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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.
In the case of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency an investigation may be conducted only in respect of the exercise of functions vested in him 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 F1(Inland Revenue functions).
Textual Amendments
F12002 c.29. Section 317(2) amended by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c.11), sections 50(1), (7).
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.
Valid from 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 F2; 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 F3).
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 F4, or
(b)any other enactment relating to the regulation of insurance companies within the meaning of that Act.
Textual Amendments
F41982 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 F5).
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.
Valid from 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.
Valid from 01/04/2008
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.
Valid from 01/04/2008
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.
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