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Propose a change(1) Every body or other person specified in Schedule 1A or of a description falling within that Schedule shall, in carrying out its functions, have due regard to the need— (a) to eliminate unlawful discrimination and victimisation; and (b) to promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups. (2) The Secretary of State may by order impose, on such persons falling within Schedule 1A as he considers appropriate, such duties as he considers appropriate for the purpose of ensuring the better performance by those persons of their duties under subsection (1). (3) An order under subsection (2)— (a) may be made in relation to a particular person falling within Schedule 1A, any description of persons falling within that Schedule or every person falling within that Schedule; (b) may make different provision for different purposes. (4) Before making an order under subsection (2), the Secretary of State shall consult the Commission. (5) The Secretary of State may by order amend Schedule 1A; but no such order may extend the application of this section unless the Secretary of State considers that the extension relates to a person who exercises functions of a public nature. (6) An order under subsection (2) or (5) may contain such incidental, supplementary or consequential provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate (including provision amending or repealing provision made by or under this Act or any other enactment). (7) This section is subject to section 71A and 71B and is without prejudice to the obligation of any person to comply with any provision of the Equality Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”), so far as relating to race (within the meaning of that Act). (8) In this section— (a) “discrimination” means race discrimination within the meaning of section 25 of the 2010 Act; (b) “victimisation” means victimisation within the meaning of section 27 of the 2010 Act, where the protected act in question relates to race, and (c) “racial group” has the meaning given in section 9 of the 2010 Act.
Propose a change(1) In relation to the carrying out of immigration and nationality functions . . ., section 71(1)(b) has effect with the omission of the words “equality of opportunity and". (1A) In subsection (1) “immigration and nationality functions” means functions exercisable by virtue of— (a) the Immigration Acts (within the meaning of section 158 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002) excluding sections 28A to 28K of the Immigration Act 1971 so far as they relate to offences under Part III of that Act; (b) the British Nationality Act 1981; (c) the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 (c. 6); (d) the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990 (c. 34); (e) the Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) Act 1996 (c. 41); (f) the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 (c. 20); (g) the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (c. 68); (h) provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) which relates to the subject matter of an enactment within any of paragraphs (a) to (g); or (i) any provision of Community law which relates to the subject matter of an enactment within any of those paragraphs. (2) Where an entry in Schedule 1A is limited to a person in a particular capacity, section 71(1) does not apply to that person in any other capacity. (3) Where an entry in Schedule 1A is limited to particular functions of a person, section 71(1) does not apply to that person in relation to any other functions.
Propose a change(1) For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, subsections (2) to (4) of section 71 (and sections 71(6) and 74 so far as they apply to the power conferred by subsection (2) of section 71) shall be taken to be pre-commencement enactments within the meaning of that Act. (2) Before making an order under section 71(2) in relation to functions exercisable in relation to Wales by a person who is not a Welsh public authority, the Secretary of State shall consult the Welsh Ministers . (3) The Secretary of State shall not make an order under section 71(2) in relation to functions of a Welsh public authority except with the consent of the Welsh Ministers . (4) In this section “Welsh public authority” means any person whose functions are exercisable only in relation to Wales and includes— (a) the National Assembly for Wales Commission; (b) the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales and the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government.
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Propose a changeIncorporation and status 1 —On the appointment by the Secretary of State of the first Commissioners, the Commission shall come into existence as a body corporate. 2 (1) The commission is not an emanation of the Crown, and shall not act or be treated as the servant or agent of the Crown. (2) Accordingly— (a) neither the Commission nor a Commissioner or member of its staff as such is entitled to any status, immunity, privilege or exemption enjoyed by the Crown; (b) the Commissioners and members of the staff of the Commission as such are not civil servants; and (c) the Commission’s property is not property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown. Tenure of office of Commissioners 3 (1) A Commissioner shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment. (2) A person shall not be appointed a Commissioner for more than five years. (3) With the consent of the Commissioner concerned, the Secretary of State may alter the terms of an appointment so as to make a full-time Commissioner into a part-time Commissioner or vice versa, or for any other purpose. (4) A Commissioner may resign by notice to the Secretary of State. (5) The Secretary of State may terminate the appointment of a Commissioner if satisfied that— (a) without the consent of the Commission, he failed to attend the meetings of the Commission during a continuous period of six months beginning not earlier than nine months before the termination; or (b) he is an undischarged bankrupt, or has made an arrangement with his creditors, or is insolvent within the meaning of paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 3 to the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970; or (c) he is by reason of physical or mental illness, or for any other reason, incapable of carrying out his duties. (6) Past service as a Commissioner is no bar to re-appointment. Tenure of office of chairman and deputy chairmen 4 (1) The chairman and each deputy chairman shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment, and may resign by notice to the Secretary of State. (2) The office of the chairman or a deputy chairman is vacated if he ceases to be a Commissioner. (3) Past service as chairman or a deputy chairman is no bar to re-appointment. Remuneration of Commissioners 5 The Secretary of State may pay, or make such payments towards the provision of, such remuneration, pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of the Commissioners or any of them as, with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, he may determine. 6 Where a person ceases to be a Commissioner otherwise than on the expiry of his term of office, and it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right for that person to receive compensation, the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, direct the Commission to make to that person a payment of such amount as, with the consent of that Minister, the Secretary of State may determine. Additional Commissioners 7 (1) Paragraphs 2(2), 3(1) and (6), and 6 shall apply to additional Commissioners appointed under section 48(2) as they apply to Commissioners. (2) The Commission may pay, or make such payments towards the provision of, such remuneration, pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of an additional Commissioner as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, may determine. (3) With the approval of the Secretary of State and the consent of the additional Commissioner concerned, the Commission may alter the terms of an appointment of an additional Commissioner so as to make a full-time additional Commissioner into a part-time additional Commissioner or vice versa, or for any other purpose. (4) An additional Commissioner may resign by notice to the Commission. (5) The Secretary of State, or the Commission acting with the approval of the Secretary of State, may terminate the appointment of an additional Commissioner if satisfied that— (a) without reasonable excuse he failed to carry out the duties for which he was appointed during a continuous period of three months beginning not earlier than six months before the termination; or (b) he is a person such as is mentioned in paragraph 3(5)(b); or (c) he is by reason of physical or mental illness, or for any other reason, incapable of carrying out his duties. (6) The appointment of an additional Commissioner shall terminate at the conclusion of the investigation for which he was appointed, if not sooner. Staff 8 The Commission may, after consultation with the Secretary of State, appoint such officers and servants as they think fit, subject to the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service as to numbers and as to remuneration and other terms and conditions of service. 9 (1) Employment with the Commission shall be included among the kinds of employment to which a superannuation scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 can apply, and accordingly in Schedule 1 to that Act (in which those kinds of employment are listed) the words “Commission for Racial Equality” shall be inserted after the words “Commission on Industrial Relations". (2) Where a person who is employed by the Commission and is by reference to that employment a participant in a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 becomes a Commissioner or an additional Commissioner, the Minister for the Civil Service may determine that his service as a Commissioner or additional Commissioner shall be treated for the purposes of the scheme as service as an employee of the Commission. 10 (1) In this paragraph— “the new Commission” means the Commission for Racial Equality; “present Commission employee” means a person who immediately before the repeal date is employed by the Community Relations Commission; “private pension scheme” means a scheme for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities other than one made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972; “the repeal date” means the date on which the repeal of the Race Relations Act 1968 by this Act takes effect. (2) If a present Commission employee enters the employment of the new Commission on the repeal date and on so doing elects to be covered for his service in that employment by a private pension scheme in which he was a participant in respect of his service in the employment of the Community Relations Commission, the new Commission may make such payments towards the provison of benefits to or in respect of him under that scheme (or any other private pension scheme replacing it) as may be determined by the new Commission with the consent of the Secretary of State given with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service; and it shall be the duty of the new Commission and those Ministers in the exercise of their functions under this sub-paragraph to ensure that his rights under the scheme do not become less advantageous than they were when he entered the employment of the new Commission. (3) Where a person who is employed by the new Commission and is in respect of that employment a participant in a private pension scheme becomes a Commissioner or an additional Commissioner, his service as a Commissioner or additional Commissioner may be treated for the purposes of the scheme as service as an employee of the new Commission. 11 The Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 shall not require insurance to be effected by the Commission. Advisory committees 12 The Commission may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, appoint advisory committees for the purpose of such of their functions as they think fit. Proceedings and business 13 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act— (a) the Commission shall discharge their functions in accordance with arrangements made by the Commission and approved by the Secretary of State; and (b) arrangements so made and approved may provide for the discharge under the general direction of the Commission of any of the Commission’s functions by a committee of the Commission, or by two or more Commissioners. (2) Anything done by or in relation to a committee of the Commission or Commissioners in the discharge of the Commission’s functions shall have the same effect as if done by or in relation to the Commission. 14 The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members of the Commission or by any defect in the appointment of any Commissioner or additional Commissioner. 15 The quorum for meetings of the Commission shall in the first instance be determined by a meeting of the Commission attended by not less than five Commissioners. Finance 16 The Secretary of State shall pay to the Commission expenses incurred or to be incurred by them under paragraph 6, 7, 8 or 10 of this Schedule or paragraph 7 of Schedule 2, and, with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service and the Treasury, shall pay to the Commission such sums as the Secretary of State thinks fit for enabling the Commission to meet other expenses. 17 (1) The accounting year of the Commission shall be the twelve months ending on 31st March. (2) It shall be the duty of the Commission— (a) to keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts; (b) to prepare in respect of each accounting year a statement of accounts in such form as the Secretary of State may direct with the approval of the Treasury; and (c) to send copies of the statement to the Secretary of State and the Comptroller and Auditor General before the end of the month of November next following the accounting year to which the statement relates. (3) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on each statement received by him in pursuance of this Schedule and shall lay copies of each statement and of his report before each House of Parliament. Disqualification Acts 18 (1) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and Part II of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified under those Acts), there shall (at the appropriate place in alphabetical order) be inserted the following entry:— “ The Commission for Racial Equality ” (2) In Part III of Schedule 1 to each of those Acts of 1975 (other disqualifying offices) there shall (at the appropriate place in alphabetical order) be inserted the following entry:— “ Additional Commissioner of the Commission of Racial Equality ”
Propose a changePART I ORIGINAL CATEGORIES OF BODIES AND OTHER PERSONS Ministers of the Crown and government departments 1 (1) A Minister of the Crown or government department. (2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not include the Security Service, the Intelligence Service or the Government Communications Headquarters. Scottish Administration 2 (1) An office-holder in the Scottish Administration within the meaning given by section 126(7)(a) of the Scotland Act 1998. (2) Members of the staff of the Scottish Administration within the meaning given by section 126(7)(b) of that Act. National Assembly for Wales Commission 3A The National Assembly for Wales Commission. 3 (1) The National Assembly for Wales. (2) An Assembly subsidiary as defined by section 99(4) of the Government of Wales Act 1998. Welsh Assembly Government 3B (1) The Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales or the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government. (2) A subsidiary of the Welsh Ministers (as defined by section 134(4) of the Government of Wales Act 2006).. Armed forces 4 Any of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown. National Health Service: England and Wales 5 A Strategic Health Authority established under section 13 of the National Health Service Act 2006 5A A Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006. 6 A special health authority established under section 28 of that Act or section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 . 7 A primary care trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service Act 2006 . 8 A National Health Service trust established under section 25 of that Act, or section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 . 8A An NHS foundation trust. National Health Service: Scotland 9 A Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. 10 A Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of that Act. 11 A National Health Service Trust established under section 12A of that Act. Local government 12 A local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972, namely— (a) in England, a county council, a London borough council, a district council or a parish council; (b) in Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council. 13 A council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. 14 A community council established under section 51 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 15 The Greater London Authority. 16 The Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority or port health authority. 17 The Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple or the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple, in his capacity as a local authority. 18 The Council of the Isles of Scilly. 19 A parish meeting constituted under section 13 of the Local Government Act 1972. 20 Any charter trustees constituted under section 246 of that Act. 21 A fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies. 22 A waste disposal authority established by virtue of an order under section 10(1) of the Local Government Act 1985. 23 A water or sewerage authority constituted under section 62 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. 24 A port health authority constituted by an order under section 2 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 26 A licensing board continued in existence by or established under section 5 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. 27 An internal drainage board which is continued in being by virtue of section 1 of the Land Drainage Act 1991. 28 A local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000. 29 A joint authority established under Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985 (fire and rescue services and transport) . 30 A joint board within the meaning of section 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 31 The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. 32 A body corporate established pursuant to an order under section 67 of the Local Government Act 1985 (transfer of functions to successors of residuary bodies, etc.). 33 A body corporate established pursuant to an order under section 22 of the Local Government Act 1992 (residuary bodies). 34 The Broads Authority established by section 1 of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988. 35 A joint committee constituted in accordance with section 102(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972. 36 A joint board which is continued in being by virtue of section 263(1) of that Act. 37 A joint authority established under section 21 of the Local Government Act 1992. 38 A Passenger Transport Executive for an integrated transport area or a passenger transport area within the meaning of Part II of the Transport Act 1968. 39 Transport for London. 40 The London Development Agency. 41 A regional development agency established under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (other than the London Development Agency). 42 Scottish Enterprise and Highland and Islands Enterprise, established under the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990. 43 A National Park authority established by an order under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995. 44 A joint planning board constituted for an area in Wales outside a National Park by an order under section 2(1B) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other educational bodies 46 Governing bodies of— (a) educational establishments maintained by local authorities; (b) institutions within the further education sector (within the meaning of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992); or (c) institutions within the higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91(5) of the Act of 1992). 47 The managers of a grant-aided school (within the meaning of section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980). 48 The managers of a central institution (within the meaning of section 135 of the Act of 1980). 49 The board of management of a self-governing school (within the meaning of the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989). 50 The board of management of a college of further education (within the meaning of section 36(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992). 51 The governing body of an institution within the higher education sector (within the meaning of Part II of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992). Other housing bodies 52 The Office for Tenants and Social Landlords. 52A The Homes and Communities Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 A housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988. Police 55 A police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996. 56 A police authority established under section 2 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967. 57 The Metropolitan Police Authority established under section 5B of the Police Act 1996. 58 The Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a police authority. 59 The Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service. 60 The Service Authority for the National Crime Squad. PART II BODIES AND OTHER PERSONS ADDED AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF GENERAL STATUTORY DUTY Health The Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee. The Care Quality Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Commons Services Agency for the NHS in Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Health Protection Agency. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland. The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Royal College of Anaesthetists, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of General Practitioners, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Midwives, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Nursing, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Pathologists, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Physicians, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Psychiatrists, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Radiologists, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Surgeons of England, in respect of its public functions. The Scottish Dental Practice Board. The Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Standing Dental Advisory Committee. The Standing Medical Advisory Committee. The Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee. The Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee. The Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority. The Welsh Committee for Professional Development of Pharmacy. The Welsh Dental Committee. The Welsh Medical Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Welsh Nursing and Midwifery Committee. The Welsh Optometric Committee. The Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee. Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency. A City Academy established by an agreement under section 482 of the Education Act 1996. A City College for the Technology of the Arts established by an agreement under section 482 of the Education Act 1996. A City Technology College established by an agreement under section 482 of the Education Act 1996. A college of further education maintained by an education authority, in the exercise of its further education functions in providing courses of further education within the meaning of section 1(5)(b)(ii) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Construction Industry Training Board. The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board. The General Teaching Council for England. The General Teaching Council for Scotland. The General Teaching Council for Wales. The Higher Education Funding Council for England. The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. The Chief Executive of Skills Funding. Learning and Teaching Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newbattle Abbey College. The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Sabhal Mòr Ostaig College. The School Teachers’ Review Body. The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Scottish Further Education Unit, in respect of its public functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Scottish Qualifications Authority. The Students Loans Company. The Training and Development Agency for Schools. The Young People's Learning Agency for England. Police The British Transport Police. The Chief Constable for the Ministry of Defence Police appointed by the Secretary of State under section 1(3) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987. The Civil Nuclear Police Authority. The chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. A chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996. A chief constable of a police force maintained under section 1 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967. The Commissioner of Police for the City of London. The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. The National Policing Improvement Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Police Negotiating Board. A Selection Panel for Independent Members of Police Authorities. Libraries, museums and arts The Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The Advisory Council on Public Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Arts Council of England. The Arts Council of Wales. The British Library. The British Museum. The British Tourist Authority. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. The Countryside Council for Wales. The Design Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The English Tourist Board. The Film Council. The Geffrye Museum. The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (Known as English Heritage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Historic Royal Palaces Trust. The Horniman Museum. The Imperial War Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Museum, Archives and Libraries Council The Museum of London. The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. The National Galleries of Scotland. The National Gallery. The National Heritage Memorial Fund. The National Library of Scotland. The National Library of Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The National Maritime Museum. National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside. National Museums and Galleries of Wales. National Museums of Scotland. The National Portrait Gallery. The Natural History Museum. The Registrar of Public Lending Right. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Royal Armouries. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Scottish Arts Council. Scottish Natural Heritage. Scottish Screen. Scottish Sports Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sir John Soane’s Museum. Sport England. The Sports Council for Wales. The Tate Gallery. The Theatres Trust. The Treasure Valuation Committee. The UK Sports Council. The Victoria and Albert Museum. VisitScotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Wallace Collection. Public corporations and nationalised industries The Bank of England, in respect of its public functions. The British Broadcasting Corporation, in respect of its public functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Channel Four Television Corporation, in respect of its public functions. The Civil Aviation Authority. The Coal Authority. The Covent Garden Market Authority. The Consumer Council for Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sianel Pedwar Cymru (Welsh Fourth Channel Authority), in respect of its public functions. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, in respect of its public functions. Regulatory, audit and inspection The Accounts Commission for Scotland. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS). The Association of Authorised Public Accountants. The Association of Certified Chartered Accountants. The Association of Child Psychotherapy. The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England . . . . Audit Scotland. The British Hallmarking Council. The British Standards Institute. The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys , in respect of its public functions. The Council for Licensed Conveyancers, in respect of its public functions. The Engineering Council (UK) . The Financial Services Authority. The General Chiropratic Council. The General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, in respect of its public functions. The General Dental Council. The General Medical Council. The General Optical Council. The General Osteopathic Council. The General Pharmaceutical Council. The General Social Care Council. The Health Professions Council. The Insolvency Practitioners Association. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. The Institute of Legal Executives, in respect of its public functions. The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys. The Law Society of England and Wales, in respect of its public functions. The Law Society of Scotland, in respect of its public functions. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Master of the Court of the Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in respect of its public functions. The National Audit Office. The Office for Budget Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research The Alcohol Education and Research Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils. The Economic and Social Research Council. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The Fire Service Research and Training Trust. The Horticultural Development Council. The Medical Research Council. The Natural Environment Research Council. The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. Other Bodies, etc. The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council. The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances. The Advisory Committee on Pesticides. The Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. An Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committee established under the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976. The Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales. An Agricultural Wages Committee. The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. The Animal Procedures Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Britain-Russia Centre. The British Association for Central and Eastern Europe. The British Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The British Waterways Board. The British Wool Marketing Board. The Building Regulations Advisory Committee. The Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales. The Building Standards Advisory Committee. The Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions. The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. The Civil Justice Council. The Civil Procedure Rule Committee. A combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Commission for Equality and Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commission for Rural Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Committee on Climate Change. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom. The Community Development Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. The Crofters’ Commission. The Crown Court Rule Committee. The Deer Commission for Scotland. The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee. An economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. The Electoral Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Environment Agency. The Environment Agency Advisory Committee for Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Family Proceedings Rule Committee. The Firearms Consultative Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food From Britain. The Gambling Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine. The Great Britain-China Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Health and Safety Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honours Scrutiny Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An Independent Monitoring Board appointed under section 6(2) of the Prison Act 1952. The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council. The Information Commissioner. Inland Waterways Advisory Council The Insolvency Rules Committee. Investors in People UK. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The Land Registration Rule Committee. The Law Commission. The Legal Services Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Low Pay Commission. The Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee. The Marine Management Organisation. The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The National Forest Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Northern Lighthouse Board. The Oil and Pipelines Agency. The Olympic Delivery Authority. The Overseas Service Pensions Scheme Advisory Board. A probation trust. A provider of probation services (other than the Secretary of State or a probation trust), in respect of its statutory functions and the carrying out by it of activities of a public nature in pursuance of arrangements made with it under section 3(2) of the Offender Management Act 2007. A Regional Flood Defence Committee established under section 14 of the Environment Act 1995. The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board. The Scottish Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Scottish Environment Protection Agency. The Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board. The Scottish Law Commission. The Scottish Legal Aid Board. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The Scottish Records Advisory Council. The Sea Fish Industry Authority. . . . The Serious Organised Crime Agency. The Social Security Advisory Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Trinity House Lighthouse Service. The trustee corporation established by section 75 of the Pensions Act 2008. A Visiting Committee appointed under section 152 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for an immigration detention centre. The Wales New Deal Advisory Task Force. A War Pensions Committee. The Water Industry Commission for Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Welsh Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board. The Welsh Language Board. The Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee. The Westminster Foundation for Democracy. The Wilton Park Academic Council. The Wine Standards Board of the Vintners’ Company. The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales. PART III BODIES AND OTHER PERSONS ADDED ON 31ST DECEMBER 2003 Local Government A National Park authority established by a designation order made under section 6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000. Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence The Health Professions Council. The Nursing and Midwifery Council. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, in respect of its public functions. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, in respect of its public functions. Education The National College for School Leadership Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Independent Police Complaints Commission. A Port Police Force established under an order made under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964. The Port Police Force established under Part X of the Port of London Act 1968. A Port Police Force established under section 79 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847. Regulatory, audit and inspection The Association of International Accountants, in respect of its public functions. The Financial Reporting Review Panel. The National Lottery Commission. The Scottish Information Commissioner. The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. The Scottish Social Services Council. The Security Industry Authority. The Standards Board for England. Other Bodies etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland. The League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in respect of its public functions. The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. Scottish Water. The Sector Skills Development Agency. SITPRO Ltd, in respect of its public functions. A Water Customer Consultation Panel established by an order pursuant to section 2(1) of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002. PART IV Bodies and other Persons added on 31st December 2004 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts Regulatory, Audit and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Office of Communications (Ofcom) The Social Fund Commissioner of the Independent Review Service Other Bodies etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Museum for Science and Industry Remploy Limited Royal Parks in England UK Sport Women’s National Commission PART V BODIES AND OTHER PERSONS ADDED ON 3RD OCTOBER 2006 Libraries, museums and arts Architecture and Design Scotland. The Arts and Humanities Research Council. The Scottish Library and Information Council. The Scottish Museums Council. Regulatory, audit and inspection The Football Licensing Authority. The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. The Pensions Regulator. Other bodies etc. Bòrd na Gàidhlig. The Board of the Pension Protection Fund. The British Transport Police Authority. A chief officer of a community justice authority appointed under section 4 of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 . A Chief Officer of a relevant authority appointed under section 7 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 . The Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland. A community justice authority established under section 3 of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005. A joint fire and rescue board constituted by a scheme under section 2(1) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005. The Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland. The Office for Fair Access. The panel constituted under Schedule 4 to the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 . The Risk Management Authority. Scottish UfI Ltd. Scottish UfI Trust Ltd. Transport Partnerships created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 .
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