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The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2015

S.I. 2015/214 · Made 11 February 2015

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Parliamentary Commissioner

Made 11th February 2015

Laid before Parliament 18th February 2015

Coming into force 6th April 2015

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of February 2015

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967f1, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1967 c.13. Section 4 was substituted by section 1(1) of the Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c.39).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2015 and comes into force on 6th April 2015.

2Amendments to Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

(1)

Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967f1 (departments etc. subject to investigation) is amended as follows.

(2)

At the appropriate place insert the following—

  • “British Transport Police Authority.”

  • “Electricity Settlements Company Ltd.”

  • “Independent Medical Expert Group.”

  • “Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd.”.

(3)

Omit the following entries—

  • “Agricultural dwelling house advisory committees.”

  • “Agricultural wages committees.”

  • “Commission for Rural Communities.”

  • “Equality 2025.”

  • “Olympic Lottery Distributor.”.

(4)

Omit “Probation trusts.” and insert “Community rehabilitation companies.” at the appropriate place.

Signature

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc. subject to investigation). It adds the bodies referred to in article 2(2) to the list of departments and authorities which are subject to investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration; it omits from that list those bodies referred to in article 2(3), which have been abolished; and it amends those entries in the list referred to in article 2(4).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.