Transfer of functions of the National Consumer Council3
1
Schedule 1 has effect—
a
to transfer certain functions of the National Consumer Council under—
i
the Postal Services Act 200011,
ii
the 2007 Act, and
iii
the Postal Services Act 201112,
to the consumer advocacy bodies;
b
to transfer certain functions of the National Consumer Council under—
i
the Gas Act 198613,
ii
the Electricity Act 198914,
iii
the Utilities Act 200015,
iv
the Communications Act 200316, and
v
the 2007 Act,
to Citizens Advice and to Citizens Advice Scotland;
c
to transfer certain functions of the National Consumer Council under—
i
the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 200017, and
ii
the 2007 Act,
to Citizens Advice;
d
to transfer certain functions of the National Consumer Council under—
i
the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 200218,
ii
the Water Services etc (Scotland) Act 200519, and
iii
the Public Service Reform (Scotland) Act 201020,
to Citizens Advice Scotland;
e
to transfer certain functions of the National Consumer Council under the 2007 Act to the GCCNI;
f
to make consequential, supplementary incidental and transitional provision relating to the abolition of the National Consumer Council and the transfer of certain functions;
g
to repeal the entry relating to the National Consumer Council in Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011.
2
A function transferred under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) to Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland—
a
may be exercised by each of them jointly with the other;
b
may be exercised on behalf of the one to which the function is transferred by the other of them, if they so agree.
3
The conferring of functions on Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland by or under this Order is without prejudice to the functions of Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland not so conferred.
4
A function transferred to the GCCNI under paragraph (1)(a) or (e) may be exercised by that body only in relation to consumer matters that relate to postal services in Northern Ireland.
5
In paragraph (4) “consumer matters” has the meaning given by section 3 of the 2007 Act.