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Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services etc.) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 19th July 2006.
2
These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
3
In these Regulations —
“the Principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 ; and
“the Schedule” means Schedule 1 (terms of service) to the Principal Regulations .
Amendment of regulation 12A of the Principal Regulations
2
1
Regulation 12A (suspension) of the Principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.
2
For paragraphs (1) to (5) substitute —
1
During a period of suspension payments may be made to or in respect of a suspended ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician in accordance with a determination by the Secretary of State.
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3
For paragraph (7) substitute —
7
If a payment is made pursuant to a determination under paragraph (1), but the payee was not entitled to receive all or any part of it, if the amount to which he was not entitled has not been recovered by other means, it may be recovered as a civil debt.
8
If an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician is dissatisfied with a decision of a Primary Care Trust (“the original decision”) —
a
to refuse to make a payment to, or in respect of, him pursuant to a determination under paragraph (1);
b
to make a payment to, or in respect of, him pursuant to a determination under paragraph (1), but at a lower level than the level to which he considers to be correct; or
c
in respect of recovery of what the Primary Care Trust considers to be an overpayment,
he may ask the Primary Care Trust in writing to review the original decision and, if he does so, the Primary Care Trust shall reconsider that decision, and once it has done so, it must notify the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician of the decision that is the outcome of its reconsideration of its original decision (“the reconsidered decision”), and give him notice of the reasons for its reconsidered decision.
9
If the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician remains dissatisfied (whether on the same or different grounds), he may appeal to the Secretary of State by giving him a notice of appeal within a period of 28 days beginning on the day that the Primary Care Trust notified him of the reconsidered decision.
10
A notice of appeal under paragraph (9) shall include —
a
the names and addresses of the parties to the disputed decision;
b
a copy of the reconsidered decision; and
c
a brief statement of the grounds for appeal.
11
The Secretary of State shall then send a written request to the parties to make, in writing and within a period specified by him, any representations they may wish to make about the matter (and the request to the Primary Care Trust shall include a copy of the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician’s brief statement of the grounds for appeal).
12
Once the period specified pursuant to paragraph (11) has elapsed, the Secretary of State shall —
a
give a copy of the representations received from a party to the other party; and
b
request in writing a party to whom a copy of representations is given to make within a period specified by him any written observations which he or it wishes to make on those representations.
13
Once the period specified pursuant to paragraph (12)(b) has elapsed, the Secretary of State shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, having taken into account any such representations or observations as are referred to in paragraphs (11) and (12) (if submitted within the specified periods) and such other evidence as he sees fit to consider– —
a
determine the appeal, and shall give notice of the determination (including a record of the reasons for it) to both parties; and
b
give the Primary Care Trust such directions in writing, if any, on the matter as he thinks fit.
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Amendment of regulation 13 of the Principal Regulations
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In regulation 13(2A) (sight tests – eligibility) of the Principal Regulations for “article 8 of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order 1995” substitute “article 13(1) of the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003 ”.
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations
4
1
The Schedule shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
In paragraph 8B —
a
in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “or Primary Care Trust” to the end of the sub-paragraph, substitute “or the Commission for Healthcare, Audit and Inspection in accordance with the National Health Service (Complaints) Regulations 2004 , whether the investigation follows one under the practice based complaints procedure or not.”; and
b
in sub-paragraph (2), for “or Primary Care Trust”, in each place it appears, substitute “or the Commission for Healthcare, Audit and Inspection”.
3
At the end, there shall be added paragraph 12 —
Telephone services
12
1
A contractor shall not be a party to any contract or other arrangement under which the number for telephone services to be used by —
a
patients to contact the contractor for any purpose related to the provision of general ophthalmic services; or
b
any other person to contact the contractor in relation to services provided as part of the health service, and
starts with the digits 087, 090 or 091 or consists of a personal number, unless the service is provided free to the caller.
2
In this paragraph, “personal number” means a telephone number which starts with the number 070 followed by a further 8 digits.
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Amendment of regulation 13 of the Supplementary List Regulations
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At the end of regulation 13 (suspension) of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services Supplementary List) and (General Ophthalmic Services Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2005 add —
18
If a payment is made pursuant to a determination under paragraph (17), but the payee was not entitled to receive all or any part of it, if the amount to which he was not entitled has not been recovered by other means, it may be recovered as a civil debt.
19
If an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician is dissatisfied with a decision of a Primary Care Trust (“the original decision”) —
a
to refuse to make a payment to, or in respect of, him pursuant to a determination under paragraph (17);
b
to make a payment to, or in respect of, him pursuant to a determination under paragraph (17), but at a lower level than the level to which he considers to be correct; or
c
in respect of recovery of what the Primary Care Trust considers to be an overpayment,
he may ask the Primary Care Trust in writing to review the original decision and, if he does so, the Primary Care Trust shall reconsider that decision, and once it has done so, it must notify the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician of the decision that is the outcome of its reconsideration of its original decision (“the reconsidered decision”), and give him notice of the reasons for its reconsidered decision.
20
If the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician remains dissatisfied (whether on the same or different grounds), he may appeal to the Secretary of State by giving him a notice of appeal within a period of 28 days beginning on the day that the Primary Care Trust notified him of the reconsidered decision.
21
A notice of appeal under paragraph (20) shall include —
a
the names and addresses of the parties to the disputed decision;
b
a copy of the reconsidered decision; and
c
a brief statement of the grounds for appeal.
22
The Secretary of State shall then send a written request to the parties to make, in writing and within a period specified by him, any representations they may wish to make about the matter (and the request to the Primary Care Trust shall include a copy of the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician’s brief statement of the grounds for appeal).
23
Once the period specified pursuant to paragraph (22) has elapsed, the Secretary of State shall —
a
give a copy of the representations received from a party to the other party; and
b
request in writing a party to whom a copy of representations is given to make within a period specified by him any written observations which he or it wishes to make on those representations.
24
Once the period specified pursuant to paragraph (23)(b) has elapsed, the Secretary of State shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, having taken into account any such representations or observations as are referred to in paragraphs (22) and (23) (if submitted within the specified periods) and such other evidence as he sees fit to consider– —
a
determine the appeal, and shall give notice of the determination (including a record of the reasons for it) to both parties; and
b
give the Primary Care Trust such directions in writing, if any, on the matter as he thinks fit.
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Transitional arrangements in relation to telephone services and general ophthalmic services
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1
Where, as a result of the amendment of the Schedule by virtue of regulation 4(3), a contractor is, by virtue of a contract or other arrangement for the provision of telephone services entered into before 1st July 2006, in breach of his terms of service, no action shall be taken against the contractor in respect of that breach, provided that the contractor complies with the conditions specified in paragraph (2).
2
The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that the contractor —
a
provides, within the time specified in the request, such details of the contract or other arrangement for telephone services as the Primary Care Trust may request; and
b
varies or terminates that contract or other arrangement when required to do so by the Primary Care Trust in accordance with directions from the Secretary of State under section 17 of the National Health Service Act 1977 .
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
14th June 2006


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

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This Order may be cited as the A3 Trunk Road (Hindhead) Detrunking Order 2006 and shall come into force on 13th November 2006.
2
In this Order —
1
all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;
2
i
“classified road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is not a principal road for the purposes of enactments or instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads but is a classified road for the purpose of every enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State and which does not specifically refer to their classification as principal roads;
ii
“the new trunk road” means the new highway which the Secretary of State proposes to construct and referred to in article 3 of the A3 Trunk Road (Hindhead) Order 2006 ;
iii
“the slip roads” means the new highways which the Secretary of State proposes to construct and referred to in article 3 of the A3 (Hindhead) Slip Roads Order 2006 ;
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“the trunk road” means the London-Portsmouth Trunk Road (A3)
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“site plan” means the plan contained in the plan folio numbered HA 10/MP/011, marked “The A3 Trunk Road (Hindhead) Detrunking Order 2006”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at ODPM – DfT, Records Management Branch, Floor 13, (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 7GA
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i
The lengths of the trunk road described in Schedule 1 to this Order and shown by broad black dashes on the Site Plan, shall cease to be a trunk road from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Councils of Surrey and Hampshire that the new trunk road and the slip roads are open to traffic; and
ii
The lengths of the trunk road described in Schedule 2 to this Order and shown by broad black dashes on the Site Plan, shall cease to be a trunk road and be classified as a classified roads from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Councils of Surrey and Hampshire that the trunk road as proposed to be improved and the new trunk road and the slip roads are open to traffic.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
John Sherwood
A Divisional Director
Highways Agency
2nd November 2006


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Agricultural or Forestry Tractors (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 12th October 2006.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations, “the 2002 Regulations ” means the Agricultural or Forestry Tractors (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 2002 .
Amendment of regulation 2 of the 2002 Regulations
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1
Regulation 2 of the 2002 Regulations (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.
2
After the definition of “the 1988 Regulations”, the following definition shall be inserted —
“the 2005 Regulations ” means the Tractor etc ( EC Type-Approval) Regulations 2005 ;
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3
For the definition of “category”, there shall be substituted —
“category” means, in relation to an engine, the category specified in column (4) of Table 1 in Schedule 1 to which the engine belongs by virtue of its engine power output, production date and date of initial entry into service, respectively specified in columns 1, 2 and 3 of that Table, where, in columns (2) and (3), each date is specified by a series of three numbers, the first number denoting the day in the month, the second number denoting the month, and the third number denoting the year;
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4
In the definition of “Council Directive 97/68/EC ”, after the word “machinery”, there shall be inserted —
, as last amended by Directive 2004/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21st April 2004 amending Directive 97/68/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery
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5
In the definition of “Council Directive 2000/25/EC ”, after the word “tractors”, there shall be inserted —
, as last amended by Directive 2005/13/EC of the Commission of the European Communities of 21st February 2005 amending Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22nd May 2000 concerning the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors, and amending Annex I to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the type-approval of agricultural forestry tractors ;
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6
After the definition of “Council Directive 2000/25/EC ”, the following definition shall be inserted —
“Council Directive 2003/37/EC ” means Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26th May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and repealing Directive 74/150/ EEC , as last amended by Directive 2005/13/EC of the Commission of the European Communities of 21st February 2005 amending Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 concerning the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors, and amending Annex I to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the type-approval of agricultural forestry tractors ;
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7
In the definition of “enforcement authority”, the words “, and in carrying out that duty he may act through the Vehicle Certification Agency, an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions” shall be omitted.
8
After the definition of “enforcement authority”, the following definition shall be inserted —
“engine manufacturer” means, in relation to a tractor engine to be placed on the market under the flexibility scheme, the manufacturer of the engine;
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9
After the definition of “exempted engine”, the following definition shall be inserted —
“flexibility scheme” means —
a scheme for the placing on the market of tractor engines which has been approved by the UK type approval authority under the provisions of Schedule 3, or
a flexibility scheme authorised by any other approval authority in accordance with Article 3a and Annex IV of Council Directive 2000/25/EC ;
.
10
For the definition of “limit values”, there shall be substituted —
“limit values” means, in relation to a category of engine, the maximum permitted amounts of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons (if applicable), oxides of nitrogen (if applicable), sum of the amounts of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen (if applicable) and particulates specified for that category of engine in Table 2 in Schedule 1, determined in accordance with the provisions of Annex III of Council Directive 97/68/EC ;
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11
After the definition of “limit values”, there shall be inserted —
“placing on the market” means the action of making an engine or tractor available for the first time on the market, for payment or free of charge, with a view to distribution or use in a Member State; and, in particular, this definition is to be interpreted as including the following cases:
when a tractor engine is supplied by an engine manufacturer to a tractor manufacturer, it shall be considered to be placed on the market;
when a tractor is placed on the market, its engine shall be considered to be placed on the market;
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12
For the definition of “relevant date”, there shall be substituted —
“relevant date” means,
in relation to a relevant engine, or an agricultural or forestry tractor fitted with a relevant engine other than an engine of category E or F, the first day of the period of entry into service specified in the row of column (3) of Table 1 in Schedule 1 that applies to the engine; or
in relation to an agricultural or forestry tractor fitted with a relevant engine of category E or F, the day falling six months after the first day of the period of entry into service specified in the row of column (3) of Table 1 in Schedule 1 that applies to the engine;
.
13
For the definition of “replacement engine”, there shall be substituted —
“replacement engine” means a newly built relevant engine —
which replaces an engine in a machine;
which has been supplied for this purpose only; and
either —
to which a label bearing the text “REPLACEMENT ENGINE” is affixed to a label on the engine, or
where the owner’s manual in relation to the engine in question contains the text “REPLACEMENT ENGINE”;
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14
After the definition “replacement engine” the following definition shall be inserted —
“Stage” means, in relation to an engine placed on the market under a flexibility scheme, any period of time which elapses between a date that, under Article 4(3) of Council Directive 2000/25/EC , applies to engines of the same power output as the engine in question, and the next such date;
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15
After the definition of “stage”, the following definition shall be inserted —
“tractor” has the same meaning as “agricultural or forestry tractor”;
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16
After the definition of “tractor engine”, the following definitions shall be inserted —
“type-approval authority” means any of the bodies appointed as the approval authority in a Member State in accordance with Council Directive 2003/37/EC ;
“UK type-approval authority” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the 2005 Regulations
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Substitution of Regulation 3 of the 2002 Regulations
4
For regulation 3 of the 2002 Regulations (application of Regulations) there shall be substituted —
Application of Regulations
3
These Regulations apply to every tractor engine (whether or not for the time being installed in a tractor) which falls within a category specified in column (4) of Table 1 in Schedule 1, unless it is —
a
an engine which is installed or intended to be installed in an agricultural or forestry tractor for export to a state which is not a Member State;
b
an exempted engine; or
c
an engine which has, at any time in the past, been placed on the market under a flexibility scheme.
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Substitution of Regulation 4 of the 2002 Regulations
5
For regulation 4 of the 2002 Regulations (application of Regulations) there shall be substituted —
Prohibition on entering engines or tractors into service
4
1
No person shall enter into service for the first time on or after the relevant date any relevant engine (other than a replacement engine) unless the engine complies with the limit values for the category to which it belongs.
2
No person shall enter into service for the first time on or after the relevant date any replacement engine, unless the engine complies with the limit values for the category to which the engine it replaces belonged.
3
No person shall enter into service for the first time on or after the relevant date any agricultural or forestry tractor fitted with a relevant engine unless the engine complies with the limit values for the category to which it would have belonged if it had been manufactured and entered into service on the day the tractor was entered into service for the first time.
4
In this regulation, if the relevant date is before the date when the Agricultural or Forestry Tractors (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations ”) came into force, then, in relation to a relevant engine to which these Regulations did not apply before that date, references to “the relevant date” shall be read as references to the date when the 2006 Regulations came into force.
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Substitution of Schedule 1 to the 2002 Regulations
6
Schedule 1 to the 2002 Regulations shall be replaced with the following —
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2
Table 1
Categories of Engines and Relevant Dates
(1) (2) (3) (4) Power Output (P) in kW Production date Date of initial entry into service Category
130 ≤P ≤560 On or before 29.06.2001 30.06.2003 to 30.12.2003 A 30.06.2001 to 30.12.2001 30.06.2001 to 30.12.2003 A On or before 30.12.2001 31.12.2003 to 30.12.2007 E 31.12.2001 to 30.12.2005 31.12.2001 to 30.12.2007 E On or before 30.12.2005 31.12.2007 to 30.12.2012 H 31.12.2005 to 30.12.2010 31.12.2005 to 30.12.2012 H On or before 30.12.2010 31.12.2012 to 30.12.2015 L 31.12.2010 to 30.12.2013 31.12.2010 to 30.12.2015 L On or before 30.12.2013 31.12.2015 onwards Q 31.12.2013 onwards 31.12.2013 onwards Q 75 ≤P <130 On or before 29.06.2001 30.06.2003 to 30.12.2004 B 30.06.2001 to 30.12.2002 30.06.2001 to 30.12.2004 B On or before 30.12.2002 31.12.2004 to 30.12.2008 F 31.12.2002 to30.12.2006 31.12.2002 to 30.12.2008 F On or before 30.12.2006 31.12.2008 to 30.12.2013 I 31.12.2006 to 30.12.2011 31.12.2006 to 30.12.2013 I On or before 30.12.2011 31.12.2013 to 29.09.2016 M 31.12.2011 to 29.09.2014 31.12.2011 to 29.09.2016 M On or before 29.09.2014 30.09.2016 onwards R 30.09.2014 onwards 30.09.2014 onwards R 56≤P <75 On or before 29.06.2001 30.06.2003 to 30.12.2005 C 30.06.2001 to 30.12.2003 30.06.2001 to 30.12.2005 C On or before 30.12.2003 31.12.2005 to 30.12 2009 G 31.12.2003 to 30.12.2007 31.12.2003 to 30.12.2009 G On or before 30.12.2007 31.12.2009 to 30.12.2013 J 31.12.2007 to 30.12.2011 31.12.2007 to 30.12.2013 J On or before 30.12.2011 31.12.2013 to 29.09.2016 N 31.12.2011 to 29.09.2014 31.12.2011 to 29.09.2016 N On or before 29.09.2014 30.09.2016 onwards R 30.09.2014 onwards 30.09.2014 onwards R 37 ≤P <56 On or before 29.06.2001 30.06.2003 to 30.12.2005 C 30.06.2001 to 30.12.2003 30.06.2001 to 30.12.2005 C On or before 30.12.2003 31.12.2005 to 30.12.2009 G 31.12.2003 to 30.12.2007 31.12.2003 to 30.12 2009 G On or before 30.12.2007 31.12.2009 to 30.12.2014 J 31.12.2007 to 30.12.2012 31.12.2007 to 30.12.2014 J On or before 30.12.2012 31.12.2014 onwards P 31.12.2012 onwards 31.12.2012 onwards P 19 ≤P <37 On or before 30.12.2001 31.12.2003 to 30.12.2008 D 31.12.2001 to 30.12.2006 31.12.2001 to 30.12.2008 D On or before 30.12.2006 31.12.2008 onwards K 31.12.2006 onwards 30.12.2006 onwards K 18 ≤P <19 On or before 30.12.2001 31.12.2003 onwards D 31.12.2001 onwards 31.12.2001 onwards D
Table 2
Limit Values
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Category Carbon monoxide ( CO ) ( g/kWh ) Hydrocarbon ( HC ) g/k Wh) Oxides of nitrogen ( NOx ) (g/kWh) Sum of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen
(HC+NOx)
g/kWh
Particulates ( PT )
(g/kWh)
A 5.0 1.3 9.2 Not applicable 0.54 B 5.0 1.3 9.2 Not applicable 0.70 C 6.5 1.3 9.2 Not applicable 0.85 D 5.5 1.5 8.0 Not applicable 0.8 E 3.5 1.0 6.0 Not applicable 0.2 F 5.0 1.0 6.0 Not applicable 0.3 G 5.0 1.3 7.0 Not applicable 0.4 H 3.5 Not applicable Not applicable 4.0 0.2 I 5.0 Not applicable Not applicable 4.0 0.3 J 5.0 Not applicable Not applicable 4.7 0.4 K 5.5 Not applicable Not applicable 7.5 0.6 L 3.5 0.19 2.0 Not applicable 0.025 M 5.0 0.19 3.3 Not applicable 0.025 N 5.0 0.19 3.3 Not applicable 0.025 P 5.0 Not applicable Not applicable 4.7 0.025 Q 3.5 0.19 0.4 Not applicable 0.025 R 5.0 0.19 0.4 Not applicable 0.025
Amendment to Schedule 2 to the 2002 Regulations
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1
Schedule 2 to the 2002 Regulations shall be amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 1(1)(a), for the words “prohibition on entering engines into service”, there shall be substituted “prohibition on entering engines or tractors into service”.
3
In paragraph 5(1), after the words “a relevant engine”, there shall be inserted “or a tractor fitted with a relevant engine”.
4
In paragraph 5(2), after the words “relevant engine” in the first place in which they appear, there shall be inserted “or a tractor fitted with a relevant engine”.
5
For paragraph 5(2)(a), there shall be substituted —
a
describe either —
i
the engine to which the notice relates and any tractor in which it is installed in a manner sufficient to identify it, or
ii
the tractor to which the notice relates in a manner sufficient to identify it;
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6
For paragraph 5(5) there shall be substituted —
5
Where a suspension notice has been served on any person in respect of an engine or a tractor, no further suspension notice shall be served on that person in respect of the same engine or tractor, unless proceedings against that person for an offence under paragraph (1)(1)(a) are pending at the end of the period specified in the first-mentioned notice.
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7
For paragraph 7(2) there shall be substituted —
2
Where —
a
a relevant engine, or agricultural or forestry tractor, purchased under this paragraph by or on behalf of an enforcement authority is submitted to a test; and
b
the test leads to
i
the bringing of proceedings for an offence under paragraph 1(1)(a) in relation to a relevant engine or a tractor fitted with a relevant engine; or
ii
the serving of a suspension notice in respect of a relevant engine or a tractor fitted with a relevant engine, and
c
the authority is requested to do so and it is practicable for the authority to comply with the request,
the authority shall allow the person from whom the goods were purchased or any person who is a party to the proceedings or who has an interest in any relevant engine, or tractor fitted with a relevant engine, to which the notice relates, to have the engine tested.
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8
For paragraph 9(1) there shall be substituted —
1
A customs officer may, for the purpose of facilitating the exercise by an enforcement authority, or duly authorised officer of such an authority, of any powers conferred on the authority or officer by these Regulations seize any imported relevant engine or any imported agricultural tractor in which a relevant engine is installed or any records, and detain them for not more than two working days.
Introduction of the Flexibility Scheme into the 2002 Regulations
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After Schedule 2 to the 2002 Regulations, the following Schedule shall be inserted —
SCHEDULE 3
UK Flexibility Schemes
Regulation 2
Introduction
1
An engine may be placed on the market under a flexibility scheme if the scheme in question satisfies the requirements of this Schedule and the engine falls within the limits of the scheme.
Flexibility Schemes: general
2
A flexibility scheme under this Schedule shall be a scheme for the placing on the market of engines which fall within a category specified in column (4) of Table 1 in Schedule 1 —
a
that would all be of the same category (referred to in this Schedule as “the relevant category”) if manufactured and entered into service on the day the application for approval under paragraph 3 is made, and
b
that are installed or intended to be installed in tractors manufactured by a tractor manufacturer (referred to in this Schedule as “the tractor manufacturer”).
Approval
3
1
The requirement of this paragraph is that the scheme is approved by the UK type-approval authority pursuant to an application made under this paragraph.
2
An application for approval under this paragraph —
a
may be made only by the tractor manufacturer;
b
shall include —
i
a sample of the labels referred to in paragraphs 6(a) and (b); and
ii
such information as the UK type-approval authority may request in order to enable it to determine whether or not to approve the scheme; and
c
may request that the limit on the number of engines that may be placed on the market under the scheme be determined in accordance with paragraph 5(3).
3
The UK type-approval authority shall notify the tractor manufacturer of its decision whether or not to approve the scheme.
Limit values requirement
4
An engine may only be placed on the market under a flexibility scheme approved under paragraph 3 if, had it been entered into service for the first time immediately before the first day of the stage that is in force at the time when the engine is placed on the market, it would have complied with the limit value requirements then imposed by Council Directive 2000/25/EC .
Number of engines that may be placed on the market under a flexibility scheme
5
1
The total number of engines placed on the market under a flexibility scheme shall not exceed the maximum number determined in accordance with this paragraph.
2
Unless sub-paragraph (3) applies, the maximum number is 20 per cent. of —
a
if, at the time when the application under paragraph 3 is made, the tractor manufacturer has been marketing tractors with engines of the relevant category in the territory of the Member States for a period of less than 5 years, the arithmetic mean of the tractor manufacturer’s relevant annual sales over the period in which such marketing has taken place; or
b
in any other case, the arithmetic mean of the relevant annual sales, over the 5 years preceding the application made under paragraph 3.
3
If a request has been approved under paragraph 3(2)(c) the maximum number, in relation to engines with a power output (measured in kilowatts) within the range specified in column 1 of the Table, is the number specified in column 2.
4
In this paragraph, a reference to the “relevant sales” is a reference to the number of tractors that have been —
a
fitted with an engine with a power output within the same power output range as engines of the relevant category;
b
sold by the tractor manufacturer; and
c
sold in the territory of a member State.
Table
Alternative fixed number of engines that may be placed on the market under a flexibility scheme
Column 1 Column 2
Power output of Engines (P) Number of engines 19 ≤ P < 37 kW 200 37 ≤ P < 75 kW 150 75 ≤ P < 130 kW 100 130 ≤ P < 560 kW 50
Labelling requirements
6
The requirements of this paragraph are that —
a
when the engine is placed on the market by the engine manufacturer, a label bearing the following text has been permanently affixed to the engine by the engine manufacturer —
“Engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme”; and that
b
when a tractor in which an engine to which the flexibility scheme applies is installed is placed on the market by the tractor manufacturer, the following label has been permanently affixed to the tractor by the tractor manufacturer —
“TRACTOR No. ….(sequence of tractors) OF… (total number of tractors in respective power band) WITH ENGINE No … WITH TYPE APPROVAL (Dir. 2000/25/EC) No…”.
Reports
7
1
Whilst the flexibility scheme is in force, the tractor manufacturer shall, before the end of every period of six months, beginning with the date on which the decision to approve the scheme has been notified under paragraph 3(3), provide the relevant type-approval authorities with a report on the implementation of the flexibility scheme.
2
A report under sub-paragraph (1) shall include cumulative data relating to the scheme, including at least the following —
a
the number of engines placed on the market and their serial numbers;
b
the number of tractors placed on the market and their serial numbers;
c
the member States in which tractors covered by the scheme have been placed on the market.
3
In this paragraph, “relevant type-approval authorities” means the type-approval authorities that have jurisdiction for the territories, or part of territories, of member States in which engines or tractors have been placed on the market under the flexibility scheme.
Voluntary end of the scheme
8
1
If, before the maximum number of engines determined under paragraph 5 has been placed on the market, the tractor manufacturer wishes to terminate the flexibility scheme, he shall provide the relevant type-approval authorities with a report under paragraph 7 that shall state that fact (in addition to including the data required under that paragraph).
2
Once a report has been provided to a relevant type approval authority under sub-paragraph (1) above, the flexibility scheme shall cease to have effect and no further engine shall be placed on the market under the scheme.
3
In this paragraph, “relevant type-approval authority” has the same meaning as in paragraph 7.
.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
G Merron
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
5th September 2006


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Guardian’s Allowance (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 10 th April 2006.
Amendment of the Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003
2
The Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003 shall be amended as follows.
3
In regulation 2 (interpretation) in the definition of “the Board” for “Commissioners of Inland Revenue” substitute “Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs”.
4
1
Amend regulation 4 (adopted children) as follows.
2
In paragraph (1) —
a
after “a child” insert “or a qualifying young person”; and
b
for “the child’s parents” substitute “the parents of the child or qualifying young person”.
3
In paragraph (2) after “child” insert or “qualifying young person”.
5
In regulation 5 (illegitimate children) in the words following paragraph (b) after “the child” insert “or qualifying young person”.
6
1
Amend regulation 6 (children of divorced parents) as follows.
2
In paragraph (1) —
a
in sub-paragraph (a) for “a child’s parents” substitute “the parents of a child or qualifying young person”;
b
in sub-paragraph (b) after “the child” insert “or qualifying young person”;
c
for sub-paragraph (c)(i) substitute —
i
providing that the child or qualifying young person is to reside with that other parent; or
d
in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) for “the child’s maintenance” substitute “the maintenance of the child or qualifying young person”;
e
in sub-paragraph (d) after “child” insert “or qualifying young person”; and
f
in the words following sub-paragraph (d) for “the child’s parents” substitute “the parents of the child or qualifying young person”.
3
In paragraph (2) —
a
after “a child” insert “or qualifying young person”;
b
for “the child’s parents” substitute “the parents of the child or qualifying young person”.
7
In regulation 8(1) (rate of allowance and payment to the National Insurance Fund or the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund) after “a child” insert “or qualifying young person”.
8
1
Amend regulation 9 (residence condition) as follows.
2
In paragraph (1), in the words before sub-paragraph (a) —
a
after “a child” insert “or qualifying young person”; and
b
for “the child’s parents” substitute “the parents of that child or qualifying young person”.
3
For paragraph (3) substitute —
3
Where a child or qualifying young person has been adopted by two persons jointly references in paragraph (1) above to the parents of the child or qualifying young person are to be read as references to those two persons.
3A
Where a child or qualifying young person has been adopted by one person only, that person must satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) above.
.
4
In paragraph (4) for “the child’s mother” substitute “the mother of the child or qualifying young person”.
9
1
Amend regulation 10 (prescribed manner of making an election) as follows.
2
For paragraphs (2) and (3) substitute —
2
Notice of the election must be given at an appropriate office.
3
In paragraph (2) “an appropriate office” means —
a
in relation to guardian’s allowance under the Act, the Child Benefit Office, Waterview Park, Washington, Tyne and Wear;
b
in relation to guardian’s allowance under the Northern Ireland Act, the Child Benefit Office (Northern Ireland), Windsor House, Bedford Street, Belfast;
c
in relation to guardian’s allowance under either of those Acts —
i
Comben House, Farriers Way, Netherton, Merseyside; or
ii
any Enquiry Centre maintained by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
.
Gillian Merron
Vernon Coaker
Two of the Lords Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Treasury
2nd February 2006


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Application to the Courts-Martial Appeal Court) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 6th December 2006.
2
In this Order —
“ the Act ” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999;
“continuing proceedings” means proceedings instituted before the date on which this Order comes into force;
“existing special measures power” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Act;
“special measures direction” means a direction under section 19 of the Act.
3
For the purposes of this Order, proceedings on appeal are to be taken to be instituted when the application for leave to appeal is lodged in accordance with section 9 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 or (as the case may be) the reference under section 34 of that Act is made.
Application of the Act
2
The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order shall apply to proceedings before the Courts-Martial Appeal Court, subject to the modifications specified in column 2 of the Schedule.
Transitional provisions
3
1
A special measures direction may be given in relation to a witness in continuing proceedings unless the court has before the date this Order comes into force —
a
given leave in relation to the witness in connection with those proceedings under section 32 (evidence through television links) or section 32A (video recordings of testimony of child witnesses) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 ; or
b
exercised any existing special measures power in relation to the witness in connection with those proceedings.
2
Nothing in —
a
Chapter 2,
b
Chapter 3, and
c
Chapter 5,
of Part 2 of the Act applies in relation to continuing proceedings.
Derek Twigg
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
30th October 2006


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Title, commencement and application
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Labelling (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006, shall come into force on 6th April 2006 and shall apply in relation to England only.
Amendment of the Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 2003
2
The Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows —
a
at the end of regulation 4(2) insert —
and shall be names prescribed by law for the purposes set out in paragraph (1).
; and
b
for the Schedule substitute the contents of the Schedule to these Regulations.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Caroline Flint
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
27th February 2006


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Buckinghamshire Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
Dissolution of NHS trust
2
The Buckinghamshire Mental Health National Health Service Trust established by The Buckinghamshire Mental Health National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 is dissolved, and accordingly that Order is revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Caroline Flint
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
14th March 2006


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Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2006 and comes into force on 1st October 2006.
Amendment of the Plant Health (England) Order 2005
2
1
The Plant Health (England) Order 2005 is amended as follows.
2
In article 2(1) —
a
after the definition of “Customs Act”, insert —
“Decision 2006/473/ EC ” means Commission Decision 2006/473/EC recognising certain third countries and certain areas of third countries as being free from Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus), Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes and Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus);
;
b
in the definition of “Directive 2000/29/EC ” after “ 2005/16/EC ,” insert “ 2005/77/EC , 2006/35/EC ,”;
c
for the definition of “Europe”, substitute —
“Europe” includes Belarus, the Canary Islands, Georgia, Kazakhstan (except the area east of the Ural river), Russia (except the regions of Tyumen, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Kurgan, Novossibirsk, Omsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Chita, Kamchatka, Magadan, Amur and Skhalin, the territories of Krasnoyarsk, Altay, Khabarovsk and Primarie, and the republics of Sakha, Tuva and Buryatia), Ukraine and Turkey (except the area east of the Bosphorus Strait known as Anatolia);
; and
d
in the definition of “protected zone”, before “means” insert “unless expressly provided otherwise,”.
3
At the beginning of article 2(3), add “Unless expressly provided otherwise,”.
4
In article 12(2) —
a
after sub-paragraph (a), insert —
aa
if in the course of its consignment to a protected zone listed in the second column of Annex I Part B of Directive 2000/29/EC , that the relevant material is free from any plant pest of a description specified in the first column opposite the reference to that protected zone;
; and
b
after sub-paragraph (c), insert —
cc
if listed in the first column of Annex III Part B of Directive 2000/29/EC , that the relevant material is not in the course of its consignment to a protected zone listed in the second column opposite the reference to the relevant material;
.
5
In article 22, for paragraph (2), substitute —
2
The Secretary of State may exempt from the prohibitions on movement in article 21(1) or (2) the movement of relevant material which originates in Great Britain where he is satisfied that —
a
the movement is made locally by small producers or processors whose entire production and sale of such material is intended for final usage by persons on the local market who are not professionally involved in plant production; and
b
there is no risk of the spread of plant pests.
.
6
In article 24, after paragraph (4), add —
5
Any person who —
a
is the final user of relevant material; and
b
uses the relevant material in the course of a trade or business,
shall retain the plant passport which accompanies the relevant material in accordance with article 21 for one year.
.
7
In article 29(1), omit “any” and for “his” substitute “any”.
8
In article 42 —
a
in paragraph (1), omit “and shall as soon as reasonably practicable after giving such notice confirm it in writing”; and
b
after paragraph (1), insert —
1A
Where a person gives notice in accordance with paragraph (1) orally, he shall confirm it in writing as soon as reasonably practicable.
.
9
In article 43 —
a
in paragraph (1), omit “and shall as soon as reasonably practicable after giving such notice confirm it in writing”; and
b
after paragraph (1), insert —
1A
Where a person gives notice in accordance with paragraph (1) orally, he shall confirm it in writing as soon as reasonably practicable.
.
10
In article 45(1) —
a
after paragraph (vi) of sub-paragraph (a), insert —
viA
article 21;
; and
b
after paragraph (xi) of sub-paragraph (a), insert —
xiA
article 39(1) to (4);
.
11
After item 15 of “Insects, mites and nematodes” in Schedule 1, Part A, insert —
15a
Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu
.
12
In item 15 of “Viruses and virus-like organisms” in Schedule 2, Part B, for the words after “evidence” to the end of that item, substitute “that they are intended for sale to professional tobacco producers, Solanum melongena L., or Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting”.
13
After “New Guinea hybrids” in —
a
item 15 of “Viruses and virus-like organisms” in Schedule 2, Part B,
b
paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 6, Part A,
c
paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 7, Part A, and
d
paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 8, Part A, insert “of”.
14
In item 8 of Schedule 3, after “Algeria,” insert “Bulgaria,”.
15
In Schedule 4, Part A —
a
in the third column of item 6, for “items 5, 60, 61 and 64,” substitute “items 5, 6a, 60, 61, and 64,”;
b
after item 6 insert —
6a Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Castanea Mill., intended for planting, originating in any third country Without prejudice to the requirements in items 5, 6, 51, 55, 60 and 61, the plants shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which states under the rubric “Additional declaration” that they have been grown throughout their life in places of production:
in countries where Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu is not known to occur; or
in an area or areas, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin, as being free from Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and that area shall be mentioned in the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “Place of origin”
;
c
for the wording in the third column of item 12, substitute —
Without prejudice to the requirements in items 19, 21 to 23, 27 to 30, 60, 61 and 64, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in a country known to be free from Monilinia fructicola (Winter) Honey
;
d
in the third column of item 15, after “(all strains pathogenic to Citrus)” in paragraph (a), insert “as referred to in Article 1(1) of Decision 2006/473/EC ”;
e
in the third column of item 15, after “(all strains pathogenic to Citrus)” in paragraph (b), insert “as referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 2006/473/EC ”;
f
in the third column of item 16, after “Carv. et Mendes” in paragraph (a), insert “as referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2006/473/EC ”;
g
in the third column of item 17, after “(all strains pathogenic to Citrus )” in paragraph (a), insert “as referred to in Article 3(1) of Decision 2006/473/EC ”;
h
in the third column of item 17, after “(all strains pathogenic to Citrus )” in paragraph (b), insert “as referred to in Article 3(2) of Decision 2006/473/EC ”;
i
in the third column of item 29, after “vegetation” in paragraph (b), substitute “and” for “or”; and
j
in the second column of item 37, after “ Solanaceae ,” insert “intended for planting,”.
16
In Schedule 4, Part B —
a
in the third column of item 4, for “The plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that” , substitute “Without prejudice to the requirements in item 4(a), the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that”; and
b
after item 4 insert —
4a Plants, other than fruit or seeds of Castanea Mill., intended for planting Without prejudice to the requirements in item 4, the plants shall be accompanied by an official statement that:
they have been grown throughout their life or since their introduction into the Community in a place of production in a member State where Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu is not known to occur; or
they have been grown throughout their life or since their introduction into the Community in a place of production in an area or areas, established by the responsible official body in a member State, as being free from Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, in accordance with ISPM No. 4
.
17
In paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 5, Part A, for “Capsicum spp. Helianthus annuus L., Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw.,” substitute “Solanaceae, Helianthus annuus L.,”.
18
In paragraph 2 of Schedule 5, Part B, after “6” insert “of Part A”.
19
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 6, Part A and of Schedule 7, Part A, after “ Amelanchier Med.,” insert “ Castanea Mill.,”.
20
In paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 6, Part A and of Schedule 7, Part A, omit “ Castanea Mill.,”.
21
In paragraph 7(d) of Schedule 6, Part A and of Schedule 7, Part A, omit “certified”.
22
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 8, Part A, omit “ Camellia L.,”.
23
For paragraph 1 of Schedule 8, Part B, substitute —
1
Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, other than —
a
Clausena Burm. F. or Murraya Koenig ex L.; and
b
Palmae (not including Phoenix spp.) originating in Algeria or Morocco.
.
24
In paragraph 7(i) of Schedule 9, Part A, for “the registration number of” substitute “a code for”.
25
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 17, Part B, after “shall”, on the first occasion when it occurs, insert “, where he considers it necessary to ensure that any provision of paragraph 6 is complied with,”.
Barry Gardiner
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
23rd August 2006


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts (Change of Accounting Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 27th December 2006.
Amendment to the Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts (Change of Accounting Practice) Regulations 2004
2
Amend the Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts (Change of Accounting Practice) Regulations 2004 as follows.
3
For regulation 3 substitute —
Prescribed debits and credits to be brought into account: general
3
Subject to regulation 3C, the debits and credits prescribed in regulation 4 shall be brought into account in accordance with regulations 3A and 3B in an accounting period of the company beginning on or after 1st January 2006.
.
4
In regulation 3B (prescribed debits and credits in relation to dormant accounts brought into account in the first accounting period beginning on or after 1st January 2007) , in the heading and in paragraph (1) for “2007” substitute “2008”.
5
1
Amend regulation 3C (prescribed debits and credits not brought into account) as follows.
2
In paragraph (2) —
a
after sub-paragraph (a) insert —
aa
debits and credits in relation to a derivative contract to which a company is treated as party by section 94A(2)(b) of the Finance Act 1996 where section 93 of that Act (relationships linked to the value of chargeable assets) applied to the debtor relationship in relation to that contract at the end of the company’s period of account immediately preceding the first period of account to begin on or after 1st January 2005;
;
b
in sub-paragraph (d) at the end omit “and”;
c
in sub-paragraph (e) at the end insert “; and”;
d
at the end add —
f
debits and credits in relation to a loan relationship to which a company is treated as party by section 94A(2)(a) of the Finance Act 1996 where section 92A(4) of that Act (loan relationships with embedded derivatives) applied to the debtor relationship in relation to that relationship at the end of the company’s period of account immediately preceding the first period of account to begin on or after 1st January 2005.
.
6
In regulation 4 (prescribed debits and credits), in paragraph (3), for the words following “date on which” substitute “the asset or liability falls to be fully discharged is within the same accounting period as that in which the debits or credits falling within this paragraph arise.”.
Claire Ward
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
6th December 2006


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Citation and commencement
1
These regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
Amendment of paragraph 7 of Schedule 9A to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
2
In paragraph 7 of Schedule 9A to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (deductions of mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders), for the amount “£0.31” there is substituted the amount “£0.51”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
James Plaskitt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
2nd March 2006


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PART 1
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Payments to Employer) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 6th April 2006.
Interpretation
2
1
In these Regulations —
“the 1995 Act ” means the Pensions Act 1995;
“the 2004 Act ” means the Pensions Act 2004;
“earmarked scheme” means a money purchase scheme under which all the benefits are secured by one or more insurance policies specifically allocated to the provision of benefits to or in respect of individual members;
“effective date” means the date by reference to which the scheme’s assets are valued and liabilities calculated by the person specified in Regulation 6;
“excluded person” means a deferred member or pension credit member whose current address is not known to the trustees or managers of the scheme, and in respect of whom correspondence sent to the last known address of such a member, by the trustees or managers, has been returned;
“freezing order” has the meaning given in section 23(3) of the 2004 Act (freezing orders);
“insurance policy” means —
in relation to an earmarked scheme a contract on human life or a contract of annuity on human life; and
in any other case, a contract on human life or a contract of annuity on human life, but excluding a contract which is linked to investment funds;
“money purchase benefits” means benefits the rate or amount of which is calculated by reference to a payment or payments made by the member or by any other person in respect of the member and which are not benefits the rate or amount of which is calculated by reference to the average salary of a member over the period of service on which the benefit is based;
“money purchase scheme” means a pension scheme under which all the benefits that may be provided, other than death benefits, are money purchase benefits;
“regulatory own funds scheme” means a scheme in which the scheme, and not any employer in relation to that scheme —
underwrites any liability to cover against biometric risk;
guarantees an investment performance; or
guarantees a level of benefits;
“relevant accounts” for the purposes of identifying and valuing the assets of a scheme are audited accounts for the scheme which —
comply with the requirements imposed under section 41 of the 1995 Act (provision of documents for members); and
are prepared in respect of a period ending with the effective date of the valuation; and
“valuation certificate” means a valuation certificate which complies with regulation 7.
2
In the application of —
a
section 37 of the 1995 Act (payment of surplus to employer); and
b
these Regulations,
to a scheme which has no active members, references to the employer have effect as if they were references to the person who was the employer immediately before the occurrence of the event after which the scheme ceased to have such members.
PART 2
Schemes not in wind up
Schemes not in wind up
3
1
Subject to paragraph (2) and regulations 12 to 14, the prescribed requirements for the purposes of section 37(3)(b) (payment of surplus to employer) are that the scheme is not in wind up, and —
a
it is a scheme which —
i
is subject to Part 3 of the 2004 Act (scheme funding); and
ii
is not a regulatory own funds scheme; or
b
it is a scheme that is an earmarked scheme.
2
A scheme to which —
a
paragraph (1)(a) applies must also comply with regulations 4 to 7 and 9 to 11; or
b
paragraph (1)(b) applies must also comply with regulation 8.
Schemes that are subject to Part 3 of the 2004 Act – determination of assets and liabilities
4
1
In the case of a scheme to which regulation 3(1)(a) applies, where the trustees propose to make a payment to the employer, either —
a
the written valuation of the scheme’s assets and liabilities required under section 37(3)(a) of the 1995 Act shall be prepared in accordance with this regulation and regulations 5 and 6; or
b
where —
i
an actuarial valuation has been prepared for the purposes of Part 3 of the 2004 Act ; and
ii
this valuation is valid for the purposes of regulation 9,
the trustees may use this valuation for the purposes of regulation 7(1) and section 37(3)(a), (“a Part 3 valuation”).
2
Where trustees use a Part 3 valuation —
a
the value to be placed on the scheme’s liabilities shall be the value placed by the actuary on the scheme’s liabilities for the purposes of the actuary’s estimate of the solvency of the scheme included in that valuation, in accordance with —
i
regulation 7(6)(a)(i) and (ii); or
ii
regulation 7(6)(b),
as the case may be, of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005 (actuarial valuations and reports); and
b
the value to be placed on the scheme’s assets shall be the value placed by the actuary on the scheme’s assets for the purposes of the actuary’s estimate of the solvency of the scheme included in that valuation.
3
Subject to paragraph (7), the assets of the scheme to be taken into account for the purposes of the written valuation specified in paragraph (1)(a) are the assets attributed to the scheme in the relevant accounts, excluding —
a
any resources invested (or treated as invested by section 40 of the 1995 Act) in contravention of section 40(1) of the 1995 Act (restriction on employer-related investments);
b
any amount treated as a debt under section 228(3) of the 2004 Act (failure to make payments) which is unlikely to be recovered without disproportionate cost or within a reasonable time; and
c
where it appears to the actuary that the circumstances are such that it is appropriate to exclude them, any rights under an insurance policy.
4
Subject to paragraph (6), the liabilities of the scheme to be taken into account for the purposes of the actuarial valuation specified in paragraph (1)(a) are any liabilities —
a
in relation to a member of the scheme by virtue of —
i
any right that has accrued to or in respect of him to future benefits under the scheme rules; or
ii
any entitlement to the present payment of a pension or other benefit which he has under the scheme rules; and
b
in relation to the survivor of a member of the scheme, by virtue of any entitlement to benefits, or right to future benefits which he has under the scheme rules in respect of the member.
5
For the purposes of paragraph (4) —
“right” includes a pension credit right; and
“the survivor” of a member is a person who —
is the widow, widower or surviving civil partner of the member; or
has survived the member and has any entitlement to benefit, or right to future benefits, under the scheme in respect of the member.
6
Where rights under an insurance policy are excluded under paragraph (3)(c), the liabilities secured by the policy shall be disregarded for the purposes of paragraph (4).
7
Where arrangements are being made by the scheme for the transfer to or from it of accrued rights and any pension credit rights, until such time as the trustees or managers of the scheme to which the transfer is being made (“the receiving scheme”) have received assets of the full amount agreed by them as consideration for the transfer, it shall be assumed —
a
that those rights have not been transferred; and
b
that any assets transferred in respect of the transfer of those rights are assets of the scheme making the transfer, and not the receiving scheme.
Schemes that are subject to Part 3 of the 2004 Act – valuation of assets and liabilities
5
1
In the case of a valuation specified in regulation 4(1)(a) and subject to paragraph (2), the value to be given to the assets of a scheme for the purposes of section 37(3)(a) of the 1995 Act (payment of surplus to employer) is the value given to those assets in the relevant accounts, less the amount of the external liabilities.
2
The value to be given to any rights under an insurance policy not excluded under regulation 4(3) is the value the actuary considers appropriate in the circumstances of the case on the effective date.
3
The value to be placed on the liabilities of the scheme shall be the actuary’s estimate of the value of the liabilities of the scheme on the effective date.
4
In paragraph (3), “estimate of the value of the liabilities of the scheme” means —
a
an estimate by the actuary of the cost of purchasing annuities, of the type described in section 74(3)(c) of the 1995 Act (discharge of liabilities by purchase of annuities satisfying prescribed requirements) and on terms consistent with those in the available market, which would be sufficient to satisfy the liabilities taken into account under regulation 4(4); and
b
other expenses which, in the opinion of the actuary, would be likely to be incurred in connection with the winding up of the scheme.
5
Where the actuary considers that it is not practicable to make an estimate in accordance with paragraph (4)(a), he shall make an estimate of the value of the liabilities of the scheme on the effective date, in such manner as the actuary considers appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
6
Where the actuary’s estimate of the liabilities of the scheme is made under paragraph (5), the valuation must include a brief account of the principles adopted in making the estimate.
7
In paragraph (1), “the external liabilities” of a scheme are such liabilities of the scheme (other than liabilities within regulation 4(4)) as are shown in the net assets statement in the relevant accounts, and their amount shall be taken to be the amount shown in that statement in respect of them.
8
The assets of the scheme shall be valued, and the amount of the liabilities determined, by reference to the effective date.
Prescribed persons for the purposes of section 37(3)(a) of the 1995 Act
6
The classes of prescribed person for the purposes of section 37(3)(a) of the 1995 Act are in the case of a scheme that is subject to Part 3 of the 2004 Act (scheme funding) —
a
where the scheme is a scheme for which an actuary is required to be appointed under section 47(1)(b) of the 1995 Act (professional advisers), the actuary appointed under that section; or
b
where it is a scheme which is exempt from the application of section 47(1)(b) of the 1995 Act by virtue of regulations made under subsection (5) of that section —
i
a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries ; or
ii
a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries .
Schemes that are subject to Part 3 of the 2004 Act – valuation certificate and amount of payment to employer
7
1
Where a written valuation prepared in accordance with regulation 4(1) shows that the value of the assets of the scheme is greater than the value of the scheme’s liabilities, the prescribed person shall prepare a valuation certificate in the form prescribed in Schedule 1.
2
Where paragraph (1) applies, the maximum payment that may be made to the employer is, in the case of a valuation prepared in accordance with —
a
regulation 4(1)(a), the amount by which the value of the scheme’s assets exceeds the value of the scheme’s liabilities at the effective date of the valuation; or
b
regulation 4(1)(b), the amount of the excess of the scheme’s assets over its liabilities specified in the actuary’s estimate of the solvency of the scheme prepared in accordance with regulation 7(4)(b) of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005.
Earmarked schemes
8
1
In the case of a scheme to which regulation 3(1)(b) applies, a payment may only be made to the employer where all liabilities accruing in respect of a member, beneficiary or his estate have been —
a
secured by the purchase of one or more insurance policies; or
b
paid in full.
2
Where paragraph (1) applies, the maximum payment that may be made to the employer is a payment no greater than the excess of the scheme assets in relation to that member after all the liabilities accruing in respect of that member have been secured or paid in full.
Period for which a valuation certificate is to remain in force
9
A valuation certificate shall remain in force —
a
in the case of a scheme that falls within regulation 3(1)(a) for fifteen months where the valuation is prepared pursuant to Part 3 of the 2004 Act; or
b
twelve months in all other cases,
from the effective date of the valuation.
Notification to members
10
1
Where the trustees of a scheme to which regulation 3(1)(a) applies propose to make a payment under section 37(1)(a) of the 1995 Act, the prescribed requirements in accordance with which the notice referred to in section 37(3)(g) of the 1995 Act must be given are —
a
that the trustees of the scheme must make a written statement that they have decided to make such a payment;
b
that the amount of the proposed payment must be stated;
c
that the date that the payment is to be made which is —
i
not later than the last day on which the valuation certificate is valid for the purposes of section 37(4)(e) of the 1995 Act; and
ii
at least three months after the day the information is sent to the members or survivors,
must be stated; and
d
that the notice must provide that the member may, within one month of the date of the notice, request a copy of the relevant valuation certificate prepared in accordance with regulation 7(1).
2
Where a member requests a copy of the relevant valuation certificate under paragraph (1)(d), the trustees of the scheme shall provide this information within one month from the date that the request is received by them.
3
A notice under section 37(3)(g) of the 1995 Act does not have to be given to any excluded person.
Notification to the Regulator
11
Where the trustees of a scheme to which regulation 3(1)(a) applies have made a payment in accordance with section 37(1)(a) of the 1995 Act, they shall notify the Regulator that the payment has been made by no later than one week after the day on which the payment was made.
PART 3
Exemptions, transitional provisions and modifications
Exemptions
12
1
Sections 37 and 76 (excess assets on winding up) of the 1995 Act shall not apply to a scheme where —
a
a Minister of the Crown has given a guarantee or made any other arrangements for the purpose of securing that the assets of the scheme are sufficient to meet its liabilities;
b
arrangements for the payment of any surplus or for the distribution of any excess assets on the winding up of the scheme are subject to the approval of a Minister of the Crown; or
c
the scheme does not fall within the description of schemes prescribed in regulation 3(1).
2
Where such a guarantee has been given as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) in respect of only part of a scheme, sections 37 and 76 of the 1995 Act, shall apply as if that part and the other part of the scheme were separate schemes.
Transitional
13
The prescribed requirements for the notice specified in section 251(6)(a) of the 2004 Act (payment of surplus to employer: transitional power to amend scheme), are that the notice shall —
a
be in writing; and
b
contain the following information —
i
that the trustees have decided to exercise their power under section 251(3) or (4), as the case may be; and
ii
the date, being a date which is at least three months after the date that the information is sent to the employer and members, from which the trustees' proposed exercise of the power is to take effect.
Modifications in relation to earmarked schemes
14
In relation to a scheme to which regulation 3(1)(b) applies, section 37 of the 1995 Act is modified as if in subsection (3) paragraphs (a) to (c), (f) and (g) were omitted.
PART 4
Schemes in wind up
Notice of proposal to distribute excess assets to the employer
15
1
The prescribed requirements for the notice specified in section 76(3)(d) (excess assets on winding up) are set out in paragraphs (2) to (5).
2
Where the trustees or the employer propose to exercise the power in section 76(1)(c) of the 1995 Act, the trustees or, as the case may be, the employer, must take all reasonable steps to ensure that each member, except any excluded person, is sent a written notice divided into two parts, of the proposal in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
3
The first part must —
a
inform the member as to —
i
the trustees' estimate of the value of the assets remaining after the liabilities of the scheme have been fully discharged and the persons or class of person to whom, and in what proportions, it is proposed that they should be distributed; and
ii
whether the requirements of section 76(3) of the 1995 Act are satisfied;
b
invite the member, if he wishes, to make written representations in relation to the proposal to the trustees or, as the case may be, to the employer, before a specified date (which is not earlier than two months after the date on which the first part is given); and
c
advise the member —
i
that the second part of the notice will be sent to him if the trustees or, as the case may be, the employer intend to proceed with the proposal to exercise that power; and
ii
that no excess assets may be distributed to the employer in accordance with the proposal until at least three months after the date on which the second part is sent to him.
4
The second part of the notice must be given after the date specified in accordance with paragraph (3)(b) and at least three months before the power is exercised and must —
a
contain the information referred to in paragraph (3)(a), including any modifications to the proposal; and
b
advise the member that he may make written representations to the Regulator before a specified date (which is not earlier than three months after the date on which the second part of the notice is sent to him) if he considers that any of the requirements of section 76(3) of the 1995 Act are not satisfied.
5
The parts of the notice under paragraphs (3) or (4) shall be treated as having been given to a member where it has been sent by post to either —
a
the address at which he was last known to be living; or
b
in the case of a person who was an active member, immediately before the commencement of the winding up of the scheme, an address at which he is currently known to be employed.
Circumstances in which the Regulator must be satisfied that requirements of section 76 of the 1995 Act are met
16
1
For the purposes of section 76(2) of the 1995 Act the prescribed circumstances are that —
a
subject to paragraph (2), in relation to any proposal to which that section applies, the Regulator receives —
i
written representations from a member to the effect that any requirements of section 76(3) of the 1995 Act are not satisfied; or
ii
information from any source sufficient to raise a doubt as to whether all the requirements are satisfied; and
b
the Regulator notifies the trustees or, as the case may be, the employer in writing that the power should not be exercised until the Regulator has confirmed in writing that it is satisfied that those requirements are satisfied.
2
Where notice has been given to a member in accordance with regulation 15(3), paragraph (1)(a)(i) shall only apply in the case of representations received by the Regulator from the member before the date specified in accordance with regulation 15(4)(b) (expiry date of the second part of notice).
Additional requirement for purposes of section 76 of the 1995 Act
17
Where —
a
the date specified in accordance with regulation 15(4)(b) (expiry date of the second part of the notice) has passed; and
b
the trustees or, as the case may be, the employer have not received notification from the Regulator in accordance with regulation 16(1)(b),
the trustees or, as the case may be, the employer shall obtain written confirmation from the Regulator that it has not received any representations or information referred to in regulation 16(1)(a) and that section 76(4) of the 1995 Act accordingly, does not apply.
PART 5
Multi-employer schemes
Schemes with more than one employer
18
1
Where —
a
a scheme in relation to which there is more than one employer is divided into two or more sections; and
b
the provisions of the scheme are such that they meet conditions A and B,
these Regulations shall apply as if each section of the scheme were a separate scheme.
2
Condition A is that contributions payable to the scheme by an employer, or by a member in employment under that employer, are allocated to that employer’s section (or, if more than one section applies to the employer, to the section which is appropriate in respect of the employment in question).
3
Condition B is that a specified part or proportion of the assets of the scheme is attributable to each section and cannot be used for the purposes of any other section.
4
In their application to a scheme —
a
which has been such a scheme as is mentioned in paragraph (1);
b
which is divided into two or more sections, at least one of which applies only to members who are not in pensionable service under the section;
c
the provisions of which have not been amended so as to prevent conditions A and B being met in relation to two or more sections; and
d
in relation to one or more sections of which those conditions have ceased to be met at any time by reason only of there being no members in pensionable service under the section and no contributions which are to be allocated to it,
sections 37 and 76 of the 1995 Act and these Regulations apply as if the section in relation to which those conditions have ceased to be satisfied were a separate scheme.
5
For the purposes of paragraphs (1) to (4), any provisions of the scheme by virtue of which contributions or transfers of assets may be made to make provision for death benefits are disregarded.
6
But if paragraph (1) or (4) applies and, by virtue of any provisions of the scheme, contributions or transfers of assets to make provision for death benefits are made to a section (“the death benefits section”) the assets of which may only be applied for the provision of death benefits, the death benefits section is also to be treated as if it were a separate scheme for the purpose of sections 37 and 76 of the 1995 Act and these Regulations.
7
For the purposes of this regulation, any provisions of a scheme by virtue of which assets attributable to one section may on the winding up of the scheme or a section be used for the purposes of another section are disregarded.
8
In the application of section 37(3) of the 1995 Act to a scheme in relation to which there is more than one employer, paragraph (e) of that subsection has effect as if for the words “employer has asked”, there were substituted the words “person whom the employers nominate to act as their representative for the purposes of this paragraph has asked, or, if no such nomination is made, all the employers have asked”.
PART 6
Revocations
Revocations
19
The Regulations specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations are revoked to the extent specified in column 3.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
16th March 2006


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Citation, commencement and extent
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the School Crossing Patrol Sign (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 4th September 2006.
2
These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Revocation
2
The School Crossing Patrol Sign (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 are revoked.
Interpretation
3
In these Regulations —
a
“patrol sign” means a sign exhibited by a school crossing patrol for the purpose of stopping a vehicle in accordance with section 28(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
b
“perimeter strip” has the meaning given by regulation 5(3);
c
“the pole” means the pole comprised in a patrol sign;
d
“retroreflecting material” means material which reflects a ray of light back towards the source of that light; and
e
“the roundel” means the roundel comprised in a patrol sign.
Savings
4
1
Subject to paragraph (2), if a patrol sign was first used before the coming into force of these Regulations and conforms to —
a
an authorisation issued by the Secretary of State which expired on 31st July 2006; or
b
the requirements of the School Crossing Patrol Sign (England and Wales) Regulations 2002;
that sign shall be deemed to comply with these Regulations, even if it does not meet the requirements of regulation 5.
2
Paragraph (1) shall cease to have effect on 31st July 2007.
Size, colour and type of patrol sign
5
1
A patrol sign shall comprise a roundel and a pole on which the roundel is mounted.
2
The roundel shall be not less than 450 nor more than 470 millimetres in diameter and each of its faces shall be of the colour and type shown in the Schedule to these Regulations.
3
A protective strip, in these Regulations called a “perimeter strip”, may be applied to the perimeter of the roundel in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (4).
4
The requirements are that —
a
the perimeter strip shall not be retroreflecting;
b
the perimeter strip shall not be more than 15mm wide;
c
the perimeter strip shall be either coloured red or uncoloured and transparent;
d
the part of the red border of the roundel not covered by the perimeter strip shall be at least 35mm wide; and
e
the diameter of the part of the roundel coloured black and yellow shall be not less than 360 nor more than 370 millimetres.
5
A section of the pole at the bottom of the roundel may extend over the face of the roundel for the purpose of securing the roundel to the pole, but must not obscure any part of the black symbol.
6
Subject to paragraphs (7) and (8), the pole shall be coloured with alternating black and yellow bands not less than 280 nor more than 320 millimetres deep, beginning with a black band immediately below the roundel.
7
Any part of the pole which extends over the face of the roundel shall be coloured red or yellow in accordance with the colour of the part of the roundel covered by it.
8
If the pole is separable into two pieces when the patrol sign is not in use, the joint between the two pieces and not more than 5 millimetres of each piece of the pole on either side of the joint, may have an unpainted metallic finish.
9
Any fastenings used to attach the roundel to the pole must be —
a
coloured red or yellow in accordance with the colour of the part of the patrol sign on which they are placed; or
b
an unpainted metallic finish.
10
The pole shall not be separable into more than two pieces.
11
A black handgrip may be fitted to the pole within the black band immediately below the roundel.
Illumination
6
1
The yellow bands on the pole may be illuminated by means of retroreflecting material.
2
The parts of the roundel coloured black shall not be illuminated by means of retroreflecting material.
3
Subject to paragraph (4) the parts of the roundel coloured yellow shall be either fluorescent or illuminated by a means of internal lighting.
4
With the exception of the parts coloured black and any perimeter strip, the roundel shall be illuminated by means of retroreflecting material, but retroreflecting material applied to the parts coloured yellow shall, if that material is not fluorescent, be applied in horizontal strips with gaps between the strips.
5
The parts of the roundel coloured red may be fluorescent or illuminated by a means of internal lighting.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Stephen Ladyman
Minister of State
Department for Transport
10th August 2006


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security ( PPF Payments and FAS Payments) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 5th May 2006.
2
In these Regulations —
“the Dependency Regulations ” means the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 ;
“the Incapacity Benefit Dependency Regulations ” means the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit - Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994 ;
“the Incapacity Benefit Regulations ” means the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 ; and
“the Jobseeker’s Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .
Amendment of the Dependency Regulations
2
1
The Dependency Regulations are amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
In regulation 9A (apportionment of payments by way of occupational pension made otherwise than weekly), for the words from “For the purposes” to “by way of occupational or personal pension” substitute —
For the purposes of section 89(1) of, and paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 7 to, the Contributions and Benefits Act, where payment by way of occupational or personal pension, or for the purposes of section 89(1A) of that Act by way of PPF periodic payment ,
.
3
In Schedule 2 (prescribed circumstances for increase of a carer’s allowance) in paragraph 9(1) after “occupational or personal pension” insert “or PPF periodic payment”.
Amendment of the Incapacity Benefit Dependency Regulations
3
In regulation 11 of the Incapacity Benefit Dependency Regulations (apportionment of payments by way of occupational or personal pension made otherwise than weekly), after “occupational or personal pension” in both places where those words appear insert “or PPF periodic payment”.
Amendment of the Incapacity Benefit Regulations
4
1
The Incapacity Benefit Regulations are amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
In regulation 21 (disregard of certain pension payments) —
a
after “reduction for pension payments” insert “and PPF periodic payments ”; and
b
after paragraph (a) insert —
aa
any PPF periodic payment made to a person as a beneficiary on the death of a person entitled to such a payment;
.
3
In regulation 22 (date from which pension payment is to be taken into account) —
a
after “reduction for pension payments” insert “and PPF periodic payments”; and
b
after “pension payment” insert “or PPF periodic payment”.
4
In regulation 23 (date from which the change in the rate of pension takes effect) —
a
after “Where pension payments” insert “or PPF periodic payments”; and
b
after “pension payment” insert “or PPF periodic payment”.
5
In regulation 24 (pension payment made other than weekly) —
a
in paragraphs (1) and (2) after “pension payment” in each place where those words appear insert “or PPF periodic payment”;
b
in paragraph (1) after “weekly pension payments” insert “or weekly PPF periodic payments”; and
c
in paragraph (3) —
i
after “weekly pension payment” insert “or weekly PPF periodic payment”;
ii
after “pension payments” insert “or PPF periodic payments”; and
iii
after “pension payment” insert “ or PPF periodic payment”.
Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Regulations
5
In regulation 81 of the Jobseeker’s Regulations (payments by way of pensions) —
a
in paragraphs (1), (1A), (1B) and (2) after “pension payments” in each place where those words appear insert “, PPF payments or FAS payments”;
b
in paragraph (2)(c) after “question” insert —
; and
any PPF payments or FAS payments which are payable to him and which arose on the death of a person who had an entitlement to such payments
; and
c
in paragraph (3) —
i
after “pension payment” insert “, PPF payment or FAS payment”; and
ii
after “weekly pension payments” insert “, weekly PPF payments or weekly FAS payments”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
5th April 2006


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Citation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006.
2
This Order comes into force —
a
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;
b
for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
“district” means the district of South Northamptonshire;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
“map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the district of South Northamptonshire
3
1
The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
2
The district shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
3
Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards.
4
The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.
5
Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Wards of the parish of Brackley
4
1
The existing wards of the parish of Brackley shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named East, South and West.
3
Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
4
The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be five.
Wards of the parish of Towcester
5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Towcester shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Brook and Mill.
3
Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 1 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
4
The number of councillors to be elected for Brook ward shall be ten, and for Mill ward shall be six.
Map
6
South Northamptonshire District Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral register
7
The registration officer for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
Revocation
8
The District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 and article 4(2)(a) of the South Northamptonshire (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001 are revoked.
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 23rd day of November 2006
Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission
23rd November 2006
Jacqui Dixon
Secretary to the Commission
23rd November 2006


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1
These Regulations may be cited as the Insurance Premium Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 1st December 2006.
2
For form 1 in the Schedule to the Insurance Premium Tax Regulations 1994 substitute the form in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Mike Eland
Steve Lamey
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
10th October 2006