SCHEDULES

Section 1

SCHEDULE 1Power to abolish: bodies and offices

• Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.

• Advisory 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).

• Agricultural 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 meaning 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 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986).

• Competition Service.

• Courts boards.

• Crown Court Rule Committee.

• Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.

• Disabled 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.

• Home Grown Timber Advisory Committee.

• Inland Waterways Advisory Council.

• 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).

• National Consumer Council (“Consumer Focus”).

• National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.

• Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal.

• Public Guardian Board.

• Railway Heritage Committee.

• Regional 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.

• Valuation Tribunal Service.

• Victims’ Advisory Panel.

NOTE

1For the purposes of making a transfer scheme under section 23 in relation to the 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

SCHEDULE 2Power to merge: bodies and offices

• Group 1

  • Central Arbitration Committee.

  • Certification Officer.

• Group 2

  • Gambling Commission.

  • National Lottery Commission.

• Group 3

  • Pensions Ombudsman.

  • Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund.

• Group 4

  • Director of Public Prosecutions.

  • Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions.

• Group 5

  • Competition Commission.

  • Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”).

Section 3

SCHEDULE 3Power to modify constitutional arrangements: bodies and offices

• Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.

• British Hallmarking Council.

• Broads Authority.

• Commission 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.

• Passengers’ Council (“Passenger Focus”).

• Sianel Pedwar Cymru (“S4C”).

• Theatres Trust.

Section 4

SCHEDULE 4Power to modify funding arrangements: bodies and offices

• Administrative 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.

• Natural England.

• Office of Communications (“Ofcom”).

Section 5

SCHEDULE 5Power to modify or transfer functions: bodies and offices

• Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.

• Advisory Council on Public Records.

• British Hallmarking Council.

• British Waterways Board.

• Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

• Dover Harbour Board.

• Environment Agency.

• Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

• Horserace 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.

• Office of Communications (“Ofcom”).

• Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”).

• Public Record Office.

NOTES

1Section 21(2) does not apply to an order under section 5 which provides for—

(a)functions of the British Waterways Board falling within section 21(3)(b) to (e) to be transferred to another person;

(b)functions of the Environment Agency falling within section 21(3)(b) to (e) to be transferred to a person to whom functions of the British Waterways Board are transferred by virtue of paragraph (a).

2Section 21(1) and (2) 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.

Section 30

SCHEDULE 6Regional development agencies: consequential repeals