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1 5The Civil List Audit Act 1816 is repealed.
2 The Civil List Act 1837 is amended as follows.
3 In section 5 (£15,000 a year to be issued to defray charge of pensions)—
(a) omit “of her Majesty’s reign”;
(b)
10for “such pensions as may be granted by her Majesty chargeable on
her Majesty’s civil list revenues” substitute “such pensions payable
under this section as may be granted by Her Majesty”;
(c)
omit “, as an addition to the sum hereby granted for her Majesty’s
civil list,”;
(d) 15omit “of her said reign”.
4
In section 6 (restriction on grants of pensions; list of pensions granted to be
laid before Parliament yearly) for “charged upon the civil list revenues”
substitute “granted as mentioned in section 5”.
5 Omit section 14 (payments from civil list to be free of fees and deductions).
6
In section 9(2) of the Crown Lands Act 1936 (power to transfer the
management of certain Crown lands), for the words from “the hereditary
revenues” to the end substitute “section 1 of the Sovereign Grant Act 2011
ceases to have effect.”
7 The Civil List Act 1937 is repealed.
8 The Consolidated Fund (Civil List Provisions) Act 1951 is repealed.
9 30The Civil List Act 1952 is amended as follows.
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Omit section 2 (reduction in Queen’s Civil List when Duke of Cornwall a
minor or Duchy of Cornwall vested in Her Majesty).
11 Omit section 5 (provision for HRH the Princess Margaret).
12
(1)
Section 7 (payments by Treasury in respect of retired allowances) is
5amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1) for the words from “, on scales” to “Royal Household”
substitute “in accordance with subsection (1A)”.
(3) After that subsection insert—
“(1A)
A retired allowance or sum is granted in accordance with this
10subsection if—
(a)
it is granted by Her Majesty to or in respect of a person who
has been a member of the Royal Household, and
(b)
it is granted on scales and in accordance with conditions
approved from time to time by the Treasury.”
13 15In section 8 (charge of payments under the Act) omit—
(a)
“for the payments under section two thereof for the Queen’s Civil
List,”;
(b) the words from “for Her Majesty’s children” to “for his widow,”;
(c)
“, and for the payment of Civil List pensions (whether granted before
20or after the passing of this Act),”;
(d) the words from “, and, in particular” to the end.
14
In section 10 (constitution of Royal Trustees) omit “for the purposes of this
Act”.
15 Omit section 11 (meaning of “net revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall”).
16 25In section 12 (adjustments in respect of parts of years) omit—
(a) the words from “, or any of the reductions” to “Civil List,”;
(b) “and reductions”.
17 (1) Section 13 (continuance of enactments etc) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) 30omit the words from the beginning to “for the Civil List:”;
(b)
for the words from “Provided” to “the said section six” substitute “In
section 6 of the Civil List Act 1837 (honorific pensions)”.
(3)
In subsection (2) for the words from the beginning to “and nothing”
substitute “Nothing”.
18
In section 43(2) of the Forestry Act 1967 (contingent liability to Crown
Estate)—
(a)
for the words from the beginning to “that Fund” substitute “If section
1 of the Sovereign Grant Act 2011 ceases to have effect”;
(b) 40for “the Fund” substitute “the Consolidated Fund”.
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19 The Family Law Reform Act 1969 is amended as follows.
20
In section 10 (modification of enactments relating to Duke of Cornwall etc)
omit subsections (1) and (2).
21 5In section 28(4) (extent) omit paragraph (d).
22 The Civil List Act 1972 is amended as follows.
23 Omit section 1 (annual payment for the Queen’s Civil List).
24
In section 2 (further provision for members of the Royal Family) omit
10subsections (1), (3) to (7) and (9).
25 In section 4(1) (Civil List pensions under 1837 Act) omit the second sentence.
26 Omit section 5 (reports by Royal Trustees).
27 Omit section 7 (charge of payments under Act).
28 In section 8 (short title etc) omit subsections (2) and (3).
29
In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
(other disqualifying offices) omit the entry for the Auditor of the Civil List.
30
In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification
20Act 1975 (other disqualifying offices) omit the entry for the Auditor of the
Civil List.
31
In section 171(3)(c) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (employment not
under contract of employment) for “the Queen’s Civil List” substitute “the
25Sovereign Grant”.
32
In section 16(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (meaning of “retirement
pension income” for purposes of that Act) for paragraph (k) substitute—
“(k)
any sum payable by way of pension under section 5 of the
30Civil List Act 1837 or section 7 of the Civil List Act 1952;”.
33
In section 16(1) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
(meaning of “retirement pension income” for purposes of that Act) for
paragraph (k) substitute—
“(k)
35any sum payable by way of pension under section 5 of the
Civil List Act 1837 or section 7 of the Civil List Act 1952;”.
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Section 15
1
Sections 2 and 4 have effect in relation to the records and accounts for the
5financial year 2012-13 and subsequent financial years.
2
For the purpose of determining the amount of the Sovereign Grant for the
financial year 2013-14—
(a)
section 5 has effect as if paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) were
10omitted, and
(b)
section 6(1) has effect as if Step 4 and paragraph (b) of Step 5 were
omitted.
3
(1)
Despite the repeals made by this Act, section 12 of the Civil List Act 1952
15(adjustments in respect of part years) applies to any yearly payment for the
year 2012 under any of the repealed provisions on the basis that the
payments under those provisions fell to be made in respect only of the
period 1 January to 31 March 2012.
(2)
Despite the repeals made by this Act, section 8 of the Civil List Act 1952 or
20section 7 of the Civil List Act 1972 applies in relation to a sum payable under
any of the repealed provisions.
(3)
The “repealed provisions” are sections 4 and 6 of the Civil List Act 1952 and
sections 1, 2(8) and 3 of the Civil List Act 1972.
4
25Despite the repeals made by this Act, the Civil List Audit Act 1816 continues
to apply in relation to—
(a) the Queen’s Civil List for the year 2011, and
(b) the Queen’s Civil List for the period 1 January to 31 March 2012.
5
Until all of the Auditor of the Civil List’s duties under the Civil List Audit
30Act 1816 have been performed, Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of
Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and to the Northern Ireland Assembly
Disqualification Act 1975 have effect as if they included an entry for the
Auditor.
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35Despite the repeals made by this Act, section 1(3) to (7) of the Civil List Act
1972 continue to have effect until the time at which—
(a)
any necessary adjustments after audit in respect of the period 1
January to 31 March 2012 have been made, and
(b)
any deficiency in respect of that period has (so far as possible) been
40made good.
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Any property held by the Royal Trustees at that time is, from that time, to be
treated as part of the Reserve Fund.
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(1)
Despite the repeal by this Act of section 6 of the Civil List Act 1972 (power
5by order to increase financial provisions), the amendments of the retained
provisions made by virtue of that section continue to have effect.
(2)
The “retained provisions” are section 5 of the Civil List Act 1837 and section
3 of the Civil List Act 1952.