1. This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Excluded Welsh Authorities) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 30th November 2002.

2. The public authorities listed in the Schedule to this Order are designated as excluded authorities for the purposes of section 83(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Article 2

SCHEDULE EXCLUDED AUTHORITIES

PART I LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The magistrates' court committee established under section 27 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997( 2 ) for each of the following areas:

• Dyfed Powys;

• Gwent;

• North Wales; and

• South Wales.

PART II OTHER BODIES AND OFFICES: GENERAL

• The Advisory Committee on General Commissioners of Income Tax( 3 ) for each of the following areas:

  • Clwyd;

  • Dyfed-Carmarthen;

  • Dyfed-Ceredigion;

  • Dyfed-Pembroke;

  • Gwent;

  • Gwynedd-Anglesey;

  • Gwynedd-Caernavon;

  • Gwynedd-Meirionnydd;

  • Mid Glamorgan;

  • Powys;

  • South Glamorgan; and

  • West Glamorgan.

• The Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace( 4 ) for each of the following areas:

  • Clwyd;

  • Dyfed-Carmarthen;

  • Dyfed-Ceredigion;

  • Dyfed-Pembroke;

  • Gwent;

  • Gwynedd;

  • Mid Glamorgan;

  • Powys;

  • South Glamorgan; and

  • West Glamorgan.

• The Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales( 5 ).

• Sianel Pedwar Cymru, in respect of information held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature( 6 ).

• The Traffic Commissioner for the Welsh Traffic Area, in respect of information held otherwise than as a tribunal( 7 ).