Article 2 Abolition of Victims’ Advisory Panel

(1)

The Victims’ Advisory Panel, established under section 55 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004^f1, is abolished.

(2)

In consequence of paragraph (1)—

(a)

in Schedule 2 (departments etc subject to investigation) to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967^f2, the entry “Victims Advisory Panel.” is repealed;

(b)

section 55 (Victims’ Advisory Panel) of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 and the cross-heading that precedes it are repealed;

(c)

in paragraph 10 of the Schedule (consequential amendments) to the Secretary of State for Justice Order 2007^f3—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (2), for “53, 54 and 55(1) to (6)” substitute “53 and 54”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (3), for “53, 54 and 55” substitute “53 and 54”;

(d)

in section 142 (Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009^f4, subsection (5) is repealed.

(3)

In Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011^f5 (power to abolish: bodies and offices), the entry “Victims’ Advisory Panel.” is repealed.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2004 c. 28; section 55 was amended by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), section 142(1) and (5), and S.I. 2007/2128.
f2: 1967 c. 13; Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2011/2986.
f3: S.I. 2007/2128.
f4: 2009 c. 25.
f5: Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2012/964, S.I. 2012/1206, S.I. 2012/1923, S.I. 2012/2007, S.I. 2012/2398, S.I. 2012/2401, S.I. 2012/2406, S.I. 2012/2407 and S.I. 2012/2654.