Legislation

Amends the table of designated ports at the end of the Terrorism Act 2000, Sch 7 to add the port of Loch Ryan and to remove the port of Stranraer.

Put in place criminal penalties for breach of EU financial sanctions in relation to Afghanistan.

Correct drafting errors in the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93). The amendments do not change the policy intention of the AWR.

Amend the Companies Act 2006 and the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007, SI 2007/1856...

Amend the Money Laundering Regulations 2007, SI 2007/2157, to add Junior ISAs to the list of products qualifying for simplified due diligence measures under those Regulations.

Replace the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999, SI 1999/293, in relation to England along with subsequent amending instruments.

Specifies what are “relevant earnings” and “excluded amounts” for the purposes of estimating the relevant earnings amount described in sections 270B and 318AA of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (ITEPA) inserted by Schedule 8 of the Finance Act 2011.

Amend the Land Registration (Network Access) Rules 2008, SI 2008/1748 . SI 2008/1748 makes provision about network access agreements, which authorise access to the Land Registry’s electronic services.

Amend the Occupation Pension Schemes (Assignment, Forfeiture, Bankruptcy etc) Regulations 1997, SI 1997/785.

Make consequential changes to primary and secondary legislation as a result of provisions in the Pensions Acts 2007 and 2008.