Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 2623
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2002
Made
17th October 2002
Laid before Parliament
21st October 2002
Coming into force
11th November 2002
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 4(1) and (6) and 7(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000( 1 ), and after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales and the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland in accordance with section 4(7) of that Act, makes the following Order:
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 11th November 2002.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000 .
2. The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 1 to this Order shall be added to Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Act, at the appropriate place in each case.
3. The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be added to Part VII of Schedule 1 to the Act, at the appropriate place in each case.
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Secretary,
Lord Chancellor’s Department
17th October 2002
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1 OTHER PUBLIC BODIES AND OFFICES: GENERAL
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The Adjudication Panel for Wales.
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The All-Wales Medicines Strategy Group.
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The Care Council for Wales.
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The Certification Officer.
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The Children’s Commissioner for Wales.
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The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.
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The Consumer Council for Postal Services.
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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel, in relation to information held by it otherwise than as a tribunal.
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The Electoral Commission.
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The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council.
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The General Social Care Council.
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The General Teaching Council for Wales.
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The National Care Standards Commission.
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The National Council for Education and Training for Wales.
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Any Rail Passengers' Committee established under section 2(2) of the Railways Act 1993( 2 ).
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The Standards Board for England.
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The Strategic Rail Authority.
Article 3
SCHEDULE 2 OTHER PUBLIC BODIES AND OFFICES: NORTHERN IRELAND
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The Belfast Harbour Commissioners.
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The Certification Officer for Northern Ireland.
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The Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners.
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The Warrenpoint Harbour Authority.
2000 c. 36 . The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 4 and 7 were transferred to the Lord Chancellor by the Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3500 ), which Order amended those sections accordingly.
1993 c. 43 . These bodies were formerly known as Rail Users' Consultative Committees, but were renamed by section 227(1) of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) , and section 2(2) of the Railways Act 1993 was amended accordingly.