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Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968

1968 CHAPTER 14

An Act to increase contributions payable under the National Insurance Act 1965 and the National Health Service Contributions Act 1965, and to strengthen the provisions of the former Act as to enforcement; to restrict the enactments providing for the supply of milk to school children; to provide compensation for civil defence employees in connection with the reduction of activities under section 2 of the Civil Defence Act 1948; to provide for increasing, or for abolishing in the interests of economy, certain fees and other payments; and to amend section 3 of the Local Employment Act 1960 as regards consultation with the advisory committee; and for purposes connected therewith.

[20th March 1968]

Extent Information

E1Act except s. 5 does not extend to Northern Ireland see s. 7(2), 5(5)

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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Textual Amendments

F34 Compensation to civil defence employees for loss of employment etc.E+W+S

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5 Increase of fees etc. U.K.

(1)With a view to securing from the fees, charges or other payments required or regulated by the enactments mentioned in column 1 of Schedule 3 to this Act a net return corresponding more nearly with the cost of the matters for which they are payable, or to dispensing with payments from which a net return cannot reasonably be expected, those enactments may be amended by an order made by the Minister specified in relation to the enactment in question in column 2 of the Schedule, so as to vary any sum specified by the enactment as the amount or maximum amount of any payment, or so as to provide that any sum payable under the enactment shall cease to be payable.

(2)The powers conferred by subsection (1) above in relation to any enactment shall be exercisable in relation to that enactment as applied by any other enactment, and shall include power—

(a)to make different provision for different cases, or provision limited to specified cases; and

(b)to repeal any enactment superseded by the exercise of the powers (including any enactment amending an enactment mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act); and

(c)to vary or revoke any previous order under subsection (1) above.

(3)The power to make orders under subsection (1) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4)There shall be paid into the Exchequer any addition resulting from this section to the sums so payable by virtue of any other enactment.

(5)This section shall extend to Northern Ireland in so far as it affects—

(a)section 9 of the M1Fees (Increase) Act 1923 in its operation on any enactment relating to matters in respect of which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has no power to make laws; or

(b)section 90(2) of the M2Transport Act 1962.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1S. 5: power exercised by S.I. 1991/274.

S. 5: for previous exercises of power see Index to Government Orders.

P2S. 5: s. 5 (with Sch. 3) power exercised (E.W.S) by S.I. 1991/2005.

S. 5: s. 5 (with Sch. 3) power exercised (S.) (12.12.1991) by S.I.1991/2818.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Functions of the Minister for the Civil Service under s. 5 transferred to the Treasury by S.I. 1981/1670, art. 2(3)(a), Sch.

Marginal Citations

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Textual Amendments

7 Short title and extent.E+W+S

(1)This Act may be cited as the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968.

(2)Subject to section 5(5) above, this Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland, . . . F5

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SCHEDULES

F6F6SCHEDULE 1E+W+S

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F7F7 SCHEDULE 2E+W+S

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X1SCHEDULE 3 U.K.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P3Sch. 3: s. 5 (with Sch. 3) power exercised (E.W.S.) by S.I. 1991/2005.

Sch. 3: s. 5 (with Sch. 3) power exercised (S.) (12.12.1991) by S.I. 1991/2818

Editorial Information

X1This form sets out the effect of Schedule 3 as enacted by Parliament but does not reproduce its exact wording or format. (As enacted, embracing brackets in the second column indicated the paragraphs or subparagraphs in the first column to which the entries in the second column relate).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C6Sch. 3 paras. 1(a), 2: functions of the Secretary of State transferred (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 10(a)Sch. 3 para 1(b): functions of the Secretary of State transferred (S.) (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 10(b)

Variation of Fees etc.

Enactments requiring or regulating paymentRelevant Minister
1. (a) The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836 (c. 86) section 35.
F8. . .
F9. . .
F10. . . [F11The [F12Secretary of State].]
F13. . .
F14...
(b) The Savings Banks Act 1887 (c. 40) [F15 sections 10 and 10B(2)].
F16... F16...
. . . F17
F18. . .
F16... The Factories Act 1961 (c. 34) section 178(1). [F19The [F12[F20Secretary of State] or, as regards Scotland, the] Secretary of State.]
The Education (Scotland) Act [F211980 (c. 44) section 84(1)].
. . . F22
[F23 The Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) [F15sections 124(3) and 124B(1)]] [F24The Secretary of State.]
F25... [F11The [F12Secretary of State].]
3. The Lyon King of Arms Act 1867 (c. 17) Schedule B.The Secretary of State.
4. F26... F26...
5. F16... F16...
6. F16...
F27. . .
The Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 (c. 53) section 47(2). [F28the Treasury]
[F29. . .]
F30...
The Transport Act 1962 (c. 46) section 90(2).
7. F31(a) . . . F32 . . .
(b) . . . . . .
8. [F33The Road Traffic Act 1972 (c. 20), sections 154 and 155.] [F34The Secretary of State] or, as regards Scotland, the Secretary of State.
9. F16... F16...

Textual Amendments

F9Words in Sch. 3 omitted (12.7.2016) by virtue of Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 15 para. 34(a); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(w)

F10Words in Sch. 3 omitted (12.7.2016) by virtue of Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 15 para. 34(b); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(w)

F11Words in Sch. 3 paras. 1(a), 2 substituted (1.4.1996) by virtue of S.I. 1996/273, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 16(a)

F13Words in Sch. 3 omitted (12.7.2016) by virtue of Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 15 para. 34(c); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(w)

F14Sch. 3: entries repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 10

F16Sch. 3: entries repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 9 Group 2

F18Sch. 3 para. 1(b): words repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), s. 116(4), Sch. 11

F19Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(b) substituted (1.4.1996) by virute of S.I. 1996/273, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 16(b)

F20Words in Sch. 3 as they relate to the Savings Bank Act 1887 and the Factories Act 1961 omitted (12.7.2016) by virtue of Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 15 para. 34(d)(e); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(w)

F23Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(b) substituted (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 4, 7(2), Sch. 2 para. 5

F25Words in Sch. 3 omitted (12.7.2016) by virtue of Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 15 para. 34(g); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(w)

F27Sch. 3 para. 6: words repealed (E.W.) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63), s. 49(2), Sch. 12 Pt. III

F28Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(3)(a), 3(5), Sch.

F29Sch. 3 para. 6: words repealed (S.) (1.6.1996) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63), s. 53(2), Sch. 12 Pt. IV; S.I. 1996/1276, art. 2(b)

F30Sch. 3: entry repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 14

F33Words substituted by virtue of Road Traffic Act 1972 (c. 20), Sch. 10 para. 3

F34Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1968/1699, arts. 2, 5

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C8Sch. 3 para. 1(b), the entry relating to the National Insurance Act 1965: power to continue conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 para. 15.

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