The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021

Transfer of functions of Minister for the Cabinet Office U.K.

7.—(1) The functions of the Minister for the Cabinet Office under section 2(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(1)—

(a) are transferred to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,

F1 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) The functions of the Minister for the Cabinet Office under—

(a) the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(2), and

(b) the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001(3),

other than the functions mentioned in paragraph (3), are transferred to the Secretary of State.

(3) The functions of the Minister for the Cabinet Office under—

(a) regulations 29ZA, 29ZB, 32ZBB and 32ZBC of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(4), and

(b) regulations 29ZA, 29ZB, 32ZBB and 32ZBC of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001(5),

are transferred to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 7(1)(b)(c) revoked (19.8.2022) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), ss. 18(3)(b), 67(1); S.I. 2022/908, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 7 in force at 8.12.2021, see art. 1(2)

(1)

2000 c. 41. Section 2(2)(b) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, Schedule 2, substituted by S.I. 2002/2626, Schedule 2 and amended by S.I. 2010/1837, Schedule, S.I. 2015/1376, Schedule 2 and S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2. By article 2 of S.I. 2021/310 the Minister for the Cabinet Office’s functions under section 2(2)(b) were made exercisable concurrently with any Minister of the Crown in the Cabinet Office with responsibilities in relation to the constitution.

(2)

S.I. 2001/341 as amended by S.I. 2006/2910, S.I. 2013/3198, S.I. 2015/467, S.I. 2015/1971, S.I. 2016/694, S.I. 2016/997, S.I. 2018/272, S.I. 2018/312, S.I. 2018/644, the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), S.I. 2019/1451, S.I. 2020/50 and the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. The functions that are to be transferred to the Secretary of State were transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office by article 7(c)(i) of S.I. 2016/997.

(3)

S.I. 2001/497, as amended by S.I. 2007/925, S.I. 2013/3206, S.I. 2015/450, S.I. 2015/1966, the Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 (asp 7), S.I. 2016/997, S.I. 2017/602, S.I. 2017/604, S.S.I. 2018/89, S.I. 2018/427, the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), S.I. 2019/1451, S.S.I. 2020/180 and S.I. 2020/113; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. The functions that are to be transferred to the Secretary of State were transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office by article 7(c)(ii) of S.I. 2016/997.

(4)

Regulation 29ZA was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198, regulation 14(1) and amended by S.I. 2015/467, regulation 4, S.I. 2015/1971, regulation 5, S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2 and the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), section 16(6). Regulation 29ZB was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198, regulation 14(1) and amended by S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2. The functions under regulations 29ZA and 29ZB that are to be transferred to the Secretary of State were transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office by article 7(c)(i) of S.I. 2016/997. Regulation 32ZBB was inserted by S.I. 2019/1451, regulation 11 and amended by S.I. 2020/50, regulation 13. Regulation 32ZBC was inserted by S.I. 2019/1451, regulation 11 and amended by S.I. 2020/50, regulation 14.

(5)

Regulation 29ZA was inserted by S.I. 2013/3206, regulation 14(1) and amended by S.I. 2015/450, regulation 4, S.I. 2015/1966, regulation 5, the Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 (asp 7), section 5(5) and S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2. Regulation 29ZB was inserted by S.I. 2013/3206, regulation 14(1) and amended by S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2. The functions under regulations 29ZA and 29ZB that are to be transferred to the Secretary of State were transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office by article 7(c)(ii) of S.I. 2016/997. Regulation 32ZBB was inserted by S.I. 2019/1451, regulation 18 and amended by S.S.I. 2020/113, regulation 8. Regulation 32ZBC was inserted by S.I. 2019/1451, regulation 18 and amended by S.S.I. 2020/113, regulation 9.