Introduction
Summary and Background
Territorial Extent
Territorial Application: Wales
Territorial Application: Scotland
Territorial Application: Northern Ireland
Commentary
Part 1: General Order-Making Powers
Section 1: Power to abolish
Section 2: Power to merge
Section 3: Power to modify constitutional arrangements
Section 4: Power to modify funding arrangements
Section 5: Power to modify or transfer functions
Section 6: Consequential provision etc
Section 7: Restrictions on Ministerial powers
Section 8: Purpose and conditions
Section 9: Devolution
Section 10: Consultation
Section 11: Procedure
Section 12: Time limits
Section 13: Powers relating to environmental bodies
Section 14: Powers relating to other bodies
Section 15: Powers of Welsh Ministers: consequential provision etc
Section 16: Purpose and conditions for orders made by Welsh Ministers
Section 17: Consent of UK Ministers
Section 18: Consultation by Welsh Ministers
Section 19: Procedures for orders by Welsh Ministers etc.
Section 20: Restriction on creation of functions
Section 21: Restriction on transfer and delegation of functions
Section 22: Restriction on creation of criminal offences
Section 23: Transfer schemes
Section 24: Transfer schemes: procedure
Section 25: Transfer schemes: taxation
Part 2: Other Provisions Relating to Public Bodies
Section 26: Delegation of functions by Environment Agency
Section 27: Delegation of welsh environmental functions
Section 28: Shared services
Section 29: Shared services: Forestry Commissioners
Section 30: Regional development agencies
Section 31: Sianel Pedwar Cymru
Section 32: V &A, Science Museum, Kew and English Heritage
Section 33: Chief Coroner
Section 34: Scope of power to amend Schedule 1 to Superannuation Act 1972
Part 3: Final
Section 35: Orders: supplementary
Section 37: Extent
Schedule 1: Power to abolish: bodies and offices
Schedule 2: Power to merge: bodies and offices
Schedule 3: Power to modify constitutional arrangements: bodies and offices
Schedule 4: Power to modify funding arrangements: bodies and offices
Schedule 5: Power to modify or transfer functions: bodies and offices
Schedule 6: Regional development agencies: consequential repeals
Commencement Date
Hansard References