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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-commissioner-no-2-order-2005/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3430",
  "legislation_title": "The Parliamentary Commissioner (No. 2) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-commissioner-no-2-order-2005",
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  "heading": "SCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER ACT 1967",
  "text": "“SCHEDULE 2\nDEPARTMENTS Etc. SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATION\nSection 4\nAdult Learning Inspectorate.\nAdministration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee.\nAdvisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration.\nAdvisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products.\nAdvisory Committee on Advertising.\nAdvisory Committee on Borderline Substances.\nAdvisory Committee on Carbon Abatement.\nAdvisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards.\nAdvisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.\nAdvisory Committee on the Government Art Collection.\nAdvisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes.\nAdvisory Committee on Organic Standards.\nAdvisory Committee on Pesticides.\nAdvisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.\nAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.\nAdvisory Council on Historical Manuscripts.\nAdvisory Council on Libraries.\nAdvisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.\nAdvisory Council on National Records and Archives.\nAdvisory Council on Public Records.\nAdvisory Group on Hepatitis.\nAdvisory Panel on Beacon Councils.\nAdvisory Panel on Country Information.\nAdvisory Panel on Public Sector Information.\nAdvisory Panel on Standards for the Planning Inspectorate.\nAgricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees.\nAgricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.\nAgricultural wages committees.\nAir Quality Expert Group.\nAlcohol Education and Research Council.\nAnimals Procedures Committee.\nAppeal Officer for Community Interest Companies.\nArts and Humanities Research Council.\nArts Council of England.\nThe Director of the Assets Recovery Agency.\nAuthorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board.\nBetter Regulation Commission.\nBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.\nBoard of Trade.\nBoundary Commission for England.\nBoundary Commission for Northern Ireland.\nBoundary Commission for Scotland.\nBoundary Commission for Wales.\nBritish Association for Central and Eastern Europe.\nBritish Council.\nBritish Educational Communications and Technology Agency.\nBritish Film Institute.\nBritish Hallmarking Council.\nBritish Library Board.\nBritish Museum.\nBritish Pharmacopoeia Commission.\nBritish Potato Council.\nBritish Tourist Authority.\nBuilding Regulations Advisory Committee.\nCabinet Office.\nCapacity Builders.\nCouncil for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.\nCentral Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges.\nCentral Office of Information.\nCentral Police Training and Development Authority.\nThe Certification Officer.\nCharity Commission.\nThe Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice for Northern Ireland.\nChildren and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.\nCivil Aviation Authority.\nCivil Justice Council.\nCoal Authority.\nCommission for Architecture and the Built Environment.\nCommission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection.\nCommission for Integrated Transport.\nCommission for the New Towns.\nCommission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.\nCommission for Racial Equality.\nCommission for Social Care Inspection.\nCommissioner for Victims and Witnesses.\nCommittee on the Biological Safety of Blood and Tissues for Transplantation.\nCommittee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.\nCommission on Human Medicines.\nCommittee on the Medical Aspects of Air Pollutants.\nCommittee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment.\nCommittee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.\nCommittee on Products and Processes for use in Public Water Supply.\nCommittee on Radioactive Waste Management.\nCommittee on the Safety of Devices.\nCommittee on Standards in Public Life.\nCommittee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.\nCommonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.\nCommunity Development Foundation.\nCompetition Commission.\nComplaints Audit Committee.\nConstruction Industry Training Board.\nConsumer Council for Postal Services.\nConsumer Council for Water.\nCorrectional Services Accreditation Panel.\nCouncil for Science and Technology.\nCountryside Agency.\nCrown Estate Office.\nCulture East Midlands.\nCulture North East.\nCulture North West.\nCulture South East.\nCulture South West.\nCulture West Midlands.\nDarwin Advisory Committee.\nDEFRA Science Advisory Council.\nDental Vocational Training Authority.\nDepartment for Constitutional Affairs.\nDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport.\nDepartment for Education and Skills.\nDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.\nDepartment of Health.\nDepartment for International Development.\nDepartment of Trade and Industry.\nDepartment for Transport.\nDepartment for Work and Pensions.\nDesign Council.\nDisability Rights Commission.\nDisabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.\nEconomic and Social Research Council.\nElectoral Commission.\nEngineering Construction Industry Training Board.\nEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.\nEnglish Nature.\nEnglish Sports Council.\nEnglish Tourist Board.\nEnvironment Agency.\nEqual Opportunities Commission.\nEthnic Minority Business Forum.\nExpert Advisory Group on AIDS.\nExpert Panel on Air Quality Standards.\nExport Credits Guarantee Department.\nThe Director of Fair Access to Higher Education.\nFarm Animal Welfare Council.\nFleet Air Arm Museum.\nFood from Britain.\nFood Standards Agency.\nFootball Licensing Authority.\nForeign and Commonwealth Office.\nForestry Commission.\nFuel Poverty Advisory Group.\nFuturebuilders Advisory Panel.\nGambling Commission.\nGangmasters Licensing Authority.\nGas and Electricity Consumer Council.\nGas and Electricity Markets Authority.\nGeffrye Museum.\nGene Therapy Advisory Committee.\nGeneral Social Care Council.\nGenetics and Insurance Committee.\nGovernment Actuary’s Department.\nThe Great Britain-China Centre.\nHealth and Safety Commission.\nHealth and Safety Executive.\nHealth Protection Agency.\nHer Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.\nHer Majesty’s Stationery Office.\nHer Majesty’s Treasury.\nHigher Education Funding Council for England.\nHistoric Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.\nHistoric Royal Palaces.\nHome-Grown Cereals Authority.\nHome Office.\nThe Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust.\nHorserace Betting Levy Board.\nHorticultural Development Council.\nHousing Corporation.\nHuman Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.\nHuman Genetics Commission.\nHuman Tissue Authority.\nThe Immigration Services Commissioner.\nImperial War Museum.\nIndependent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV.\nIndependent Reconfiguration Panel.\nThe Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.\nIndependent Review Body for the Advertising of Medicines.\nIndependent Review Panel on the Classification of Borderline Medicines.\nIndependent Scientific Group on Cattle TB.\nIndustrial Development Advisory Board.\nThe Information Commissioner.\nIntellectual Property Advisory Committee.\nThe International Rail Regulator.\nInvestors in People UK.\nJoint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.\nJoint Nature Conservation Committee.\nLand Registry.\nLaw Commission.\nLearning and Skills Council for England.\nLeasehold Advisory Service.\nLegal Deposit Advisory Panel.\nLegal Services Commission.\nThe Legal Services Complaints Commissioner.\nThe following general lighthouse authorities—\n(a) the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond;\n(b) the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.\nLiving East.\nThe Lord President of the Council’s Office.\nLow Pay Commission.\nMarshall Aid Commemoration Commission.\nMeasurement Advisory Committee.\nMeat and Livestock Commission.\nMedical Research Council.\nMedical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee.\nMilk Development Council.\nMillennium Commission.\nMinistry of Defence.\nMuseum of London.\nMuseum of Science and Industry in Manchester.\nMuseums, Libraries and Archives Council.\nNational Army Museum.\nNational Biological Standards Board (UK).\nNational Community Forum.\nNational Consumer Council.\nNational Employer Advisory Board.\nNational Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.\nNational Forest Company.\nNational Gallery.\nNational Health Service-wide Clearing Service.\nNational Heritage Memorial Fund.\nNational Lottery Charities Board.\nNational Lottery Commission.\nNational Maritime Museum.\nNational Museum of Science and Industry.\nNational Museums and Galleries on Merseyside.\nNational Portrait Gallery.\nNational Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group.\nNatural Environment Research Council.\nNatural History Museum.\nNew Opportunities Fund.\nNorthern Ireland Court Service.\nNorthern Ireland Human Rights Commission.\nNorthern Ireland Legal Services Commission.\nNorthern Ireland Office.\nNorthern Ireland Police Fund.\nNorthern Ireland Policing Board.\nNuclear Decommissioning Authority.\nNutrition Forum.\nOffice of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England.\nOffice of the Children’s Commissioner.\nOffice of Communications.\nOffice of the Deputy Prime Minister.\nOffice of the Director General of Water Services.\nOffice of Fair Trading.\nOffice for National Statistics.\nOffice of Police Oversight Commissioner.\nOffice of Public Sector Information.\nOffice of Rail Regulation.\nOffice of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.\nOffice of the Secretary of State for Scotland.\nThe Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court.\nOil and Pipelines Agency.\nOlympic Lottery Distributor.\nOrdnance Survey.\nParades Commission for Northern Ireland.\nParole Board.\nParticle Physics and Astronomy Research Council.\nPatient Information Advisory Group.\nPartnerships for Schools.\nThe Pensions Regulator.\nPesticide Residues Committee.\nPolice Information Technology Organisation.\nPostal Services Commission.\nPostgraduate Medical Education and Training Board.\nProbation Board for Northern Ireland.\nThe Registrar of Public Lending Right.\nPublic Record Office.\nPublic Services Productivity Panel.\nQualifications and Curriculum Authority.\nRail Passengers' Council.\nRailway Heritage Committee.\nRegional development agencies (other than the London Development Agency).\nRegional Industrial Development Boards.\nRemploy Ltd.\nRenewables Advisory Board.\nResiduary Bodies.\nReviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art.\nRoyal Air Force Museum.\nRoyal Armouries Museum.\nRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew.\nRoyal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.\nRoyal Commission on Environmental Pollution.\nRoyal Marines Museum.\nRoyal Mint.\nRoyal Naval Museum.\nRoyal Navy Submarine Museum.\nRoyal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation.\nScientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition.\nSea Fish Industry Authority.\nSector Skills Development Agency.\nSecurity Industry Authority.\nSentencing Advisory Panel.\nSentencing Guidelines Council.\nService Authority for the National Crime Squad.\nService Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service.\nSITPRO Ltd.\nSir John Soane’s Museum.\nSmall Business Council.\nSmall Business Investment Taskforce.\nSpecialist Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance.\nSpongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee.\nStandards Board for England.\nStanding Dental Advisory Committee.\nStanding Medical Advisory Committee.\nStanding Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee.\nStanding Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee.\nStatistics Commission.\nStrategic Rail Authority.\nSustainable Development Commission.\nSustainable Energy Policy Advisory Board.\nTate Gallery.\nTraining and Development Agency for Schools.\nTreasure Valuation Committee.\nThe Treasury Solicitor.\nUK Film Council.\nUnited Kingdom Advisory Panel for Healthcare Workers Infected with Blood borne Viruses.\nUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.\nUK National Authority Advisory Group.\nUnited Kingdom Sports Council.\nUnited Kingdom Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory Authority.\nUnlinked Anonymous Surveys Steering Group.\nUnrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority.\nUrban development corporations established for urban development areas wholly in England.\nUrban Regeneration Agency.\nValuation Tribunal Service.\nVeterinary Products Committee.\nVeterinary Residues Committee.\nVictims Advisory Panel.\nVictoria and Albert Museum.\nWales Office.\nWallace Collection.\nWar pensions committees.\nWestminster Foundation for Democracy.\nWider Health Working Group.\nWine Standards Board.\nWomen’s National Commission.\nYorkshire Culture.\nYouth Justice Board for England and Wales.\nZoos Forum.\nNOTES\nGeneral\nIn relation to any function exercised on behalf of the Crown by a department or authority to which this Act applies which was previously exercisable on behalf of the Crown by a department or authority to which this Act does not apply, the reference to the department or authority to which this Act applies includes a reference to the other department or authority if the other department or authority—\n(a) ceased to exercise the function before the commencement of this Act; or\n(b) where it exercised the function after the commencement of this Act, did so only when it was a department or authority to which this Act applied.\nAssets Recovery Agency\nIn the case of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency an investigation may be conducted only in respect of the exercise of functions vested in him by virtue of a notice served on the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs under section 317(2), 321(2) or 322(2) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(Inland Revenue functions).\nCabinet Office\nThe reference to the Cabinet Office does not include any of the Secretariats, the Joint Intelligence Organisation or the office of the Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service, but includes the executive agencies of the Cabinet Office and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the service of the Cabinet Office.\nCommission for Architecture and the Built Environment\nAs from the time that section 87 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 is brought into force, this reference includes a reference to the body established by that section.\nCommission for the New Towns\nIn the case of the Commission for the New Towns no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to housing.\nDepartment for Constitutional Affairs\nThe reference to the Department for Constitutional Affairs includes the Lord Chancellor’s Department and the Public Trustee.\nEnvironment Agency\nThe reference to the Environment Agency is a reference to that Agency in relation to all its functions other than its flood defence functions, within the meaning of the Water Resources Act 1991; and no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions of the Environment Agency in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 1998).\nForestry Commission\nIn the case of the Forestry Commission no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions of the Forestry Commissioners in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 1998).\nGovernment Actuary’s Department\nIn the case of the Government Actuary’s Department an investigation may be conducted only in respect of the giving of advice by the Government Actuary’s Department on or before 26 April 2001 relating to the exercise of functions under—\n(a) Part 2 of the Insurance Companies Act 1982, or\n(b) any other enactment relating to the regulation of insurance companies within the meaning of that Act.\nHealth Protection Agency\nIn the case of the Health Protection Agency no investigation is to be conducted in relation to any action taken by or on behalf of that Agency in the exercise in or as regards Scotland of any function to the extent that the function is exercisable within devolved competence (within the meaning of section 54 of the Scotland Act 1998).\nHM Treasury\nThe reference to Her Majesty’s Treasury includes its subordinate departments and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the service of Her Majesty’s Treasury; but it does not include National Savings and Investments.\nCorporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond\nIn the case of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond an investigation may be conducted only in respect of action in connection with its functions as a general lighthouse authority.\nLord President of the Council’s Office\nThe reference to the Lord President of the Council’s Office does not include the Privy Council Office.\nMinistry of Defence\nThe reference to the Ministry of Defence includes the Defence Council, the Admiralty Board, the Army Board and the Air Force Board.\nTreasury Solicitor\nThe reference to the Treasury Solicitor does not include a reference to Her Majesty’s Procurator General.\nUrban Development Corporations\nIn the case of an urban development corporation no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to town and country planning.\nUrban Regeneration Agency\nIn the case of the Urban Regeneration Agency no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to town and country planning.”",
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      "type": "words revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2008/576",
      "affecting_title": "The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008"
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