Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968

1968 c.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.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.

Extent Information
E1

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

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F274 Compensation to civil defence employees for loss of employment etc.

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P1P2C85 Increase of fees etc.C2

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to repeal any enactment superseded by the exercise of the powers (including any enactment amending an enactment mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act); and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

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7 Short title and extent.

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

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Subject to section 5(5) above, this Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland, . . . F4

SCHEDULES

F5F5SCHEDULE 1

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Amendments (Textual)

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F6F6C4SCHEDULE 2

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Amendments (Textual)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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P3X1C5SCHEDULE 3 C6

Annotations:
Editorial Information
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This 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).

Amendments (Textual)
F30

Words 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)

F31

Words 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)

F8

Words 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)

F32

Words 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)

F25

Sch. 3: entries repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 10

F23

Sch. 3: entries repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 9 Group 2

F11

Sch. 3 para. 1(b): words repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), s. 116(4), Sch. 11

F9

Words 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)

F34

Words 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)

F14

Words 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

F33

Words 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)

F16

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

F17

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

F18

Sch. 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)

F24

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

F20

Words in Sch. 3 para. 7(a) repealed (25. 09. 1991) by virtue of Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:2), ss. 60(6), 84(6), Sch. 12 para. 3, Sch. 19 Pt. IV (with s. 84(5)); S. I. 1991/2092, art. 3, Sch. 1.

F21

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

F22

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

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5

Sch. 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)

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Sch. 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.

Subordinate Legislation Made
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Sch. 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

Variation of Fees etc.

Enactments requiring or regulating payment

Relevant Minister

1. (a) The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836 (c. 86) section 35.

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F8The F29Secretary of State.

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(b) The Savings Banks Act 1887 (c. 40) F28 sections 10 and 10B(2).

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F23... The Factories Act 1961 (c. 34) section 178(1).

F9The F29F34Secretary of State or, as regards Scotland, the Secretary of State.

The Education (Scotland) Act F121980 (c. 44) section 84(1).

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C7F14 The Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) F28sections 124(3) and 124B(1)

F15The Secretary of State.

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F8The F29Secretary of State.

3. The Lyon King of Arms Act 1867 (c. 17) Schedule B.

The Secretary of State.

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The Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 (c. 53) section 47(2).

F17the Treasury

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The Transport Act 1962 (c. 46) section 90(2).

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(b) . . .

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8. F21The Road Traffic Act 1972 (c. 20), sections 154 and 155.

F22The Secretary of State or, as regards Scotland, the Secretary of State.

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