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Article 2 Amendments to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In the Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014f1—

(a)

at the appropriate place insert—

“

The Chief Inspector of Drinking Water or inspectors appointed under section 86(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991f2.

Matters relating to—

  1. (a)

    the quality and sufficiency of water supplied using a water undertaker’s or water supply licensee’s supply system in England and Wales; and

  2. (b)

    the security of network and information systems in the drinking water supply and distribution sector in England and Wales.

”;

(b)

at the appropriate place insert—

“

Environmental Standards Scotlandf3.Matters relating to the functions of Environmental Standards Scotland, as set out in the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021f4.

”;

(c)

omit the entry relating to the European Securities and Markets Authority;

(d)

in the entry relating to the Financial Conduct Authority, in the second column, after sub-paragraph (s), for “.”, substitute—

“

“;

(t)

the conduct of persons subject to functions conferred on the Financial Conduct Authority under Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on transparency of securities financing transactions and of reuse and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012f5;

(u)

the conduct of persons subject to functions conferred on the Financial Conduct Authority under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agenciesf6; and

(v)

the conduct of persons subject to the functions conferred on the Financial Conduct Authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation, and amending Directives 2009/65/EC, 2009/138/EC and 2011/61/EU and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 648/2012f7.”;

”;

(e)

in the entry relating to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, in the second column—

(i)

after sub-paragraph (d), omit “and”;

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (e), for “.”, substitute—

“

“; and

(f)

any activities not covered by (a) to (e) in relation to which the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority has functions.”;

”;

(f)

in the entry relating to the Health and Safety Executive, for the words in the second column, substitute—

“

“Matters relating to—

(a)

those industries and work activities for which the Health and Safety Executive is the enforcing authority under the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998f8 and which are about the health and safety of individuals at work, or the health and safety of the public arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work; and

(b)

functions under the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018f9 performed by the Health and Safety Executive on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy pursuant to the agreement dated 23 May 2018f10 made under section 13(4) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f11.”;

”;

(g)

at the appropriate place insert—

“

A member of the Scottish Parliament.Any matter specified in this column.

”;

(h)

at the appropriate place insert—

“

The Natural Resources Body for Wales f12.Matters relating to the environment and natural resources as set out in the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012f13.

”;

(i)

at the appropriate place insert—

“

The Office for Environmental Protectionf14.Matters relating to the functions of the Office for Environmental Protection, as set out in the Environment Act 2021f15.

”;

(j)

at the appropriate place insert—

“

Scottish Public Services Ombudsmanf16.Matters relating to any issue which the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman is entitled to investigate under section 6A of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002f17.

”;

(k)

in the entry relating to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for the words in the second column, substitute—

“

“Matters relating to—

(a)

fraud, and other misconduct, in relation to companies;

(b)

consumer safety; and

(c)

the functions of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as a designated competent authority under the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.”;

”;

(l)

in the entry relating to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the second column, in sub-paragraph (c), for “Public Health England”, substitute “the United Kingdom Health Security Agencyf18 and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agencyf19”;

(m)

at the appropriate place insert—

“

Social Work Englandf20.

Matters relating to—

  1. (a)

    the registration and fitness to practise of social workers in England; and

  2. (b)

    any activities not covered by (a) in relation to which Social Work England has functions.

”; and

(n)

in the entry relating to the Welsh Ministers, in the second column, omit “Matters relating to the environment and natural resources as set out in the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2014/2418, amended by S.I. 2014/3294, 2015/1407, 2015/1682, 2015/1981, 2016/225, 2016/992, 2016/968, 2017/516, 2017/692, 2017/701, 2017/752, 2017/880, 2017/960, 2017/1064, 2017/1127, 2018/378, 2018/795, 2018/1237, 2018/1288, 2019/1341, 2020/2 and 2022/634.

f2

1991 c. 56. The Chief Inspector of Drinking Water will be designated in accordance with section 86(1A) and (1B). Section 86(1A) and (1B) were inserted by section 57 of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37).

f3

Environmental Standards Scotland was established by section 19 of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 4).

f4

2021 asp 4.

f5

OJ No. L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 1, amended by S.I. 2019/542, 2019/681, 2020/646, 2020/1301 and 2020/1385.

f6

OJ No. L 302, 17.11.2009, p. 1, amended by S.I. 2019/266, 2019/660, 2020/628, 2020/1055 and 2020/1301.

f7

OJ No. L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 35, amended by S.I. 2019/660, 2019/710, 2019/1212, 2019/1390, 2020/1301, 2020/1385, 2021/1376.

f8

S.I. 1998/494, amended by S.I. 1999/2024, 1999/3232, 2002/2675, 2006/1541, 2006/557, 2007/320, 2011/3058, 2012/632, 2014/469, 2014/1638, 2014/1639, 2015/51, and 2017/1075.

f9

S.I. 2018/506, amended by S.I. 2018/629, 2019/653, and 2020/1245; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

f10

https://www.hse.gov.uk/agency-agreements-memoranda-of-understanding-concordats/mou/hse-beis-agency-agreement.pdf. A printed version of this agreement can be made available on request by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

f11

1974 c. 37.

f12

The Natural Resources Body for Wales was established by article 3 of the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1903).

f13

S.I. 2012/1903, amended by S.I. 2013/755.

f14

The Office for Environmental Protection was established by section 22 of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30).

f15

2021 c. 30.

f16

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman was established by section 1 of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11).

f17

2002 asp 11.

f18

The United Kingdom Health Security Agency is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care.

f19

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care.

f20

Social Work England was established by section 36 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16).