Article 5
1. In Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in Part II (bodies of which all members are disqualified), omit the entry for British Shipbuilders.
2. In Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975, in Part II (bodies of which all members are disqualified), omit the entry for British Shipbuilders.
3.—(1) The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 is amended as follows.
(2) Part I is repealed.
(3) In Part II—
(a)sections 19(2), 20(4) and 40(4) and Schedule 2 are omitted; and
(b)sections 19(3) to (5), 20(1) to (3) and (5) to (7) and 40(1) to (3), (5) and (6) and Schedule 3 cease to have effect in relation to British Shipbuilders.
(4) In Part III—
(a)sections 47, 48, 49 and 53 are omitted; and
(b)in section 56(1) (interpretation)—
(i)the definitions of “accounting year”, “associated person”, “equity share capital”, “group of companies”, “pension”, “pension rights”, “pension scheme”, “public dividend capital” and “public dividends”, “the relevant days”, “relevant trade union”, “shipbuilding industry vesting date” and “voting power” are omitted; and
(ii)in the definition of “the relevant vesting date”, paragraph (b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it are omitted.
(5) The repeal of sections 17 and 18 is subject to the transitional provision made by article 4(3) to (5).
4. In the British Aerospace Act 1980, omit section 10 (which makes provision for certain provisions of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 to cease to have effect in relation to British Aerospace etc.).
5.—(1) The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 170 (interpretation: meaning of statutory undertakers), omit subsection (2).
(3) In Schedule 16 (bodies to whom Part 10 applies), omit paragraph 12.
6. The British Shipbuilders Act 1983 is repealed.
7. In Schedule 2 to the Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act 1983 (treasury guarantees), omit the entry for the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977.
8. In Schedule 4 to the National Audit Act 1983 (nationalised industries and other public authorities), in Part 1, omit the entry for British Shipbuilders.
9. The British Shipbuilders (Borrowing Powers) Act 1983 is repealed.
10. The British Shipbuilders (Borrowing Powers) Act 1987 is repealed.
11. In Schedule 9 to the Housing Act 1988, in paragraph 4(b) of Part 1 (meaning of statutory undertakers for certain purposes), omit the words “British Shipbuilders,”.
12. In Schedule 10 to the Companies Act 1989, in Part II, omit paragraph 28 (which amends section 17 of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 in relation to British Shipbuilders: accounts and audit).
13. In Schedule 2 to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, omit paragraph 8 (which amends sections 6 and 56(1) of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977).
14. In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, in the list in Part 6 (other bodies which are public authorities for the purposes of that Act) omit the entry for British Shipbuilders.
15.—(1) The Public Bodies Act 2011 is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (power to abolish: bodies and offices)—
(a)omit the entry for British Shipbuilders and any subsidiary of British Shipbuilders; and
(b)omit the note relating to the abolition of British Shipbuilders.