text:
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Local Authority and School Performance Targets) (Revocation and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 30th January 2011.
Revocation
2
The Regulations listed in the first column of the Schedule are revoked to the extent set out in the third column.
Amendment of the Education (School Performance Targets) (England) Regulations 2004
3
1
The Education (School Performance Targets) (England) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 8 (provision of information on performance targets to local authorities), omit “4,”.
3
After regulation 8 insert —
Provision of information on school performance targets to the Secretary of State
8A
A local authority shall send to the Secretary of State a list of the targets provided by the governing body of each school in their area under regulation 8 by no later than 31st January in the relevant school year.
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Nick Gibb
Minister of State
Department for Education
20th December 2010


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
In exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 2(2) of that Act, the Treasury make the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Schedule 39 to the Finance Act 2002 and Recovery of Taxes etc Due in Other Member States (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 6th April 2010.
Amendment of the Finance Act 2002
2
In paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 39 to the Finance Act 2002 substitute “Commission Directive” with “EU instrument”.
Amendment of the Recovery of Duties and Taxes Etc Due in Other Member States (Corresponding UK Claims, Procedure and Supplementary) Regulations 2004
3
The Recovery of Duties and Taxes Etc Due in Other Member States (Corresponding UK Claims, Procedure and Supplementary) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.
4
In regulation 2 —
a
substitute paragraph (l) with the following —
l
“Regulation (EC) No 1179/2008 ” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1179/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Directive 2008/55/EC on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures, as amended from time to time;
;
b
in paragraph (m) substitute “Directive” with “Regulation (EC) No 1179/2008 ”.
5
In regulation 4 —
a
omit paragraphs (1) to (5);
b
in paragraph (6), omit sub-paragraph (a);
c
omit paragraph (7).
6
Omit regulation 5.
7
In regulation 6 —
a
omit paragraphs (1) and (2);
b
in paragraph (3) omit sub-paragraphs (a) to (e);
c
omit paragraph (4).
8
Omit regulations 7, 9, 10, 12 to 15, 17, 18, 19(2) and 21.
9
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 in the meaning of “request” substitute “regulation 6 of these Regulations” with “Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1179/2008 ”.
Tony Cunningham
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
15th March 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Prescribed Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st March 2010.
Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations 2009
2
The Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.
3
In regulation 1(3) for “paragraph 2A of Schedule 3 to” substitute “section 17A of, or, as the case may be, paragraph 2A of Schedule 3 to,”.
4
After regulation 2 insert —
2A
The benefits prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(3)(ca) of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Act are —
a
child benefit under section 141 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ;
b
child tax credit under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 ;
c
working tax credit under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;
d
statutory sick pay under Part XI of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.
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Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bach
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
26th January 2010


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Citation, commencement and application
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010, and come into force —
a
for the purposes of the amendments made by regulation 3(2) and (3) on 31st March 2010; and
b
for all other purposes on 1st April 2010.
2
These Regulations apply in relation to local authorities in England.
Amendment of regulations
2
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) Regulations 2003 are amended as specified in regulations 3 to 9 .
Retirement benefits
3
1
In regulation 4(2) , for the words after “payable pursuant to” to the end of the paragraph, substitute “statutory requirements under an arrangement accounted for as a defined benefit pension plan or as other long-term employee benefits (as defined in accordance with proper practices).”.
2
In relation to accounts prepared for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2009, paragraph (1) has effect as if for the words “defined benefit pension plan or as other long-term employee benefits” is substituted “defined benefit scheme”.
3
In regulation 30, for the words “legislation specified” to “sub-paragraph (b), of” substitute “statutory requirements mentioned in”.
Use of capital receipts
4
In regulation 23 —
a
in paragraph (e), omit the word “administrative”;
b
at the end of paragraph (f), omit “or”; and
c
after paragraph (g), insert —
h
to meet the costs of or incidental to a disposal of an interest in land other than housing land, provided these do not exceed 4% of the capital receipt arising from the disposal; or
i
to make all or part of a payment to a person, where the obligation to make that payment arises on the disposal of an asset, as a result of an agreement made at the time of the acquisition of that asset, or in relation to such an agreement.
.
Expenditure to be capital expenditure
5
In regulation 25(3) —
a
at the end of sub-paragraph (c), for “,” substitute “; or”; and
b
after subparagraph (c) insert —
d
the acquisition of shares in an investment scheme approved by the Treasury under section 11(1) of the Trustee Investments Act 1961 (local authority investment schemes),
.
Back payment following unequal pay
6
In regulation 30A , after paragraph (4) insert —
5
Subject to paragraph (6), this regulation ceases to have effect on 1st April 2013.
6
Where paragraph (4) applies to an amount, it continues to apply until the date on which the payment is actually made, whether or not the date is on or after 1st April 2013.
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Short-term accumulating compensated absences
7
After regulation 30G , insert —
Short-term accumulating compensated absences
30H
Where, in accordance with proper practices, a local authority includes an amount in respect of a liability for short-term accumulating compensated absences in its balance sheet, the authority must not charge to a revenue account an amount in respect of that liability until the date on which the liability ceases or is discharged.
.
Lease classification
8
After regulation 30H, insert —
Lease classification
30I
1
Where, on or after 1st April 2009, a local authority receives money under an arrangement —
a
which is in existence on, and is not treated according to proper practices as a finance lease at, 31st March 2010, and
b
all or part of that arrangement will be treated according to proper practices as a finance lease on or after 1st April 2010,
the money received under that arrangement may be accounted for in accordance with proper practices applying to that arrangement on 31st March 2010.
2
Where, on or after 1st April 2009, a local authority receives money under an arrangement —
a
which is in existence on, and is not treated according to proper practices as an operating lease at, 31st March 2010, and
b
all or part of that arrangement will be treated according to proper practices as an operating lease on or after 1st April 2010,
the money received under that arrangement may be accounted for in accordance with proper practices applying to that arrangement on 31st March 2010.
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Proper practices
9
In regulation 31(a), omit the words “A Statement of Recommended Practice: ” .
Revocation
10
Regulation 5(1) of the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 is revoked.
Signed on the authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Barbara Follett
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
24th February 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010.
2
This Order comes into force on 1st October 2010.
Interpretation
2
1
In this Order —
“the Marine Act ” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
“additional member” is to be read in accordance with article 5(2)(c) ;
“ the Authority ” means the North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (see article 4 );
“chair” means the chair of the Authority (see article 7 );
“council member” is to be read in accordance with article 5(2)(a) ;
“the district” is to be read in accordance with article 3(1) ;
“general member” is to be read in accordance with article 5(2)(b) ;
“relevant appointing body”, in relation to a person, means the body that appointed the person as a member of the Authority;
“relevant council” is to be read in accordance with article 3(3) ;
“vice-chair” is to be read in accordance with article 14 (1).
2
Expressions used in this Order and in Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Marine Act have the same meaning in this Order as they have in that Chapter.
The North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation District
3
1
There is to be an inshore fisheries and conservation district known as the North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation District (“the district”).
2
The district is the area that consists of —
a
the combined areas of the relevant councils (the “basic area” of the district); and
b
the adjacent area of sea (see paragraph (4) ).
3
The “relevant councils” are —
Durham County Council;
East Riding of Yorkshire Council;
Hartlepool Borough Council;
Hull City Council;
North Yorkshire County Council;
North East Lincolnshire Council;
North Lincolnshire Council;
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council;
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council;
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council;
Sunderland City Council.
4
The “adjacent area of sea” is so much of the sea adjacent to the basic area of the district as lies —
a
within the boundaries specified in paragraph (5) ; and
b
to a distance of 6 nautical miles from the 1983 baselines .
5
Those boundaries are —
a
a loxodromic line joining the co-ordinates numbered 1 to 3 in Part 1 of the Table in the Schedule; and
b
a loxodromic line joining the co-ordinates numbered 1 and 2 in Part 2 of that Table.
6
In this article —
a
“the 1983 baselines” means the baselines for the measurement of the breadth of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom as they existed at 25th January 1983 in accordance with the Territorial Waters Order in Council 1964 ;
b
“ co-ordinate ” means a co-ordinate of latitude and longitude on the World Geodetic System 1984; and
c
“ nautical mile ” means an international nautical mile of 1,852 metres.
The North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
4
The inshore fisheries and conservation authority for the district is to be known as the North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority.
Membership of the Authority
5
1
The Authority is to consist of 30 members.
2
Of those 30 members —
a
13 (the “council members”) must be members of relevant councils and must be appointed in accordance with paragraph (3) ;
b
15 (the “general members”) must be persons appointed by the MMO , and must include at least one employee of the MMO; and
c
2 (the “additional members”) must be appointed in accordance with paragraph (4) .
3
The number of council members to be appointed by each relevant council is as follows —
Relevant council Number of members
Durham County Council 1 East Riding of Yorkshire Council 2 Hartlepool Borough Council 1 Hull City Council 1 North Yorkshire County Council 2 North East Lincolnshire Council 1 North Lincolnshire Council 1 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 1 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 1 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 1 Sunderland City Council 1
4
One of the additional members is to be appointed by the Environment Agency and the other is to be appointed by Natural England.
Terms of appointment
6
1
A person appointed as a member of the Authority holds and vacates office in accordance with the terms of the appointment.
2
The terms of appointment of a member are such as the body making the appointment determines.
3
Paragraph (1) is subject to articles 9 to 11 .
Appointment of Chair
7
1
The Authority must appoint from among its members a person to be the chair of the Authority.
2
Paragraph (1) is subject to articles 8(6) and 14(5) (eligibility for re-appointment).
3
The Authority must appoint the chair at the first meeting of the Authority held after the beginning of each financial year.
4
The chair holds office for the period beginning with the meeting at which the chair is appointed and ending with the first meeting of the Authority held after the beginning of the following financial year, but this is subject to articles 8 to 11 .
Removal of Chair
8
1
The Authority may remove a person from the office of chair if the condition in paragraph (2) is met.
2
The condition is that the Authority considers that the person is failing, or has failed, to discharge the duties of the chair in accordance with the requirements of —
a
the Marine Act;
b
this Order; or
c
any standing orders made by the Authority.
3
If a person is removed from the office of chair under this article, the Authority must appoint another person from among its members to the office of chair.
4
Paragraph (3) is subject to paragraph (6) and article 14(5) .
5
The person so appointed —
a
takes office on being appointed; and
b
holds office for the remainder of the period specified in article 7(4) ,
but paragraph (b) is subject to the further application of this article and to articles 9 to 11 .
6
A person who has been removed from the office of chair under this article is not eligible to be re-appointed as chair.
Resignation from office
9
1
A person may resign as a member of the Authority by giving notice in writing to —
a
the Authority; and
b
the relevant appointing body.
2
A person appointed as chair may resign from the office of chair by giving notice in writing to the Authority.
3
The Authority must appoint a person from among its members to the office of chair where —
a
a person who resigns as a member is the chair; or
b
a person appointed as chair resigns from the office of chair.
4
Paragraph (3) is subject to articles 8(6) and 14(5) .
5
The person so appointed —
a
takes office on being appointed; and
b
holds office for the remainder of the period specified in article 7(4) ,
but paragraph (b) is subject to the further application of this article and to articles 8 , 10 and 11 .
Suspension of membership
10
1
The Authority or the relevant appointing body may suspend the appointment of any member against whom criminal proceedings are commenced.
2
Where —
a
the member is acquitted of the offence; or
b
the proceedings are discontinued or withdrawn,
the suspension ends on the acquittal, discontinuance or withdrawal.
3
If the member is the chair, the member is also suspended as chair for the period of the suspension of membership.
4
A council member whose membership of the relevant appointing body is suspended is, for the period of that suspension, also suspended —
a
as a member of the Authority; and
b
if the council member is the chair, as chair.
Termination of membership
11
1
A person’s appointment as a member of the Authority ceases in any of the following circumstances —
a
the person is convicted of an offence under fisheries legislation, nature conservation legislation or marine licensing legislation;
b
a monetary penalty is imposed on the person under fisheries legislation, nature conservation legislation or marine licensing legislation;
c
the person is a council member and ceases to be a member of the relevant council that appointed the person as a member.
2
The Authority may terminate the appointment of a person as a member if the person is convicted of a criminal offence other than one under fisheries legislation, nature conservation legislation or marine licensing legislation.
3
The Authority must appoint a person from among its members to the office of chair where —
a
a person whose membership ceases under this article is the chair; or
b
a person whose membership ceases under the terms of the person’s appointment is the chair.
4
Paragraph (3) is subject to articles 8(6) and 14(5) .
5
The person so appointed —
a
takes office on being appointed; and
b
holds office for the remainder of the period specified in article 7(4) ,
but paragraph (b) is subject to the further application of this article and to articles 8 to 10 .
6
In this article —
a
“fisheries legislation” means enactments relating to sea or freshwater fishing;
b
“marine licensing legislation” means Part 4 of the Marine Act; and
c
“nature conservation legislation” means the enactments mentioned in section 237(2) of the Marine Act.
7
In paragraph (6) “enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation.
Eligibility for appointment or re-appointment
12
A person is not eligible for appointment or re-appointment as a member of the Authority if —
a
the person has been convicted of a criminal offence; and
b
the conviction is not spent for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 .
Quorum and general procedure
13
1
A meeting of the Authority is quorate if —
a
8 or more members are present;
b
at least one of those members is a council member; and
c
at least one of those members is a general member.
2
The relevant councils may not make standing orders as respects the Authority under section 106 of the Local Government Act 1972 (standing orders with respect to proceedings).
Chairing of meetings
14
1
The Authority must appoint from among its members a person (the “vice-chair”) who is to chair any meeting of the Authority which the chair is unable to chair (but see paragraphs (4) and (5) ).
2
If neither the chair nor the vice-chair is able to chair a meeting of the Authority, the members present at the meeting must appoint one of their number to chair the meeting.
3
Articles 7(3) and (4) , 8(1) to (3) and (5) , 9(2), (3) and (5) , 10(3) and (4) and 11(3) and (5) apply to the vice-chair as they apply to the chair.
4
A person who has been removed from the office of chair under article 8 is not eligible to be appointed as vice-chair.
5
A person who has been removed from the office of vice-chair under article 8 is not eligible to be appointed as chair or re-appointed as vice-chair.
Expenses and allowances
15
1
The Authority may reimburse the expenses of its members incurred in connection with attending a meeting of the Authority or otherwise carrying out the functions of the Authority.
2
The Authority may pay to its members such allowances as it may determine.
3
In particular, the Authority may pay to a general member who is not an employee of the MMO an allowance in respect of a loss of earnings arising from that member’s attendance at a meeting of the Authority.
4
The Authority must determine, before the beginning of each financial year, the circumstances in which a member is eligible under this article for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in that year or the receipt of an allowance in respect of that year.
Expenses of the Authority
16
1
The expenses incurred by the Authority must be defrayed by the relevant councils in accordance with paragraph (2) .
2
The percentage of those expenses to be defrayed by each relevant council is as follows —
Relevant council Percentage
Durham County Council 5.56% East Riding of Yorkshire Council 22.22% Hartlepool Borough Council 2.77% Hull City Council 11.11% North Yorkshire County Council 22.22% North East Lincolnshire Council 11.11% North Lincolnshire Council 5.56% Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 2.77% South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 5.56% Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 5.56% Sunderland City Council 5.56%
3
Before the consideration of any motion by virtue of subsection (4) of section 180 of the Marine Act to veto the total amount of expenses incurred by the Authority which is to be defrayed pursuant to that section, the Authority must give notice in writing of that motion to each council member.
Delegation of Authority’s functions
17
1
If the Authority considers it necessary or expedient for the exercise of its functions, it may authorise a sub-committee or any member or employee of the Authority to exercise any of the Authority’s functions.
2
A sub-committee may not include persons who are not members of the Authority.
3
Paragraph (1) does not prevent the Authority from exercising the function itself.
Validity of acts and proceedings
18
The validity of anything done by the Authority, or by any sub-committee of the Authority, is not affected by any of the following —
a
any vacancy in the office of chair or vice-chair;
b
any deficiency in the total number of members of the Authority or sub-committee;
c
any deficiency in the number of council members, general members or additional members;
d
any defect in a person’s appointment as the chair or vice-chair or as a member of the Authority or sub-committee.
Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
31st August 2010


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Employers’ Duties (Implementation) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st September 2012.
2
In these Regulations —
“ the Act ” means the Pensions Act 2008;
“employer” has the meaning given by–
section 88(7) of the Act; and
regulation 2(2);
“the employers’ duties” means sections 2 to 9 of the Act;
“ HMRC ” means Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“ PAYE income” has the same meaning as in section 683 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 ;
“PAYE reference number” means a number issued by HMRC to a corresponding PAYE scheme, enabling an employer to pay over amounts deducted to HMRC;
“PAYE scheme” means the HMRC record allocated to an employer who–
employs; or
intends to employ,
a worker or workers to whom PAYE income is payable;
“scheme administrator” has the same meaning as in section 270 of the Finance Act 2004 ; and
“staging date” means the date when the employers’ duties apply to employers, prescribed in the final column of the table in regulation 4.
Application of the employers’ duties to employers
2
1
Except where an employer satisfies the conditions for early automatic enrolment in regulation 3, the employers’ duties do not apply to employers described in the first column of the table in regulation 4 until the corresponding staging dates prescribed in the final column of that table.
2
For the purposes of these Regulations, an employer is a person within the meaning of section 88(7) of the Act who —
a
has a PAYE scheme of any size, determined by the Regulator in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4); or
b
meets any other description contained in the first column of the table in regulation 4 (including having no PAYE scheme).
3
The size of an employer’s PAYE scheme means the number of persons within that scheme.
4
The number of persons within a PAYE scheme is based on the latest information available to the Regulator, as at 1st April 2012.
5
Where —
a
the employers’ duties first apply to an employer in accordance with the table in regulation 4; and
b
for any reason, an employer has another PAYE scheme (or schemes),
the employers’ duties apply to that employer in respect of the scheme (or schemes) mentioned in subparagraph (b) from the staging date applicable in relation to subparagraph (a) (and this is so even where the staging date mentioned in the table for any such scheme (or schemes) is later than the staging date referred to in subparagraph (a)).
6
Any employer who first pays PAYE income in respect of a worker between —
a
1st April 2012; and
b
up to (but not including) 1st April 2016,
is to be treated as a new employer in accordance with the relevant entry in the first column of the table in regulation 4.
7
Where paragraph (6) applies, the employers’ duties do not apply to such an employer until PAYE income is first payable in respect of any worker and then only in accordance with the table in regulation 4.
8
Where —
a
an employer pays PAYE income in respect of any worker from 1st April 2016; and
b
the employers’ duties do not already apply to that employer,
the employers’ duties apply to that employer from the day on which PAYE income is payable.
Early automatic enrolment
3
1
Where the conditions in paragraphs (3) and (4) are both satisfied, the employers’ duties apply to an employer from —
a
any date in the final column of the table in regulation 4 which is earlier than the staging date corresponding to that employer’s description; or
b
1st December 2012,
and for the purposes of this regulation that date is the early automatic enrolment date.
2
Where the condition in paragraph (3) is satisfied but the condition in paragraph (4) is not satisfied, the employers’ duties apply to an employer from the staging date corresponding to that employer’s description, as prescribed in the final column of the table in regulation 4.
3
The first condition is that an employer must fall within any description in the first column of the table in regulation 4.
4
The second condition is that an employer has chosen an early automatic enrolment date within the meaning of paragraph (1) for the employers’ duties to apply, which is earlier than the date mentioned in the final column of that table corresponding to that employer, and has —
a
contacted a pension scheme which it considers could be used to comply with the employers’ duties;
b
secured the agreement of the trustee or manager (or scheme administrator or provider) of that scheme that that scheme was to be used by the employer to comply with those duties from that early automatic enrolment date; and
c
notified the Regulator accordingly in writing, at any time before either–
i
where paragraph (1)(a) applies, the date specified in the second column of the table in regulation 4 corresponding to that earlier date, or
ii
where paragraph (1)(b) applies, 1st November 2012.
Staging of the employers’ duties
4
1
The table in this regulation sets out the application of the employers’ duties.
2
Where a date prescribed in the second column of the following table falls on a day which is not a working day, that date is to be treated as the next working day (and for the purposes of this paragraph “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, bank holiday or other public holiday).
3
In this regulation, “bank holiday” means a day specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 .
Table
Employer (by PAYE scheme size or other description) Date before which notification to automatically enrol early must be sent Staging date
120,000 or more 1st September 2012 1st October 2012 50,000-119,999 1st October 2012 1st November 2012 30,000-49,999 1st December 2012 1st January 2013 20,000-29,999 1st January 2013 1st February 2013 10,000-19,999 1st February 2013 1st March 2013 6,000-9,999 1st March 2013 1st April 2013 4,100-5,999 1st April 2013 1st May 2013 4,000-4,099 1st May 2013 1st June 2013 3,000-3,999 1st June 2013 1st July 2013 2,000-2,999 1st July 2013 1st August 2013 1,250-1,999 1st August 2013 1st September 2013 800-1,249 1st September 2013 1st October 2013 500-799 1st October 2013 1st November 2013 350-499 1st December 2013 1st January 2014 250-349 1st January 2014 1st February 2014 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 92, A1-A9, AA-AZ, B1-B9, BA-BY, M1-M9, MA-MZ, Z1-Z9 or ZA-ZZ 1st February 2014 1st March 2014 240-249 1st March 2014 1st April 2014 150-239 1st April 2014 1st May 2014 90-149 1st May 2014 1st June 2014 50-89 1st June 2014 1st July 2014 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers BZ 1st July 2014 1st August 2014 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 00-01 1st August 2014 1st September 2014 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 02-04 1st September 2014 1st October 2014 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 05-07, 0A-0Z, C1-C9, CA-CZ, D1-D9 or DA-DZ 1st October 2014 1st November 2014 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 08-11, 1A-1Z, E1-E9 or EA-EZ 1st December 2014 1st January 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 12-15, 2A-2Z, F1-F9, FA-FZ, G1-G9 or GA-GZ 1st January 2015 1st February 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 16-20, 3A-3Z, H1-H9 or HA-HZ 1st February 2015 1st March 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers I1-I9, IA-IZ 1st March 2015 1st April 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 21-25, 4A-4Z, J1-J9 or JA-JZ 1st April 2015 1st May 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 26-31, 5A-5Z, K1-K9 or KA-KZ 1st May 2015 1st June 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 32-38, 6A-6Z, L1-L9 or LA-LZ 1st June 2015 1st July 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers N1-N9 or NA-NZ 1st July 2015 1st August 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 39-47, 7A-7Z, O1-O9, OA-OZ, P1-P9 or PA-PZ 1st August 2015 1st September 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 48-57, 8A-8Z, Q1-Q9, QA-QZ, R1-R9, RA-RZ, S1-S9, SA-SZ, T1-T9 or TA-TZ 1st September 2015 1st October 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 58-69, 9A-9Z, U1-U9, UA-UZ, V1-V9, VA-VZ, W1-W9, WA-WZ 1st October 2015 1st November 2015 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 70-83, X1-X9, XA-XZ, Y1-Y9 or YA-YZ 1st December 2015 1st January 2016 Less than 50 with the last 2 characters in their PAYE reference numbers 84-91 or 93-99 1st January 2016 1st February 2016 (a) Less than 50 unless otherwise described or (b) no PAYE scheme 1st January 2016 1st February 2016 New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2013) 1st February 2016 1st March 2016 New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st April 2013 and 31st December 2013) 1st April 2016 1st May 2016 New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st January 2014 and 30th September 2014) 1st May 2016 1st June 2016 New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st October 2014 and 30th June 2015) 1st July 2016 1st August 2016 New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st July 2015 and 31st March 2016 1st September 2016
Transitional periods for money purchase and personal pension schemes
5
For the purposes of section 29 of the Act (transitional periods for money purchase and personal pension schemes) —
a
the first transitional period is four years, beginning with the coming into force of section 20 (quality requirement: UK money purchase schemes); and
b
the second transitional period is one year, beginning with the end of the first transitional period.
Transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes
6
For the purposes of section 30 of the Act (transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes), the transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes is four years, beginning with the day on which section 3 (automatic enrolment) comes into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Angela Eagle
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
5th January 2010


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Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.3) Order 2010.
Appointed day – 1st April 2010
2
1
The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 referred to in paragraph (2) is 1st April 2010.
2
The provisions of that Act are —
a
section 4 (transfer to the Marine Management Organisation (“the MMO ”) of Secretary of State’s function of granting licences under section 4 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (“the 1967 Act ”), etc );
b
section 5 (reference to the Minister in section 4AA(5) of the 1967 Act to be read in certain cases as a reference to the MMO);
c
section 6 (transfer to the MMO of Secretary of State’s function of granting licences under section 4A of the 1967 Act, etc);
d
section 7 (certain references to the Secretary of State in regulations made under section 4B of the 1967 Act to be read in certain cases as references to the MMO, etc);
e
section 8 (transfer to the MMO of the Secretary of State’s functions under section 9(1) to (4) of the 1967 Act), so far as not already commenced by section 324 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
Huw Irranca-Davies
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
20th March 2010


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Their Lordships, having taken these Rules into consideration, are pleased to, and do, approve them.
This Order may be cited as the General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc. Rules) Order of Council 2010 and come into force on 27th September 2010.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation and commencement
1
This order may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Electronic Communication of Certificates of Insurance) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 30th April 2010.
PART 1 Amendment of the Road Traffic Act 1988
Preliminary
2
The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows.
Delivery and surrender of certificates of insurance
3
1
Section 147 (issue and surrender of certificates of insurance and of security) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (1), insert —
1A
A certificate of insurance is to be treated for the purposes of this Part of this Act as having been delivered under subsection (1) above to the person by whom the policy is effected if —
a
it is transmitted electronically by the insurer to the person in accordance with subsection (1B) below, or
b
it is made available by the insurer to the person on a website in accordance with subsection (1C) below.
1B
A certificate is transmitted electronically by an insurer to a person in accordance with this subsection if —
a
on effecting the policy to which the certificate relates, the person agreed to its electronic transmission for the purposes of subsection (1) above, and
b
the certificate is transmitted by the insurer to an electronic address specified by the person for this purpose.
1C
A certificate is made available by an insurer to a person on a website in accordance with this subsection if —
a
on effecting the policy to which the certificate relates, the person agreed to its being made available on a website for the purposes of subsection (1) above,
b
the insurer makes the certificate available to the person by placing an electronic copy of it on a website, and
c
the person is notified by the insurer, in a manner agreed by the person, of —
i
the certificate’s presence on the website,
ii
the address of the website,
iii
the place on the website where he may access the certificate, and
iv
how he may access the certificate.
1D
Where a certificate made available on a website is treated by virtue of subsection (1A)(b) above as having been delivered by an insurer to a person, the insurer must ensure that the certificate remains continuously accessible to the person on the website until the expiry of the last day on which the policy to which it relates has effect.
1E
For the purposes of subsection (1D) above, a certificate is to be treated as remaining continuously accessible to a person on a website, despite its being temporarily inaccessible to him on the website, if the insurer has taken all reasonable steps to make it continuously accessible to him on the website (including steps to remedy any temporary inaccessibility).
.
3
In subsection (4), after “delivered under this section” insert “, otherwise than as described in subsection (1A)(a) or (b) above,”.
4
After subsection (4), insert —
4A
Where subsection (4) above applies in respect of a certificate of insurance that has not been lost or destroyed, the person to whom the certificate was delivered —
a
may, instead of surrendering the certificate under subsection (4)(a) above, transmit to the insurer, by means of an electronic communication to an electronic address specified by the insurer, a statement confirming that the policy to which the certificate relates has ceased to have effect, and
b
if he does so, is to be treated as having surrendered the certificate.
4B
Where subsection (4) above applies in respect of a certificate of insurance that has been lost or destroyed, the person to whom the certificate was delivered —
a
may, instead of making a statutory declaration as described in subsection (4)(b) above, transmit to the insurer, by means of an electronic communication to an electronic address specified by the insurer, a statement confirming that the certificate has been lost or (as applicable) destroyed, and
b
if he does so, is to be treated as having made a statutory declaration as described in subsection (4)(b) above.
4C
Subsection (4D) below applies where —
a
a certificate of insurance is treated, by virtue of subsection (1A) above, as having been delivered to a person under this section, and
b
the policy to which it relates is cancelled by mutual consent or by virtue of any provision in the policy.
4D
The person must, within seven days from the taking effect of the cancellation, either —
a
transmit to the insurer, by means of an electronic communication to an electronic address specified by the insurer, a statement confirming that the policy to which the certificate relates has ceased to have effect, or
b
deliver to the insurer a legible printed copy of the certificate endorsed with a statement made and signed by him to that effect.
4E
A person who transmits a statement or delivers a copy of a certificate as described in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (4D) above is to be treated as having surrendered the certificate in question.
4F
In this section, “electronic communication” has the meaning given in the Electronic Communications Act 2000.
.
5
In subsection (5), after “A person who fails to comply with subsection (4)” insert “or (4D)”.
Duty of insurers to satisfy judgment against persons insured against third-party risks
4
In section 152 (exceptions to section 151) —
a
in subsection (1)(c)(i), after “the certificate was surrendered to the insurer, or” insert “(in the case of a certificate delivered otherwise than as described in section 147(1A) above)”; and
b
in subsection (1)(c)(ii), after “the certificate was surrendered to the insurer, or” insert “(in the case of a certificate delivered otherwise than as described in section 147(1A) above)”.
Regulations
5
In section 160 (regulations), in subsection (2) —
a
in paragraph (b), omit “of documents”; and
b
after paragraph (d) —
i
omit “and”, and
ii
insert —
da
for or in connection with the transmission or making available of certificates of insurance as described in section 147(1A)(a) or (b) of this Act, and
.
Power of constables and vehicle examiners to require production of evidence of insurance
6
In section 165 (power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates), after subsection (2), insert —
2A
Subsections (2B) and (2C) below apply where a certificate of insurance is treated as having been delivered to a person under section 147(1) of this Act by virtue of section 147(1A) of this Act.
2B
In the case of a certificate transmitted to a person as described in section 147(1A)(a) of this Act, the person is to be treated for the purposes of this section as producing the relevant certificate of insurance if —
a
using electronic equipment provided by him or made available to him by the constable or examiner, he provides the constable or examiner with electronic access to a copy of the certificate, or
b
he produces a legible printed copy of the certificate.
2C
In the case of a certificate made available to a person as described in section 147(1A)(b) of this Act, the person is to be treated for the purposes of this section as producing the relevant certificate of insurance if —
a
using electronic equipment provided by him or made available to him by the constable or examiner, he provides the constable or examiner with electronic access on the website in question to a copy of the certificate, or
b
he produces a legible printed copy of the certificate.
2D
Nothing in subsection (2B) or (2C) above requires a constable or examiner to provide a person with electronic equipment for the purpose of compliance with a requirement imposed on the person by this section.
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PART 2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) Regulations 1972
Preliminary
7
The Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) Regulations 1972 are amended as follows.
Issue of certificates of insurance
8
In regulation 4 (interpretation) —
a
in paragraph (1), after the definition of “the Act”, insert —
“a certificate delivered by electronic means” means a certificate delivered as described in section 147(1A)(a) or (b) of the Road Traffic Act 1988;
; and
b
after paragraph (4), add —
5
Any reference in these Regulations to the issue of a certificate of insurance shall be construed, in the case of a certificate delivered by electronic means, as a reference —
a
in the case of a certificate transmitted as described in section 147(1A)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, to its transmission in accordance with section 147(1B) of that Act;
b
in the case of a certificate made available as described in section 147(1A)(b) of that Act, to its being made available in accordance with section 147(1C) of that Act.
.
9
In regulation 5 (issue of certificates of insurance or security), in paragraph (3), for “have printed thereon or on the back thereof” substitute “contain”.
Production of evidence of insurance on application for excise licences
10
In regulation 9 (production of evidence of insurance or security on application for excise licences), in paragraph (1) —
a
in sub-paragraph (a), for “a certificate of insurance, certificate of security or duplicate copy of a certificate of security” substitute “a certificate of insurance, other than one delivered by electronic means, a certificate of security, or a duplicate copy of a certificate of security,”; and
b
before sub-paragraph (b), insert —
aa
a legible printed copy of a certificate of insurance delivered by electronic means; or
.
Return of non-electronically-delivered certificates to issuing company
11
In regulation 12 (return of certificates to issuing company) —
a
in paragraph (1), for “The following provisions shall apply” substitute “Except in the case of a certificate of insurance delivered by electronic means, the following provisions shall apply”; and
b
in paragraph (2), for “In any case where” substitute “Except in the case of a certificate of insurance delivered by electronic means, in any case where”.
Issue of fresh (non-electronically-delivered) certificates
12
In regulation 13 (issue of fresh certificates), after “certificate of insurance” insert “(other than a certificate of insurance delivered by electronic means)”.
Printing of certificates
13
1
Part 2 of the schedule is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 1, after “Every certificate” insert “(except a certificate delivered by electronic means)”.
3
In paragraph 2, omit “, either on the face or on the back thereof”.
4
In paragraph 3, for “The whole of each form” substitute “Except in the case of a certificate of insurance delivered by electronic means, the whole of each form”.
5
After paragraph 3, insert —
3A
In the case of a certificate of insurance delivered by electronic means, the items in each form as set out in Part 1 of this Schedule shall in each case appear in the order so set out and the certification shall be set out at the end of the form.
.
6
In paragraph 4, for “The particulars to be inserted” substitute “Except in the case of a certificate of insurance delivered by electronic means, the particulars to be inserted”.
7
In paragraph 6(2), omit “either on the face or on the back of the certificate”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Paul Clark
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
30th March 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Police Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st November 2010.
Amendment of the Police Authority Regulations 2008
2
In regulation 41(5) of the Police Authority Regulations 2008 (requirement to advertise) for “two” substitute “four”.
Nick Herbert
Minister of State
Home Office
30th September 2010


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
These Regulations —
a
may be cited as the Agriculture (Cross compliance) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (Amendment) Regulations 2010, and
b
come into force on 1st January 2011.
Amendment of the Agriculture (Cross compliance) (No. 2) Regulations 2009
2
The Agriculture (Cross compliance) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
Amendment of Schedule 1
3
1
Schedule 1 (standards of good agricultural and environmental condition) is amended as follows.
2
In the table in paragraph 1 (specified provisions) —
a
in the entry relating to the Weeds Act 1959 , omit the table footnote to section 2 (relating to appeals);
b
in the entry relating to the Water Resources Act 1991 —
i
in the first column (provision), after “section 24(1)” insert “, so far as it relates to irrigation purposes”;
ii
in the second column (subject) omit the words after “licence” to the end of the entry;
c
in the entry relating to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2006 —
i
in the first column, after “regulation 4” insert “, so far as it relates to an uncultivated land project”;
ii
in the first column, after “regulation 9” insert “, so far as it relates to an uncultivated land project”.
3
For paragraph 5 (management of land not in agricultural production) substitute —
Management of land not in agricultural production
5
1
This paragraph applies in relation to agricultural land not in agricultural production during the single non-production period.
2
The single non-production period is such period within any calendar year —
a
during which the land is continuously not in agricultural production, and
b
that includes the date of the deadline for submission of the single application for that year in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 .
3
Agricultural land is not in agricultural production unless — -
a
a crop has been planted on the land;
b
preparatory work for a following crop such as ploughing or spraying has commenced on the land;
c
the land is used for grazing (but this does not include grazing carried on for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)); or
d
the land is used for growing grass to be cut as feed.
4
A claimant must cut scrub, and must cut or graze rank vegetation, on all agricultural land not in agricultural production at least every 5 years.
5
In any 12-month period a claimant may not cut or graze scrub or rank vegetation on more than 50% of the agricultural land not in agricultural production except —
a
to comply with paragraph 6 (control of weeds) or section 2 of the Weeds Act 1959;
b
to manage the land to control an infestation of blackgrass ( Alopecurus myosuroides ), couch ( Agropyron repens ), creeping thistle ( Cirsium arvense ) or dock ( Rumex species) for the first 15 months from the date of harvest;
c
to establish grassy buffers alongside temporary or permanent watercourses to reduce or prevent surface run-off entering watercourses;
d
to establish grassy areas to prevent erosion and run-off;
e
to establish plots of up to approximately 2 hectares to accommodate ground nesting birds, especially stone curlews;
f
to cut pollen and nectar mixtures sown to provide food resources for wildlife, in order to promote flowering.
6
No person may cut or plough between 1st March and 31st July inclusive any vegetation on agricultural land not in agricultural production other than to carry out one of the operations listed in sub-paragraph (5)(a) to (f).
7
No person may apply inorganic fertiliser, manure or slurry to agricultural land not in agricultural production, unless the land is known to be used as, and is managed as, a geese feeding area in winter.
8
Nothing in sub-paragraphs (4) to (6) applies to the extent that it would contravene section 2(1) of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 .
9
Nothing in sub-paragraphs (4) to (7) applies to the extent that it would contravene section 28E(1), 28P(6A), 28P(8) or 31 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 .
.
4
In paragraph 6 (control of weeds), for sub-paragraph (f) (Japanese knotweed ( Reynoutria japonica )), substitute —
f
Japanese knotweed ( Fallopia japonica );
.
5
In paragraph 7 (“hedgerows”), after “apply” insert “, but references in paragraph 8 also include hedgerows referred to in sub-paragraph (3A) of that paragraph”.
6
In paragraph 8 (protection of hedgerows and watercourses) —
a
after sub-paragraph (3) insert —
3A
Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) apply to land on the side of a hedgerow which is facing away from a dwelling house where that hedgerow marks a boundary of the curtilage of that dwelling house.
;
b
omit sub-paragraph (4).
Amendment of Schedule 2
4
1
Schedule 2 (circumstances where a breach of Schedule 1 is not non-compliance) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 2 —
a
after “Any action carried out” insert “on the land”;
b
for sub-paragraph (a) substitute —
a
by virtue of, or in connection with, any power or authorisation conferred by or under any enactment, provided that following the completion of the action the agricultural land will be in good agricultural and environmental condition for the purposes of Article 6(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 ;
,
c
omit sub-paragraph (b).
Jim Paice
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9th December 2010


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Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the New Forest (Confirmation of the Byelaws of the Verderers of the New Forest) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 6 April 2010.
Confirmation of Byelaws
2
The byelaws of the Verderers of the New Forest set out in the Schedule to this Order are confirmed.
Revocation
3
The New Forest (Confirmation of the Byelaws of the Verderers of the New Forest) Order 2003 is revoked.
S G Ellis
For and on behalf of the Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
24th March 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Harbour School (Amendment) Order 2010 and comes into force on 15th December 2010.
Amendment
2
In article 10 of the Harbour School Order 2007 (time period) for “16th December 2010” substitute “16th December 2013”.
Jonathan Hill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
16th November 2010


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Citation, extent and commencement
1
This Order —
a
may be cited as the Legislative Reform (Dangerous Wild Animals) (Licensing) Order 2010;
b
extends to England and Wales only; and
c
comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Licences
2
In section 2 of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 , for subsections (2) and (3) substitute —
2
Subject to subsection (3A)(a) of this section, any licence under this Act shall come into force immediately upon being granted.
3
Subject to subsection (3A)(b) of this section and the provisions of this Act with respect to cancellation, any licence granted under this Act shall remain in force for two years and shall then expire.
3A
Where, before the expiry of a licence granted under this Act (“the existing licence”), an application is made for a licence to be granted by way of renewal of the existing licence —
a
if a licence is so granted, it shall come into force from the date of expiry of the existing licence, whether it is granted before, on or after that date;
b
if the grant or refusal of that application occurs after the date of expiry of the existing licence, the existing licence shall be deemed to be still in force until the grant or refusal.
3B
For the purposes of subsection (3A) of this section, a licence is not granted by way of renewal of an existing licence unless it is granted in respect of any species in respect of which the existing licence was granted (whether or not either licence also relates to some other species).
.
Jim Fitzpatrick
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
17th March 2010


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Citation, commencement and effect
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Corporation Tax Act 2009 (Amendment) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 29th March 2010.
2
The amendments made by this Order shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st April 2009 and have effect for accounting periods ending on or after that date.
Amendment of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992
2
In paragraph 34 of Schedule 7AC to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (exemptions for disposals by companies with substantial shareholding) after sub-paragraph (1) insert —
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the relevant earlier transaction is a disposal and reacquisition deemed to have occurred (in a period of account beginning before 1 January 2005) under section 92(7) of the Finance Act 1996 (convertible securities etc : creditor relationships).
.
Amendment of the Corporation Tax Act 2009
3
1
The Corporation Tax Act 2009 is amended as follows.
2
In section 400(1)(a) (index-linked gilt-edged securities: adjustments for changes in index) for “a gilt-edged security” substitute “an index-linked gilt-edged security”.
3
In section 459(1)(a) (claim to set off deficit against profits of deficit period or earlier periods) for “the total profits of the company” substitute “any profits of the company (of whatever description)”.
4
In section 566(2) (old accounting period derivative contracts: interpretation) —
a
in the definition of “the deemed surrender” omit —
i
“immediately before 1 April 2008”, and
ii
the words after “FA 2008”, and
b
in the definition of “the first accounting period” for “that date” substitute “1 April 2008”.
5
In Schedule 2 (transitionals and savings) after paragraph 72 insert —
Relevant non-lending relationships: discounts on disposals before 22 March 2006
72A
1
Section 480 (relevant non-lending relationships involving discounts) applies with the modifications set out in sub-paragraph (2) if —
a
the money debt mentioned in section 480(1) is some or all of the consideration payable for a disposal of property, and
b
the disposal is made before 22 March 2006.
2
The modifications are —
a
in section 480(1)(e) for “conditions A and B are met” substitute “the property is neither —
i
an asset representing a loan relationship, nor
ii
a derivative contract”, and
b
omit subsections (2) to (4).
.
Steve McCabe
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
4th March 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (Revocation) Regulations 2010.
2
These Regulations shall come into force on 27th August 2010.
Revocation of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010
2
The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010 are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Chris Grayling
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
27th July 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010.
2
This Order shall come into force on the appointed day.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
“the appointed day” means such day as may be prescribed by the Governor by proclamation published in such manner as the Governor thinks fit;
“the Constitution” means the Constitution set out in Schedule 2;
“the Governor” means the Governor of Pitcairn and includes any person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of the office of Governor of Pitcairn;
“Pitcairn” means Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands.
Revocations
3
The instruments listed in Schedule 1 are revoked with effect from the appointed day.
Establishment of Constitution
4
The Constitution shall have effect in Pitcairn from the appointed day.
Existing laws
5
1
The existing laws shall have effect on and after the appointed day as if they had been made in pursuance of the Constitution and, so far as possible, shall be construed with such modifications, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with the Constitution
2
In subsection (1), “existing laws” means laws and instruments (other than Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom and instruments made under them) having effect as part of the law of Pitcairn immediately before the appointed day.
Existing offices and officers
6
1
Except for the office of Legal Adviser, any office established by or under the Pitcairn Order 1970 and existing immediately before the appointed day shall on and after that day, so far as consistent with the Constitution, continue as if it had been established by or under the Constitution.
2
Any person who immediately before the appointed day holds or is acting in an office referred to in subsection (1) shall, on and after that day, continue to hold or act in that office or the corresponding office established by the Constitution as if he or she had been appointed to hold or act in it in accordance with or under the Constitution; but any person who under the law in force immediately before the appointed day would have been required to vacate his or her office at the expiration of any period shall vacate that office at the expiration of that period.
3
Any person to whom subsection (2) applies who, before the appointed day, has made any oath or affirmation required to be made before assuming the functions of his or her office shall be deemed to have made any like oath or affirmation so required by the Constitution or any other law.
4
The person who holds the office of Legal Adviser immediately before the appointed day shall, on and after that day, hold the office of Attorney General in accordance with the Constitution.
Island Council
7
Any person who immediately before the appointed day is a member of the Island Council for Pitcairn in accordance with a law in force in Pitcairn shall on that day become a member of the Island Council established by the Constitution, shall be deemed to have taken any oath or affirmation required by law, and shall hold his or her seat in accordance with any such law.
Pending legal proceedings
8
1
Any proceedings pending immediately before the appointed day in any court having jurisdiction in or in relation to Pitcairn may be continued on and after that day in the same court or in the equivalent court established by the Constitution.
2
Any judgment or order of any court having jurisdiction in or in relation to Pitcairn given or made before the appointed day, in so far as it has not been fully executed or enforced, may be executed or enforced on and after that day as a judgment or order of the same court or as if it were a judgment or order of the equivalent court established by the Constitution.
Appeals to Her Majesty in Council
9
Article 2 of the Pitcairn (Appeals to Privy Council) Order 2000 is amended by substituting for the definition of “Court” the following —
“Court” means the Pitcairn Court of Appeal established by the Constitution set out in Schedule 2 to the Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010;
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Power reserved to Her Majesty
10
There is reserved to Her Majesty full power to make laws from time to time for the peace, order and good government of Pitcairn including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, laws amending or revoking this Order or Schedule 2.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicle (Competitions and Trials) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 24th April 2010.
2
In these Regulations “the 1969 Regulations ” means the Motor Vehicle (Competitions and Trials) Regulations 1969 .
Application
2
1
Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply in relation to events taking place wholly or partly in England in respect of which an application for authorisation is made under the 1969 Regulations on or after the coming into force of these Regulations.
2
Where an event takes place partly in England and partly elsewhere, these Regulations apply only to the part taking place in England.
Amendment of the 1969 Regulations
3
The 1969 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 7.
Authorising body
4
In the 1969 Regulations (except in regulation 3 and Schedule 4) for the words “Royal Automobile Club”, wherever they appear, substitute the words “Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited”.
Fees
5
For regulation 8 substitute —
Fees
8
1
It is a condition of any authorisation of an event by the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited (in this regulation referred to as “the authorising body”) that a fee is paid to the authorising body of such amount as may be determined by that body.
2
A fee determined under paragraph (1) must not exceed a reasonable amount.
3
When determining any fee under paragraph (1) the authorising body may determine different fees for different classes or descriptions of event.
4
The authorising body must publish, in such manner as it considers appropriate for informing persons likely to be affected, the levels of any fees which it has determined in accordance with paragraph (1) as they apply from time to time.
5
The authorising body may not increase any fee determined under paragraph (1) unless details of the increase are published in accordance with paragraph (4) not less than three months before the date on which the increase takes effect.
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Applications for authorisation
6
In Schedule 2 for “31 Belgrave Square, London, SW1” substitute “Motor Sports House, Riverside Park, Colnbrook, SL3OHG”.
Specified events
7
In Schedule 4 —
a
in the column headed “Title of event” —
i
for “International Six Days’ Trial.” substitute “International Six Days’ Enduro.”, and
ii
omit “Pioneer Run.”; and
b
in the column headed “Promoter” omit “Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Paul Clark
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
24th March 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Home Information Pack (Suspension) Order 2010 and comes into force on 21st May 2010.
Suspension of duties under sections 155 to 159 of the Housing Act 2004
2
The operation of the duties imposed by sections 155 to 159 of the Housing Act 2004 is suspended.
Eric Pickles
Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
19th May 2010


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1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010 and come into force on 27 April 2010.
2
In these Regulations —
“the 1999 Regulations ” means the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 ;
“artificial optical radiation” means any electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range between 100nm and 1mm which is emitted by non-natural sources;
“ the Directive ” means Directive 2006/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) (19 th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC ), and references in these Regulations to the Annexes to the Directive are to those Annexes as amended from time to time;
“enforcing authority” means the Health and Safety Executive, local authority or Office of Rail Regulation, determined in accordance with the provisions of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 and the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006 ;
“the exposure limit values” means —
for non-coherent radiation, those exposure limit values set out in Annex I to the Directive; and
for laser radiation those exposure limit values set out in Annex II to the Directive;
“health surveillance” means assessment of the state of health of an employee, as related to exposure to artificial optical radiation and its effects on the skin;
“irradiance” means the radiant power incident per unit area upon a surface expressed in watts per square metre (W m -2 );
“laser” (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) means any device which can be made to produce or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the optical radiation wavelength range primarily by the process of controlled stimulated emission;
“laser radiation” means artificial optical radiation from a laser;
“non-coherent radiation” means any artificial optical radiation other than laser radiation;
“radiance” means the radiant flux or power output per unit solid angle per unit area expressed in watts per square metre per steradian ( W m -2 sr -1 ); and
“radiant exposure” means the time integral of the irradiance, expressed in joules per square metre (J m -2 ).
3
Other expressions used in these Regulations which are used in the Directive have the same meaning as they have in the Directive.
4
A reference to an employee being exposed to artificial optical radiation is a reference to that exposure which arises while the employee is at work, or arises out of, or in connection with, the employee’s work.
Application of these Regulations
2
1
Where a duty is placed by these Regulations on an employer in respect of its employees, the employer must, so far as is reasonably practicable, be under a like duty in respect of any other person at work who may be affected by the work carried out by the employer except that the duties of the employer —
a
under regulation 5 (information and training) do not extend to persons who are not its employees, unless those persons are present in the workplace where the work is being carried out; and
b
under regulation 6 (health surveillance) do not extend to persons who are not its employees.
2
These Regulations do not apply to the master or a crew of a ship or to the employer of such persons in respect of the normal shipboard activities of a ship’s crew which are carried out solely by the crew under the direction of the master, and for the purposes of this paragraph “ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation, other than a ship forming part of Her Majesty’s Navy.
Assessment of the risk of adverse health effects to the eyes or skin created by exposure to artificial optical radiation at the workplace
3
1
Where —
a
the employer carries out work which could expose any of its employees to levels of artificial optical radiation that could create a reasonably foreseeable risk of adverse health effects to the eyes or skin of the employee; and
b
that employer has not implemented any measures to either eliminate or, where this is not reasonably practicable, reduce to as low a level as is reasonably practicable, that risk based on the general principles of prevention set out in Schedule 1 to the 1999 Regulations,
the employer must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of that risk for the purpose of identifying the measures it needs to take to meet the requirements of these Regulations.
2
The employer must as part of that risk assessment assess, and if necessary, measure or calculate, the levels of artificial optical radiation to which employees are likely to be exposed.
3
In carrying out the assessment, measurement or calculation, the employer must follow the following standards or recommendations —
a
for laser radiation, the standards of the IEC ; or
b
for non-coherent radiation, the standards of the IEC and the recommendations of the CIE and the CEN .
4
In exposure situations which are not covered by those standards or recommendations, the assessment, measurement or calculation must follow national or international science-based guidelines.
5
The assessment must also include consideration of —
a
the level, wavelength and duration of exposure;
b
the exposure limit values;
c
the effects of exposure on employees or groups of employees whose health is at particular risk from exposure;
d
any possible effects on the health and safety of employees resulting from interactions between artificial optical radiation and photosensitising chemical substances;
e
any indirect effects of exposure on the health and safety of employees such as temporary blinding, explosion or fire;
f
the availability of alternative equipment designed to reduce levels of exposure;
g
appropriate information obtained from health surveillance, including where possible published information;
h
multiple sources of exposure;
i
any class 3B or 4 laser that is classified in accordance with the relevant IEC standard that is in use by the employer and any artificial optical radiation source that is capable of presenting the same level of hazard; and
j
information provided by the manufacturers of artificial optical radiation sources and associated work equipment in accordance with the relevant European Union Directives.
6
The risk assessment must be reviewed regularly if —
a
there is reason to suspect that it is no longer valid; or
b
there has been a significant change in the work to which the assessment relates.
7
The employer must record —
a
the significant findings of the risk assessment as soon as is practicable after it is made or changed; and
b
the measures which have been taken and which the employer intends to take to meet the requirements of regulation 4 and 5.
8
In paragraphs (3) and (4) —
a
a reference to standards or recommendations is a reference to standards or recommendations as revised or re-issued from time to time;
b
“CEN” means the European Committee for Standardisation;
c
“CIE” means the International Commission for Illumination; and
d
“IEC” means the International Electrotechnical Commission.
9
In paragraph (5)(a) “level” means the combination of irradiance, radiant exposure and radiance to which an employee is exposed.
Obligations to eliminate or reduce risks
4
1
An employer must ensure that any risk of adverse health effects to the eyes or skin of employees as a result of exposure to artificial optical radiation which is identified in the risk assessment is eliminated or, where this is not reasonably practicable, reduced to as low a level as is reasonably practicable.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1) measures to eliminate or reduce the risk must be based on the general principles of prevention set out in Schedule 1 to the 1999 Regulations.
3
If the risk assessment indicates that employees are exposed to levels of artificial optical radiation which exceed the exposure limit values, the employer must devise and implement an action plan comprising technical and organisational measures designed to prevent exposure exceeding the exposure limit values.
4
The action plan must take into account —
a
other working methods;
b
choice of appropriate work equipment emitting less artificial optical radiation;
c
technical measures to reduce the emission of artificial optical radiation including, where necessary, the use of interlocks, shielding or similar health protection mechanisms;
d
appropriate maintenance programmes for work equipment, workplaces and workstation systems;
e
the design and layout of workplaces and workstations;
f
limitation of the duration and level of the exposure;
g
the availability of personal protective equipment;
h
the instructions of the manufacturer of the equipment where it is covered by relevant European Union Directives;
i
the requirements of employees belonging to particularly sensitive risk groups.
5
If, despite the measures taken under paragraphs (1) and (3), employees are still exposed to levels of artificial optical radiation that exceed the exposure limit values, the employer must take immediate action to —
a
reduce exposure to below the exposure limit values;
b
identify the reasons why employees have been exposed to levels which exceed the exposure limit values; and
c
modify the measures taken in accordance with paragraph (3) to prevent employees being exposed again to levels which exceed the exposure limit values.
6
Paragraph (7) applies if the risk assessment indicates that in any of the areas of the workplace under the control of the employer, employees could be exposed to levels of artificial optical radiation which exceed the exposure limit values.
7
The employer must ensure that the areas in question are —
a
demarcated and access by the employees to those areas is restricted so far as is reasonably practicable; and
b
identified by means of the appropriate signs as specified in the Health and Safety (Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 .
Information and training
5
1
If the risk assessment indicates that employees could be exposed to artificial optical radiation which could cause adverse health effects to the eyes or skin of employees, the employer must provide its employees and representatives with suitable and sufficient information and training relating to the outcome of the risk assessment, and this must include the following —
a
the technical and organisational measures taken in order to comply with the requirements of regulation 4;
b
the exposure limit values;
c
the significant findings of the risk assessment, including any measurements taken, with an explanation of those findings;
d
why and how to detect and report adverse health effects to the eyes or skin;
e
the circumstances in which employees are entitled to appropriate health surveillance;
f
safe working practices to minimise the risk of adverse health effects to the eyes or skin from exposure to artificial optical radiation; and
g
the proper use of personal protective equipment.
2
The employer must ensure that any person, whether or not that person is an employee, who carries out work in connection with the employer’s duties under these Regulations has suitable and sufficient information and training.
Health surveillance and medical examinations
6
1
If the risk assessment indicates that there is a risk of adverse health effects to the skin of employees as a result of exposure to artificial optical radiation, the employer must ensure that such employees are placed under suitable health surveillance.
2
Health surveillance pursuant to paragraph (1) must be carried out by a doctor or occupational health professional and the risk assessment must be made available to that doctor or occupational health professional.
3
The employer must ensure that a health record of each of its employees who undergoes health surveillance pursuant to paragraph (1) is made and maintained and that the record or copy of it is kept available in a suitable form.
4
The health record must contain a summary of the results of the health surveillance carried out.
5
The employer must —
a
on reasonable notice being given, allow an employee access to his or her personal health record; and
b
provide the enforcing authority with copies of such health records as it may require.
6
An employer must ensure that a medical examination is made available to an employee if —
a
the risk assessment indicates that the employee has been exposed to levels of artificial optical radiation which exceed the exposure limit values; or
b
as a result of health surveillance the employee is found to have an identifiable disease or adverse health effects to the skin which is considered by a doctor or occupational health professional to be the result of exposure to artificial optical radiation.
7
Where an examination is carried out under paragraph (6), the employer must —
a
ensure that a doctor or suitably qualified person —
i
informs the employee of the results of the examination which relate to the employee; and
ii
provides advice on whether health surveillance may be appropriate;
b
ensure that it is informed of any significant findings from any further health surveillance of the employee taking into account any medical confidentiality;
c
review the risk assessment;
d
review any measures taken to comply with regulation 4 taking into account any advice given by a doctor or other suitably qualified person or the enforcing authority; and
e
provide continued health surveillance if appropriate.
Extension outside Great Britain
7
These Regulations shall apply to and in relation to any activity outside Great Britain to which sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the 1974 Act apply by virtue of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application Outside Great Britain) Order 2001 as those provisions apply within Great Britain.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
William D. McKenzie
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
30th March 2010


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1
This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2010 and comes into force on 1st July 2010.
Amendments to the Plant Health (England) Order 2005
2
The Plant Health (England) Order 2005 is amended as follows.
Article 20 (prevention of the spread of plant pests)
3
In article 20(2) after “Part 6” insert “or 7”.
Article 31 (examination, sampling and marking)
4
In article 31(1), after “for the purpose of”, insert “determining whether any plant pest is present there (or for determining the distribution of any plant pest) or for the purpose of”.
Article 38 (power to enter premises used wholly or mainly as a dwelling)
5
For article 38, substitute —
Power to enter premises used wholly or mainly as a dwelling
38
1
Articles 31, 33 and 37 do not apply to admission to any premises used only as a private dwelling-house unless 24 hours’ notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier, or the entry is in accordance with a warrant granted under this article.
2
If a justice of the peace, on sworn information in writing, is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for entry into any premises under article 31, 33 or 37 and —
a
admission has been refused, or a refusal is expected, and (in either case) that notice of the intention to apply for a warrant has been given to the occupier;
b
asking for admission, or the giving of such a notice, would defeat the object of the entry;
c
the case is one of urgency; or
d
the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent,
the justice may by signed warrant authorise an inspector to enter the premises, if necessary by reasonable force.
3
A warrant granted under this article is valid for one month.
4
An inspector who enters any unoccupied premises must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as they were before entry.
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Article 45 (offences)
6
In article 45(1)(a) , for paragraphs (xiii) and (xiv), substitute —
xiii
article 42(1);
xiv
article 43(1); or
xv
paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of Schedule 15;
.
Schedule 15 (special measures for the control of Potato Cyst Nematode)
7
For Schedule 15, substitute the text contained in the Schedule to this Order.
Henley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
28th May 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
These regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 6th April 2010.
Amendment of the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
2
The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
3
In regulation 2(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “registered pension scheme” insert —
“Saving Gateway account” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Saving Gateway Accounts Act 2009 ;”.
4
In regulation 10 (investment income) after item 13 of Table 4 insert —
14 Any income arising from or payment made in respect of a Saving Gateway account. The whole amount.
5
1
Regulation 19 (general disregards in the calculation of income) is amended as follows.
2
In item 3 of Table 6 —
a
immediately preceding paragraph (a)(iii) omit the word “or” and insert —
iia
an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(dd) of the JSA Regulations (Community Task Force);
, and
b
after paragraph (a)(iii) insert —
or
iv
the Backing Young Britain programme pursuant to arrangements made under section 2 of the Employment Act ;
.
3
In item 2 of Table 7 —
a
omit the word “or” immediately preceding paragraph (d)(iv),
b
in paragraph (d)(iv) for “Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996” substitute “JSA Regulations”,
c
immediately preceding paragraph (e) insert —
v
the Community Task Force specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(dd) of the JSA Regulations; or
, and
d
in paragraph (e) for “Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996” substitute “ JSA (NI) Regulations ” .
Amendment of the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
6
1
The Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
7
1
Amend regulation 11 (circumstances in which claims are treated as made) as follows.
2
In paragraph (2) before “both persons” insert “either person or”.
3
Amend paragraph (3) as follows —
a
in sub-paragraph (a) for “31st July next following the end of the tax year to which the claim relates” substitute “the date specified on the section 17 notice” and for “preceding that date” substitute “following the period to which the section 17 notice relates”,
b
delete sub-paragraph (aa),
c
in sub-paragraph (b) —
i
for “31st July next following the end of the tax year to which the claim relates” substitute “the date specified on the section 17 notice”,
ii
after “6th April” omit “next”,
iii
for “the end of the tax year to which the claim relates” substitute “the period to which the section 17 notice relates”,
d
in sub-paragraph (c) —
i
for “31st July next following the end of the tax year to which the claim relates” substitute “the date specified on the section 17 notice”,
ii
for “31st January next following the end of the tax year to which the claim relates” substitute “31st January in the tax year following the period to which the section 17 notice relates”,
iii
for “on 6th April preceding the date on which the declaration is made” substitute “on 6th April following the period to which the section 17 notice relates”.
4
In paragraph (4) —
a
at the end of sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”,
b
after sub-paragraph (b) insert —
; or
c
in the case where the response to the notice referred to in paragraph (2) specifies that such response is not to be treated as a new claim for the tax year beginning 6th April following the period to which the section 17 notice relates.
.
8
1
Amend regulation 12(7) as follows.
2
Omit the word “or” immediately preceding sub-paragraph (b).
3
After sub-paragraph (b) insert —
; or
c
in the case where the person or persons making a statement described in paragraph (4) state that it is not to be treated as a new claim for tax credit in respect of the tax year beginning 6th April following the period to which the section 17 notice relates.
.
9
In regulation 13(2) after “one member of a couple is treated by” insert “regulation 11 or”.
Amendment of the Tax Credits (Payments by the Commissioners) Regulations 2002
10
1
The Tax Credits (Payments by the Commissioners) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 11(1) (postponement of payment) for “paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “paragraphs (2), (2A), (3) and (3A)”.
3
After regulation 11(2) insert —
2A
The circumstances specified in this paragraph are where —
a
a notice in writing has been given by the Commissioners to a person to notify a bank account or other account to which the Commissioners may make payment of a tax credit or element to which the person is entitled;
b
a period of eight weeks has elapsed since the day on which the Commissioners gave their notice; and
c
no bank account or other account has been notified to the Commissioners pursuant to their notice.
.
4
After regulation 11(3) insert —
3A
The circumstances specified in this paragraph are where —
a
a notice under section 16(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 has been issued to the person, or either or both of the persons, to whom the tax credit or element was awarded, and
b
such person or persons have not provided the information or evidence requested in that notice by the date specified in such notice
.
5
After regulation 11(6) insert —
7
The postponement of payment pursuant to the circumstances specified in paragraph (2A) shall cease at the earlier of the time when —
a
a bank account or other account is notified to the Commissioners; or
b
the entitlement to the tax credit or element ceases in accordance with regulation 14.
.
6
For regulation 14(1) substitute —
1
Subject to paragraph (3), where —
a
payment of a tax credit or element is postponed pursuant to the circumstances specified in regulation 11(2A), and
b
before the relevant time determined in accordance with this regulation, no bank account or other account is notified to the Commissioners by the person to whom a tax credit or element would have been paid if payment of it had not been postponed,
that person shall cease to be entitled to the tax credit or element for the remainder of the period of the award beginning on the day from which the Commissioners decide to postpone payment.
.
7
Omit regulation 14(2) and (4).
8
Before regulation 14(5) insert —
4A
Subject to paragraphs (4C) and (4E), the relevant time is the earlier of —
a
three months after the time when the Commissioners decide to postpone payment of a tax credit or element; or
b
immediately after the end of the relevant tax year .
4B
This paragraph applies where, before the time determined in accordance with paragraph (4A), the person entitled to payment of the tax credit or element —
a
requests from the Commissioners authority to open an account for which such authority is required; and
b
provides sufficient information from which the Commissioners can give that authority.
4C
Subject to paragraph (4E), where paragraph (4B) applies, the relevant time is the later of —
a
the time determined in accordance with paragraph (4A); and
b
the expiry of the period of 3 weeks from the day on which the Commissioners give their authority following a request described in paragraph (4B)(a).
4D
This paragraph applies where a person to whom a notice described in regulation 11(2A)(a) has been given has a reasonable excuse —
a
for not being able to take all necessary steps to obtain a bank account or other account before a time determined in accordance with paragraphs (4A) or (4C), or
b
for not being able to notify to the Commissioners the bank account or other account before a time determined in accordance with paragraphs (4A) or (4C).
4E
Where paragraph (4D) applies, the relevant time is the later of —
a
the time determined in accordance with paragraph (4A);
b
where paragraph (4B) applies, the time determined in accordance with paragraph (4C); and
c
the date by which the account can reasonably be expected to be notified to the Commissioners.
.
Amendment of the Tax Credits (Official Error) Regulations 2003
11
The Tax Credits (Official Error) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows.
12
1
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definition of “tax year”.
2
In regulation 3(3) (decision) for “the end of the tax year to which the decision relates” substitute “the date of the decision”.
Amendment of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002
13
The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
14
In regulation 14(4)(b) (relevant child care charges) for “a local authority in Scotland” substitute “a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994” .
15
1
Amend paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (disability which puts a person at a disadvantage in getting a job) as follows.
2
In sub-paragraph (b) for “the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994” substitute “section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994”.
3
In sub-paragraph (c) after “certified as blind” insert “or partially sighted” and after “is registered as blind” insert “or partially sighted”.
Amendment of the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002
16
The Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
17
1
At the beginning of regulation 4 (social security benefits prescribed for the purposes of section 7(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002) make the existing provision paragraph (1) and insert at the commencement of that paragraph “Subject to paragraph (2),”.
2
After paragraph (1) of regulation 4 insert —
2
Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to working tax credit during the four-week period described in regulation 7D of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 (ceasing to undertake work or working for less than 16 or 30 hours per week) .
.
3
In step 10 of regulation 7(3) (determination of rate of working tax credit) for “70%” substitute “80%”.
Amendment of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002
18
The Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
19
Amend regulation 8(2)(b)(ii) (prescribed conditions for a disabled or severely disabled child or qualifying young person) as follows —
a
after “certified as blind” insert “and in consequence is registered as blind”,
b
for “a local government area (as defined in the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994)” substitute “a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994”.
Tony Cunningham
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
11th March 2010
Bernadette Kenny
Dave Hartnett
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
10th March 2010


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st September 2010.
Amendment to the Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2008
2
The Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
3
For regulation 3, substitute —
Prescribed Periods
3
1
For the purposes of section 7(1) of the Act, an English local authority must secure that prescribed early years provision is available for each young child for a period of 570 hours in any year and during no fewer than 38 weeks in any year.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1) the first year commences on the date referred to in regulation 4(2) applicable to the child in question, and subsequent years commence on the anniversary of that date.
Dawn Primarolo
Minister of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
9th February 2010


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Citation and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010.
2
In this Order “ the Act ” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
Provisions coming into force on the day after this Order is made
2
1
The following provisions of the Act come into force in relation to England on the day after this Order is made for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to make orders, give guidance or give directions —
a
Section 14(4) (orders relating to requirement to take steps);
b
Section 19 (powers of appropriate national authority);
c
Section 20 (handling of petitions by other bodies);
d
Section 21 (orders); and
e
Section 22 (interpretation).
Provisions coming into force on 15th June 2010
3
The following provisions of the Act come into force in relation to England on 15th June 2010 —
a
Section 10(3) and (4) (electronic petitions);
b
Section 11 (petition schemes);
c
Section 12 (petitions to which schemes must apply) except for paragraphs (1)(d) and (3)(b);
d
Section 13 (requirement to acknowledge);
e
Section 14 (requirement to take steps) so far as not already in force;
f
Section 15 (requirement to debate);
g
Section 16 (requirement to call officer to account);
h
Section 17 (review of steps);
i
Section 18 (supplementary scheme provision);
j
Section 19 (powers of appropriate national authority) so far as not already in force;
k
Section 20 (handling of petitions by other bodies) so far as not already in force;
l
Section 21 (orders) so far as not already in force; and
m
Section 22 (interpretation); so far as not already in force.
Provisions coming into force on 15th December 2010
4
The following provisions of the Act come into force in relation to England on 15th December 2010 —
a
section 10(1) and (2) (electronic petitions); and
b
section 12(1)(d) and (3)(b) (petitions to which a scheme must apply).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Barbara Follett
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
19th March 2010


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Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2010.
Commencement
2
The following provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 shall come into force on the 12th January 2010–
a
section 139 (dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (Northern Ireland));
b
in section 177 (consequential etc amendments and transitional and saving provisions), subsection (2) (transitional, transitory and saving provisions) so far as it relates to paragraph 38 of Schedule 22; and
c
paragraph 38 of Schedule 22.
Paul Goggins
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
6 January 2010


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Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (Commencement No.1) Order of Council 2010.
Appointed day
2
1st April 2010 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 —
a
article 3;
b
article 4 and Schedule 1, except in relation to paragraph 12 of that Schedule; and
c
article 7 and Schedule 3, except in relation to paragraph 5 of that Schedule.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council