The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications of Enactments) Order 2011

Article 2

SCHEDULE 3Abolition of the position of the Convenor of the Water Customer Consultation Panels and dissolution of the Water Customer Consultation Panels: modification of enactments

PART 1Primary legislation

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

1.  In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975(1) (bodies of which all members are disqualified) omit “A Water Customer Consultation Panel.”.

The Employment Rights Act 1996

2.  In section 50(2)(h) of the Employment Rights Act 1996(2) (right to time off for public duties) omit “or a Water Customer Consultation Panel”.

PART 2Secondary Legislation

Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 1999

3.  In the Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 1999(3) (prescribed persons) omit the entry in the first column for “The Convener of the Water Customer Consultation Panels and any member of those Panels” and the corresponding description in the second column.

Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004

4.  In the Annex to Schedule 1 to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004(4) (list of regulators) omit “Convener of the Water Customer Consultation Panels and any member of those Panels.”.

Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005

5.  The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005(5) is amended as follows—

(a)in article 2(1) (interpretation) omit the entry for “the Convener of the Water Customer Consultation Panels”;

(b)in article 3(10)(a) (references to the Commission)—

(i)after paragraph (ii) insert “and”;

(ii)omit “and” where it occurs after paragraph (iii); and

(iii)omit paragraph (iv);

(c)in article 4(4)(a) (references: time limits)—

(i)after paragraph (ii) insert “and”;

(ii)omit “and” where it occurs after paragraph (iii); and

(iii)omit paragraph (iv);

(d)in article 7(9)(a) (reports on references)—

(i)after paragraph (ii) insert “and”;

(ii)omit “and” where it occurs after paragraph (iii); and

(iii)omit paragraph (iv);

(e)in article 8(5)(a) (modifications following report)—

(i)after paragraph (ii) insert “and”;

(ii)omit “and” where it occurs after paragraph (iii); and

(iii)omit paragraph (iv);

(f)in article 9(7)(a) (Commission’s power of veto following report)—

(i)after paragraph (iii) insert “and”;

(ii)omit “and” where it occurs after paragraph (iv); and

(iii)omit paragraph (v).