3E+W+SAfter section 10(7) insert the following subsection:—
“(8)For the purposes of any civil proceedings arising out of those functions, the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 and the Crown Suits (Scotland) Act 1857 shall apply to the Commission and the Executive as if they were governments departments within the meaning of the said Act of 1947 or, as the case may be, public departments within the meaning of the said Act of 1857”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of ss. 97(1)–(4), 111(1), 114–116, 125(3), Sch. 9 Pt. I, Pt. II paras. 2(1)–4(3), 6, Sch. 10 Pt.I, Pt.II paras. 2(1)–4(3), 6, Sch. 13 paras. 1, 2, 3(1)–(3), 4–7, Sch. 14 paras. 3, 6, Sch. 15 paras. 1–14, 15(1)(2), 16(1)–(4), 17, 18(1)(2), 19–21, Sch. 16 Pt. III paras. 1–3, 5–7, 31–33, Pt.IV paras. 2(1)–(4), 3(1)(2)(4), 4(1)–(5), 6, 7(a)(b), 9(1)–(4), 10(1)–(3), 12(1)–(3), 13(1), 17, 18(1)–(3), Sch. 18 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.