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Commencement and citation
1
This Order may be cited as The A205 Trunk Road (Greenwich) Red Route Traffic Order 1997, and shall come into force on 1st February 1997.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
a
a reference to an article or a schedule followed by a number is a reference to the article of, or the schedule to, this Order so numbered;
b
“carriageway” has the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 ;
c
causing includes permitting;
d
“disabled person”, “disabled person’s badge” and “disabled person’s vehicle” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England and Wales) Regulations 1986 , and “relevant position” in relation to a disabled person’s badge has the same meaning as in regulation 2A of those regulations;
e
“the trunk road red route” means the lengths of road specified in column 2 of the table in schedule 1;
f
“vehicle” includes part of a vehicle; and
g
an entry in column (3), (4) or (5) of an item in a schedule to this order applies to that column in subsequent items in that schedule.
General prohibition of stopping
3
1
Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article, and of articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop in the trunk road red route during the restricted hours.
2
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this article, and of articles 5(1), 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop at any time in any lengths of the trunk road red route specified in schedule 4.
3
The controls specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this article do not apply in respect of any area of the trunk road red route specified in schedule 2A.
4
In this article “the restricted hours” means, in relation to a length of the trunk road red route specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 1, the hours specified in that item in column (3) of that table.
Exemptions for parking
4
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
Miscellaneous exemptions for parking
5
1
Licensed taxi cabs: The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in schedule 2D.
2
Coaches: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than eight passengers (exclusive of the driver) or a local bus (as defined in article 8(4) not so constructed or adapted, to be parked at the edge of the carriageway specified in column (2) of the table in schedule 2E during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
3
Doctors' vehicles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2F during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, provided that —
a
there is displayed in the windscreen of the vehicle a badge issued by, or with the authority of, the Traffic Director for London to a medical practitioner, and which specifies —
i
the name of the person to whom it was issued, and
ii
the premises in relation to which it applies; and
b
the vehicle was parked by, or with the permission of, the person whose name is specified on the badge and for so long as the person who parked the vehicle is engaged in work at the premises specified on the badge.
4
Solo motor bicycles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a motor bicycle without a side-car to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2G during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
Exemptions for loading and unloading
6
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which is being loaded or unloaded to stop at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the tables in schedules 3A and 3B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for as long as is needed to load or unload the vehicle or 20 minutes, whichever is the less, provided that not less than 20 minutes has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
Exemptions for disabled persons
7
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2C during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
3
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position, and a parking disc on which is shown the time at which the period of parking began, to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 3A during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, for a period of up to 3 hours not being a period separated by an interval of less than 1 hour from a previous period when that vehicle was parked in that length of road.
Exemptions at bus stops and stands
8
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to which this article applies to stop at a bus stop (being an area of road bounded by a traffic sign which includes the words “bus stop”) for so long only as may be required to enable passengers to get on or off the vehicle or, in the case of a vehicle being used to provide a local service, for so long only as may be required for a change of crew.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used to provide a local service to stop at a bus stand (being an area of road bounded by a traffic sign which includes the words “bus stand”) for so long only as may be required for timetabling reasons.
3
This article applies to —
i
a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 passengers (exclusive of the driver), and
ii
a local bus not so constructed or adapted.
4
In this article “local bus”, has the meaning given to that expression in regulation 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 .
Other exemptions
9
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to stop if that person is —
a
required by law to cause the vehicle to stop or not to proceed;
b
obliged to stop the vehicle so as to avoid an accident;
c
prevented from proceeding in the vehicle by circumstances beyond the person’s control;
d
getting or giving help in consequence of an accident or an emergency, or otherwise taking action for public safety;
e
opening or closing a gate or other barrier at the entrance to premises to which the vehicle is being driven or from which it has emerged if it is not reasonably practicable to cause the vehicle to stop elsewhere for the purpose;
f
using the vehicle for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
g
using the vehicle in connection with the removal of any obstruction to traffic;
h
using the vehicle in connection with the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any length of road specified in schedule 1;
i
using the vehicle under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a passenger to get on or off the vehicle; or
j
using a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a disabled person to get on or off the vehicle.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a vehicle which bears the Royal Mail livery which is waiting at the edge of a carriageway for as long as may be necessary for the purpose of collecting or delivering letters in pursuance of any statutory duty of the Post Office to collect or deliver letters.
3
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden.
Powers to modify or suspend this Order
10
If it appears to the Traffic Director for London, or some person authorised by him, essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, or of the provision of suitable and adequate parking facilities on the highway, or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by this Order runs, and after consulting with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, he may modify or suspend any provision of this Order, save that no modification shall make an addition.
Suspensions of existing Orders
11
1
Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the London Borough of Greenwich (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1994 is hereby suspended, in so far as its provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route.
2
The suspension specified in paragraph (1) of this article shall take effect in respect of any provision contained in the London Borough of Greenwich (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1994 only from the time at which the traffic sign indicating the effect of that provision has been obliterated.
TRO216
Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport.
Derek Turner
Traffic Director for London
22nd January 1997


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
Citation and commencement
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Satellite Television Service Regulations 1997.
2
These Regulations shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendments of Broadcasting Act 1990
2
The Broadcasting Act 1990 is amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations.
Modification of licence conditions
3
Any licence to provide a non-domestic satellite service (within the meaning of Part I of the Broadcasting Act 1990 as originally enacted) granted before the commencement of these Regulations shall, as from that commencement, for the remainder of the term of the licence —
a
be taken to be a licence to provide a satellite television service (within the meaning of that Part), and
b
be taken to include a condition requiring that either —
i
the holder of the licence is established in the United Kingdom, or
ii
the holder of the licence is not established in any EEA State and the service is provided in circumstances falling within section 43(2) of that Act.
Transitional saving for any satellite service becoming licensable on commencement of Regulations
4
1
In this Regulation —
“the 1990 Act ” means the Broadcasting Act 1990;
“commencement” means the commencement of these Regulations.
2
Paragraph (3) applies in relation to any service which —
a
was provided before commencement,
b
immediately before commencement, was not required by Part I of the 1990 Act to be licensed as a domestic satellite service or a non-domestic satellite service, and
c
on commencement, is a satellite television service for the purposes of section 43 of the 1990 Act (as amended by these Regulations).
3
During the period of three months beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force, section 13 of the 1990 Act (prohibition on providing television services without a licence) shall not apply in relation to any service to which this paragraph applies.
Saving for existing order under section 79(5) of Broadcasting Act 1990
5
Until the commencement of the first order made under subsection (5) of section 79 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 after the commencement of these Regulations —
a
the Broadcasting (Foreign Satellite Programmes) (Specified Countries) Order 1994 shall have effect as if made for the purposes of paragraph (b) of that subsection (which relates to radio), and
b
the specified countries for the purposes of paragraph (a)(iii) of that subsection (which relates to television) shall be taken to be such of the countries listed in the Schedule to that Order as are not EEA States (within the meaning of the 1990 Act).
Consequential repeal and revocation
6
1
Paragraph 15 of Schedule 10 to the Broadcasting Act 1996 is hereby repealed.
2
The Broadcasting (Prescribed Countries) Order 1996 is hereby revoked.
Chris Smith
Secretary of State for National Heritage
10th July 1997


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Citation, commencement and extent
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Amendment) Regulations 1997, shall come into force on 11th April 1997 and shall extend to England.
Amendment of previous Regulations
2
1
The Nitrate Sensitive Areas Regulations 1994 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) at the end of the definition of “the Commission Regulation” there shall be added the words “as amended by Commission Regulation ( EC ) No.435/97 ”.
3
In Schedule 6, paragraph 6B (set-aside option), for “£390” there shall be substituted “£388”.
Tim Boswell,
Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
20th March 1997


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Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Control of Substances for Manufacture) (Revocation) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 11th August 1997.
Revocation of the Medicines (Control of Substances for Manufacture) Order 1982
2
The Medicines (Control of Substances for Manufacture) Order 1982 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Tessa Jowell
Minister of State for Public Health,
Department of Health
16th July 1997
Sewel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
14th July 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
18th July 1997
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
15th July 1997
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland this 18th day of July 1997.
Jeremy Harbison
Under Secretary
1997
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland this 18th day of July 1997.
P. J. Small
Permanent Secretary


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Commencement and citation
1
This Order may be cited as the City of Westminster (A41 Trunk Road) Red Route (Bus Lanes) Traffic Order 1997, and shall come into force on 28th November 1997.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
a
a reference to an article followed by a number is a reference to the article of this order so numbered;
b
causing includes permitting;
c
“carriage way” has the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 ; and
d
“vehicle” includes part of a vehicle;
e
“bus”, “local bus”, “pedal cycle”, “taxi”, “bus lane”, “contra-flow” and “with-flow lane” have the meanings given in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 ;
f
“dial-a-ride bus” means a vehicle —
i
displaying so as to be conspicuous on the outside of the vehicle a logo in a form approved by or with the authority of the Traffic Director for London and containing the words “dial-a-ride”; and
ii
constructed or adapted for the carriage of disabled persons and their companions and which is being used to provide a service for the carriage of such persons;
g
“times of operation” means, in relation to a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in the schedule, the times specified in that item in column (3) of that table;
h
“permitted vehicles” means, in relation to a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in the schedule, the vehicles specified in that item in column (5) of that table;
i
an entry in column (3) , (4) or (5) of an item in the table in the schedule to this order applies to that column in subsequent items in that schedule.
Bus Lane Controls
3
1
No person shall cause a vehicle to be in a bus lane in a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in the schedule to this order during the times specified in that item in column (3) of that item unless that vehicle is proceeding in the direction specified in column (4) of that item and is of a type specified in column (5) of that item.
2
The controls specified in paragraph (1) of this article do not apply so as to prevent a vehicle stopping in a bus lane for as long as may be necessary —
a
to enable a person to get on or off the vehicle; or
b
to enable goods to be loaded on to or unloaded from the vehicle;
if and in so far as the activity is not prohibited by the provisions of any other order.
Exemptions
4
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a vehicle which is being used for a purpose which is within the exemption to a restriction or prohibition imposed by any other order made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or which is permitted by any other order.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a vehicle stopping in a bus lane if the vehicle is being used in —
a
the service of a local authority for the purpose of collecting refuse;
b
the pursuance of any statutory duty of the Post Office for the purpose of collecting or delivering letters provided the vehicle bears the Royal Mail livery;
c
connection with the removal of any obstruction to traffic;
d
connection with the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any road;
e
connection with the maintenance, improvement or construction of any street furniture including bus stop infrastructure;
f
connection with any building operation or demolition;
g
connection with the laying, erection, alteration or repair in or near the bus lane of any sewer or of any main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity, or of any telecommunications apparatus as defined in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 ;
if the vehicle cannot be used for that purpose without being in the bus lane and in so far as the activity is not prohibited by the provisions of any other order made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
3
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of —
a
a vehicle entering or stopping in a bus lane so as to avoid an accident;
b
a vehicle entering or stopping in a bus lane to allow a person to get or give help in consequence of an accident or emergency or otherwise take action for public safety;
c
a vehicle crossing a bus lane in order to get to or from any road adjacent to the bus lane or any vehicular access to premises adjacent to the bus lane;
d
a vehicle being in a bus lane to such an extent and for such a time as is needed to comply with any requirement resulting from works or an emergency in any part of the road adjoining the bus lane;
e
a vehicle being used for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes;
f
a vehicle stopping in a bus lane if it has lawfully entered the bus lane and it has to stop —
i
by law;
ii
to avoid an accident;
iii
in circumstances beyond the drivers control;
g
anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden.
Revocation or variation of existing Orders
5
The City of Westminster (A41 Trunk Road) Red Route (Bus Lanes) Experimental Traffic Order 1997 is hereby revoked in so far as its provisions relate to any length of road specified in the table in the schedule to this order.
TRO 360
Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State.
Derek Turner
Traffic Director for London
17th November 1997


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1
1
This Order may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Channel Islands) (Amendment) Order 1997.
2
This article and article 3 shall come into force on 1st March 1997 and article 2 shall come into force on 1st April 1997.
2
After paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Wireless Telegraphy (Channel Islands) Order 1952 there shall be inserted the following paragraph —
2A
After section 1(1) there shall be inserted the following subsection —
1A
Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the installation or use of any television receiver by a person who is a dealer in such receivers where the installation or use is solely for the purpose of doing any one or more of the following in the course of his business as such a dealer, namely, demonstrating, testing or repairing such receivers.
.
.
3
After paragraph 2A of the Schedule to the Wireless Telegraphy (Channel Islands) Order 1952 (as inserted by article 2 above) there shall be inserted the following paragraph —
2B
At the end of section 1 there shall be inserted the following subsection —
8
The functions of the Secretary of State under this section insofar as they relate to programme making, as defined in the Contracting Out (Functions relating to Wireless Telegraphy) Order 1996 , may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf in the United Kingdom by the Secretary of State under that Order.
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N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council


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PART I
General
Citation, commencement and duration
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Workskill Courses) Pilot Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 7th April 1997.
2
These Regulations (other than the transitional provisions of regulation 26) shall cease to have effect on 6th April 1998, unless revoked with effect from an earlier date.
Interpretation
2
1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“ the Act ” means the Jobseekers Act 1995;
“benefit” means income support, unemployment benefit or jobseeker’s allowance and “receiving benefit” means receiving benefit which that person has claimed and received as an unemployed person or in accordance with Part I of the Act, but does not include jobseeker’s allowance received by virtue of an entitlement under regulation 170 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ;
“caring responsibilities” has the same meaning as in regulation 4 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
“casual employment” means employment from which the employee can be released without his giving any notice or, if he is required to give notice, employment from which he can be released before the end of the vacation;
“employment officer” means an officer of the Secretary of State;
“employment-related course” has the same meaning as it has in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
“examination” means an examination which is specified as an examination related to the workskill course in a document signed on behalf of the establishment at which the workskill course is being undertaken;
“full-time employment” means remunerative work as defined in regulation 51(1)(a) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
“full-time student” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ;
“jobseeking period” has the meaning prescribed in regulations 47 and 47A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ;
“made a claim for jobseeker’s allowance” includes treated as having made a claim for the allowance and treated as having an award of the allowance in accordance with regulation 5, 6 or 7 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996 ;
“part-time employment” means employment which is not full-time employment;
“part-time student” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
“period of study” has the same meaning as it has in regulation 4 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
“qualifying person” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1);
“region” means a region set out in Part I or Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations;
“term-time” means the period specified as term-time in relation to a qualifying person in a document signed on behalf of the establishment at which the workskill course is being undertaken;
“vacation” means any period falling within the period of study, as defined in regulation 4 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations, which is not term-time;
“week” means benefit week as defined in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations except in Part IV where it means any period of seven consecutive days;
“workskill course” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2).
2
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference
a
to a numbered Part is to the Part of these Regulations bearing that number;
b
to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number;
c
in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation bearing that number; and
d
in a paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number.
Application
3
1
For the purposes of these Regulations, a qualifying person is a person —
a
who is undertaking a workskill course,
b
who has undertaken a workskill course and had good cause for any act or omission in relation to that course or who has not previously undertaken a workskill course,
c
with whom an employment officer has agreed that he may undertake a workskill course, having regard to the factors listed in paragraph (3), and
d
who has made a claim for jobseeker’s allowance and has been receiving benefit within a jobseeking period for six months or more at the time he started the workskill course or is due to start the course, and for the purposes of this regulation, the linking provision set out in regulation 48 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall apply.
2
A workskill course is a course which
a
is an employment-related course,
b
lasts no more than 12 consecutive months, and
c
is a course of a description falling within Schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 or is a programme of learning falling within section 6 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 .
3
The factors which an employment officer must take into account when deciding whether to agree that the claimant may undertake a workskill course are:
a
his skills, qualifications and abilities;
b
whether the course would assist him to acquire new skills and qualifications;
c
whether he would have to give up a course of study as defined in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations in order to undertake this course;
d
any needs arising from his physical or mental condition;
e
the time which has elapsed since he was last employed;
f
his work experience;
g
the number of jobs in the labour market and, if relevant, the local labour market, which require the skills and qualifications which he would acquire on the course;
h
any evidence about whether this course or this type of course has facilitated the obtaining by persons of work; and
i
the number of persons attending an office of the Department for Education and Employment in the same region as him in accordance with a notice under regulation 23 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations to whom Part II or Part III applies, which number shall not normally significantly exceed 1,000 in any region.
Modification of Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
4
These Regulations modify the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations to the extent prescribed in Parts II, III , IV , V and VII in so far as those Regulations apply to a person to whom these Regulations apply.
PART II
Part-Time Students
Application of Part II
5
This Part applies to a qualifying person who is required to attend an office of the Department for Education and Employment which is listed in Part I of the Schedule in accordance with a notice under regulation 23 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations and who is undertaking a workskill course as a part-time student.
Availability for employment in term-time
6
1
In any week which falls wholly or partly in term-time, regulations 6 and 7 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall not apply to a person who has restricted the total number of hours for which he is available for employment in that week in accordance with paragraph (2).
2
A person to whom this Part applies may restrict the total number of hours for which he is available for employment to less than 40 hours in any week which falls wholly or partly in term-time providing
a
in that week the total number of hours during which he is undertaking the workskill course and is available for employment is at least 40 unless he has restricted the number of hours for which he is available for employment in accordance with regulation 13(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
b
the times at which he is available to take up employment (his “pattern of availability”) are such as to afford him reasonable prospects of securing employment unless he has restricted the number of hours for which he is available for employment in accordance with regulation 13(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
c
his pattern of availability is recorded in his jobseeker’s agreement and any variations in that pattern are recorded in a varied agreement;
d
he provides evidence as often as may be required by an employment officer within five days of being so required by the employment officer consisting of a document signed by him and on behalf of the establishment at which he is undertaking the workskill course confirming that he is attending the establishment when required to attend, in such form as may be required by the employment officer; and
e
he provides evidence as often as may be required by an employment officer within five days of being so required by the employment officer consisting of a document signed by him and on behalf of the establishment at which he is undertaking the workskill course confirming that he is making satisfactory progress on the course, in such form as may be required by the employment officer.
3
For the purposes of this regulation, in the case of a person who is undertaking a course of study which is funded in whole or part by the FEFC , the number of hours during which he is undertaking a workskill course in any week shall be the number of guided learning hours per week set out, in the case of a course funded by the FEFC for England, in his learning agreement signed on behalf of the establishment which is funded by the FEFC for the delivery of that course or, in the case of a course funded by the FEFC for Wales, in a document signed on behalf of the establishment which is funded by the FEFC for the delivery of that course.
4
For the purposes of this regulation, in the case of a person who is undertaking a course of study (not being higher education) which is funded in whole or in part by the Secretary of State for Scotland at a college of further education, the number of hours during which he is undertaking a workskill course in any week shall be the number of hours per week of classroom-based or workshop-based programmed learning under the direct guidance of teaching staff and of any additional hours using structured learning packages supported by the teaching staff, according to the number of hours set out in a document signed on behalf of the college.
5
In this regulation, “college of further education”, “the FEFC” and “higher education” have the same meaning as they have in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.
Availability of carers in term-time
7
1
In any week which falls wholly or partly in term-time, regulations 6, 7 and 13(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall not apply to a person who has restricted the total number of hours for which he is available for employment in any week in accordance with paragraph (2).
2
A person to whom this Part applies who has caring responsibilities may restrict the total number of hours for which he is available for employment to less than 16 hours in any week which falls wholly or partly in term-time in which he is undertaking a workskill course providing
a
in that week he is available for employment for as many hours as his caring responsibilities and his course allow;
b
in that week he is available for the specific hours that those responsibilities and his course allow;
c
the times at which he is available to take up employment (his “pattern of availability”) are recorded in his jobseeker’s agreement and any variations in that pattern are recorded in a varied agreement;
d
he provides evidence as often as may be required by an employment officer within five days of being so required by the employment officer consisting of a document signed by him and on behalf of the establishment at which he is undertaking the workskill course confirming that he is attending the establishment when required to attend, in such form as may be required by the employment officer; and
e
he provides evidence as often as may be required by an employment officer within five days of being so required by the employment officer consisting of a document signed by him and on behalf of the establishment at which he is undertaking the workskill course confirming that he is making satisfactory progress on the course, in such form as may be required by the employment officer.
Availability and active seeking during examinations
8
A person to whom this Part applies shall be treated as available for and actively seeking employment in any week during any part of which he is taking an examination relating to his workskill course.
Availability during vacations
9
In any week which falls wholly in a vacation, a person to whom this Part applies shall be treated as available for employment in that week if he is willing and able to take up immediately any casual employment and any permanent part-time employment for which he is available in accordance with regulation 6 in any week or part of a week in term-time, providing the times at which he is available to take up employment are such as to afford him reasonable prospects of securing employment unless he has restricted the number of hours for which he is available for employment in accordance with regulation 13(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.
Active seeking during vacations
10
In any week which falls wholly in a vacation, a person who is treated as available for employment in accordance with regulation 9 shall be treated as actively seeking employment in that week if he takes such steps as he can reasonably be expected to have to take in order to have the best prospects of securing employment for which he is available under regulation 9.
PART III
Full-Time Students
Application of Part III
11
This Part applies to a qualifying person who is required to attend an office of the Department for Education and Employment listed in Part II of the Schedule and who is undertaking a workskill course as a full-time student.
Circumstances in which a full-time student is to be treated as available for employment during term-time
12
1
A person to whom this Part applies shall be treated as available for employment in any week which falls wholly or partly in term-time providing he
a
is undertaking a workskill course as a full-time student;
b
provides evidence as often as may be required by an employment officer within five days of being so required by the employment officer consisting of a document signed by him and on behalf of the establishment at which he is undertaking the workskill course confirming that he is attending the establishment when required to attend, in such form as may be required by the employment officer; and
c
provides evidence as often as may be required by an employment officer within five days of being so required by the employment officer consisting of a document signed by him and on behalf of the establishment at which he is undertaking the workskill course confirming that he is making satisfactory progress on the course, in such form as may be required by the employment officer.
Disapplication of regulation 15(a) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
13
In any week which falls wholly or partly in the period of study, regulation 15(a) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall not apply to a person to whom this Part applies.
Circumstances in which a full-time student is to be treated as actively seeking employment during term-time
14
A person to whom this Part applies shall be treated as actively seeking employment in any week during which he is undertaking a workskill course as a full-time student and which falls wholly or partly in term-time.
Circumstances in which a full-time student is to be treated as available for and actively seeking employment during examinations
15
A person to whom this Part applies shall be treated as available for employment and as actively seeking employment in any week in which he is taking examinations relating to his workskill course.
Availability during vacations
16
In any week which falls wholly in a vacation, a person to whom this Part applies shall be treated as available for employment in that week if he is willing and able to take up immediately any casual employment.
Active seeking during vacations
17
In any week which falls wholly in a vacation, a person who is treated as available for employment in accordance with regulation 16 shall be treated as actively seeking employment in that week if he takes such steps as he can reasonably be expected to have to take in order to have the best prospects of securing employment for which he is available under regulation 16.
PART IV
Part-time and Full-time Students
“Training Scheme” in section 19
18
In relation to a person to whom Part II or Part III applies, “training scheme” in sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (b) and in paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 19 of the Act means, in addition to the scheme listed in regulation 75 (1) (b) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations, a workskill course.
Good cause for the purposes of section 19(5)(b)
19
1
Without prejudice to any other circumstances in which a person may be regarded as having good cause for any act or omission for the purposes of section 19 (5) (b) of the Act and in addition to the circumstances listed in regulation 73 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations, a person to whom Part II or Part III applies is to be regarded as having good cause for any act or omission for the purposes of section 19 (5) (b) (iii) and (iv) where
a
the act or omission was in relation to a workskill course undertaken by him and occurred less than four weeks after the first day of the period of study;
b
the act or omission was in relation to a workskill course undertaken by him and was due to his lack of ability;
c
the workskill course was not suitable; or
d
the act or omission was in relation to an employment programme and he was or would have been required to attend the employment programme at a time which would have prevented him from attending the workskill course.
2
In this regulation, a workskill course is suitable if it is suitable for that person in vocationally relevant respects, namely his personal capacity, aptitude, his preference, the level of qualification aimed at, duration of the course and proportion of time, if any, which the person has spent on the training in relation to the length of the course.
Good cause for the purposes of section 19 (6) (c) and (d)
20
Without prejudice to any other circumstances in which a person may be regarded as having good cause for any act or omission for the purposes of section 19 (6) (c) and (d) of the Act, and in addition to the circumstances listed in regulation 72 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations, a person is to be regarded as having good cause for any act or omission for the purposes of section 19 (6) (c) and (d) where
a
the act or omission took place within a period of four weeks before the end of his workskill course or of his examinations;
b
the employment consists of employment for which he is not required to be available in accordance with these Regulations unless it is permanent full-time employment; or
c
in the case of a person to whom Part II applies, the employment consists of casual full-time employment and he would have to resign from permanent part-time employment to do it.
Modification of regulation 72
21
1
Regulation 72 (2) (a) shall read, in relation to a person who has restricted his availability in accordance with Part II or Part III, as if after the word “8” the words “and 13” were deleted and the words “,13 and the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Workskill Courses) Pilot Regulations 1997” were inserted.
2
Regulation 72 (5) (c) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall not apply to a person falling within Part II.
PART V
Other Persons
Modification of regulations 11 and 18(3)(f)(vi) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
22
Subject to regulations 23 and 25, regulations 11 and 18(3)(f)(vi) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall not apply to any person who is required to attend an office of the Department for Education and Employment which is listed in the Schedule in accordance with a notice under regulation 23 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.
Application of regulations 11 and 18(3)(f)(vi) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
23
Regulations 11 and 18(3)(f)(vi) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations may apply to a person notwithstanding the fact that he is required to attend an office of the Department for Education and Employment which is listed in the Schedule in accordance with a notice under regulation 23 of those Regulations if he would have been eligible to undertake a workskill course but for the fact that an employment officer did not agree that he might undertake that course because the number of persons attending an office of the Department for Education and Employment in the same region as him to whom Part II or Part III applied significantly exceeded 1000.
PART VI
Modification of other Social Security Regulations
Modification of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 and of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987
24
Part V of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (students) and Part VII of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (students) shall have effect in relation to a qualifying person to whom Part III applies as if, in both regulation 38 of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (interpretation of Part V) and regulation 46 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (interpretation of Part VII) —
a
in the definition of “course of study”, after the words “any course of study” there were inserted the words “, including a workskill course as defined for the purposes of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Workskill Courses) Pilot Regulations 1997”;
b
in the definition of “student”, the words “at an educational establishment” were omitted.
PART VII
Transitional Provisions
Continuation of existing modifications for part-time students
25
A part-time student who prior to 7th April 1997 had embarked on a course of study which continues after 7th April 1997 may take advantage of regulations 11 and 18(3)(f)(vi) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations in respect of that course of study for any remaining period of his period of study or until his award of jobseeker’s allowance has terminated, if sooner.
Transitional Provisions
26
On the expiry of these Regulations, the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall apply to any person to whom these Regulations applied with the modifications to those Regulations made by these Regulations for any remaining period of his period of study.
Signed for the purposes of Parts I to V and VII of these Regulations on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education and Employment.
Eric Forth
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
10th March 1997
Signed for the purposes of Part VI of these Regulations on behalf of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Roger Evans
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
12th March 1997


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 31st December 1997.
2
In these Regulations “the principal regulations” means the Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) Regulations 1994 .
Hereditaments in rural settlements
2
1
Regulation 10 of the principal regulations is amended as follows.
2
For paragraph (1) there is substituted —
1
For a hereditament to which this regulation applies, the chargeable amount for a chargeable day which is a relevant day shall be found in accordance with the rules prescribed in this regulation in place of the provisions of sections 43(4) to (6E), 44 and 45(4) to (6) of the Act.
3
After paragraph (5) there is inserted —
5A
Where paragraph (5B) applies, the chargeable amount for a chargeable day shall be found by dividing the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) by 2.
5B
This paragraph applies where, on the day concerned, section 43(6B) of the Act (general stores etc. in rural settlements) applies as respects the hereditament.
New hereditaments in rural settlements
3
1
Schedule 2 (splits and mergers) to the principal regulations is amended as follows.
2
In sub-paragraph (1) in each of paragraphs 5 and 6, for “section 43(4) to (6)” there is substituted “section 43(4) to (6E)”.
3
In sub-paragraph (3)(c in each of paragraphs 5 and 6, for “sections 43(6) (charities)” there is substituted “sections 43(6) and (6B) (charities; general stores etc. in rural settlements)”.
4
After sub-paragraph (5) of each of paragraphs 5 and 6 there is inserted —
5A
Where sub-paragraph (5B) applies, the chargeable amount for a chargeable day shall be found by dividing the amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) by 2.
5B
This sub-paragraph applies where on the day concerned section 43(6B) of the Act (general stores etc. in rural settlements) applies as respects the hereditament.
5
In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 9 , for “section 43(6) (charities)” there is substituted “sections 43(6) and (6B) (charities; general stores etc. in rural settlements)”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
17th December 1997
Signed by authority of The Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
17th December 1997


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Title, extent and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Charges for Inspections and Controls Regulations 1997, shall extend to Great Britain and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.
Interpretation
2
1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“animal” means any —
bovine animal;
swine;
soliped;
sheep;
goat;
poultry;
game; or
wild game;
“brown trout” means any fish of the species Salmo trutta (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water;
“carcase” means the whole body of a slaughtered animal after bleeding and dressing;
“eggs” has the same meaning as in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No. 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs , as last amended by Council Regulation ( EC ) No. 818/96 ;
“egg packing centre” means an undertaking authorised by the Minister to grade eggs by quality and weight under the provisions of the Eggs (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1995 and the aforementioned Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1907/90 ;
“fish” means salmon, brown trout and rainbow trout;
“game” means —
wild land mammals which are reared and slaughtered in captivity, excluding —
mammals of the family Leporidae , and
wild land mammals living within an enclosed territory under conditions of freedom similar to those enjoyed by wild game;
birds (including ratites but excluding poultry) which are not generally considered to be domestic but which are bred, reared and slaughtered in captivity; and
domestic rabbits;
“milk” means cows' milk;
“the Minister” means —
in relation to England and Wales, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State; or
in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State;
“poultry” means domestic fowls, turkeys, guinea fowls, ducks and geese;
“producer” means a person who produces milk in Great Britain and sells it by way of business;
“product of animal origin” means —
milk; and
eggs;
“rainbow trout” means fish of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss ;
“salmon” means fish of the species Salmo salar (L.);
“wild game” means —
wild land mammals which are hunted (including wild land mammals living within an enclosed area under conditions of freedom similar to those they would enjoy if they were living in the wild); and
wild birds.
2
In these Regulations, any reference to —
a
a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation in which the reference appears;
b
the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.
Charges
3
1
The Minister shall make a charge in respect of the costs incurred by him in carrying out the inspections and controls provided for by Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products .
2
The charge referred to in paragraph (1) shall be the charge specified in column (2) of the Schedule which is opposite the animal, fish or as the case may be product of animal origin in question in column (1) of the Schedule.
3
In the case of any charge specified in column (2) of the Schedule (other than the one relating to poultry, game, wild game or milk), the Minister may reduce that charge to reflect the actual costs of the inspections and controls to which it relates.
Recovery of and liability for charges
4
1
Any charge under these Regulations shall, subject to paragraphs (9) to (14), be payable to the Minister, and shall be recoverable by him on demand as a debt owed to him by the person by whom the charge concerned is stated by paragraph (2) to be payable.
2
Charges under these Regulations shall, subject to paragraphs (3) to (5), be payable —
a
(where the charge concerned relates to any animal falling within paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of “animal” in regulation 2(1) of these Regulations) by the occupier of any slaughterhouse at which such an animal is slaughtered for human consumption;
b
(where the charge concerned relates to any bird comprised in the definition of “poultry” in regulation 2(1) of these Regulations) by the occupier of any slaughterhouse at which any such bird is slaughtered for human consumption;
c
(where the charge concerned relates to any animal falling within paragraph (a) of the definition of “game” in regulation 2(1) of these Regulations) by the occupier of any farmed game handling facility at which such an animal is slaughtered for human consumption;
d
(where the charge concerned relates to any animal falling within paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “game” in regulation 2(1) of these Regulations) by the occupier of any slaughterhouse at which such an animal is slaughtered for human consumption;
e
(where the charge concerned relates to wild game) by the occupier of any wild game processing facility at which wild game is dressed or cut up for human consumption;
f
(where the charge concerned relates to fish) by the operator of any establishment at which the fish in question is produced for human consumption;
g
(where the charge concerned relates to milk) by each producer; and
h
(where the charge concerned relates to eggs) by the occupier of each egg packing centre at which eggs are graded by quality and weight under the provisions of the Eggs (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1995 and Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1907/90 , as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 818/96 .
3
Where any occupier such as is referred to in sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of paragraph (2) has paid any charge under the sub-paragraph concerned in respect of any animal, he shall by virtue of this provision have the right to recover on demand a sum equal to the charge as a debt owed to him by the person on whose behalf the animal has been slaughtered.
4
Where any occupier such as is referred to in sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) has paid any charge under that sub-paragraph in respect of any wild game, he shall by virtue of this provision have the right to recover on demand a sum equal to the charge as a debt owed to him by the person on whose behalf the wild game has been dressed or cut up.
5
Where any operator such as is referred to in sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph (2) has paid any charge under that sub-paragraph in respect of any eggs, he shall by virtue of this provision have the right to recover on demand a sum equal to the charge as a debt owned to him by the person on whose behalf the eggs have been graded by quality and weight.
6
In paragraph (2) —
a
in sub-paragraph (a) —
i
“occupier” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (“ S.I. 1995/539 ”) , and
ii
“slaughterhouse” means a slaughterhouse (as defined by the said regulation 2(1)) licensed under regulation 4 of S.I. 1995/539 ;
b
in sub-paragraphs (b) and (d) —
i
“occupier” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (“ S.I. 1995/540 ”) , and
ii
“slaughterhouse” means a slaughterhouse (as defined by the said regulation 2(1)) licensed under regulation 4 of S.I. 1995/540 ;
c
in sub-paragraph (c) —
i
“occupier” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of S.I. 1995/539 ; and
ii
“farmed game handling facility” means a farmed game handling facility (as defined by the said regulation 2(1)) licensed under regulation 4 of S.I. 1995/539 ;
d
in sub-paragraph (e) —
i
“occupier” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (“ S.I. 1995/2148 ”) ,
ii
“wild game processing facility” means a wild game processing facility (as defined by the said regulation 2(1)) licensed under regulation 3 of S.I. 1995/2148 , and
iii
“cut up” shall be construed by reference to the definition of “cutting up” in the said regulation 2(1).
7
In paragraph (3) —
a
“slaughterhouse” means —
i
(insofar as that paragraph relates to an occupier such as is referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2)) a slaughterhouse (as defined by regulation 2(1) of S.I. 1995/539 ) licensed under regulation 4 thereof, and
ii
(insofar as that paragraph relates to an occupier such as is referred to in sub-paragraph (b) or (d) of paragraph (2)) a slaughterhouse (as defined by regulation 2(1) of S.I. 1995/540 ) licensed under regulation 4 thereof; and
b
“farmed game handling facility” means a farmed game handling facility (as defined by regulation 2(1) of S.I. 1995/539 ) licensed under regulation 4 thereof.
8
In paragraph (4), “wild game processing facility” means a wild game processing facility (as defined by regulation 2(1) of S.I. 1995/2148 ) licensed under regulation 3 thereof, and “cut up” shall be construed by reference to the definition of “cutting up” in the said regulation 2(1).
9
The Minister and the operator of any establishment manufacturing feed for sale to or for use by the operator of any establishment producing brown trout or rainbow trout for human consumption may enter into an agreement providing that the charge payable by that last-mentioned operator under paragraph (2)(f) in respect of those fish is to be paid to that first-mentioned operator as agent for the Minister.
10
The charge payable by each producer under paragraph (2)(g) shall for the purposes of these Regulations be treated as a charge imposed on that producer under article 9(1) of the Milk Development Council Order 1995 (“the 1995 Order ”) .
11
Where in accordance with paragraph (10) and article 9(2) of the 1995 Order a charge payable under paragraph (2)(g) is paid to the agent who purchases the milk in respect of which the charge arises —
a
the Milk Development Council (established by article 3 of the 1995 Order) shall (in circumstances where it receives the charge from the agent) forward that charge to the Minister; and
b
the Minister may (where that Council does not receive that charge from that agent) recover that charge on demand as a debt owned to him by that agent.
12
The charge required to be forwarded by the Milk Development Council to the Minister under paragraph (11)(a) shall (where it is not so forwarded) be recoverable by the Minister on demand as a debt owed to him by that Council.
13
Where in accordance with paragraph (10) and article 9(2) of the 1995 Order a charge payable under paragraph (2)(g) is paid to the Milk Development Council it shall be forwarded by that Council to the Minister.
14
The charge required to be forwarded by the Milk Development Council to the Minister under paragraph (13) shall be recoverable by the Minister on demand as a debt owed to him by that Council.
Information and offences
5
1
Any person shall, on reasonable demand being made by the Minister, supply —
a
such information as the Minister may reasonably require for the purpose of calculating charges payable under these Regulations; and
b
such evidence as the Minister may reasonably require to enable him to verify information supplied under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.
2
Any person who, in purported compliance with paragraph (1), furnishes information knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
3
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply within a reasonable time with a demand made under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Revocations
6
The following provisions of the Meat (Hygiene, Inspection and Examinations for Residues) ( Charges) Regulations 1995 are revoked —
a
the definitions of “residues examination charge” and “the Residues Regulations” in regulation 2(1);
b
regulation 4(2);
c
regulation 8;
d
Part II of Schedule 1.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
4th December 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Jay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health
5th December 1997
Sewel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
5th December 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
8th December 1997
We consent to the making of these Regulations
Graham Allen,
Jim Dowd
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
8th December 1997


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This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 3rd July 1997.
2
The Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) Order 1995 shall be amended as follows.
3
For article 12(3)(a) there shall be substituted —
a
that the taxable person took possession of the goods pursuant to —
i
a supply in respect of which no VAT was chargeable under the Act or under Part I of the Manx Act;
ii
a supply on which VAT was chargeable on the profit margin in accordance with paragraph (1) above or a corresponding provision made under the Manx Act or a corresponding provision of the law of another member State;
iii
a transaction except one relating to the transfer of the assets of a business or part of a business as a going concern which was treated by virtue of any Order made or having effect as if made under section 5(3) of the Act or under the corresponding provisions of the Manx Act as being neither a supply of goods nor a supply of services;
iv
a transaction relating to the transfer of the assets of a business or part of a business as a going concern which was treated as neither a supply of goods nor a supply of services if the transferor took possession of the goods in any of the circumstances described in this sub-paragraph; or
v
(if the goods are a work of art) a supply to the taxable person by, or an acquisition from another member State by him from its creator or his successor in title;
.
Bob Ainsworth
Graham Allen
Two of the Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
2nd July 1997


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1
This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Racal Telecommunications Ltd) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 17th April 1997.
2
Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.
Ian Taylor
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Technology,
Department of Trade and Industry
17th March 1997


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 1997 and shall come into force on 6th April 1997.
Increase of guaranteed minimum pensions
2
For the purposes of section 109(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 the percentage by which there is to be an increase in the rate of that part of any guaranteed minimum pension which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax years in the relevant period shall be 2.1 per cent.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Oliver Heald
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
24th February 1997


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Title, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force–
a
as respects all regulations except for regulation 3 on 31st January 1997;
b
as respects regulation 3(a) on 31st March 1997; and
c
as respects regulation 3(b) on 30th April 1997.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995 .
Amendment of the principal Regulations
2
The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 9 of these Regulations and any reference in those provisions to any specified provision shall, unless the context requires otherwise, be taken to be a reference to the provision so specified of the principal Regulations.
3
In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “the Directive”–
a
after sub-paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–
f
Commission Directive 96/12/ EC
;
b
after sub-paragraph (f) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–
g
Commission Directive 96/46/EC .
.
4
In regulation 20–
a
for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–
1
Where there has been a contravention, in relation to any plant protection product, of any prohibition, requirement or condition imposed by or under these Regulations in relation to that plant protection product, either of the Ministers shall have the power–
a
to seize or dispose of the plant protection product or require the holder of the approval, or any other person appearing to the Minister to be the owner or the person in charge of that plant protection product, to dispose of it;
b
to seize or dispose of anything treated with the plant protection product or require any person appearing to the Minister to be the owner or the person in charge of anything so treated to dispose of it;
c
to require the holder of the approval, or any other person appearing to the Minister to be the owner or the person in charge of the plant protection product, to take such remedial action as appears to that Minister to be necessary as a result of the contravention including, where it appears to be necessary as a result of the contravention, recovery of the plant protection product from the market in Great Britain.
;
b
at the end of the regulation there shall be inserted the following paragraph–
3
Any person who contravenes or causes or permits any person to contravene any requirement imposed under this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
.
5
In regulation 21(2)(a) for the word “he” there shall be substituted the words “the former”.
6
For regulation 22(1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–
1
A person guilty of an offence under regulation 3(6), 5(7), 7(8), 8(3), 9(7), 10(4), 11(7), 18(2), 19(2), 20(3) or 21(1) or (2) shall be liable–
a
on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum; and
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
.
7
For regulation 24(2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–
2
This regulation applies to any offence under regulation 3(6), 5(7), 7(8), 8(3), 9(7), 10(4), 11(7), 14(2), 16(5) or (6), 18(2), 19(2) or 20(3).
.
8
In regulation 27, for paragraphs (1) and (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs–
1
The 1986 Regulations shall not apply to any plant protection product the placing on the market and use of which are, or under Schedule 3 have become, subject to the prohibitions specified in regulation 3(1) and (2).
2
The 1986 Regulations shall not apply to any plant protection product which is approved under regulation 9.
.
9
In paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 at the end of the paragraph there shall be inserted the following words “and where they make such a requirement they shall do so in writing by notice served on persons holding approvals for the plant protection products concerned”.
Angela Browning
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
3rd January 1997
Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
20th December 1997


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Citation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Commencement) (Section 65 and Schedules 1 and 2) Order 1997.
2
Section 65 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 shall have effect in relation to any alleged offence in relation to which Part I of that Act applies.
Michael Howard
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
8th March 1997


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Citation and commencement
1
1
This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Registration Appeal Court) 1997 and shall come into force on 10th March 1997.
2
This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Registration Appeal Court
2
1
The Court of three judges for hearing registration appeals under section 57 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 shall be the Honourable Lord Sutherland, the Honourable Lord Kirkwood and the Honourable Lord Marnoch.
2
The Act of Sederunt (Registration Appeal Court) 1995 is revoked.
Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord President, I.P.D.
Edinburgh
14th February 1997


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Daventry District Council) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 16th April 1997.
Exemption of ground maintenance work
2
The maintenance of ground by Daventry District Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is undertaken before 1st October 1997 at any of the sites (or the parts of sites) listed in Specification Contract A dated June 1994 which was approved by the Leisure and Community Services Committee of the Daventry District Council on 30th March 1995.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Paul Beresford
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
25th March 1997


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 31st December 1997.
Transfer of Trust Property
2
On 31st December 1997 the items of trust property specified in a schedule dated 30th June 1997 prepared by and agreed upon by the East Glamorgan National Health Service Trust and the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust shall transfer from the East Glamorgan National Health Service Trust to the Rhondda Health Care National Health Service Trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
2nd December 1997


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Financial Services Act 1986 (Corporate Debt Exemption) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 3rd April 1997.
2
In this Order “ the Act ” means the Financial Services Act 1986.
Corporate debt exemption
2
Part I of Schedule 5 to the Act shall be amended as follows:
a
for paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2(2) there shall be substituted —
a
a debenture or other instrument falling within paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act which is issued on terms requiring repayment not later than five years from the date of issue;
b
in paragraphs (d), (e), (f)(i) and (g)(i) of paragraph 2(2), for “paragraph (a), (b) or (c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (a) or (c)”.
3
In Part II of Schedule 5 to the Act, in paragraph 5(2), for “paragraph (2)(a), (b), (c) or (e)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (2)(a), (c) or (e) above”.
Revocation
4
Articles 1(2) and 2 of the Financial Services Act 1986 (Listed Money Market Institutions and Miscellaneous Exemptions) Order 1990 are hereby revoked.
5
Paragraph 23 of Schedule 10 to the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 is hereby revoked.
Roger Knapman
Patrick McLoughlin
Two of the Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
13th March 1997


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the BBC World Service Transfer Scheme (Capital Allowances) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 16th April 1997.
2
In this Order —
a
“ the Act ” means the Broadcasting Act 1996;
b
“the 1990 Act ” means the Capital Allowances Act 1990 ;
c
“the BBC” means the British Broadcasting Corporation;
d
“the Transfer Day ” means 27th March 1997;
e
“the Transfer Scheme ” means the scheme made by the BBC on 21st March 1997 pursuant to section 131(1) of the Act and with the approval of the Secretary of State given on 26th March 1997 pursuant to section 132(1) of the Act; and
f
“ WSCo ” means the company with the registration number 3196204, being a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC.
Machinery and Plant
2
1
For the purposes of Part II of the 1990 Act (capital allowances in respect of machinery and plant), WSCo shall be treated as having incurred on the Transfer Day capital expenditure of the amount specified in column (2) of the relevant Part of the Schedule to this Order on the acquisition of the machinery and plant which are transferred to WSCo in accordance with the Transfer Scheme and described in column (1) of the relevant Part of the Schedule to this Order, and which, by virtue of paragraph 14(1)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Act, are to be treated as if they had been acquired by WSCo on the Transfer Day for the purposes for which they are, or have been, used by WSCo on and after the Transfer Day.
2
In this article, “the relevant Part” means, with respect to machinery and plant which is so installed or otherwise fixed in or to a building or any other description of land transferred in accordance with the Transfer Scheme to WSCo as to become, in law, part of that building or other land, being a building or land which is leased by WSCo to the BBC by any lease granted in pursuance of an obligation imposed by a provision contained in the Transfer Scheme by virtue of paragraph 2(1)(g) of Schedule 5 to the Act, Part I, and with respect to other machinery and plant, Part II.
Leased Fixtures
3
In respect of each of the leases granted by the BBC to WSCo or by WSCo to the BBC in pursuance of an obligation imposed by a provision contained in the Transfer Scheme by virtue of paragraph 2(1)(g) of Schedule 5 to the Act where such leases are either
a
leases in relation to which the conditions in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 55(1) of the 1990 Act (expenditure incurred by incoming lessee: transfer of allowances) are fulfilled; or
b
leases in relation to which the conditions in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of section 56 of the 1990 Act (expenditure incurred by incoming lessee: lessor not entitled to allowances) are fulfilled,
WSCo or, as the case may be, the BBC, shall be deemed for the purposes of Part II of that Act to have given as consideration for that lease a capital sum of nil.
Agricultural Buildings
4
Where there is transferred to WSCo in accordance with the Transfer Scheme property which is the relevant interest in relation to any expenditure for which the BBC would be entitled to an allowance under Part V of the 1990 Act (capital allowances in repect of agricultural buildings) apart from section 128 of that Act, the expenditure which, by virtue of paragraph (b) of section 129(3) of the 1990 Act, is to be treated as the expenduture in respect of which WSCo is entitled to the allowances mentioned in that paragraph shall be nil (without any reduction or addition under that paragraph).
Malcolm Rifkind
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
26th March 1997
We consent
Kenneth Clarke
Bowen Wells
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
26th March 1997


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1
This Order may be cited as the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st February 1998.
2
The Immigration (European Economic Area) Order 1994 shall be amended as follows:
a
for article 6(2)(h)(ii) there shall be substituted —
ii
assures the Secretary of State by means of a declaration or by such alternative means as he may choose that are at least equivalent that he has sufficient resources to avoid him becoming a burden on the social assistance system of the United Kingdom, and
; and
b
for article 12(6) there shall be substituted —
6
In the case of a retired person or a self-sufficient person the Secretary of State may, if he deems it necessary, require the revalidation of the residence permit at the end of the first two years of residence.
.
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 6th April 1997.
Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979
2
In regulation 98 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 (modification of provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 in relation to share fishermen) , in paragraph (c) (weekly rate of any Class 2 contributions payable by share fishermen) for “£7.20” substitute “£6.80”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Oliver Heald
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
24th February 1997


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1
This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage) (Transitional Provisions) (Overseas Territories) Order 1997, and shall come into force on 30th November 1997.
2
The Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1996 , shall extend to each of the following territories subject to the exceptions, adaptations and modifications specified out in the Schedule to this Order:
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory
Falkland Islands
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands
3
In this Order, “the Territory” means each of the territories listed in Article 2.
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk to the Privy Council


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1
This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Registered Social Landlords) (No. 1) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st March 1997.
2
Group 5 (Construction of Buildings, etc. ) of Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 shall be amended as follows–
a
in item 3 substitute “relevant housing association” for “registered housing association”; and
b
for Note (21) substitute–
21
In item 3 “relevant housing association” means–
a
a registered social landlord within the meaning of Part I of the Housing Act 1996 ,
b
a registered housing association within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (Scottish registered housing associations), or
c
a registered housing association within the meaning of Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (Northern Irish registered housing associations).
.
Patrick McLoughlin
Roger Knapman
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
14th January 1997


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Commencement and citation
1
This Order may be cited as The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route Traffic Order 1997, and shall come into force on 19th April 1997.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
a
a reference to an article or a Schedule followed by a number is a reference to the article of, or the Schedule to, this Order so numbered;
b
“carriageway” has the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 ;
c
causing includes permitting;
d
“disabled person”, “disabled person’s badge” and “disabled person’s vehicle” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England and Wales) Regulations 1986 , and “relevant position” in relation to a disabled person’s badge has the same meaning as in regulation 2A of those regulations;
e
“the trunk road red route” means the lengths of road specified in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1;
f
“vehicle” includes part of a vehicle; and
g
an entry in column (3) , (4) or (5) of an item in a Schedule to this Order applies to that column in subsequent items in that Schedule.
h
“bus” has the meaning given by regulation 22(2) of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 .
i
“bus stop” means an area bounded by a traffic sign shown in diagram 1025.1 or 1025.3 in Schedule 6 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 which includes the words “bus stop”.
j
“bus stand” means an area bounded by a traffic sign shown in diagram 1025.1 or 1025.3 in Schedule 6 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 which includes the words “bus stand”.
k
“London Regional Transport” has the meaning given by the London Regional Transport Act 1984 .
General prohibition of stopping
3
1
Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article, and of articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop in the trunk road red route during the restricted hours.
2
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this article, and of articles 5(1), 8 and 9, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop at any time in any lengths of the trunk road red route specified in Schedule 4.
3
The controls specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this article do not apply in respect of any area of the trunk road red route specified in Schedule 2A.
4
In this article “the restricted hours” means, in relation to a length of the trunk road red route specified in an item in column (2) of the table in Schedule 1, the hours specified in that item in column (3) of that table.
Exemptions for parking
4
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in Schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
Miscellaneous exemptions for parking
5
1
Licensed taxi cabs: The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle being used under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in Schedule 2D.
2
Buses: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a bus to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in Schedule 2E during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for a period not exceeding the period specified in column (4) in that item, provided that not less than the period specified in column (5) in that item has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
3
Doctors’ vehicles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in Schedule 2F during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, provided that —
a
there is displayed in the windscreen of the vehicle a badge issued by, or with the authority of, the Traffic Director for London to a medical practitioner, and which specifies —
i
the name of the person to whom it was issued, and
ii
the premises in relation to which it applies; and
b
the vehicle was parked by, or with the permission of, the person whose name is specified on the badge and for so long only as the person who parked the vehicle is engaged in work at the premises specified on the badge.
4
Solo motor bicycles: The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a motor bicycle without a side-car to be parked at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in Schedule 2G during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
Exemptions for loading and unloading
6
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle which is being loaded or unloaded to stop at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the tables in Schedules 3A and 3B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item for as long as is needed to load or unload the vehicle or 20 minutes, whichever is the less, provided that not less than 20 minutes has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked on any part of the same length of road.
Exemptions for disabled persons
7
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in Schedule 2B during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in Schedule 2C during the hours specified in column (3) in that item.
3
The controls specified in article 3(1) do not apply in respect of a person causing a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position, and a parking disc on which is shown the time at which the period of parking began, to park at the edge of the carriageway on a length of road specified in an item in column (2) of the table in Schedule 3A during the hours specified in column (3) in that item, for a period of up to 3 hours not being a period separated by an interval of less than 1 hour from a previous period when that vehicle was parked in that length of road.
Exemptions at bus stops and stands
8
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing:
a
a bus to stop at a bus stop for as long as may be required to enable passengers to board or alight; or
b
a bus to stop at a bus stop or a bus stand and being used for operational reasons in the course of providing a London bus service (as defined in section 34 of the Transport Act 1985 ) under an agreement with London Regional Transport or training drivers to allow such a service to be provided.
2
In this article “operational reasons” means:
i
to enable passengers to board and alight;
ii
to enable crew changes to take place;
iii
to maintain the scheduled timetable subject, in the case of a bus stop, to a maximum wait of two minutes.
Other exemptions
9
1
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a person causing a vehicle to stop if that person is —
a
required by law to cause the vehicle to stop or not to proceed;
b
obliged to stop the vehicle so as to avoid an accident;
c
prevented from proceeding in the vehicle by circumstances beyond the person’s control;
d
getting or giving help in consequence of an accident or an emergency, or otherwise taking action for public safety;
e
opening or closing a gate or other barrier at the entrance to premises to which the vehicle is being driven or from which it has emerged if it is not reasonably practicable to cause the vehicle to stop elsewhere for the purpose;
f
using the vehicle for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
g
using the vehicle in connection with the removal of any obstruction to traffic;
h
using the vehicle in connection with the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any length of road specified in Schedule 1;
i
using the vehicle under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a passenger to get on or off the vehicle; or
j
using a disabled person’s vehicle which displays a disabled person’s badge in the relevant position to stop for so long only as may be required to enable a disabled person to get on or off the vehicle.
2
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a vehicle which bears the Royal Mail livery which is waiting at the edge of a carriageway for as long as may be necessary for the purpose of collecting or delivering letters in pursuance of any statutory duty of the Post Office to collect or deliver letters.
3
The controls specified in article 3(1) and (2) do not apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden.
Suspension of existing Orders
10
1
Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1977, Order No. 23; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 20; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 27; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 34; and the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1993, Order No. 23; as amended, are hereby suspended, in so far as their provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route.
2
The suspension specified in paragraph (1) of this article shall take effect in respect of any provision contained in the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1977, Order No. 23; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 20; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 27; the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1991, Order No. 34; and the Croydon (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1993, Order No. 23, as amended, only from the time at which the traffic sign indicating the effect of that provision has been obliterated.
TRO 259
Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport.
Derek Turner
Traffic Director for London
11th April 1997


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1
This Order may be cited as the Education Act 1996 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1997.
2
Section 528 of the Education Act 1996, in its application to Wales, shall come into force on 30th October 1997.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Peter Hain
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Welsh Office
20th October 1997


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Anglian Harbours National Health Service Trust Dissolution Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st October 1997.
Dissolution of NHS trust
2
The Anglian Harbours National Health Service Trust established by the Anglian Harbours National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1990 is hereby dissolved, and accordingly that Order is hereby revoked.
Frank Dobson
Secretary of State for Health
12th August 1997


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Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Shropshire Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 1997 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Combination Scheme
2
The combination scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order, which shall be known as the Shropshire Fire Services Combination Scheme, shall have effect.
George Howarth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
8th November 1997