Category: UK Legislation

Section 84 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) (“the 1993 Act”) requires pensions and other benefits under occupational pension schemes to be revalued by the final salary method (which is dealt with in Schedule 3 to that Act). For the purposes of that revaluation and, as required by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 1993 Act, this Order specifies the necessary revaluation percentages for the purpose of the revaluation on or after 1st January 2018 of benefits under occupational pension schemes. It is not necessary to specify a lower revaluation percentage for revaluation periods which start before 1st January 2009.

Link: The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

Section 7(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 requires regulations to be made to allow the use for medical purposes of the drugs which are subject to control under that Act. Section 7(3) does not apply to any drug designated by order under section 7(4) as a drug to which section 7(4) is to apply. This Order amends the Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2015 by inserting the drug known as methiopropamine or MPA into Part 1 of the Schedule to that Order.

Link: The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (“the Regulations”). The schedule to the Regulations in which a controlled drug is placed primarily affects the extent to which the drug can be lawfully imported, exported, produced, supplied or possessed and dictates the record keeping, labelling and destruction requirements in relation to that drug. The controlled drugs placed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations are those subject to the tightest controls.

Link: The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

This Order designates the University of Buckingham (“the University”) as a medical authority which is authorised to hold examinations in dentistry and grant licences certifying the fitness of the holders to practise dentistry. This would enable persons who have passed such examinations held by the University or who hold such licences granted by the University as a medical authority, to be registered on the General Dental Council’s register of dentists provided that the person’s fitness to practise is not impaired and the appropriate fees have been paid.

Link: The Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

Link: The Insolvency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

Part 1 of these Rules amends provisions in the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (“the 2016 Rules”), which came into force on 6 April 2017. The purpose of these amendments is to effect minor corrections and clarifications. Rule 7 has a more substantive effect in that it inserts a new provision reflecting the Practice Direction supplementing Section IV of CPR Part 6, for service of a statutory demand outside of the jurisdiction. Rule 8 enables the court to decline to a file a bankruptcy petition if the creditor has not satisfied the requirement to bring the debtor’s attention to the statutory demand.

Link: The Insolvency (England and Wales) and Insolvency (Scotland) (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) Rules 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

This Order corrects an omission in the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme Development Consent Order 2016. It inserts a requirement in Schedule 2 which was requested by South Cambridgeshire District Council and to which the applicant, Highways England, and the Secretary of State agreed but which was omitted from the Order.

Link: The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme Development Consent (Correction) Order 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk