by a justice of the peace.
3
If he seizes it he must inform the person appearing to him to be in charge of the consignment of his intention to have it dealt with by a justice of the peace, and —
a
any person who might be liable for prosecution under these Regulations in relation to the export shall, if he attends before the justice of the peace by whom the matter falls to be dealt with, be entitled to be heard and to call witnesses; and
b
the justice of the peace may, but need not, be a member of the court before which any person is charged with an offence under these Regulations in relation to that consignment.
4
If it appears to a justice of the peace that there was an intention to export the consignment in contravention of these Regulations he must, unless he is satisfied that the consignment can be returned to the owner without risk of a further attempt to export it in contravention of these Regulations, order that the consignment shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent it from being despatched.
5
When under the preceding paragraph a justice of the peace is satisfied that there was an intention to export a consignment in breach of these Regulations, the owner, the consignor and the consignee are jointly and severally liable for the costs reasonably incurred in its removal to storage, its storage and its destruction or disposal.
Obstruction
22
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.
Offences by bodies corporate
23
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, is guilty of the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
2
For the purposes of this regulation, “director” in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.
Penalties
24
A person contravening any provision of these Regulations is guilty of an offence and liable —
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both; or
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Authorisations, certificates, etc. issued in another part of the United Kingdom
25
1
Where these Regulations require any authorisation, certificate or approval to be issued or granted by the Secretary of State in England, an equivalent document issued in another part of the United Kingdom by the relevant competent authority is valid.
2
Where these Regulations require anything to be done in approved establishments or cutting plants in England, anything done in premises approved for those purposes in another part of the United Kingdom shall be treated as if it had been processed in approved premises in England.
Sharing information
26
1
The Secretary of State, the Commissioners and any local authority may exchange information for the purposes of these Regulations, and may divulge information to the enforcement authorities in another part of the British Islands.
2
Paragraph (1) is without prejudice to any other power of the Secretary of State, the Commissioners or any local authority to disclose information.
3
No person, including a servant of the Crown, may disclose any information received from the Commissioners under paragraph (1) if —
a
the information relates to a person whose identity —
i
is specified in the disclosure; or
ii
can be deduced from the disclosure;
b
the disclosure is for a purpose other than the purposes of these Regulations; and
c
the Commissioners have not given their prior consent to the disclosure.
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.5) Regulations 2007 are revoked.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
6.00 p.m. on 31st October 2007


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Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Pensions Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007.
Appointed day
2
The day appointed for the coming into force of section 18(1) to (3) of the Pensions Act 2007 (financial assistance scheme: increased levels of payment), is 14th December 2007.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Mike O’Brien
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
12th December 2007


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Daily Liability Entitlement) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006
2
1
The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 shall be amended as follows.
2
In regulation 76 (date on which entitlement is to commence) —
a
for paragraph (3)(c) substitute —
c
he becomes liable in that benefit week to make payments, which fall due on a daily basis, in respect of the accommodation listed in paragraph (4) which he occupies as his home.
; and
b
after regulation 76(3) insert —
4
The accommodation referred to in paragraph (3)(c) is —
a
a hostel;
b
board and lodging accommodation where the payments are to an authority under section 206(2) of the Housing Act 1996 or section 35(2)(b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 ;
c
accommodation which the authority holds on a licence agreement where the payments are to an authority under section 206(2) of the Housing Act 1996 or section 35(2)(b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; or
d
accommodation outside that authority’s Housing Revenue Account which the authority holds on a lease granted for a term not exceeding 10 years.
5
In this regulation —
“board and lodging accommodation” means —
accommodation provided to a person or, if he is a member of a family, to him or any other member of his family, for a charge which is inclusive of the provision of that accommodation and at least some cooked or prepared meals which both are cooked or prepared (by a person other than a person to whom the accommodation is provided or by a member of his family) and are consumed in that accommodation or associated premises; or
accommodation provided to a person in a hotel, guest house, lodging house or some similar establishment,
but it does not include accommodation in a care home, an Abbeyfield Home, an independent hospital or a hostel; and
“Housing Revenue Account” has the same meaning as for the purposes of Part VIII of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
.
3
In regulation 79(8) (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect) omit the words “in respect of a hostel”.
Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006
3
1
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 shall be amended as follows.
2
In regulation 57 (date on which entitlement is to commence)
a
for paragraph (2)(b) substitute —
b
he becomes liable in that benefit week to make payments, which fall due on a daily basis, in respect of the accommodation listed in paragraph (3) which he occupies as his home.
; and
b
after regulation 57(2) insert —
3
The accommodation referred to in paragraph (2)(b) is —
a
a hostel;
b
board and lodging accommodation where the payments are to an authority under section 206(2) of the Housing Act 1996 or section 35(2)(b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987;
c
accommodation which the authority holds on a licence agreement where the payments are to an authority under section 206(2) of the Housing Act 1996 or section 35(2)(b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; or
d
accommodation outside that authority’s Housing Revenue Account which the authority holds on a lease granted for a term not exceeding 10 years.
4
In this regulation —
“board and lodging accommodation” means —
accommodation provided to a person or, if he is a member of a family, to him or any other member of his family, for a charge which is inclusive of the provision of that accommodation and at least some cooked or prepared meals which both are cooked or prepared (by a person other than a person to whom the accommodation is provided or by a member of his family) and are consumed in that accommodation or associated premises; or
accommodation provided to a person in a hotel, guest house, lodging house or some similar establishment,
but it does not include accommodation in a care home, an Abbeyfield Home, an independent hospital or a hostel; and
“Housing Revenue Account” has the same meaning as for the purposes of Part VIII of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
.
3
In regulation 59(8) (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect) omit the words “in respect of a hostel”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
James Plaskitt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
6th February 2007


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.
Revaluation of earnings factors
2
The earnings factors for tax years specified in the Schedule to this Order in so far as they are relevant —
a
to the calculation —
i
of the additional pension in the rate of any long-term benefit; or
ii
of any guaranteed minimum pension; or
b
to any other calculation required under Part III of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (including that Part as modified by or under any other enactment),
are directed to be increased for those tax years by the percentage of their amount shown opposite those tax years in that Schedule.
Rounding of fractional amounts
3
Where any earnings factor relevant to the calculation specified in article 2(a)(i) of this Order, as increased in accordance with this Order, would not but for this article be expressed as a whole number of pounds, it shall be so expressed by the rounding down of any fraction of a pound less than one half and the rounding up of any other fraction of a pound.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
James Purnell
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
8th March 2007


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Title, commencement, extent and application
1
This Order —
a
may be cited as the Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2007;
b
comes into force on 1st August 2007;
c
extends to England and Wales but only applies in England.
Amendments to the Plant Health (England) Order 2005
2
1
The Plant Health (England) Order 2005 is amended as follows.
2
In article 2 (general interpretation), in paragraph (1), for the definitions of “Directive 93/85/ EC ” and “Directive 98/57/EC ”, substitute —
“Directive 93/85/ EEC ” means Council Directive 93/85/EEC on the control of potato ring rot;
“Directive 98/57/EC ” means Council Directive 98/57/EC on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.;
.
3
In article 39(2)(c) (miscellaneous provisions for certain solanaceous species), for “Directive 93/85/EC ”, substitute “Directive 93/85/EEC ”.
4
For paragraph (3) of article 42 (notification of the presence or suspected presence of certain plant pests), substitute —
3
Where any plant pest referred to in paragraph 2(b), (c) or (d) is specified in Schedule 18, it shall be notifiable under paragraph (1) where —
a
it is a subspecies or strain normally present in Great Britain and is found on the premises of a registered plant trader; or
b
it is a subspecies or strain not normally present in Great Britain and is found on any premises.
.
5
In Part A (relevant material, from third countries, which may only be landed in England if special requirements are satisfied) of Schedule 4, in the third column of item 77, for “a country”, substitute “an area or areas”.
6
In Schedule 16 (special measures for the control of potato ring rot) —
a
in paragraph 1, in the definition of “certified seed potatoes”, for “seed potatoes”, substitute “pre-basic seed potatoes, basic seed potatoes or certified seed potatoes”;
b
in paragraph 2, for “Directive 93/85/EC ”, substitute “Directive 93/85/EEC ”;
c
for paragraph 3, substitute —
3
Material can be required to be disposed of —
a
by destruction; or
b
by any other measure that complies with paragraph 1 of Annex IV to Directive 93/85/EEC .
;
d
in paragraph 4 —
i
for “Directive 93/85/EC ”, substitute “Directive 93/85/EEC ”;
ii
in paragraph (b), for “paragraph 5”, substitute “paragraph 2 of Annex IV to Directive 93/85/EEC ”;
e
omit paragraph 5;
f
in paragraphs 6, 7 and 9, for “Directive 93/85/EC ”, substitute “Directive 93/85/EEC ”;
g
for paragraph 10(b) and (c), substitute —
b
in the first potato cropping season following the period referred to in paragraph (a), that potatoes may be planted, for ware production only, provided that the field has been free from volunteer potato plants and other naturally found host plants of Potato Ring Rot for at least the two consecutive growing years prior to planting; and
c
in the potato cropping season which follows that referred to in paragraph (b) and following an appropriate rotation cycle (which shall be at least two years where potatoes are planted for seed production), that potatoes may be planted, for seed or ware production.
;
h
for paragraph 11(b), substitute —
b
in the first potato cropping season following the period referred to in paragraph (a), that potatoes may be planted, for seed or ware production, provided that the field has been free from volunteer potato plants and other naturally found host plants of Potato Ring Rot for at least the two consecutive growing years prior to planting.
;
i
in paragraph 12 —
i
for “Directive 93/85/EC ”, substitute “Directive 93/85/EEC ”;
ii
for paragraphs (b) and (c), substitute —
b
in the second growing year following the period referred to in (a) that —
i
certified seed potatoes; or
ii
seed potatoes officially tested for the absence of Potato Ring Rot and grown under official control at a place of production which is not designated by an inspector as contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a) of Directive 93/85/EEC , may be planted, for seed or ware production;
c
for at least the third growing year following the period referred to in paragraph (a), that certified seed potatoes or seed potatoes grown under official control from certified seed potatoes may be planted, for seed or ware production; and
d
from the date of receipt of the notice for the growing years referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), measures shall be taken to eliminate volunteer potato plants and naturally found host plants of Potato Ring Rot.
;
j
in paragraphs 13 and 16, for “Directive 93/85/EC ”, substitute “Directive 93/85/EEC ”.
7
In Part A (special measures for the control of Ralstonia solanacearum ) of Schedule 17 —
a
in paragraph 1, in the definition of “certified seed potatoes”, after “means”, insert “pre-basic seed potatoes, basic seed potatoes or”;
b
in paragraph 2(b), for “used or disposed of in accordance with paragraph 3”, substitute “subjected to a provision in paragraph 1 of Annex VI to that Directive”;
c
omit paragraph 3;
d
in paragraph 4(b), for “paragraph 5”, substitute “paragraph 2 of Annex VI to that Directive”;
e
omit paragraph 5;
f
in paragraph 10 —
i
in paragraph (a)(ii)(aa), for “and plants”, substitute “, plants and true seeds”;
ii
for paragraphs (b) and (c), substitute —
b
in the first potato cropping season following the period referred to in paragraph (a), that potatoes may be planted, for ware production only, provided that the field or unit of production has been free from volunteer potato and tomato plants and other host plants including solanaceous weeds for at least the two consecutive growing years prior to planting; and
c
in the potato or tomato cropping season which follows that referred to in paragraph (b), that there shall be an appropriate rotation cycle which shall be at least two years where seed potatoes are planted.
;
g
in paragraph 11 —
i
in paragraph (a)(i), after “other”, insert “naturally found”;
ii
in paragraph (b), for the words after “paragraph (a)” to the end of that paragraph, substitute “that potatoes may be planted, for seed or ware production”;
h
in paragraph 12(a), for “or potato plants”, substitute “, potato plants or true seeds”;
i
in paragraph 14, after paragraph (a), omit “and” and insert —
aa
where the authorisation is granted for tomato production, production shall be from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC or, if vegetatively propagated, from tomato plants produced from such seed and grown under official control; and
;
j
for paragraph 15, substitute —
15
Where a place of production is designated by an inspector to be contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a)(ii) of Directive 98/57/EC and with regard to any fields at that place other than those referred to in paragraph 9 the inspector is satisfied that the risk of volunteer potato and tomato plants and other naturally found host plants of R solanacearum has been eliminated, the notice referred to in paragraph 8 may require that with regard to such fields —
a
from the date of receipt of the notice and for one growing year following the start of the next growing year —
i
potato tubers, potato plants and true seeds and other host plants of R solanacearum shall not be planted save that, in the case of potato tubers, certified seed potatoes may be planted for ware production only;
ii
tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC may be planted, for fruit production only;
b
in the first growing year following that specified in paragraph (a) —
i
if potatoes are to be planted, only certified seed potatoes or seed potatoes officially tested for the absence of R solanacearum and grown under official control at a place of production which is not designated by an inspector as contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a)(ii) of Directive 98/57/EC may be planted, for seed or ware production;
ii
in the case of tomatoes, only tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC or, if vegetatively propagated, from tomato plants produced from such seed and grown under official control at a place of production which is not designated by an inspector as contaminated for the purposes of Article 5(1)(a)(ii) of Directive 98/57/EC may be planted, for plant or fruit production;
c
in the second growing year following that specified in paragraph (a) and, where appropriate, in any subsequent growing year which may be specified in the notice —
i
if potatoes are to be planted, only certified seed potatoes or seed potatoes grown under official control from certified seed potatoes may be planted, for seed or ware production;
ii
if tomatoes are to be planted, only tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC or tomato plants grown from such plants under official control may be planted, for plant or fruit production; and
d
from the date of the receipt of the notice and in each of the growing years referred to in this paragraph, measures shall be taken to eliminate volunteer potato plants and other naturally found host plants of R solanacearum as appropriate.
;
k
in paragraph 16, for “throughout the subsequent growing years up to and including the first potato or tomato cropping season permitted by paragraph 10(b) or 11(b)”, substitute “after the first subsequent growing year”.
8
In Part B (demarcation of zones for the control of Ralstonia solanacearum ) of Schedule 17, in paragraph 6(a) —
a
in sub-paragraph (ii), for “may be planted”, substitute “or seed potatoes grown under official control may be planted”;
b
after sub-paragraph (ii), omit “and”;
c
at the end of sub-paragraph (iii), insert “, or a system of cleansing and, where appropriate, disinfection shall be carried out between the handling of seed and ware potatoes”;
d
after sub-paragraph (iii), insert —
and
iv
with regard to tomato crops in the zone, only tomato plants grown from seed which meets the requirements of Directive 2000/29/EC or, if vegetatively propagated, tomato plants produced from such seed and grown under official control may be planted;
.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
26th June 2007


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Title and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 30th November 2007.
Revocation
2
The Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2005 are revoked.
Consequential amendments to the Genetically Modified Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2004
3
1
Regulation 8 (inspection, seizure and detention of suspected animal feed) of the Genetically Modified Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2004 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
In paragraph (5) the expression “Subject to paragraph (6)” is substituted for the expression “Subject to paragraphs (5A), (5B) and (6)”.
3
Paragraphs (5A) and (5B) are omitted.
Consequential amendment of the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2006
4
In Schedule 2 (definition of relevant feed law) of the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2006 , paragraph (f) is omitted.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Dawn Primarolo
Minister of State,
Department of Health
22nd October 2007


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
Increase in fees
2
1
The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 shall be amended as follows.
2
In the regulations specified in column (1) of the following Table for the amounts specified in column (2) there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column (3).
Table
(1) (2) (3) Regulation Existing Amount (£) Substituted Amount (£)
46(2)(a) 243 256 46(2)(b)(i) 243 256 46(2)(b)(ii) 29 31 50(a) 1407 1484 129 136 50(b) 695 733 50(c) 3010 3176 53 27 28 57(5) 19 20
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
S.J Ladyman
Minister of State
Department for Transport
21st February 2007


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Title, application and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2007; they apply in England and come into force on 6th April 2008.
References to Council Regulation (EC) 1198/2006
2
A reference in these Regulations to Council Regulation (EC) 1198/2006 is a reference to that Regulation as amended from time to time.
Payment by the Secretary of State
3
The Secretary of State may pay grants out of monies provided by Parliament for any of the purposes specified in Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) 1198/2006 .
Advertisement of grants
4
1
The Secretary of State must advertise the grants available, and provide application forms and guidance notes for completing applications.
2
The Secretary of State may determine in each financial year how much grant (if any) is payable for any activity.
Application for a grant
5
1
An application for a grant must be made on a form provided by the Secretary of State, at the address specified on or with the form.
2
An applicant must supply all the information specified.
3
The application must be within any specified time limit.
4
The Secretary of State may reject incomplete or late applications.
5
Any person who applies for a grant who gives information knowing it to be false or not believing it to be true is guilty of an offence.
Approval of applications
6
1
The Secretary of State may approve an application with or without conditions, or may reject it.
2
The Secretary of State may vary conditions at any time until the last instalment of a grant has been paid.
Notification of decisions
7
1
The Secretary of State must notify applicants of the result of their applications, or if a condition of a grant is varied.
2
If an application has been refused, rejected or granted subject to conditions or an existing approval is varied the Secretary of State must notify the applicant, and give the applicant a means of making representation within a given time frame.
3
The Secretary of State must consider the representations and notify the result to the applicant.
Evidence of expenditure or action
8
The Secretary of State must not make any payments unless satisfied that an applicant has properly incurred expenditure, or has carried out any necessary actions, relating to the grant.
Method of payment
9
Payment may be made in full or by instalments.
Information
10
A recipient of a grant must supply the Secretary of State with such information concerning a grant or action required relating to the grant as the Secretary of State requires within a time specified by the Secretary of State, and failure to do so is an offence.
Records
11
Any person who receives a grant must make records of all receipts and expenditure relating to the grant, and keep the records for at least six years after the last payment made to them under the grant, and failure to do so is an offence.
Recovery of payment
12
The Secretary of State may recover any payment made under these Regulations if —
a
it was paid following a fraudulent application;
b
it was used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was granted; or
c
any condition is not complied with,
and may in addition claim interest at 1% above LIBOR.
Powers of entry
13
1
An officer of the Secretary of State may, on producing a duly authenticated authorisation if required, enter any premises (other than domestic premises not being used for the purposes of these Regulations) at any reasonable hour for the purpose of ensuring that the provisions of these Regulations are being complied with; and in this regulation “premises” includes any fishing or other vessel, place, vehicle, trailer or container.
2
The officer may be accompanied by —
a
such other persons that the officer considers necessary; and
b
any representative of the European Commission acting for the purpose of the enforcement of these Regulations.
3
On entering the premises the officer may —
a
inspect the premises, and any plant, machinery or equipment;
b
inspect, copy and if necessary remove records;
c
search the premises;
d
seize any computers and associated equipment for the purpose of copying documents provided they are returned as soon as practicable; and
e
carry out any inquiries, examinations and tests.
Obstruction
14
Any person who —
a
intentionally obstructs any person acting in the execution of these Regulations;
b
without reasonable cause, fails to give to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any assistance or information that that person may reasonably require under these Regulations;
c
furnishes to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any information knowing it to be false or misleading; or
d
fails to produce a record when required to do so to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations,
is guilty of an offence.
Penalties
15
1
A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable —
a
on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and
b
on indictment, to a fine.
2
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 person of the body corporate, or
b
any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity,
that person is guilty of the offence as well as the body corporate.
3
For the purposes of this regulation “director”, in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.
Jonathan Shaw
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
15th November 2007


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Primary Care Trusts (Establishment and Dissolution) (England) Amendment (No.2) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 29th June 2007.
2
In this Order, “ the Order ” means the Primary Care Trusts (Establishment and Dissolution) (England) Order 2006 .
Change of name of Primary Care Trusts
2
1
In Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Order, in each place where “North Lancashire Primary Care Trust” appears, before “Primary Care Trust” insert “Teaching”.
2
The change of name effected by paragraph (1) shall not —
a
affect any right or obligation of any person; or
b
be taken as invalidating any instrument (whether made before or on or after the day on which this Order comes into force) which refers to the Primary Care Trust by its previous name,
and all instruments and other documents which refer to the Primary Care Trust under its previous name shall be construed as referring to it under its new name.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hunt
Minister of State
Department of Health
19th June 2007


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Citation, application and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No.6) (England) Order 2007.
2
This order applies to England only.
Provision coming into force on 1st October 2007
2
Section 153 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 shall come into force on 1st October 2007 to the extent it is not already in force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Kay Andrews
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
16th April 2007


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Adventure Activities (Licensing) (Designation) Order 2007 and comes into force on 1 st April 2007.
Designation
2
The Health and Safety Executive (being a person nominated by the Health and Safety Commission under section 1(2) of the Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) Act 1995) is designated for the purposes of section 1(1) of that Act.
Revocation
3
The Adventure Activities (Licensing) (Designation) Order 1996 is revoked.
Andrew Adonis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education and Skills
16th February 2007
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
14th February 2007


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Citation and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007.
2
In this Order, the “ 2006 Act ” means the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.
Commencement
2
Section 27 of the 2006 Act (directions to individuals who represent a risk of disorder) shall come into force on 22nd August 2007.
3
The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st October 2007 —
a
sections 21 and 22 (licence reviews);
b
section 32 (sales of air weapons by way of trade or business to be face to face);
c
section 33 (age limits for purchase etc. of air weapons);
d
section 34 (firing an air weapon beyond premises);
e
section 36 (manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms);
f
section 37 (specific defences applying to the offence under s.36);
g
section 38 (meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”);
h
section 39 (specification for imitation firearms);
i
section 40 (supplying imitation firearms to minors);
j
section 43(1) and (2) (sale etc. of knives and other weapons);
k
section 44 (sale etc. of crossbows);
l
section 47 (power to search persons in attendance centres for weapons); and
m
section 64 (expenses).
4
The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st October 2007 to the extent not already in force —
a
section 31 (prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers);
b
section 50 (supplemental provisions for Part 2);
c
section 51 (corresponding provision for Northern Ireland) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 2 (weapons etc.: corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland) referred to in sub-paragraph (d);
d
in Schedule 2 —
i
paragraphs 4 to 8; and
ii
paragraphs 10, 12 and 14;
e
section 65 (repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 5 (repeals) referred to in sub-paragraph (f); and
f
in Schedule 5 (repeals) the entries relating to —
i
the Firearms Act 1968 ; and
ii
the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 .
Tony McNulty
Minister of State
Home Office
24th July 2007


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Citation and commencement
1
1
These Rules may be cited as the Courts-Martial (Army) (Amendment) Rules 2007 and shall come into force on 7th September 2007.
Amendment to the Rules
2
1
The Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 1997 are amended in accordance with the provisions of this rule.
2
In rule 84, after paragraph (2) there is inserted––
3
Where a person to be tried by court-martial is a person to whom Part II of the Act is applied by section 209 of the Act, the court administration officer may appoint under section 84D(1)(a) and (c) and (2)(a) and (c) of the Act as a member of the court-martial any person who is not subject to military law, air force law or the Naval Discipline Act 1957.
4
Where paragraph (3) applies, any reference in these Rules to––
a
an officer or warrant officer member of the court, or
b
the president,
shall be construed as meaning any person appointed as a member of the court under paragraph (3).
Derek Twigg
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
Date 10th August 2007


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Royal Air Force Terms of Service Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1 st April 2007.
Interpretation
2
1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“ the Act ” means the Air Force Act 1955 ;
“air force service” means service in the regular air force;
“to determine service” means to be discharged, on application, from air force service with no reserve liability;
“recruit” means a recruit enlisted in the regular air force who has not previously so enlisted;
“the relevant date” means, in relation to a person, the date of his attestation except in relation to —
a man who enlisted before 1 st April 2007, and
a woman who enlisted on or after 1st April 1975 and before 1 st April 2007,
and on a date before their 18th birthday in which excepted cases “the relevant date” means the date of that person’s 18th birthday.
2
Expressions used in these Regulations have, unless the contrary intention appears, the meaning which they bear in the Act.
Duration of terms of enlistment
3
1
A person may be enlisted in the Royal Air Force for such a term as is specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation beginning with the date of his attestation.
2
The term referred to in paragraph (1) shall be a term expiring on a date falling between 6 months and 22 years after the relevant date.
3
The term for which a person may be enlisted may be a term wholly of air force service or may be a term partly of air force service and partly of service with the air force reserve.
Engagement with right to transfer to the reserve, on notice (the notice engagement)
4
1
A person who has reached the age of 16 years may be enlisted in the Royal Air Force for a term (which may include service in the reserve) of not less than 3 years’ nor more than 9 years’ air force service from the relevant date with the right to be transferred to the reserve on or at any time after the expiration of 3 years after the end of his period of training, such right being exercisable in accordance with regulation 10 and subject to regulation 12.
2
A person enlisted pursuant to this regulation shall retain the right conferred thereby to transfer to the reserve notwithstanding that his term is extended under regulation 14(1).
3
A person enlisted pursuant to this regulation may apply by notice in writing to his commanding officer to be treated as if he had been enlisted pursuant to regulation 3 for a term equal in length to the term for which he was enlisted under this regulation; and, if the competent air force authority approves his application, he shall be so treated from the date on which his application is approved.
The open engagement
5
A person who has reached the age of 17 years 10 months may be enlisted in the Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service for a term of air force service which shall expire either 22 years from the relevant date, or on the date of the enlisted person’s 55th birthday, whichever is the earlier, with the right to be transferred to the reserve on or at any time after the expiration of 4 years’ air force service from the date of his successful completion of Basic Nurse training, such right being exercisable in accordance with regulation 11 and subject to regulation 12.
Acquisition of right to be transferred to the reserve, on notice, and right to determine service, on notice
6
1
A person in air force service who has completed less than 20 years 6 months’ service from the relevant date shall at any time after the end of the period of 9 years beginning with the relevant date have the right to be transferred to the reserve.
2
A person in air force service who has completed not less than 20 years 6 months’ service from the relevant date shall have the right to determine his service.
3
The rights referred to in this regulation shall be exercisable in accordance with regulation 10 and are subject to regulation 12.
Right to transfer to the reserve - aircrew category
7
1
Without prejudice to the right referred to in regulation 6(1), a person to whom this regulation applies shall have the right to be transferred to the reserve under this regulation. Such transfer shall take effect on the date which is —
a
8 years from the relevant date, or
b
6 years from the end of his period of training, whichever is the later.
2
This regulation applies to a person in air force service who enlisted for service in an aircrew category and who has not been transferred from such category.
3
The right referred to in paragraph (1) shall be exercisable in accordance with regulation 10 and is subject to regulation 12.
Right of recruits to determine service
8
1
A recruit shall have the right to determine his service by giving 14 days’ notice in writing to his commanding officer subject to the following provisions of this regulation.
2
Such notice shall not have effect unless it is given after the person concerned has completed 28 days’ service excluding leave and before the expiration of 6 months from the date of his attestation.
3
If such notice expires at a time when airmen are required by an order under section 10 of the Act (continuation of air force service in imminent national danger) to continue in air force service, the recruit’s service shall not be determined so long as airmen are so required to continue in air force service.
Transfer to the reserve with consent
9
A person in air force service, whose application for transfer to the reserve is approved by the competent air force authority, shall be transferred to the reserve.
Exercise of certain rights
10
A right under regulation 4, 6 or 7 —
a
to determine air force service, and
b
to be transferred to the reserve,
shall be exercised by notice in writing given by the person in question to his commanding officer not less than 18 months before the date when his service is to be determined or he is to be transferred to the reserve (as the case may be).
11
A right under regulation 5 to be transferred to the reserve shall be exercised by notice in writing given by the person in question to his commanding officer not less than 12 months before the date when he is to be transferred to the reserve.
Restrictions on the exercise of rights conferred by regulations 4, 5, 6, 7, 15(2) and 16(2)
12
1
A person who, in consideration of —
a
being permitted to undergo a course of instruction of a duration of not less than 3 weeks, or
b
receiving any other benefit or advantage,
consents in writing to be restricted in the exercise of any right conferred by regulation 4, 5, 6, 7, 15(2) or 16(2) shall not exercise such rights before the expiration of the appropriate period which shall be specified in such consent and shall begin with the date on which he completes such course of instruction or such other date as is mentioned in such consent.
2
“The appropriate period” shall be —
a
in relation to permission to undergo a course of instruction, the duration of which is not more than 3 months, a period of not more than 3 years,
b
in relation to permission to undergo a course of instruction of longer duration, a period of not more than 5 years,
c
in relation to the receipt of any other benefit or advantage, a period of not more than 6 years.
3
The rights conferred by regulations 4, 5, 6, 7, 15(2) and 16(2) shall not be exercisable by a person in air force service enlisted on or after the 1st day of January 1962 for 22 years who has given an undertaking pursuant to any regulations made under Part I of the Act not to determine his air force service before the expiration of the period specified in such undertaking.
4
A person who has given his consent under this regulation may, if the competent air force authority approve, revoke that consent.
Service in the reserve
13
A person transferred to the reserve in consequence of the exercise of the rights conferred by regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7 or under regulation 9 with the approval of the competent air force authority shall serve in the reserve for a period beginning on the date of his transfer and ending —
a
6 years later, or
b
22 years after the relevant date,
whichever is the sooner or for such shorter period as the competent air force authority may approve.
Conversion of terms of service
14
1
A person in air force service enlisted for a term of shorter duration than the longest term provided for in regulation 3 may, after giving notice in writing to the competent air force authority and with the approval of that authority, which approval shall be notified to such person, be treated as if he had enlisted for an extended term (which may include service in the reserve) being either —
a
a term of a duration provided for in regulation 3, or if longer
b
a term so as to end not later than the date of his 55th birthday,
and in either case specified in the notice and notification of approval provided that such an extended term shall not include service in the reserve later than 22 years after the relevant date.
2
A person in air force service enlisted for a term of equal duration to the longest term provided for in regulation 3 may, after giving notice in writing to the competent air force authority and with the approval of that authority, which approval shall be notified to such person, be treated as if he had enlisted for a term so as to end not later than the date of his 55th birthday and specified in the notice and notification of approval.
3
A person in air force service enlisted for any term provided for in these Regulations (including a person treated under these Regulations as having enlisted under an extended term) may, after giving notice in writing to the competent air force authority and with the approval of that authority, which approval shall be notified to such person, be treated as if he had enlisted for a term of such shorter duration as is specified in the notice and notification of approval.
Continuance in service
15
1
A person in air force service enlisted for a term of 22 years or a person in air force service who enlisted otherwise than for that term who has completed 22 years’ service in Her Majesty’s forces may, at any time during the last three years of the term for which he enlisted or, if that term has been extended under these Regulations or under any previous enactment, that term as so extended, give notice in writing to his commanding officer of his desire to continue in service after the end of that term, or as the case may be, of that term as so extended, and, if the competent air force authority consent, he may after the end of that term, or as the case may be, that term as so extended, be continued as a person in air force service in all respects (subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation) as if his term were still unexpired.
2
Where a person is continued in service under this regulation —
a
regulations 9 and 14 of these Regulations shall not apply to him,
b
subject to regulation 12 of these Regulations he may determine his service at the expiration of any period of 3 months beginning with the date on which he gives to his commanding officer notice in writing of his wish to be discharged.
16
1
A person in air force service enlisted in the Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service on an open engagement pursuant to regulation 5 who is unable to complete 22 years’ service before the date of his 55th birthday may, at any time during the last 3 years prior to his 55th birthday, give notice in writing to his commanding officer of his desire to continue in service after the date of his 55th birthday and, if the competent air force authority consents, he may, after his 55th birthday, continue in service in all respects (subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation) as if his term were still unexpired.
2
Where a person is continued in service under this regulation —
a
regulations 9 and 14 of these Regulations shall not apply to him,
b
subject to regulation 12 of these Regulations, he may determine his service at the expiration of any period of 3 months beginning with the date on which he gives to his commanding officer notice in writing of his wish to be discharged.
Competent air force authorities
17
1
In relation to the provisions of the Regulations specified in the first column of Schedule 1 to these Regulations and for the purposes specified in the second column of that Schedule, the Officers specified in the third column of that Schedule shall, in addition to the Defence Council and Air Force Board, be competent air force authorities.
2
Any reference in the third column of Schedule 1 to these Regulations to a specified officer shall have effect as if it includes a reference to any member of the staff of that officer who has been authorised by that officer to act on his behalf.
Forms
18
Reference in these Regulations to applications, consents or notices shall be construed as referring to such forms of application, consents and notices as may from time to time be published for the purpose of these Regulations by the Defence Council or to forms substantially to the like effect.
Revocations, savings and transitional provisions
19
1
The transitional provisions contained in Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall have effect.
2
The Regulations specified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations are hereby revoked.
3
The revocation effected by this regulation shall not affect the term of service (either as respects duration, or as respects liability to air force service or any liability to serve in the reserve) for which any person who is in air force service immediately before the commencement of these Regulations is serving immediately before such commencement.
On behalf of the Defence Council
Derek Twigg
Glen Torpy
Members of the Defence Council
Date 27th February 2007


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1
This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (2007 European Under-21 Championship Control Period) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 5th June 2007.
2
1
In relation to the external tournament known as the 2007 UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands, the period described in paragraph (2) below is a control period for the purposes of Part II of the Football Spectators Act 1989.
2
The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period beginning on 5th June 2007, being 5 days before the day of the first match which is included in the tournament, and ending when the last match included in the tournament is finished (which subject to postponement, is due to be on 23rd June 2007) or cancelled.
Vernon Coaker
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
8th May 2007