Energy Act 2004 (c. 20)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Part 3 U.K. Supplemental

Public records U.K.

14 U.K. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51) (administrative and departmental records of certain bodies to be public records), in Part 2 of the Table, at the appropriate place, insert— “ Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. ”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 14 in force at 27.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1973, art. 2, Sch.

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 U.K.

15 U.K. In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13) (departments and authorities subject to investigation), at the appropriate place, insert— “ Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. ”

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 1 para. 15 in force at 27.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1973, art. 2, Sch.

Disqualification for House of Commons and Northern Ireland Assembly U.K.

16 U.K. In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) (bodies of which all members are disqualified), at the appropriate place, insert— “ The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. ”;

and a corresponding amendment shall be made in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25).

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 1 para. 16 in force at 27.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1973, art. 2, Sch.

Scottish devolution U.K.

17 U.K. The following provisions of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) shall have effect as if the NDA were a cross-border public authority—

(a) section 23(2)(b) (power of Scottish Parliament to require persons outside Scotland to attend and give evidence or produce documents);

(b) section 70(6) (Scottish Parliament not to require preparation of accounts by cross-border public authorities whose accounts are otherwise audited); and

(c) section 91(3)(d) (investigation of maladministration by cross-border public authorities in relation to Scottish matters).

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 1 para. 17 in force at 27.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1973, art. 2, Sch.

Freedom of information U.K.

18 U.K. In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) (public authorities for the purposes of that Act), at the appropriate place, insert— “ The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. ”

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 1 para. 18 in force at 27.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1973, art. 2, Sch.

Interpretation of Schedule U.K.

19 U.K. In this Schedule “chairman”, “chief executive”, “executive member” and “non-executive member” mean, respectively, chairman, chief executive, executive member and non-executive member of the NDA.

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 1 para. 19 in force at 27.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1973, art. 2, Sch.