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This Order amends Schedule 6 to the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”), which makes provision in respect of the circumstances in which an appeal might be brought to the First-tier or Upper Tribunal. This change is consequential to the coming into force of the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Conversion) Regulations 2017 which make provision for the conversion of a community interest company into a charitable incorporated organisation (“CIO”) and the CIO’s registration as a charity by virtue of section 234 of the Act.

Regulation 2 updates the list of competent person schemes that appear in Schedule 3 to the Building Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/2214). A competent person scheme is a scheme that installers can register with to self-certify that their building work complies with the Building Regulations 2010.

These Regulations make various amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/3138) (“the Registration Regulations”).

These Regulations prescribe the formulas to be applied when calculating the price payable for a minor superior tenancy (as defined in paragraph 7A(2) of Schedule 1 to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967) or the value of a minor intermediate leasehold interest (the term “minor intermediate lease” is defined in paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 6, and paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 13, to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993).

The Employment Rights Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”) provides protection for workers who suffer a detriment or are dismissed as a result of blowing the whistle by making a qualifying disclosure within the meaning of section 43B of the 1996 Act in accordance with any of sections 43C to 43H of that Act. Section 43F of the 1996 Act provides that a qualifying disclosure will be protected if it is made to a prescribed person and relates to matters in respect of which that person is prescribed. The Schedule to the 2014 Order lists the prescribed persons and the matters in respect of which they are prescribed for the purposes of section 43F.

These Regulations amend the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/515). In particular, the Regulations make provision in respect of the exchange rate which the Home Office is to apply when receiving payments in currencies other than sterling (regulation 5).

These Regulations amend the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”).

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These Regulations increase the amount of home loss payments payable in England under section 30 of the Land Compensation Act 1973 (“the Act”). A person is entitled to a home loss payment when they are displaced from a dwelling by compulsory purchase or in the other circumstances specified in section 29 of the Act.

These Regulations amend the Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/879) (“the Principal Regulations”).

This Order provides for the conferral of certain public health functions of local authorities on the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (“the GMCA”). This Order has been made following the publication on 18 March 2016 of a scheme for the conferral of functions on the GMCA. The scheme is available at: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/new_devo_powers.

These Regulations bring into operation guidance prepared by the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to the procedures that relevant bodies can put in place to prevent persons acting in the capacity of an associated person from committing UK tax evasion facilitation offences or foreign tax evasion facilitation offences.

These Regulations make provision relating to the enforcement of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30th August 2017 (OJ L 224, 31.8.2017, p1) concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK”) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (“the 2017 Council Regulation”).

This Order amends Parts 1 (general exceptions), 2 (exceptions relating to supplies made to relevant business person) and 3 (exceptions relating to supplies not made to relevant business person) of Schedule 4A (place of supply of services: special rules) to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) (“the Act”) in relation to supplies of telecommunication services and also makes some necessary consequential amendments to other provisions of the Act.

This Order gives effect to the Charity Commission’s Scheme for the administration of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, a charity regulated by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Act 1961; this Order amends that Act. The Scheme only brings about administrative changes and does not alter the objectives of the Trust or otherwise affect its activities or operations.

These Regulations are made under the Childcare Act 2006 (c.21) (“the 2006 Act”). These Regulations amend regulation 10(7) of the Childcare (Fees) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1804). The effect of the amendment is to extend an existing transitional provision, which applies to childcare providers (other than childminders) who transferred automatically from the childcare register under Part 10A of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) to the early years register under the 2006 Act on 1st September 2008. The transitional provision means that the threshold between the annual fee rates set out in regulation 10(2) and (3) is based on a period of 4 hours (rather than 3 hours). This amendment has the effect of extending the transitional provision until 31st August 2019, enabling early years providers who were registered prior to 2008 to benefit from a fees rate of £50 where they are operating for a period of less than 4 hours per day.

Articles 3 to 5 of this Order apply and amend legislation applying in Northern Ireland to allow for the recovery of the following amounts. They are amounts specified in notices given under section 29 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) (“the 2002 Act”) (which specify amounts of overpayments of tax credits), the amounts of penalties imposed under section 31 or 32 of that Act (which are imposed respectively in connection with the making of incorrect statements and failing to comply with requirements in connection with claims for, and awards of, tax credits) and, when read with article 2(2), the amounts of interest carried on those amounts.

This Order, made under section 25(3) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22) (“the Act”), brings modifications to the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England into effect. Section 25(3) of the Act was repealed by paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) other than as it applies in relation to England by virtue of provision made under section 115(9) of that Act. Such provision was made in relation to section 25(3) at article 13 of, and paragraphs 2 to 4 and 7 of the Schedule to, the Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015.

These Regulations amend the National Savings Regulations 2015 (“2015 Regulations”).

This Order amends the Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1030), as amended by the Antarctic Act 1994 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/823), (“the 1995 Order”). This Order clarifies the circumstances in which a Governor may grant a permit for a non-national on a British expedition to Antarctica to undertake acts that would otherwise be prohibited by sections 7(1), 8(1), 9(1) or 10(1) of the Schedule to the 1995 Order. The Order also clarifies the penalties that will apply to any person guilty of an offence under Part II of the 1995 Order.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the borough remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2018.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of East Devon following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

This Order amends the African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) Order 2006 by increasing the amount that may be paid by the Secretary of State as additional contributions to the African Development Fund from £262.2 million to £329.03 million. The adjusted amount is in accordance with arrangements made with the Fund pursuant to Resolution F/BG/2006/12 adopted by the Board of Governors of the Fund on 18 May 2006.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Torridge following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Horsham following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

This Order amends the Renewables Obligation Order 2015 (the “2015 Order”). The 2015 Order imposes an obligation (the “renewables obligation”), on all electricity suppliers licensed under the Electricity Act 1989 which supply electricity in England and Wales, to produce a certain number of renewables obligation certificates in respect of the electricity they supply to customers in England and Wales during a specified period known as an “obligation period”. Each obligation period runs from 1st April to 31st March. The renewables obligation is administered by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (the “Authority”) which issues renewables obligation certificates to renewable electricity generators based on their renewable output. These certificates are sold to electricity suppliers with or without the associated renewable electricity.

These Regulations amend the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2553) (“the principal Regulations”).

These Regulations make provision relating to the enforcement of financial sanctions measures contained in the statutory instruments being amended. They do so by amending the relevant Schedules to those statutory instruments, which impose requirements on certain persons to provide information, and make provision for information gathering and disclosure.

Part 2 of this Order amends Part 5 of the Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), which provides for the Bank of England to oversee certain payment systems, such that the Part applies to certain service providers in relation to such systems.

This Order amends the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1116) (“the 2006 Order”).

These Rules amend the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, S.I. 2015/1490, as follows:

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207).

This Order approves the making of payments on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom to the Asian Development Bank of sums not exceeding £110,000,000 as a further contribution to the resources of the Asian Development Fund. The payment approved by this Order will be made pursuant to Resolution No. 382 adopted by the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank on 15 July 2016. The Order also provides for the redemption of non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to those arrangements.

This Order amends the International Development Association (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) Order 2006 by increasing the amount that may be paid by the Secretary of State as additional contributions to the Association for debt relief from £1,691.71 million to £2,154.17 million. The adjusted amount is in accordance with arrangements made with the Association pursuant to Resolution No 211 adopted by the Board of Governors of the Association on 21st April 2006.

These Rules amend the Justices’ Clerks and Assistants Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/603). Rule 2 amends the table in the Schedule to those Rules to insert or amend functions of the family court or of a judge of the family court which those Rules authorise justices’ clerks and assistants to justices’ clerks to carry out.

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 (“the Principal Regulations”) which provide for the making and recovery of charges for relevant services provided under the National Health Service Act 2006 (c.41) to certain persons not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom. The Regulations come into force on 21st August 2017, except for provisions specified in regulation 1(2)(a) as coming into force on 23rd October 2017, which make provision for advance payments and refunds and extending the range of providers of NHS-funded services who must make and recover charges for relevant services from an overseas visitor.

These Rules amend the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/2955) (“the FPR 2010”).

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Regulations 2010. They require NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts (apart from ambulance trusts) to report on the number of patient deaths which have occurred during a reporting period as part of their Quality Accounts. The information provided in the Accounts must include the number of deaths in a reporting period which have been reviewed (whether by a case record review or an investigation), how many of those deaths the trust considers are more likely than not to have been due to problems in the care provided to the patient, and what the trust has learnt and done as a result of the investigations. The Regulations are supported by “National Guidance on Learning from Deaths”, which is available at https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/learning-deaths-nhs-national guidance/.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the city of Manchester following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the city remains unchanged. The changes which articles 3 and 4 introduce begin to apply at local government elections in 2018.

These Regulations amend the Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1450) (“the Child Trust Funds Regulations”). They provide for the appointment by the Treasury or the Secretary of State by virtue of section 3(10) of the Child Trust Funds Act 2004 (c. 6) of a person to manage a child trust fund and ancillary matters.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the borough of Ashford following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the borough remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/480) (“the 2013 Regulations”). The 2013 Regulations make provision about the rules the Director of Legal Aid Casework (“the Director”) must apply to determine whether an individual’s financial resources are such that the individual is eligible for civil legal services under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10). Chapters 3 and 4 of Part 2 of the 2013 Regulations provide the rules on calculating income and capital respectively. Regulation 24(1) and (2) of the 2013 Regulations require the Director to disregard certain payments when calculating an individual’s disposable income or gross income. Regulation 40 of the 2013 Regulations requires the Director to disregard certain payments when calculating an individual’s disposable capital.

This Order designates as restricted areas for the purposes of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973:two areas in the English Channel near Chesil Beach, Dorset;one area in Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex;one area off Overdale Wyke near Whitby, North Yorkshire; andone area near the Isles of Scilly.

The Enterprise Act 2016 (“the Act”) establishes the Small Business Commissioner. The Commissioner’s principal functions are to provide general advice and information to small businesses and to consider complaints from small businesses relating to payment matters in connection with the supply of goods and services to larger businesses, and to make recommendations. The Act provides that a “small business” means a relevant undertaking which has a headcount of staff of less than 50, amongst other things (see section 2). These Regulations provide further detail about which small businesses qualify to access the Commissioner’s services.

These Regulations transpose in part Directive 2015/2366/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25th November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No. 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ L 337 23.12.2015, p.35) also known as the Revised Payment Services Directive or “PSD2”. The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) is responsible for transposing other parts of PSD2. A transposition note setting out how PSD2 will be transposed into UK law is published with the Explanatory Memorandum to these Regulations on legislation.gov.uk.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Teignbridge following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district of Teignbridge remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

This Order approves the making of payments on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom to the Caribbean Development Bank of sums not exceeding £18,000,000 as a further contribution to the resources of the Unified Special Development Fund. The payment approved by this Order will be made pursuant to the Resolution of the Board of Governors adopted on December 8 2016. The Order also provides for the redemption of non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to those arrangements.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of North Norfolk following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district of North Norfolk remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

This Order approves the making of payments on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom to the African Development Bank of sums not exceeding £460,100,000 as a further contribution to the resources of the African Development Fund. The payment approved by this Order will be made pursuant to Resolution No F/BG/2017/01 adopted by the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank on 27th April 2017. The Order also provides for the redemption of non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to those arrangements.

These Regulations make consequential arrangement required by the bringing into force of sections 47 to 49 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11).

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of South Norfolk following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

This Order approves the making of payments on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom to the International Development Association of sums not exceeding £3,336,000,000 as a further contribution to the resources of the International Development Association. The payment approved by this Order will be made pursuant to arrangements made between the Government and the Association in accordance with Resolution No 239 adopted by the Board of Governors of the Association on 31st March 2017. The Order also provides for the redemption of non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to those arrangements.

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the borough of Allerdale following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the borough remains unchanged. The changes made by this Order apply in respect of local government elections held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

This Order amends the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (Cars Emissions) Order (S.I. 2016/984) to specify when a change in the capital allowances main rate threshold for low emissions cars will apply for the purposes of the car lease rental restriction for income tax and corporation tax.

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This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order 2015 (“the 2015 Order”) by adding references to various provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“PACE”) to those which the 2015 Order applies, with modifications, to relevant investigations conducted by officers of Revenue and Customs or persons detained by them. A relevant investigation is a criminal investigation conducted by officers of Revenue and Customs which relates to a matter in relation to which Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has functions. The effect of the amendments (read with the general modifications made by Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Order) is to give officers of Revenue and Customs powers similar to those given to a constable for the following purposes.

These Regulations amend the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 216) (“the 2016 Regulations”) so that certain claimants aged 18 to 21 are not entitled to the housing costs element of universal credit.

These Regulations amend the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 222) to make changes to the manner in which the local housing allowance is determined.

These Rules amend the rules of procedure which apply in certain chambers of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal. They update those rules of procedure to reflect recent changes in primary legislation.

These Regulations amend the Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Transitional Provisions and Appropriate Independent Advice) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/742) (“the Advice Regulations”), which relate to the requirement in section 48 of the Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8) (“the 2015 Act”) that the trustees or managers of a pension scheme must check that a member or survivor has received appropriate independent advice before carrying out certain transactions. The requirement applies to a member’s or survivor’s “safeguarded benefits”, meaning benefits which are neither money purchase benefits nor cash balance benefits as defined in pensions legislation. These Regulations also make transitional provision in connection with the coming into force of those amendments.

These Regulations implement, in England and Northern Ireland, a new European Union aid scheme for the supply of milk and milk products to pupils in educational establishments. This aid scheme will apply from 1 August 2017.

These Regulations amend the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 which are consequential upon the introduction of universal credit.

These Regulations transpose Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3rd April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters (“the Directive”) (OJ No L 130, 1.5.2014, p.1).

These Regulations transpose Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th November 2013 on recreational watercraft and personal watercraft (OJ No L 354, 28.12.2013 p.90) (“the Directive”).The Directive repeals and replaces Directive 1994/25/EC as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC which was implemented in the United Kingdom by the Recreational Craft Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1353) (as amended by S.I. 1998/116). These Regulations revoke and replace S.I. 1996/1353.

These Regulations, which apply to Great Britain, amend the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011 (the “2011 Regulations”) and the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 (the “2014 Regulations”).

This Order grants exemptions from section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 (which prohibits the generation of electricity for supply to any premises without a licence) in relation to eight electricity generating stations in Great Britain. The companies granted exemptions are:Banks Renewables (Kype Muir Wind Farm) Limited, in relation to Kype Muir Wind Farm, an electricity generating station whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference NS 690 401, approximately 5 kilometres south of Strathaven, South Lanarkshire;Banks Renewables (Middle Muir Wind Farm) Limited, in relation to Middle Muir Wind Farm, an electricity generating station whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference NS 867 273, approximately 2 kilometres north of Crawfordjohn, South Lanarkshire;Brockloch Rig Windfarm Limited, in respect of Brockloch Rig Windfarm (also known as Windy Standard 2 Windfarm), an electricity generating station located at Ordnance Survey map reference NS 601 043, approximately 11 kilometres north-northeast of Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway;Heck Fen Wind Park Limited, in relation to Heckington Fen Wind Park, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference TF 205 457, at East Heckington, Lincolnshire;Innogy Renewables UK Limited, in relation to Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference SN 460 349, approximately 2 kilometres south east of Pencader, Carmarthenshire;Ray Wind Farm Limited, in relation to Ray Wind Farm, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference NY 965 884, at Ray Estate, approximately 5 kilometres north west of Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland;RWE Cogen UK Limited, in relation to Cheshire Power Station, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference SJ 392 783, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, Cheshire CH65 1AF; andSnowdonia Pumped Hydro Limited, in relation to Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Hydro, whose entrance is located at Ordnance Survey map reference SH 567 608, approximately 1 kilometre north west of Llanberis, Gwynedd.

These Regulations make amendments to secondary legislation consequential on Articles 11 and 12 of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016. (S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1)) (“the 2016 Order”).

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the city of Leeds following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the city remains unchanged. The changes which articles 3 and 4 introduce begin to apply to local government elections in 2018.

These Regulations amend two provisions of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 216) (the “Universal Credit Regulations”) relating to the calculation of a universal credit award where the claimant has earned income.

These Regulations make amendments to secondary legislation consequential on Article 9 of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (“the 2016 Order”) (S.I. 2016/999).

This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the District of South Lakeland following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged.

These Regulations amend the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 216) in relation to the exception to the application of the benefit cap to a universal credit award in an assessment period where the claimant’s earnings (or if the claimant is a member of a couple, the couple’s combined earnings) exceed a specified threshold (the “earnings exception threshold”).

The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Coroner Areas and Assistant Coroners) Transitional Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1625) specified the former coroners’ districts under the Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13) as corresponding coroner areas under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25).

This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the city remains unchanged.

Regulation 2 makes a minor amendment to the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 (S.R. 1975 No.113). Regulation 12 makes a related minor amendment to the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2916 No. 241) and omits a provision of those regulations which would have provided for the amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 as that amendment has now been superseded.

This Order establishes a corporation in relation to an area in the Tees Valley Combined Authority, designated as a Mayoral development area. The area is shown bounded externally by the inside edge of the black line on the map.

These Regulations make amendments to Schedule 1 to the Equality Act 2010 (General Qualifications Bodies) (Appropriate Regulator and Relevant Qualifications) Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”).

These Regulations make provision for the Secretary of State to make loan payments to claimants of income-related employment and support allowance, income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, state pension credit or universal credit (referred to as “qualifying benefits”) or, if applicable, direct to the claimant’s mortgage lender, in respect of the claimant’s liability to make owner-occupier payments (principally mortgage interest) on the claimant’s home.

This Order amends the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2655) to reflect the conferral of further jurisdiction relating to appeals from monetary penalties imposed for breaching financial sanctions legislation under Part 8 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).

These Regulations amend the Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Transitional Provisions and Appropriate Independent Advice) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/742) (“the Advice Regulations”), which relate to the requirement in section 48 of the Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8) (“the 2015 Act”) that the trustees or managers of a pension scheme must check that a member or survivor has received appropriate independent advice before carrying out certain transactions. The requirement applies to a member’s or survivor’s “safeguarded benefits”, meaning benefits which are neither money purchase benefits nor cash balance benefits as defined in pensions legislation.

These Regulations amend the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”).

These Regulations update the Antarctic Regulations 1995. They replace Schedules 1 and 2 to those Regulations with new schedules containing up-to-date lists, coordinates and descriptions of all restricted areas and historic sites and monuments in force under the Antarctic Treaty System, and as agreed at Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings up to and including the thirty-eighth meeting held at Sofia in June 2015.

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”). The 2013 Regulations govern the arrangements in England, under Part 7 of the National Health Service Act 2006, for the provision of pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services.

This Order approves the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment) Rules 2017 (“the Amendment Rules”) which amend the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1761) (“the 2004 Rules”). Article 2 of this Order also amends the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (Legal Assessors) Order of Council 2004 (S.I. 2004/1763) to reflect the replacement of the Conduct and Competence Committee and the Health Committee by the Fitness to Practise Committee.

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Suspension of Veterinary Medicines containing the excipient Diethanolamine (DEA): Update 30 July

These Regulations implement Title V of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments (recast) (OJ no L173, 12/6/2014, p349) (“MiFID 2”).

This Order amends Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3231) (“the 2008 Order”), which schedule lists military goods, software and technology subject to export controls (“the UK list”). The content of the UK list reflects both domestic controls and an international export regime known as the Wassenaar Arrangement. This regime is given effect to in the European Union through the Common Military List (OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p.58), adopted by the Council of the European Union on 19 March 2007 (“the CML”).

These Regulations amend the insolvency legislation for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to make it compatible with the recast of the Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (the EIR). The EIR replaces Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings. These regulations amend the Insolvency Act 1986 which contains corporate insolvency law for England, Wales and Scotland and personal insolvency law for England and Wales. Personal insolvency law is devolved in Scotland. These Regulations also amend the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/1024) and the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986 (S.I. 1986/1915) made under the Insolvency Act 1986. In respect of Northern Ireland these Regulations amend the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and the Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991.

Section 9(1) of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (c. 6) provides that sections 1 to 8 of, and Schedule 1 to, that Act, which provide for trial on indictment without a jury (“the non-jury trial provisions”), expire at the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which section 1 comes into force (“the effective period”). Section 1 came into force on 1st August 2007. Section 9(2) provides for the Secretary of State by order to extend or, on one or more occasions, further extend the effective period. Section 9(3)(b) provides that the effect of an order extending or further extending the effective period is to extend or further extend it for the period of two years beginning with the time when the effective period would end but for the order.

This Order confers legal capacity and grants immunities and privileges on the Unified Patent Court and its representatives, Judges, Registrar, Deputy-Registrar and Staff.

These Regulations implement Article 30 (beneficial ownership information) of Council Directive 2015/849/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 (OJ No L 141, 5.6.2015, p73) (“the Directive”) on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, in relation to companies, including unregistered companies, and limited liability partnerships (“LLPs”).

These Regulations implement parts of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments (recast) (OJ L173, 12/6/2014 p.349) (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments (OJ L173, 12/06/2014 p.84) (“MiFIR”). MiFID II and MiFIR together replace Directive 2004/39/EC on markets in financial instruments (OJ L145, 30/04/2004 p.1) (“MiFID I”).

These Regulations replace the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2157) and the Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3298) with updated provisions that implement in part the Fourth Money Laundering Directive 2015/849/EU (“fourth money laundering directive”) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing (OJ L 141, 05.06.2015, p.73) and the Funds Transfer Regulation 2015/847/EU (“funds transfer regulation”) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th May 2015 on information accompanying transfers of funds (OJ L 141, 05.06.2015, p.1).

Section 9(1) of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (c. 6) provides that sections 1 to 8 of, and Schedule 1 to, that Act, which provide for trial on indictment without a jury (“the non-jury trial provisions”), expire at the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which section 1 comes into force (“the effective period”). Section 1 came into force on 1st August 2007. Section 9(2) provides for the Secretary of State by order to extend or, on one or more occasions, further extend the effective period. Section 9(3)(b) provides that the effect of an order extending or further extending the effective period is to extend or further extend it for the period of two years beginning with the time when the effective period would end but for the order.

These Regulations transpose Article 30 (beneficial ownership information) of Directive 2015/ 849/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 (OJ L 141, 05.06.15, p.73) (“the Directive”) on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, for Scottish limited partnerships and certain Scottish general partnerships, defined in regulation 3.

This Order replaces the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations (Designation and Privileges) Order 1965 (“the 1965 Order”) which was amended on four occasions. The 1965 Order listed those headquarters which were designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964.

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ASSESSMENT OF STATISTICS ON AIR QUALITY AND EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS

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This Order replaces the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations (Designation and Privileges) Order 1965 (“the 1965 Order”) which was amended on four occasions. The 1965 Order listed those headquarters which were designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964.

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