Category: UK Legislation

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The Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2017

Section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (c.11) (“the Act”) permits the Minister for the Civil Service to make schemes which make provision for pension and other benefits in respect of civil servants and persons serving in an office or employment listed in Schedule 1 to the Act. The Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme, the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and the Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme are some of the schemes which have been made under section 1 of the Act.

Link: The Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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The Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2017

In relation to each financial year the Greater London Authority (“the Authority”) is required to make the calculations set out in section 85 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”), including the calculation of its consolidated council tax requirement.

Link: The Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2017

This Order amends the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/310) (“the principal Order”), which designates specified central government bodies in relation to named government departments for the purpose of those departments’ supply estimates and resource accounts.

Link: The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2017

This Order designates the bodies listed in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending on 31st March 2017 for the purposes of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. The effect of designation is that these bodies are required to prepare and present to the Treasury such financial information in relation to that financial year as the Treasury require to enable them to prepare Whole of Government Accounts.

Link: The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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The Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) (Amendment) Order 2017

This Order amends the Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/537), which specifies the receipts of the Scottish Ministers and other office holders in the Scottish Administration that are to be designated receipts. In accordance with section 64(6) of the Scotland Act 1998 the Scottish Ministers must pay to the Secretary of State sums equal to the amount of the designated receipts.

Link: The Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) (Amendment) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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The Road Vehicles (Payment of Duty by Credit Card) (Prescribed Fee) Regulations 2017

These Regulations revoke and replace the Road Vehicles (Payment of Duty by Credit Card) (Prescribed Fee) Regulations 2005 and remove the need to pay a fee where Vehicle Excise Duty (“VED”) is paid using a personal credit card (i.e. non business), or personal credit card account. Otherwise, the fee remains £2.50.

Link: The Road Vehicles (Payment of Duty by Credit Card) (Prescribed Fee) Regulations 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

These Regulations implement Council Directive 2014/112/EU which in turn implements the European Agreement concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport, concluded by the European Barge Union (EBU), the European Skippers Organisation (ESO) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) (“the Agreement”).

Link: The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

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The International Headquarters and Defence Organisations (Designation and Privileges) Order 2017

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.

Link: The International Headquarters and Defence Organisations (Designation and Privileges) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk