# The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/1271 · made 8 May 2008

The obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) apply to public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “public authority” means a body or office which is listed in Schedule 1 to the Act or designated by an order under section 5 of the Act, or a publicly-owned company as defined by section 6 of the Act. The list in Schedule 1 to the Act may be added to by an order under section 4(1) of the Act, provided that the conditions specified in section 4(2) and (3) are satisfied.

Made under: Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Section 4)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2008/pdf/uksi_20081271_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2008/pdf/uksiem_20081271_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Freedom Of Information
Made 8th May 2008
Laid before Parliament 8th May 2008
Coming into force 2nd June 2008
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) and (6) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2008.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 2nd June 2008.

## 2 Additional public authorities

The bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order shall be added to Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, at the appropriate place in each case.

## Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Wills
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
8th May 2008

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The Big Lottery Fund
The Consumer Council for Water
The Legal Deposit Advisory Panel
The Olympic Lottery Distributor
The TB Advisory Group
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
The obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) apply to public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “public authority” means a body or office which is listed in Schedule 1 to the Act or designated by an order under section 5 of the Act, or a publicly-owned company as defined by section 6 of the Act. The list in Schedule 1 to the Act may be added to by an order under section 4(1) of the Act, provided that the conditions specified in section 4(2) and (3) are satisfied.
Article 2 of this Order adds the bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order to Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Act (Other Public Bodies and Offices: General).
The bodies added to Schedule 1 to the Act by this Order meet the conditions specified in section 4(2) and (3) of the Act.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1271 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2008
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