The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2010
S.I. 2010/937 · Made 22 March 2010 · Extends to United Kingdom
Freedom Of Information
Made 22nd March 2010
Laid before Parliament 25th March 2010
Coming into force
For the purposes of Part 2 of the Schedule 31 December 2011
For all other purposes 1 October 2010
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(1) and 4(6) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000f1.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 4(7) of that Actf2.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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2000 c.36; section 4(1) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1)(a), and S.I. 2003/1887, Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a).
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Section 4(7) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1)(a), S.I. 2003/1887, Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a), and S.I. 2007/1388, Schedule 1, paragraph 78(4).
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Additional public authorities
- 3Additional public authorities
- Signature
- Schedule: Entries Inserted in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act
- 1Entries Inserted with Effect from 1 October 2010
- 2Entries Inserted with Effect from 31 December 2011
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencementI1
This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2010.
Except for the purposes of Part 2 of the Schedule, this Order comes into force on 1 October 2010.
For the purposes of Part 2 of the Schedule, this Order comes into force on 31 December 2011.
In this Order, “the Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
2Additional public authoritiesI1
In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act (local government) after paragraph 35B insert—
“35C.An urban development corporation established under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.”
3Additional public authoritiesI1
In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act (other public bodies and offices: general) insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the entries listed in the Schedule to this Order.
Signature
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Wills
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
22nd March 2010
1Entries Inserted with Effect from 1 October 2010I1
The Commission on Human Medicines.
The Film Industry Training Board for England and Wales.
The Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee.
The Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact.
F1...
The National Consumer Council.
The National Non-Food Crops Centre.
The Office of the Renewable Fuels Agency.
The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.
F2...
The Regulator of Community Interest Companies.
The Science Advisory Council.
2Entries Inserted with Effect from 31 December 2011I1
F1...
The Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales.
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. Section 3(1) provides that a “public authority” includes a body or office which is listed in Schedule 1. That list may be added to by an order under section 4(1), provided that the conditions in section 4(2) and (3) are satisfied. By section 4(6), an order under section 4(1) may relate to a specified person or office or to persons or offices falling within a specified description.
Article 2 of this Order adds urban development corporations to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act (local government).
Article 3 adds references to the bodies and offices listed in the Schedule to this Order to Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act (other public bodies and offices: general).
The bodies and offices added to Schedule 1 to the Act by this Order are public bodies. An Impact Assessment has not been carried out because there are no regulatory implications for business or the voluntary sector. A public sector Impact Assessment has not been carried out because the change covered by the instrument does not impose new costs of more than £5 million per annum on any of the public bodies covered by the instrument.