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Assembly constituencies and Assembly electoral regions |
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1 (1) | There shall be 40 Assembly constituencies in Cornwall and 123 Members |
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representing these constituencies. |
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(2) | The Boundary Commission shall determine the boundaries of these |
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constituencies and the number of Members representing each one. |
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(3) | The Boundary Commission shall publish its determination. |
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2 | Paragraphs 1 and 2 are subject to any Order in Council under the |
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Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56) (“the 1986 Act”), as that Act |
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has effect as extended by this Schedule. |
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Local inquiries in respect of Assembly electoral regions |
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3 | The Boundary Commission may, if it thinks fit, cause a local inquiry to be |
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held in respect of any Assembly electoral constituency or constituencies. |
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4 | Section 250(2) and (3) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (witnesses at |
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local inquiries) shall apply in relation to any local inquiry which the |
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Commission may cause to be held in pursuance of this paragraph. |
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Subjects in which functions are to be transferred |
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1 (1) | Agriculture, including animal health and welfare, plant health, plant |
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varieties and seeds, horticulture, fisheries, fish health, forestry, rural |
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(2) | The following are excepted— |
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(b) | Regulation of scientific or other experimental procedures on |
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(c) | Import and export control, and regulation of movement, of animals, |
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plants and other things, apart from (but subject to provision made by |
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or by virtue of any Act of Parliament relating to the control of |
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(i) | the movement into and out of, and within, Cornwall of |
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animals, animal products, plants, plant products and other |
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things related to them for the purposes of protecting human, |
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animal or plant health, animal welfare or the environment or |
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observing or implementing obligations under the Common |
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(ii) | the movement into and out of, and within, Cornwall of |
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animal feedstuff, fertilisers and pesticides (or things treated |
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by virtue of any enactment as pesticides) for the purposes of |
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protecting human, animal or plant health or the |
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(d) | Authorisations of veterinary medicines and medicinal products. |
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Ancient monuments and historic buildings |
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2 | Archaeological remains, ancient monuments, buildings and places of |
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historical or architectural interest, historic wrecks. |
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3 (1) | Arts and crafts, museums and galleries, libraries, archives and historical |
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records, cultural activities and projects. |
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(2) | The following are excepted— |
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(a) | Public lending rights. |
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(c) | Classification of films and video recordings. |
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(d) | Government indemnities for objects on loan. |
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(e) | Payments to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in respect of |
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property accepted in satisfaction of tax, apart from property in which |
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there is a Cornish national interest. |
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4 (1) | Economic regeneration and development, including social development of |
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communities, reclamation of derelict land and improvement of the |
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environment, promotion of business and competitiveness. |
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(2) | The following are excepted— |
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(a) | Fiscal, economic and monetary policy and regulation of international |
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(b) | Regulation of anti-competitive practices and agreements, abuse of |
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dominant position and monopolies and mergers. |
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(c) | Intellectual property. |
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(d) | Creation, operation, regulation and dissolution of types of business |
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(f) | Product standards, safety and liability, apart from in relation to food |
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(including packaging and other materials which come into contact |
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with food), agricultural and horticultural products, fish and fish |
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products, seeds, fertilisers and pesticides (and things treated by |
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virtue of any enactment as pesticides). |
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(g) | Consumer protection, including the sale and supply of goods to |
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consumers, consumer guarantees, hire purchase, trade descriptions, |
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advertising and price indications, apart from in relation to food |
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(including packaging and other materials which come into contact |
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with food), agricultural and horticultural products, fish and fish |
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products, seeds, fertilisers and pesticides (and things treated by |
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virtue of any enactment as pesticides). |
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(h) | Financial services, including investment business, banking and |
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deposit-taking, collective investment schemes and insurance. |
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(i) | Financial markets, including listing and public offers of securities |
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and investments, transfers of securities, insider dealing and money |
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(j) | Telecommunications, wireless telegraphy (including |
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electromagnetic disturbance), internet services and electronic |
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(k) | Postal services, post offices and the Post Office, apart from financial |
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assistance for the provision of services (other than postal services |
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and services relating to money or postal orders) to be provided from |
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(l) | Generation, transmission and supply of electricity, apart from |
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(m) | Energy conservation, apart from the encouragement of energy |
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efficiency otherwise than by prohibition or regulation. |
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(n) | Coal, including mining and subsidence, apart from land restoration |
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and other environmental matters. |
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(o) | Oil and gas, apart from pollution. |
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(p) | Units and standards of weights and measurement and the regulation |
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of trade so far as involving weighing, measuring and quantities. |
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(q) | Industrial Development Advisory Board. |
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5 (1) | Education, vocational, social and physical training and the careers service, |
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promotion of advancement and application of knowledge. |
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(2) | Research Councils are excepted. |
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6 | Environmental protection, including pollution, nuisances and hazardous |
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substances, collection, management and disposal of waste, land drainage |
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and land improvement, countryside and open spaces (including the |
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designation and regulation of national parks and areas of outstanding |
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natural beauty), nature conservation and sites of special scientific interest, |
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protection of natural habitats, coast and marine environment (including |
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seabed), biodiversity, genetically modified organisms, smallholdings and |
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allotments, common land, town and village greens, burial and cremation. |
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Fire rescue services and promotion of safety |
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7 | Fire and rescue services, promotion of fire safety otherwise than by |
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prohibition or regulation. |
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8 | Food and food products, food safety (including packaging and other |
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materials which come into contact with food), protection of interests of |
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consumers in relation to food. |
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Health and health services |
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9 (1) | Promotion of health, prevention, treatment and alleviation of disease, |
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illness, injury, disability and mental disorder, control of disease, family |
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planning, provision of health services, including medical, dental, |
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ophthalmic, pharmaceutical and ancillary services and facilities, clinical |
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governance and standards of health care, organisation and funding of |
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(2) | The following are excepted— |
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(b) | Human genetics, human fertilisation, human embryology, surrogacy |
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(d) | Regulation of health professionals (including persons dispensing |
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(f) | Misuse of and dealing in drugs. |
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(g) | Human medicines and medicinal products, including authorisations |
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for use and regulation of prices. |
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(h) | Standards for, and testing of, biological substances (that is, |
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substances the purity or potency of which cannot be adequately |
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tested by chemical means). |
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(i) | Vaccine damage payments. |
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(k) | Health and Safety Commission, Health and Safety Executive and |
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Employment Medical Advisory Service and provision made by |
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health and safety regulations. |
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10 (1) | Highways, including bridges and tunnels, streetworks, traffic management |
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and regulation, transport facilities and services. |
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(2) | The following are excepted— |
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(a) | Road freight transport services, including goods vehicles operating |
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(b) | Regulation of use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads, their |
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construction and equipment and conditions under which they may |
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be so used, apart from regulation of use of vehicles carrying animals |
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for purpose of protecting human, animal or plant heath, animal |
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welfare or the environment. |
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(c) | Road traffic offences. |
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(f) | Insurance of motor vehicles. |
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(h) | Traffic regulation on special roads, pedestrian crossings, traffic signs |
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(i) | International road transport services for passengers. |
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(j) | Public service vehicle operator licensing. |
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(k) | Documents relating to vehicles and drivers for purposes of travel |
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abroad and vehicles brought temporarily into Cornwall by persons |
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resident outside the United Kingdom. |
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(l) | Vehicle excise duty and vehicle registration. |
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(m) | Aviation, air transport, airports and aerodromes, apart from— |
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(i) | financial assistance to providers or proposed providers of air |
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transport services or airport facilities or services, |
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(ii) | strategies by the Cornish Ministers or local or other public |
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authorities about provision of air services, and |
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(iii) | regulation of use of aircraft carrying animals for purpose of |
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protecting human, animal or plant heath, animal welfare or |
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(n) | Shipping, apart from— |
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(i) | financial assistance for shipping services to, from or within |
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(ii) | regulation of use of vessels carrying animals for purpose of |
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protecting human, animal or plant heath, animal welfare or |
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(o) | Navigational rights and freedoms, apart from regulation of works |
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which may obstruct or endanger navigation. |
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(p) | Technical and safety standards of vessels. |
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(q) | Harbours, docks, piers and boatslips, apart from those used or |
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required wholly or mainly for the fishing or agricultural industries, |
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for recreation or for communications between places in Cornwall. |
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(r) | Carriage of dangerous goods (including transport of radioactive |
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11 | Housing and housing finance, encouragement of home energy efficiency |
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and conservation, otherwise than by prohibition or regulation, regulation of |
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rent, homelessness, residential caravans and mobile homes. |
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12 (1) | Constitution, structure and areas of local authorities, electoral arrangements |
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for local authorities, powers and duties of local authorities and their |
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members and officers, local government finance. |
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(2) | The following are excepted— |
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(a) | Local government franchise. |
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(b) | Electoral registration and administration. |
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(c) | Registration of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths. |
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(d) | Licensing of sale and supply of alcohol, provision of entertainment |
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and late night refreshment. |
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(e) | Anti-social behaviour orders. |
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(f) | Local land charges, apart from fees. |
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(h) | Provision of advice and assistance overseas by local authorities in |
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connection with carrying on there of local government activities. |
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13 (1) | Public Services Ombudsman for Cornwall, audit, examination, regulation |
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and inspection of auditable public authorities, inquiries, equal opportunities |
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in relation to equal opportunity public authorities, access to information |
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held by open access public authorities. |
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(2) | The following are “auditable public authorities” and “equal opportunity |
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(b) | the Assembly Commission, |
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(c) | the Cornish Assembly Government, |
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(d) | persons who exercise functions of a public nature and in respect of |
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whom the Cornish Ministers exercise functions, |
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(e) | persons who exercise functions of a public nature and at least half of |
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the cost of whose functions in relation to Cornwall are funded |
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(directly or indirectly) by the Cornish Ministers, and |
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(f) | persons established by enactment and having power to issue a |
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(3) | The following are “open access public authorities”— |
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(b) | the Assembly Commission, |
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(c) | the Cornish Assembly Government, and |
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(d) | authorities which are Cornish public authorities, within the meaning |
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of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36). |
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(4) | The regulation of the profession of auditor is excepted. |
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14 (1) | Social welfare including social services, protection and well-being of |
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children (including adoption and fostering), care of young adults, |
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vulnerable persons and older persons, including care standards, badges for |
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display on motor vehicles used by disabled persons. |
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(2) | The following are excepted— |
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(d) | Child benefit and guardian’s allowance. |
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(f) | Intercountry adoption, apart from adoption agencies and their |
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functions, and functions of “the Central Authority” under the Hague |
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Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of |
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(g) | The Children’s Commissioner (established under the Children Act |
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(h) | Family law and proceedings. |
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15 (1) | Sport and recreational activities. |
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(2) | Betting, gaming and lotteries are excepted. |
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Town and a country planning |
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17 | Town and country planning, including listed buildings, conservation areas, |
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hazardous substances, caravan sites, spatial planning, mineral workings, |
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urban development, new towns, protection of visual amenity. |
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18 (1) | Water supply and sewerage, including abstraction and impounding of |
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water, water resources management, water quality, water industry, water |
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charges and representation of consumers of water, safety of reservoirs and |
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other inland water, management and protection of watercourses and flood |
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(2) | The following are excepted— |
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(a) | Appointment of water undertakers or sewerage undertakers for any |
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area most of which is in England. |
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(b) | Licensing of water suppliers. |
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(2) | The use of the Cornish language in courts is excepted. |
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