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3Transitional provisions#
(1)Stocks of the relevant feed additive, and premixtures containing it, which are produced and labelled before the end of 19th June 2025 in accordance with the conditions of the prior authorisation and the labelling requirements applicable immediately before 20th December 2024, may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
(a)
(b)
(c)where—
in the period not exceeding 12 months which begins on the date the child died and throughout which he was entitled to a relevant benefit; or
(2)Stocks of feed materials and compound feed containing the relevant feed additive, intended for food-producing animals, which are produced and labelled before the end of 19th December 2025 in accordance with the conditions of the prior authorisation and the labelling requirements applicable immediately before 20th December 2024, may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
(a)
(b)
5Amendment of Part A (Interpretation and general)#
(1)Stocks of the relevant feed additive, and premixtures containing it, which are produced and labelled before the end of 19th June 2025 in accordance with the conditions of the prior authorisation and the labelling requirements applicable immediately before 20th December 2024, may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
(a)after the definition of “claim for benefit” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “employment officer” means an officer of the Department, an officer of any other Department, or such other person as may be designated for the purposes of Article 10(1) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 by an order made by the Department;”
(b)after the definition of “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “joint-claim couple” and “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the Jobseekers Order by virtue of Article 2(2) of that Order;”
(c)after the definition “EXEMPTED BUILDING” there shall be inserted—“• FIXED BUILDING SERVICE means any part of, or any controls associated with—(a) fixed internal or external lighting systems, but does not include emergency escape lighting or specialist process lighting; or(b) fixed systems for heating, hot water services, air conditioning or mechanical ventilation;”
(d)after the definition of “relevant vehicle” there shall be inserted –“• “recovery vehicle” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(2) of Part V of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994;”
(e)in a case where the qualifying benefit which ceased—
at the time the work condition is satisfied; and
(f)after the definition “THERMAL ELEMENT” there shall be inserted—“• TOTAL USEFUL FLOOR AREA means the total area of all enclosed spaces measured to the inside face of the external walls, that is, the gross floor area, and in the case of sloping surfaces such as staircases, galleries, raked auditoria and tiered terraces shall be taken as their area on plan but shall exclude areas that are not enclosed such as open floors, covered ways and balconies;”
(2)For paragraph (4)(b) of regulation A5 (Exemptions) there shall be substituted—“b BUILDING TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY means a building which, if it were being newly erected, would be subject to the control of any regulation in Parts C to L and Parts R and V.”
(3)For regulation A6 (Application to erection of buildings) there shall be substituted—“A6 Subject to the provisions of regulation A5, the following provisions, that is to say, Parts A to L and Parts R and V shall apply to the erection of a building.”
(4)After regulation A6 there shall be inserted—“A6A Where it is proposed to execute building work in relation to any existing building with a total useful floor area greater than 1000 m2 and that work consists of or includes—a an extension;b the initial provision of any fixed building service; orc an increase in the capacity of any fixed building service,consequential improvements to the existing building shall be carried out to comply with the requirements of Part F in so far as this is technically, functionally and economically feasible.”
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(a)for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted—“1 Subject to the provisions of regulation A5, the following provisions, that is to say, Parts A to L and Parts R and V shall apply to—a a structural alteration or extension of an existing building; andb the existing building as affected by that alteration or extension to the extent (subject to the provisions of regulation A9) of prohibiting any alteration or extension which would cause a new or greater contravention of any regulation.”
(b)
(6)
(a)after the definition of “claim for benefit” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “employment officer” means an officer of the Department, an officer of any other Department, or such other person as may be designated for the purposes of Article 10(1) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 by an order made by the Department;”
(b)after the definition of “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “joint-claim couple” and “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the Jobseekers Order by virtue of Article 2(2) of that Order;”
(7)For regulation A8A (Application to thermal elements) there shall be substituted—“A8A Where a thermal element is renovated or replaced such work shall be carried out as is necessary to ensure that the whole thermal element complies with the requirements of Part F (Conservation of fuel and power).”
(8)For regulation A8B (Application to a change to a building’s energy status) there shall be substituted—“A8B Subject to any express provisions to the contrary and the provisions of regulation A5, where there is a change to a building’s energy status, such work, if any, shall be carried out as is necessary to ensure that the building complies with the requirements of Part F (Conservation of fuel and power).”
(9)Where a person making a surrender under regulation D14—
(a)after the definition of “claim for benefit” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “employment officer” means an officer of the Department, an officer of any other Department, or such other person as may be designated for the purposes of Article 10(1) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 by an order made by the Department;”
(b)after the definition of “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “joint-claim couple” and “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the Jobseekers Order by virtue of Article 2(2) of that Order;”
references in paragraph (8) to the retirement pension are references to the retirement pension which would become payable if he were to cease to hold his employment on the day on which the surrender takes effect.
(10)Where this regulation applies it overrides any provision in these regulations or the 2002 Regulations or the Transitional Regulations to the extent to which it conflicts with it, except—
(11)
(a)
(b)
(c)where—
in the period not exceeding 12 months which begins on the date the child died and throughout which he was entitled to a relevant benefit; or
(d)
(12)In regulation A16 (Exercise of power of dispensation or relaxation) for the words “Part F regulation 3 insofar as it relates to the Target carbon dioxide Emissions Rate (TER).” there shall be substituted—“• Part F (Conservation of fuel and power) regulation F3.”
6Amendment of Part F (Conservation of fuel and power)#
In paragraph (4) of regulation F1 (Application and interpretation) there shall be deleted—“1 BER means the Building carbon dioxide Emissions Rate measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide per square metre of floor area per year;• DER means the Dwelling carbon dioxide Emissions Rate measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide per square metre of floor area per year;”“2 FIXED BUILDING SERVICE means any part of, or any controls associated with—a fixed internal or external lighting systems, but does not include emergency escape lighting or specialist process lighting; orb fixed systems for heating, hot water service, air conditioning or mechanical ventilation;”“3 TER means the Target carbon dioxide Emissions Rate measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide per square metre of floor area per year; and• TOTAL USEFUL FLOOR AREA means the total area of all enclosed spaces measured to the inside face of the external walls, that is, the gross floor area, and in the case of sloping surfaces such as staircases, galleries, raked auditoria and tiered terraces shall be taken as their area on plan but shall exclude areas that are not enclosed such as open floors, covered ways and balconies.”
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