Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Departments Etc. Subject to Investigation

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.

Agricultural wages committees.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Arts Council of Great Britain.

British Council.

British Library Board.

Building Societies Commission.

Certification Officer.

Charity Commission.

Civil Service Commission.

Co-operative Development Agency.

Countryside Commission.

Countryside Commission for Scotland.

Crafts Council.

Crofters Commission.

Crown Estate Office.

Customs and Excise.

Data Protection Registrar.

Ministry of Defence.

Development Commission.

Department of Education and Science.

Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges.

Department of Employment.

Department of Energy.

Department of the Environment.

Equal Opportunities Commission.

Export Credits Guarantee Department.

Office of the Director General of Fair Trading.

British Film Institute.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Forestry Commission.

Registry of Friendly Societies.

Office of the Director General of Gas Supply.

Health and Safety Commission.

Health and Safety Executive.

Department of Health and Social Security.

Highlands and Islands Development Board.

Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.

Home Office.

Horserace Betting Levy Board.

Housing Corporation.

Central Office of Information.

Inland Revenue.

Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce.

Land Registry.

The following general lighthouse authorities—

(a) the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond;

(b) the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.

The Lord Chancellor’s Department.

Lord President of the Council’s Office.

Management and Personnel Office.

Manpower Services Commission.

Medical Practices Committee.

Scottish Medical Practices Committee.

Museums and Galleries Commission.

National Debt Office.

Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

Department for National Savings.

Nature Conservancy Council.

Commission for the New Towns.

Development corporations for new towns.

Northern Ireland Court Service.

Northern Ireland Office.

Ordnance Survey.

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.

Registrar of Public Lending Right.

Public Record Office.

Scottish Record Office.

Commission for Racial Equality.

Red Deer Commission.

Department of the Registers of Scotland.

General Register Office, Scotland.

Agricultural and Food Research Council.

Economic and Social Research Council.

Medical Research Council.

Natural Environment Research Council.

Science and Engineering Research Council.

Residuary Bodies.

Royal Mint.

Scottish Courts Administration.

Scottish Office.

Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas.

Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.

Sports Council.

Scottish Sports Council.

Sports Council for Wales.

Stationery Office.

Office of the Director General of Telecommunications.

English Tourist Board.

Scottish Tourist Board.

Wales Tourist Board.

Board of Trade.

Department of Trade and Industry.

Agricultural Training Board.

Clothing and Allied Products Industry Training Board.

Construction Industry Training Board.

Engineering Industry Training Board.

Hotel and Catering Industry Training Board.

Plastics Processing Industry Training Board.

Road Transport Industry Training Board.

Department of Transport.

Treasury.

Treasury Solicitor.

Urban development corporations.

Development Board for Rural Wales.

Welsh Office.

1 U.K. The reference to the Ministry of Defence includes the Defence Council, the Admiralty Board, the Army Board and the Air Force Board.

2 U.K. The reference to the Registry of Friendly Societies includes the Central Office, the Office of the Assistant Registrar of Friendly Societies for Scotland and the Office of the Chief Registrar and the Industrial Assurance Commissioner.

3 U.K. In the case of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond an investigation under this Act may only be conducted in respect of action in connection with their functions as a general lighthouse authority.

4 U.K. The reference to the Lord Chancellor’s Department includes the department of the Accountant General of the Supreme Court and the department of the Public Trustee (whether or not either office is held by the Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor).

5 U.K. The reference to the Lord President of the Council’s Office includes the Office of Arts and Libraries but does not include the Privy Council Office.

6 U.K. The references to the Management and Personnel Office and the Treasury do not include the Cabinet Office, but subject to that include the subordinate departments of the Management and Personnel Office and of the Treasury and the office of any Minister whose expenses are defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for service of the Management and Personnel Office or the Treasury.

7 U.K. In the case of the Commission for the New Towns, a development corporation for a new town or the Development Board for Rural Wales, no investigation shall be conducted under this Act in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to housing.

8 U.K. The reference to the Treasury Solicitor does not include a reference to Her Majesty’s Procurator General.

9 U.K. In the case of an urban development corporation no investigation under this Act shall be conducted in respect of any action in connection with functions in relation to town and country planning.

10 U.K. 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, only did so when it was a department or authority to which this Act applied.