Category: UK Legislation

This Order changes the years of the ordinary elections of councillors for the districts of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks, Wycombe and the parish councils within those four districts (“the relevant councils”).

Link: The Districts of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe (Changes to Years of Elections) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

Section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”) requires each billing authority in England to make a scheme specifying the reductions which are to apply to amounts of council tax payable by persons, or classes of person, whom the billing authority considers are in financial need. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”) prescribe matters which must be included in such a scheme in addition to those matters which must be included in such a scheme by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1A to the 1992 Act.

Link: The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

Part 2 of these Regulations makes the right to a written statement of particulars of employment apply when an individual begins employment (a day 1 right). Currently the written statement of particulars of employment is only required to be given by the employer not later than two months after the beginning of the employment. The regulations provide that employers can decide to provide particulars in instalments providing all are provided within 2 months and the majority are provided when the individual begins employment. Part 2 also inserts additional matters particulars of which must be included in the written statement.

Link: The Employment Rights (Employment Particulars and Paid Annual Leave) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

The Value Added Tax (Postal Packets and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (“the Regulations”) make provision in relation to the liability to import VAT on the importation of goods from places outside the United Kingdom in postal packets whose contents are valued at £135 or less.

Link: The Value Added Tax (Postal Packets and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

These Regulations increase the level of fees payable to OFCOM in respect of the licences of the Public Wireless Networks licence class granted under section 8 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c. 36) for the use of the frequencies in the bands 880.0–960.0 MHz and 1710.0–1880.0 MHz.

Link: The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges for the 900 MHz Frequency Band and the 1800 MHz Frequency Band) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under paragraphs (a), (c) and (g) of section 8(2)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Link: The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk