1.  This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Excluded Welsh Authorities) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 30th November 2002.

2.  The public authorities listed in the Schedule to this Order are designated as excluded authorities for the purposes of section 83(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Article 2

SCHEDULEEXCLUDED AUTHORITIES

PART ILOCAL GOVERNMENT

The magistrates' court committee established under section 27 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997(2) for each of the following areas:

• Dyfed Powys;

• Gwent;

• North Wales; and

• South Wales.

PART IIOTHER BODIES AND OFFICES: GENERAL

• The Advisory Committee on General Commissioners of Income Tax(3) for each of the following areas:

  • Clwyd;

  • Dyfed-Carmarthen;

  • Dyfed-Ceredigion;

  • Dyfed-Pembroke;

  • Gwent;

  • Gwynedd-Anglesey;

  • Gwynedd-Caernavon;

  • Gwynedd-Meirionnydd;

  • Mid Glamorgan;

  • Powys;

  • South Glamorgan; and

  • West Glamorgan.

• The Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace(4) for each of the following areas:

  • Clwyd;

  • Dyfed-Carmarthen;

  • Dyfed-Ceredigion;

  • Dyfed-Pembroke;

  • Gwent;

  • Gwynedd;

  • Mid Glamorgan;

  • Powys;

  • South Glamorgan; and

  • West Glamorgan.

• The Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales(5).

• Sianel Pedwar Cymru, in respect of information held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature(6).

• The Traffic Commissioner for the Welsh Traffic Area, in respect of information held otherwise than as a tribunal(7).

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 apply to public authorities. A “public authority” is defined for the purposes of the Act in section 3, and includes any body or office which is listed in Schedule 1 to the Act.

Certain provisions of the Act apply to Welsh public authorities. A “Welsh public authority” is defined for the purposes of the Act in section 83(1), and includes any public authority which is listed in Part II, III, IV or VI of Schedule 1 to the Act and whose functions are exercisable only or mainly in or as regards Wales, other than an excluded authority. Article 2 of this Order designates the public authorities listed in the Schedule to the Order as excluded authorities for these purposes.