Category: legislation
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (Commencement) Regulations 2016
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provision) Order 2016
The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2016
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2016
The Magistrates’ Courts (Psychoactive Substances Act 2016) (Transfer of Proceedings) Rules 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation: a lacuna in the law – Family Law Week
‘Matthew Warmoth, pupil barrister at Fourteen, finds that the court can do little to protect children from CSE when the exploiter is not a party to proceedings and there has been no police caution or conviction for a sexual or violent offence.’
Family Law Week, 4th May 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2016/515 – The Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/507 – The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016
SI 2016/524 – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/521 – The Electronic Cigarettes etc. (Fees) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/517 – The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2016
SI 2016/530 – The Consumer Credit (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/539 – The Posted Workers (Enforcement of Employment Rights) Regulations 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Has the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Stood the Test of Time? – Radcliffe Chambers
‘In this year of momentous anniversaries the planning system has reached a modest milestone. 25 years (or, perhaps, a generation) has now passed since the enactment of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. So it is worth while taking stock, reflecting, and asking: Has the 1990 Act stood the test of time?’
Radcliffe Chambers, 22nd April 2016
Source: www.radcliffechambers.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2016/511 – The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 28) Order 2016
SI 2016/504 – The Belarus (Asset-Freezing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/503 – The Export Control (Iran Sanctions) Order 2016
SI 2016/512 – The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2016
SI 2016/508 – The Templeton Training Area Byelaws 2016
SI 2016/502 – The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Extended Period of Sickness) Amendment Regulations 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Government has a ‘duty’ to safeguard thousand year old tradition of printing laws on vellum, says minister – Daily Telegraph
‘The Government has a “duty” to safeguard the thousand-year-old practice of recording Britain’s laws on vellum, a minister has said as he confirmed his department has found the £80,000 needed to safeguard this “great tradition.”‘
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2016/500 – The Exempt Charities Order 2016
SI 2016/497 – The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations Order 2016
SI 2016/496 – The General Dental Council (Fitness to Practise etc.) Order 2016
SI 2016/475 – The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/471 – The Hornsea One Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2016
SI 2016/482 – The March West and White Fen Internal Drainage Board Order 2016
SI 2016/486 – The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/478 – The Education (National Curriculum) (Specified Purpose) (England) Order 2016
SI 2016/458 – The Apprenticeship Certificate (England) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/457 – The Renewables Obligation Closure Etc. (Amendment) Order 2016
SI 2016/455 – The Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2016
SI 2016/454 – The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Chills, thrills and surprises: ten years of freedom of information in the UK – OUP Blog
‘The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act has been in the news again, when the controversial Independent Commission, much to the surprise of many, concluded the Act was ‘generally working well’, had ‘enhanced openness and transparency… there is no evidence that the Act needs to be radically altered’.’
OUP Blog, 10th April 2016
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Ban on legal highs delayed over concerns law is not enforceable – The Guardian
‘The government’s blanket ban on legal highs that was due to come into effect on 6 April has been postponed for at least a month, the Home Office has said.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New Acts – legislation.gov.uk
Poppers ‘not part of legal highs ban’ – BBC News
‘Government drugs advisers have said “poppers” – used by many gay men to enhance sexual experience – will not be covered by a ban on “legal highs”. The Psychoactive Substances Act, which comes into force in the UK next month, makes it illegal to supply drugs which have a direct effect on mental processes, unless the drug is exempted. Ministers had indicated that poppers would be included in the ban. But advisers say poppers have only a “peripheral” effect on the brain.’
BBC News, 16th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British women cannot wait 50 years for justice – The Guardian
‘Men’s domination of the senior echelons of the British judiciary means the law is biased against women. We urgently need gender quotas for women in senior legal roles.’
The Guardian, 15th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Legal Mechanics of Brexit – 11 KBW
‘This paper will offer some crystal ball gazing about how Brexit might take legal effect. It is necessarily speculative and uncertain. It looks at:-
(1) the referendum;
(2) withdrawal from membership of the EU under the Treaty for European Union (“TEU”);
and
(3) the effect of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the ECA”).’
11 KBW, 1st March 2016
Source: www.11kbw.com
Review decides not to change Freedom of Information Act – The Guardian
‘A government announcement that there will be “no legal changes” to the Freedom of Information legislation following a review of the act was being cautiously welcomed by campaigners on Monday.
The Guardian, 1st March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Celebrities, the Media and the Personal Data Privacy Wars – Gresham College
‘The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) should properly have been called the Data Privacy Act: it is about privacy of personal data and not merely its security. Recent cases – if successful for the claimants – will change the litigation landscape for everyone.’
Gresham College, 27th January 2016
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
Why is the UK still printing its laws on vellum? – BBC News
‘After a reprieve, the UK is to continue printing and storing its laws on vellum, a paper made from calf or goat-skin. But shouldn’t these traditions give way to digital storage, asks Chris Stokel-Walker.’
BBC News, 15th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
