PART 3 continued
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(1)
This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject
as follows.
(2)
The amendments made by section 29 (V & A, Science Museum, Kew and
5English Heritage) have the same extent as the enactments which they amend.
(3)
The repeals in Schedule 6 (regional development agencies: consequential
repeals) have the same extent as the enactments to which they relate.
(4)
An order under this Act which repeals, revokes or amends an enactment
extending to any other jurisdiction may also extend there.
(1)
This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning
with the day on which it is passed, subject as follows.
(2)
Sections 10 and 11 (consultation and procedure) and 31 to 35 (final) come into
force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(3)
15Section 27 and Schedule 6 (regional development agencies) come into force on
such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint (and different days
may be appointed for different purposes, including the purposes of different
regional development agencies).
20This Act may be cited as the Public Bodies Act 2011.
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Section 1
Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.
5Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (established under section
140(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990).
Advisory Committee on Pesticides and Advisory Committee on Pesticides
for Northern Ireland (bodies established under section 16(7) of the Food and
Environment Protection Act 1985).
10Agricultural dwelling-house advisory committees for areas in England.
Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.
Agricultural wages committees for areas in England.
Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal.
British Shipbuilders and any subsidiary of British Shipbuilders (within the
15meaning of section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006).
BRB (Residuary) Limited.
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
Commission for Rural Communities.
Committee on Agricultural Valuation (the body established under section 92
20of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986).
Competition Service.
Courts boards.
Crown Court Rule Committee.
Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.
25Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.
Environment Protection Advisory Committees established under section 12
of the Environment Act 1995 other than the one established pursuant to
subsection (6) of that section (Wales).
Food from Britain.
30Home Grown Timber Advisory Committee.
Inland Waterways Advisory Council.
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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration.
Library Advisory Council for England.
Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee (established under section 144 of the
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980).
5National Consumer Council (“Consumer Focus”).
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.
Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal.
Public Guardian Board.
Railway Heritage Committee.
10Regional and local fisheries advisory committees established under section
13 of the Environment Act 1995 other than the one established pursuant to
subsection (5) of that section (Wales).
Registrar of Public Lending Right.
Sports Grounds Safety Authority.
15Valuation Tribunal Service.
Victims’ Advisory Panel.
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.
NOTE
1
For the purposes of making a transfer scheme under section 24 in relation to
20the abolition of British Shipbuilders—
(a)
a subsidiary of British Shipbuilders dissolved before the coming into
force of the scheme is to be treated as not having been dissolved, and
(b)
the scheme may make provision for the transfer of liabilities as if the
subsidiary had not been dissolved.
Section 2
Central Arbitration Committee.
Certification Officer.
Gambling Commission.
National Lottery Commission.
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Pensions Ombudsman.
Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund.
5Director of Public Prosecutions.
Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions.
Competition Commission.
Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”).
Section 3
Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.
British Hallmarking Council.
Broads Authority.
15Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
English Tourist Board.
Internal drainage boards for areas wholly or mainly in England.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
National Park authorities in England.
20Passengers’ Council (“Passenger Focus”).
Sianel Pedwar Cymru (“S4C”).
Theatres Trust.
Section 4
25Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.
Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
Inspectors appointed by the Secretary of State under section 86 of the Water
Industry Act 1991.
Marine Management Organisation.
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Natural England.
Office of Communications (“Ofcom”).
Section 5
5Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.
Advisory Council on Public Records.
British Hallmarking Council.
British Waterways Board.
Chief Coroner, Deputy Chief Coroners, Medical Advisers to the Chief
10Coroner and Deputy Medical Advisers to the Chief Coroner.
Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
Dover Harbour Board.
Environment Agency.
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.
15Horserace Betting Levy Board.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
Human Tissue Authority.
Internal drainage boards for areas wholly or mainly in England.
Keeper of Public Records.
20Office of Communications (“Ofcom”).
Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”).
Public Record Office.
NOTES
1
Section 22(2)(a) does not apply to an order under section 5 which provides
25for—
(a)
functions of the British Waterways Board falling within section
22(3)(b) to (e) to be transferred to another person;
(b)
functions of the Environment Agency falling within section 22(3)(b)
to (e) to be transferred to a person to whom functions of the British
30Waterways Board are transferred by virtue of paragraph (a).
2
Sections 22(1) and 22(2)(a) do not apply to an order under section 5 which
provides for the functions of the Dover Harbour Board to be transferred to
another person.
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Section 27
| Short title and chapter | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|
| NOTE | |
| Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13) |
In Schedule 2, “Regional development 5agencies”. |
| Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11) | In Schedule 1, “A development agency established under section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998”. |
| House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) |
In Part 2 of Schedule 1, “A development agency 10established under section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998”. |
| Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25) |
In Part 2 of Schedule 1, “A development agency established under section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998”. |
| Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40) |
15Section 70(1ZA)(a). |
| Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c. 45) |
The whole Act, so far as not repealed by the Localism Act 2011. |
| Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) |
In Schedule 25, paragraphs 1 and 6(1) and (2). 20 |
| Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) |
In Schedule 1, in Part 6, “Any regional development agency established under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998,”. |
| Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) | In Schedule 5, paragraph 18. |
| Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) |
25In Schedule 17, paragraph 155. |
| London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (c. 12) |
Section 36. |
| Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) |
30Section 26(2)(c) and (4). |
| Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15) |
In Schedule 22, paragraph 10. |
| Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (c. 23) |
In section 8, the definition of “region”. 35 |
| Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) |
Section 104(2)(l). |
| Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17) |
Section 51(1)(a)(iii) (but not the final “or”). 40 |
| In Schedule 8, paragraphs 66 to 71. | |
| Planning Act 2008 (c. 29) | In Schedule 9, paragraph 6. |
| Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20) |
In section 23— (a)
45subsection (2)(i), and (b)
in subsection (7), the definition of 50 |
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| Short title and chapter | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|
| NOTE | |
| Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)—cont. |
Section 83. 5 |
| Section 123(2)(j). | |
| Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4) | In Schedule 1, paragraph 299. |
| Equality Act 2010 (c. 15) | Section 1(3)(j). |
| In Part 1 of Schedule 19, “A regional 10development agency established by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998”. |
|
| Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5) | In Part 3 of Schedule 12, paragraph 154. |
1
Nothing in this Schedule affects the meaning of “region” given by section
333A(10) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, section 101(1)(c) of the
15Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, section 31(2) of the
Civil Contingencies Act 2004 or section 8 of the Sustainable Communities
Act 2007; or the meaning of “regional” given by section 76A(9) of the Town
and Country Planning Act 1990.