Instruments not drawn to the special attention
of the house
The Committee has considered the instruments
set out below and has determined that the special attention of
the House need not be drawn to them.
Draft Instruments requiring affirmative approval
Companies (Trading Disclosures) (Amendment) Regulations
2008
Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment)
Order 2008
Instruments subject to annulment
| SI 2008/2824 | Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2831 | Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) (No.2) Order 2008
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| SI 2008/2836 | Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008
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| SI 2008/2839 | Transfer of Housing Corporation Functions (Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
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| SI 2008/2841 | Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2844 | Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2847 | Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2848 | Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Postal Services Amendments) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2849 | Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No.3) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2850 | Retention of Registration Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2851 | Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2853 | Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2008
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| SI 2008/2854 | Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2008
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| SI 2008/2855 | Magistrates' Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2008
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| SI 2008/2856 | Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2008
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| SI 2008/2858 | Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2008
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| SI 2008/2859 | Magistrates' Courts (Enforcement of Children Act 1989 Contact Orders) Rules 2008
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| SI 2008/2860 | Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008
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| SI 2008/2861 | Family Proceedings (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2008
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| SI 2008/2865 | Police (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2866 | Police (Complaints and Misconduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2867 | Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2869 | Political Donations and Regulated Transactions (Anonymous Electors) Regulations 2008
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| SI 2008/2871 | Recovery of Taxes etc Due in Other Member States (Amendment of Section 134 of the Finance Act 2002) Regulations 2008
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| HC 1113 | Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
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| Proposal by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport under section 4(4) of the Video Recordings Act 1984 to appoint Gerard Lemos and Alison Hastings as designated authorities
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APPENDIX: STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION RULES
(HC 1113)
This illustrates some of the Committee's concerns
about the complexity of the system while in transition from the
old rules to the new Points Based System (see paragraph 8 above).
Further information from the Home Office
Ministers of Religion
Paragraph 6.14 of the Explanatory Memorandum refers
to the transitional arrangements which we have put in place to
minimise the impact on existing work permit holders. The arrangements
will apply to those with existing leave to enter or stay granted
under the current work permit arrangements - or in the case of
Ministers of Religion - permit free arrangements. They will be
able to extend that leave under the Skilled Migrant tier of the
Points Based System. Where a migrant's work permit leave expires
before the Skilled Migrant tier comes into force, migrants will
be able to seek an extension of stay under the current work permit
arrangements in the normal way.
Where that leave expires after the Skilled Migrant
tier comes into force, existing work permit holders will need
to seek an extension of stay under the new system. Such applications
will be subject to the new control tests. Migrants using the Ministers
of Religion subcategory, will need a Certificate of Sponsorship
issued by a registered employer, but will not need to meet the
Tier 2 general control tests, including the English language requirement.
This is because migrants who have entered the UK as Minister of
Religion have had to meet an English Language requirement since
23 August 2004, and so we are not requiring them to demonstrate
this again.
Once PBS goes live, any migrants wishing to enter
the UK through the Tier 2 ministers of religion sub-category will
be required to meet a level of English equivalent to the Council
of Europe level B2.
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