Section 2.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 (paras. 1-10) substituted (31.3.1995) for Sch. 1 (paras. 1-5) by 1993 c. 8, ss. 25, 31(2), Sch. 4 Pt. II para.2; S.I. 1995/631, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 1 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) extended (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para.7
Sch. 1 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) modified (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 paras.8, 9(5)
Sch. 1 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8): power to modify conferred (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(2)
Sch. 1 (as substituted by 1993 C. 8): functions transferred (1.4.1995) by 1995/269, art. 3, Sch. para. 3
1U.K.A person who first holds office as the Commissioner on or after the appointed day shall be entitled, if he was a member of a judicial pension scheme immediately before he first holds that office, to elect between—
(a)the scheme of pensions and other benefits under that judicial pension scheme (his “former scheme”);
(b)(if different from his former scheme) the scheme of pensions and other benefits constituted by Part I of the 1993 Act (“the 1993 scheme”); and
(c)the scheme of pensions and other benefits applicable under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 to the civil service of the State (“the civil service scheme”);
and, if he is not entitled to make an election under this paragraph, or if he is so entitled but fails to make such an election, he shall be treated as if he had been so entitled and had elected for the civil service scheme.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) restricted (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(3)
2(1)If a person who held the office of Commissioner before the appointed day has made an election under the former enactments for the old judicial scheme, he shall be entitled to make an election under this sub-paragraph between—U.K.
(a)the old judicial scheme; and
(b)the 1993 scheme;
and, if he fails to make an election under this sub-paragraph, he shall be taken to have elected for the old judicial scheme.
(2)If a person who held the office of Commissioner before the appointed day—
(a)has made an election under the former enactments for the civil service scheme, or
(b)has failed to make an election under those enactments (so that he is taken to have elected for the civil service scheme),
he shall be treated as if he had been entitled to make an election under this Schedule and had elected for the civil service scheme.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) restricted (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(3)
3U.K.Where a person elects under this Schedule for his former scheme, that scheme shall, subject to regulations under this Schedule, apply as if his service as Commissioner were service which was subject, in his case, to that scheme.
4(1)A person who elects under paragraph 1(b) or 2(1)(b) above for the 1993 scheme, shall be entitled, when he ceases to hold office as Commissioner, to a pension under Part I of the 1993 Act at the appropriate annual rate (within the meaning of that Act) if he has held that office for at least 5 years and either—U.K.
(a)he has attained the age of 65; or
(b)he is disabled by permanent infirmity for the performance of the duties of the office;
and, subject to the following provisions of, and regulations under, this Schedule, the provisions of Part I of that Act (other than sections 1(1) to (4) and 2) and of sections 19, 20 and 23 of, and Schedule 2 to, that Act (which provide for benefits in respect of earnings in excess of pension-capped salary, appeals and transfer of accrued rights) shall apply in relation to him and his service in the office of Commissioner as they apply in relation to a person to whom Part I of that Act applies.
(2)Subject to regulations under this Schedule, in the application of provisions of the 1993 Act by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above, a person who elects for the 1993 scheme shall be treated—
(a)as if the office of Commissioner were a qualifying judicial office (within the meaning of that Act) by virtue of inclusion among the offices specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to that Act;
(b)as if his election under this Schedule were an election such as is mentioned in paragraph (d) of section 1(1) of that Act (so that, in particular, section 12 of that Act, which provides for the transfer of accrued rights into the scheme, applies);
(c)as if his pension by virtue of this Schedule were a pension under section 2 of that Act (and, accordingly, a judicial pension, within the meaning of that Act); and
(d)for the purpose of determining, in the event of his death, the rate of any surviving spouse’s or children’s pension payable under sections 5 to 8 of that Act in respect of his service as Commissioner, as if references in those sections to the annual rate of the deceased’s judicial pension were references—
(i)where a pension had commenced to be paid to him by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above, to the appropriate annual rate of that pension; or
(ii)where no such pension had commenced to be paid to him, to the rate that would have been the appropriate annual rate of the pension payable to him by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(b) above, had he not died, but been disabled by permanent infirmity for the performance of the duties of his office on and after the date of death;
and, in the application of that Act to the Commissioner (whether by virtue of paragraph 1(a) or (b) or 2(1)(b) above) the references to the appropriate Minister in sections 13 (election for personal pension), 19 (benefits in respect of earnings in excess of pension-capped salary) and 20 (appeals) of, and Schedule 2 (transfer of accrued rights) to, that Act shall be taken as references to the Treasury and the power conferred by paragraph 2 of that Schedule to make regulations shall be exercisable by the Treasury.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4Sch. 1 para. 4 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) modified (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(2)
5U.K.Where a person elects under this Schedule for the civil service scheme, the principal civil service pension scheme within the meaning of section 2 of the Superannuation Act 1972 and for the time being in force shall, subject to regulations under this Schedule, apply as if his service as Commissioner were service in employment in the civil service of the State.
6U.K.Where a person elects under this Schedule for the old judicial scheme, that scheme and the former enactments shall, subject to regulations under this Schedule, continue to have effect in relation to him and his service in the office of Commissioner.
7U.K.Any power to make an election under this Schedule shall be exercisable within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed in regulations under this Schedule.
8(1)The Treasury may make regulations for purposes supplementary to the other provisions of this Schedule.U.K.
(2)Any such regulations may, without prejudice to section 38 or 39A of the Superannuation Act 1965 (employment in more than one public office), make special provision with respect to the pensions and other benefits payable to or in respect of a person to whom—
(a)his former scheme,
(b)the 1993 scheme,
(c)the civil service scheme, or
(d)the old judicial scheme,
applies, or has applied, in respect of any service other than service as Commissioner.
(3)The provision that may be made by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) above includes provision—
(a)for aggregating—
(i)other service falling within his former scheme, the 1993 scheme or the old judicial scheme with service as Commissioner, or
(ii)service as Commissioner with such other service,
for the purpose of determining qualification for, or entitlement to, or the amount of, benefit under the scheme in question;
(b)for increasing the amount of the benefit payable under any of the schemes mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) above, in the case of a person to whom that scheme applied in respect of an office held by him before appointment as Commissioner, up to the amount that would have been payable under that scheme if he had retired from that office on the ground of permanent infirmity immediately before his appointment.
(4)Any statutory instrument made by virtue of this Schedule shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5Sch. 1 para. 8 (as substituted by 1993 c. 8) modified (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 1(3), 22(4), Sch. 1 paras. 9(2), 10(b)
9U.K.Any pension or other benefit granted by virtue of this Schedule shall be charged on, and issued out of, the Consolidated Fund.
10U.K.In this Schedule—
“the 1981 Act” means the Judicial Pensions Act 1981;
“the 1993 Act” means the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993;
“the appointed day” means the day on which Part II of Schedule 4 to the 1993 Act comes into force;
“the former enactments” means Schedule 1 to this Act, as it had effect from time to time before the appointed day;
“judicial pension scheme” means any public service pension scheme, as defined in—
under which pensions and other benefits are payable in respect of service in one or more qualifying judicial offices, within the meaning of the 1993 Act, but does not include the civil service scheme;
“the old judicial scheme” means the statutory scheme of pensions and other benefits applicable under or by virtue of the 1981 Act to the judicial offices listed in section 1 of that Act.]
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 1 para. 10: Words in definition substituted (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, ss. 190, 193(2), Sch. 8 para.1; S. I. 1994/86, art. 2
F3Sch. 1 para. 10: Words in definition substituted (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 49, ss. 184, 186(2), Sch. 7 para.7; S.R. 1994/17, art. 2
Section 4
X1Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee.
Advisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration.
Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products.
Advisory Committee on Advertising.
Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs.
Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections.
Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances.
Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement.
Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards.
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.
Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection.
Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances.
Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites.
Advisory Committee on Microbiological Safety of Food.
Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships.
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes.
Advisory Committee on Organic Standards.
Advisory Committee on Pesticides.
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.
Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs.
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
Advisory Council on Historical Manuscripts.
Advisory Council on Libraries.
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Advisory Council on National Records and Archives.
Advisory Council on Public Records.
Advisory Group on Hepatitis.
Advisory Group on Medical Countermeasures.
Advisory Panel on Beacon Councils.
Advisory Panel on Country Information.
Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information.
Advisory Panel on Standards for the Planning Inspectorate.
Agricultural dwelling house advisory committees.
[F4Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.]
Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.
Agricultural wages committees.
Air Quality Expert Group.
Alcohol Education and Research Council.
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.
Animals Procedures Committee.
Appeal Officer for Community Interest Companies.
Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Arts Council of England.
[F5The Director of the Assets Recovery Agency.]
Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board.
Better Regulation Commission.
Big Lottery Fund.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
Board of Trade.
Boundary Commission for England.
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland.
Boundary Commission for Scotland.
Boundary Commission for Wales.
British Association for Central and Eastern Europe.
British Council.
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency.
British Film Institute.
British Hallmarking Council.
British Library Board.
British Museum.
British Pharmacopoeia Commission.
[F6British Potato Council.]
British Tourist Authority.
Building Regulations Advisory Committee.
Cabinet Office.
Capacity Builders.
[F7Care Quality Commission.]
Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions.
Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges.
Central Office of Information.
The Certification Officer.
Charity Commission.
The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice for Northern Ireland.
[F8Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.]
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
Civil Aviation Authority.
Civil Justice Council.
Coal Authority.
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection.
Commission for Integrated Transport.
Commission for the New Towns.
[F9Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.]
Commission for Rural Communities.
Commission for Social Care Inspection.
Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses.
Committee on the Biological Safety of Blood and Tissues for Transplantation.
Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.
[F10The Committee on Climate Change.]
Commission on Human Medicines.
Committee on the Medical Aspects of Air Pollutants.
Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment.
Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management.
Committee on the Safety of Devices.
Committee on Standards in Public Life.
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.
Community Development Foundation.
Competition Commission.
Competition Service.
Complaints Audit Committee.
Construction Industry Training Board.
[F11Consumer Council for Postal Services.]
Consumer Council for Water.
Correctional Services Accreditation Panel.
Council for Science and Technology.
Crown Estate Office.
Culture East Midlands.
Culture North East.
Culture North West.
Culture South East.
Culture South West.
Culture West Midlands.
Cycling England.
Darwin Advisory Committee.
Defence Nuclear Safety Committee.
Defence Scientific Advisory Committee.
DEFRA Science Advisory Council.
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Department for Communities and Local Government.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
Department for International Development.
Department for Transport.
Department for Work and Pensions.
Department of Health.
Design Council.
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.
Economic and Social Research Council.
Electoral Commission.
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
England Implementation Group.
English Sports Council.
English Tourist Board.
Environment Agency.
Ethnic Minority Business Forum.
Expert Advisory Group on AIDS.
Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards.
Export Credits Guarantee Department.
The Director of Fair Access to Higher Education.
Farm Animal Welfare Council.
Firebuy Limited.
Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Food from Britain.
Food Standards Agency.
Football Licensing Authority.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Forestry Commission.
Fuel Poverty Advisory Group.
Futurebuilders Advisory Panel.
Gambling Commission.
Gangmasters Licensing Authority.
[F12Gas and Electricity Consumer Council.]
Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.
Geffrye Museum.
Gene Therapy Advisory Committee.
General Advisory Committee on Science.
General Social Care Council.
Genetics and Insurance Committee.
Government Actuary's Department.
The Great Britain-China Centre.
[F13Health and Safety Commission.]
Health and Safety Executive.
Health Protection Agency.
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
Her Majesty's Treasury.
Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee.
Higher Education Funding Council for England.
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.
Historic Royal Palaces.
[F14Home-Grown Cereals Authority.]
Home Office.
[F15Homes and Communities Agency]
The Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust.
Horserace Betting Levy Board.
[F16Horticultural Development Council.]
Housing Corporation.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
Human Genetics Commission.
Human Tissue Authority.
The Immigration Services Commissioner.
Imperial War Museum.
Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV.
Independent Living (1993) Fund.
Independent Living (Extension) Fund.
Independent Living Fund (2006).
Independent Reconfiguration Panel.
The Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.
Independent Review Panel for Advertising.
Independent Review Panel on the Classification of Borderline Products.
Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB.
Industrial Development Advisory Board.
The Information Commissioner.
The International Rail Regulator.
Investors in People UK.
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
Land Registry.
Law Commission.
Learning and Skills Council for England.
Leasehold Advisory Service.
Legal Deposit Advisory Panel.
Legal Services Commission.
The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner.
The following general lighthouse authorities—
(a) the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond;
(b) the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.
Living East.
Local Better Regulation Office.
[F17Local Better Regulation Office.]
Low Pay Commission.
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission.
[F18Meat and Livestock Commission.]
Medical Research Council.
Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee.
[F19Milk Development Council.]
Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Justice.
Museum of London.
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
National Army Museum.
National Biological Standards Board (UK).
National Community Forum.
[F20National Consumer Council.]
National Employer Advisory Board.
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.
National Forest Company.
National Gallery.
National Heritage Memorial Fund.
National Housing and Planning Advice Unit.
[F21The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care.]
National Lottery Commission.
National Maritime Museum.
National Museum of Science and Industry.
National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside.
National Policing Improvement Agency.
National Portrait Gallery.
National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group.
National Victims Advisory Panel.
Natural England.
Natural Environment Research Council.
Natural History Museum.
Northern Ireland Court Service.
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.
Northern Ireland Office.
Northern Ireland Police Fund.
Northern Ireland Policing Board.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
Nuclear Liabilities Fund.
Nuclear Research Advisory Council.
Nutrition Forum.
[F22Office for National Statistics.]
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills.
Office of the Children's Commissioner.
Office of Communications.
Office of Fair Trading.
Office of Public Sector Information.
Office of Rail Regulation.
Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.
Office of the Renewable Fuels Agency.
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.
[F23Office for Tenants and Social Landlords]
The Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court.
Oil and Pipelines Agency.
Olympic Delivery Authority.
Olympic Lottery Distributor.
Ordnance Survey.
Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.
Parole Board.
[F24Patient Information Advisory Group.]
Partnerships for Schools.
The Pensions Regulator.
Pesticide Residues Committee.
Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.
Postal Services Commission.
Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board.
Probation Board for Northern Ireland.
The Registrar of Public Lending Right.
Public Record Office.
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
The Quality Improvement Agency.
Rail Passengers' Council.
Railway Heritage Committee.
Regional development agencies (other than the London Development Agency).
Regional industrial development boards.
Remploy Ltd.
Renewables Advisory Board.
Residuary Bodies.
Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art.
Royal Air Force Museum.
Royal Armouries Museum.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.
Royal Marines Museum.
Royal Mint.
Royal Naval Museum.
Royal Navy Submarine Museum.
Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation.
The School Food Trust.
Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition.
Sea Fish Industry Authority.
Sector Skills Development Agency.
Security Industry Authority.
Sentencing Advisory Panel.
Sentencing Guidelines Council.
[F25The Serious Organised Crime Agency.]
Sir John Soane's Museum.
SITPRO Ltd.
Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee.
Standards Board for England.
Standing Dental Advisory Committee.
[F26Statistics Board]
[F27Statistics Commission.]
Sustainable Development Commission.
Tate Gallery.
Technology Strategy Board.
The Theatres Trust.
Training and Development Agency for Schools.
Treasure Valuation Committee.
The Treasury Solicitor.
UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority Advisory Committee.
UK Film Council.
UK National Authority Advisory Group.
Union Modernisation Fund Supervisory Board.
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
United Kingdom Sports Council.
United Kingdom Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory Authority.
Unlinked Anonymous Surveys Steering Group.
Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority.
Urban development corporations established for urban development areas wholly in England.
Urban Regeneration Agency.
Valuation Tribunal Service.
Veterinary Products Committee.
Veterinary Residues Committee.
Victims Advisory Panel.
Victoria and Albert Museum.
Wales Office.
Wallace Collection.
War pensions committees.
Water Services Regulation Authority.
Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
Women's National Commission.
Yorkshire Culture.
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.
Zoos Forum.
Editorial Information
X1Sch. 2: this version of this provision contains details of amendments coming into force on or after 28.2.2008 and before 13.2.2009 (repealed text is retained). For previous amendment history, please refer to the earlier version.
Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 2: entry inserted (29.2.2008) by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/476), arts. 1(2), 18, Sch. 5 para. 1
F5Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 74(2), 92, 94, Sch. 8 para. 143(2), Sch. 14; S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a)(d) (subject to arts. 3-14)
F6Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2008) by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/576), arts. 1(3), 18, Sch. 5 para. 7 (with Sch. 4 para. 10)
F7Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.10.2008) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 95, 170, Sch. 5 para. 56(b); S.I. 2008/2497, art. 2(l)(q)
F8Sch. 2: entry inserted (10.6.2008 for certain purposes and 24.7.2008 otherwise) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), ss. 1, 62, Sch. 1 para. 25; S.I. 2008/1476, art. 2(1); S.I. 2008/2033, art. 2(1)
F9Sch. 2: entry repealed (30.6.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 241, 245, Sch. 18 Pt. 18; S.I. 2008/461, art. 2(4)(c)
F10Sch. 2: entry inserted (26.11.2008) by Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27), ss. 32, 100, Sch. 1 para. 29(a)
F11Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.10.2008) by Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17), ss. 64, 66, Sch. 8; S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.
F12Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.10.2008) by Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17), ss. 64, 66, Sch. 8; S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.
F13Sch. 2: entry omitted (1.4.2008) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/960), art. 22, Sch. 3 (with art. 21, Sch. 2)
F14Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2008) by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/576), arts. 1(3), 18, Sch. 5 para. 7 (with Sch. 4 para. 10)
F15Sch. 2: entry inserted (8.9.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 56, 325, Sch. 8 para. 4(a); S.I. 2008/2358, art. 2
F16Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2008) by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/576), arts. 1(3), 18, Sch. 5 para. 7 (with Sch. 4 para. 10)
F17Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.10.2008) by virtue of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (c. 13), ss. 1, 76, Sch. 1 para. 18; S.I. 2008/2371, art. 2
F18Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2008) by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/576), arts. 1(3), 18, Sch. 5 para. 7 (with Sch. 4 para. 10)
F19Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2008) by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/576), arts. 1(3), 18, Sch. 5 para. 7 (with Sch. 4 para. 10)
F20Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.10.2008) by Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17), ss. 64, 66, Sch. 8; S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.
F21Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.10.2008) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 160, 170, Sch. 14 para. 2; S.I. 2008/2497, art. 7(1)(b)
F22Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2008) by Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (c. 18), ss. 73, 74, Sch. 4 Pt. 1; S.I. 2008/839, art. 2
F23Sch. 2: entry inserted (8.9.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 277, 325, Sch. 9 para. 2(2); S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)(2)
F24Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.1.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 166, 170, Sch. 15 Pt. 6; S.I. 2008/2497, art. 7(2)(d)
F25Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 74(2), 94, Sch. 8 para. 143(3); S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to arts. 3-14)
F26Sch. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2008) by Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (c. 18), ss. 63(2), 74; S.I. 2008/839, art. 2
F27Sch. 2: entry repealed (1.4.2008) by Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (c. 18), ss. 73, 74, Sch. 4 Pt. 1; S.I. 2008/839, art. 2
In relation to any function exercised on behalf of the Crown by a department or authority to which this Act applies which was previously exercisable on behalf of the Crown by a department or authority to which this Act does not apply, the reference to the department or authority to which this Act applies includes a reference to the other department or authority if the other department or authority—
(a)ceased to exercise the function before the commencement of this Act; or
(b)where it exercised the function after the commencement of this Act, did so only when it was a department or authority to which this Act applied.
Textual Amendments
F28Sch. 2 Note repealed (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 74(2), 92, 94, Sch. 8 para. 143(4), Sch. 14; S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a)(d) (subject to arts. 3-14)
The reference to the Cabinet Office does not include any of the Secretariats (including the intelligence and security functions carried out by the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and the Prime Minister's Security Adviser respectively) or the office of the Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service. The reference to the Cabinet Office includes the Lord President of the Council's Office, the executive agencies of the Cabinet Office and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the service of the Cabinet Office.
In the case of the Commission for the New Towns no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to housing.
Yn ddilys o 26/11/2008
In the case of the Committee on Climate Change, no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action taken by or on behalf of the Committee—
(a)in the exercise in or as regards Scotland of any function to the extent that the function is exercisable within devolved competence (within the meaning of section 54 of the Scotland Act 1998), or
(b)in connection with functions of the Committee in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006).
The reference to the Environment Agency is a reference to that Agency in relation to all its functions other than its flood defence functions, within the meaning of the Water Resources Act 1991 F29; and no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions of the Environment Agency in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006 F30).
In the case of the Forestry Commission no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions of the Forestry Commissioners in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006).
In the case of the Government Actuary's Department an investigation may be conducted only in respect of the giving of advice by the Government Actuary's Department on or before 26 April 2001 relating to the exercise of functions under—
(a)Part 2 of the Insurance Companies Act 1982 F31, or
(b)any other enactment relating to the regulation of insurance companies within the meaning of that Act.
Textual Amendments
F311982 c.50. Repealed by S.I. 2001/3649.
In the case of the Health Protection Agency no investigation is to be conducted in relation to any action taken by or on behalf of that Agency in the exercise in or as regards Scotland of any function to the extent that the function is exercisable within devolved competence (within the meaning of section 54 of the Scotland Act 1998 F32).
The reference to Her Majesty's Treasury includes its subordinate departments and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the service of Her Majesty's Treasury; but it does not include National Savings and Investments.
Yn ddilys o 08/09/2008
In the case of the Homes and Communities Agency no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to town and country planning.
In the case of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond an investigation may be conducted only in respect of action in connection with its functions as a general lighthouse authority.
The reference to the Ministry of Defence includes the Defence Council, the Admiralty Board, the Army Board and the Air Force Board.
In the case of the Statistics Board, no investigation is to be conducted in relation to any action taken by or on behalf of the Board in the exercise of any of its functions where the function is being exercised only in relation to Scottish devolved statistics (within the meaning of section 66 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007).
The reference to the Ministry of Justice includes the Public Trustee but does not include the Privy Council Office or the Office of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
In the case of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, an investigation may be conducted only in respect of the exercise of functions vested in it by virtue of a notice served on the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs under section 317(2), 321(2) or 322(2) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (Revenue functions).
The reference to the Treasury Solicitor does not include a reference to Her Majesty's Procurator General.
In the case of an urban development corporation no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to town and country planning.
In the case of the Urban Regeneration Agency no investigation is to be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to town and country planning.
1U.K.Action taken in matters certified by a Secretary of State or other Minister of the Crown to affect relations or dealings between the Government of the United Kingdom and any other Government or any international organisation of States or Governments.
[F332(1)Action taken, in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, by or on behalf of any officer representing or acting under the authority of Her Majesty in respect of the United Kingdom, or any other officer of the Government of the United Kingdom other than,U.K.
(a)action which is taken by an officer (not being an honorary consular officer) in the exercise of a consular function on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom;
(b)action which is taken by an officer within a control zone or a supplementary control zone; or
(c)action which is taken by a British sea-fishery officer.
(2)In this paragraph—
(a)“control zone” has the meaning given collectively by Schedule 1 to the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993, Schedule 1 to the Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1994 and regulation 2 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003;
(b)“supplementary control zone” has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993;
(c)“British sea-fishery officer” has the meaning given by section 7 of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968.]
Textual Amendments
F33Sch. 3 para. 2 substituted (20.1.2006) by The Parliamentary Commissioner (No. 2) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3430), art. 3
3U.K.Action taken in connection with the administration of the government of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom which forms part of Her Majesty’s dominions or in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction.
[F344U.K.Action taken by the Secretary of State under the Extradition Act 2003.]
Textual Amendments
F34Sch. 3 para. 4 substituted (1.1.2004) by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), ss. 219, 221, Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (subject to savings in Order)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C6Para. 4 extended by Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 (c. 68, SIF 48), s. 21(4)
5U.K.Action taken by or with the authority of the Secretary of State for the purposes of investigating crime or of protecting the security of the State, including action so taken with respect to passports.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7Sch. 3 para. 5 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(a)
6The commencement or conduct of civil or criminal proceedings before any court of law in the United Kingdom, of proceedings at any place under the M1Naval Discipline Act 1957, the M2Army Act 1955 or the M3Air Force Act 1955, or of proceedings before any international court or tribunal.
[F356AU.K.Action taken by any person appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a member of the administrative staff of any court or tribunal, so far as that action is taken at the direction, or on the authority (whether express or implied), of any person acting in a judicial capacity or in his capacity as a member of the tribunal.]
Textual Amendments
[F366B(1)Action taken by any member of the administrative staff of a relevant tribunal, so far as that action is taken at the direction, or on the authority (whether express or implied), of any person acting in his capacity as a member of the tribunal.U.K.
(2)In this paragraph, “relevant tribunal” has the meaning given by section 5(8) of this Act.]
Textual Amendments
F36Sch. 3 para. 6B inserted (5.9.1994) by 1994 c. 14, ss. 1(2), 3(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C8Sch. 3 para. 6B(2) extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(b)
[F376CAction taken by any person appointed under section 5(3)(c) of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995, so far as that action is taken at the direction, or on the authority (whether express or implied), of any person acting in his capacity as an adjudicator appointed under section 5 of that Act to determine appeals.]
Textual Amendments
F37Sch. 3 para. 6C inserted (8.11.1995) by 1995 c. 53, s. 10(2)(3)
7Any exercise of the prerogative of mercy or of the power of a Secretary of State to make a reference in respect of any person to F38. . . the High Court of Justiciary or the Courts-Martial Appeal Court.
Textual Amendments
F38Sch. 3 para. 7: words repealed (31.3.1997) by 1995 c. 35, s. 29(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 1997/402, arts. 3(f), 4.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C9Sch. 3 para. 7 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(a)
C10Sch. 3 para. 7 continued (28.2.1999) by S.I. 1999/652, art. 3(2)
8[F39(1)] Action taken on behalf of the Minister of Health or the Secretary of State by [F40a Strategic Health Authority,][F41a Health Authority, a Primary Care Trust, a Special Health Authority][F42except the Rampton Hospital Review Board][F43 . . . F44 the Rampton Hospital Board], [F45the Broadmoor Hospital Board or the Moss Side and Park Lane Hospitals Board,][F46. . . a Health Board or the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service][F47by F48. . . the Scottish Dental Practice Board]. . . .
[F49(2)For the purposes of this paragraph, action taken by a [F50Strategic Health Authority,] Health Authority, Special Health Authority or Primary Care Trust in the exercise of functions of the Secretary of State shall be regarded as action taken on his behalf.]
Textual Amendments
F39Sch. 3 para. 8 renumbered (8.2.2000) as Sch. 3 para. 8(1) by S.I. 2000/90, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with art. 2(5))
F40Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(1) inserted (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2469, reg. 4, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 3(a) (with reg. 2(4))
F41Words in Sch. 3 para. 8 substituted (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/90, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 5(a) (with art. 2(5))
F42Words inserted by S.I. 1981/736, art. 2
F43Words inserted by S.I. 1986/1168, art. 2
F44Word repealed by S.I. 1987/661, art. 2(a)
F45Words inserted by S.I. 1987/661, art. 2(b)
F46Sch. 3 para. 8: words repealed (28.6.1995) by 1995 c. 17, s. 5(1), Sch. 3
F47Words in Sch. 3 para. 8 inserted (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 46, ss. 20, 22(4), Sch. 2 para. 2
F48Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(1) repealed (1.4.2006) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 196, 199, Sch. 14 Pt. 4; S.I. 2005/2925, art. 11
F49Sch. 3 para. 8(2) inserted (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/90, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 5(b) (with art. 2(5))
F50Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(2) inserted (1.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2469, reg. 4, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 3(b) (with reg. 2(4))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C11Sch. 3 para. 8 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(a)
9U.K.Action taken in matters relating to contractual or other commercial transactions, whether within the United Kingdom or elsewhere, being transactions of a government department or authority to which this Act applies or of any such authority or body as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of this Act and not being transactions for or relating to—
(a)the acquisition of land compulsorily or in circumstances in which it could be acquired compulsorily;
(b)the disposal as surplus of land acquired compulsorily or in such circumstances as aforesaid.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C12Sch. 3 para. 9 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(c)
10[F51(1)]Action taken in respect of appointments or removals, pay, discipline, superannuation or other personnel matters, in relation to—U.K.
(a)service in any of the armed forces of the Crown, including reserve and auxiliary and cadet forces;
(b)service in any office or employment under the Crown or under any authority [F52to which this Act applies]; or
(c)service in any office or employment, or under any contract for services, in respect of which power to take action, or to determine or approve the action to be taken, in such matters is vested in Her Majesty, any Minister of the Crown or any such authority as aforesaid.
[F53(2)Sub-paragraph (1)(c) above shall not apply to any action (not otherwise excluded from investigation by this Schedule) which is taken by the Secretary of State in connection with:—
(a)the provision of information relating to the terms and conditions of any employment covered by an agreement entered into by him under section 12(1) of the M4Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 [F54or pursuant to the exercise of his powers under Part I of the International Development Act 2002] or
(b)the provision of any allowance, grant or supplement or any benefit (other than those relating to superannuation) arising from the designation of any person in accordance with such an agreement.]
Textual Amendments
F51Sch. 3 para. 10 renumbered as Sch. 3 para. 10(1) by S.I. 1983/1707, art. 2(a)
F52Words substituted by Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39 SIF 89), s. 1(3)(c)
F53Sch. 3 para. 10(2) inserted by S.I. 1983/1707, art. 21(b)
F54Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(2)(a) inserted (17.6.2002) by 2002 c. 1, s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2002/1408, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C13Sch. 3 para. 10 extended (13.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1351, art. 9(6)(c)
Marginal Citations
M41980 c. 63(88).
11U.K.The grant of honours, awards or privileges within the gift of the Crown, including the grant of Royal Charters.
[F5512(1)Action not otherwise within this Schedule which is taken in the course of administrative functions exercised at the direction, or on the authority (whether express or implied), of a judge of any court established under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland.U.K.
(2)In this paragraph “judge” includes—
(a)a person appointed under section 89 of, and Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to, the Supreme Court Act 1981, and
(b)a Master or District Judge appointed under section 70 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.]
Textual Amendments
F55Sch. 3 para. 12 inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 145, 148, Sch. 17 para. 6(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 28
Section 5
Textual Amendments
F56Sch. 4 substituted (30.1.2008) by The Parliamentary Commissioner Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3470), art. 3, Sch. 2
Adjudicators appointed under article 7(1)(b) of the Criminal Injuries Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.
Agricultural Land Tribunals constituted under section 73 of the Agriculture Act 1947.
Appeal tribunals constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998.
The appeal tribunal established for Scotland under section 29 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 which is known as the Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal for Scotland.
Tribunals of Appeal constituted under section 109 of the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939.
Care Standards Tribunal constituted under section 9 of the Protection of Children Act 1999.
Central Arbitration Committee constituted under section 259 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
Commons Commissioners constituted under section 17 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.
Competition Appeal Tribunal constituted under section 12 of the Enterprise Act 2002.
Copyright Tribunal constituted under section 145 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Employment tribunals (England and Wales) and employment tribunals (Scotland) established under regulation 5 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004.
Employment Appeal Tribunal continued in existence under section 20 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996.
Foreign Compensation Commission constituted under section 1 of the Foreign Compensation Act 1950.
Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal for England and Wales constituted under section 29 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963.
Information Tribunal constituted under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal referred to in section 396 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Mental Health Review Tribunals constituted under section 65 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Mental Health Act 1983.
National Health Service Medicines (Control of Prices and Profits) Appeal Tribunal constituted under regulation 7 of the Health Service Medicines (Price Control Appeals) Regulations 2000.
Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund appointed under section 209 of the Pensions Act 2004.
Pensions Ombudsman established under section 145 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.
Persons hearing consumer credit licensing appeals appointed under regulation 24 of the Consumer Credit Licensing (Appeals) Regulations 1998.
Persons hearing estate agents' appeals appointed under regulation 19 of the Estate Agents (Appeals) Regulations 1981.
Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal (referred to in section 42 of the Plant Varieties Act 1997).
Reference committees constituted under section 27 of the Forestry Act 1967.
Rent assessment committees constituted under section 65 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Rent Act 1977 (including when exercising the jurisdiction of residential property tribunals as provided for in section 229 of the Housing Act 2004) and also known as leasehold valuation tribunals for the purpose of determinations pursuant to section 21(1), (2) and (3) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 and continued as rent tribunals for the purpose of references pursuant to the provisions in Part V of the Rent Act 1977.
Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal constituted under section 333 of the Education Act 1996.
Traffic commissioners appointed under section 4 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.
Valuation tribunals continued in existence under regulation 3 of the Valuation and Community Charge Tribunals Regulations 1989.]