The Transfer of Functions (Administration of Rent Officer Service in England) Order 2008

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Administration of Rent Officer Service in England) Order 2008.

(2) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2009.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;

“instrument” includes, in particular, Royal Charters, Royal Warrants, Orders in Council, Letters Patent, judgments, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, awards, contracts and other agreements, memoranda and articles of association, certificates, deeds and other documents.

Transfer of functions

3.  The functions of the Secretary of State under the Administration of the Rent Officer Service (England) Order 1999(1), except functions under article 6 of that order (expenditure), are transferred to the Commissioners.

Transfer of rights and liabilities

4.  All rights and liabilities to which the Secretary of State is entitled or subject at the coming into force of this Order in connection with the functions transferred by article 3 are transferred to the Commissioners.

Supplementary

5.—(1) This Order does not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Secretary of State before the coming into force of this Order.

(2) Anything which, at the coming into force of this Order, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State may, so far as it relates to any transferred matter, be continued by or in relation to the Commissioners.

(3) Any legal proceedings to which the Secretary of State is a party at the coming into force of this Order may, if they relate to any transferred matter, be continued by or against the Commissioners.

(4) Any appointment made, approval, consent or direction given, or other thing done, by or in relation to the Secretary of State in relation to any transferred matter (or having effect as if so made, given or done) has effect, so far as necessary for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if made, given or done by or in relation to the Commissioners.

(5) In this article “transferred matter” means a function, right or liability of the Secretary of State transferred by this Order.

Consequential amendments etc.

6.—(1) The Schedule (consequential amendments) has effect.

(2) Subject to the amendments made by the Schedule, any enactment or instrument passed or made before the coming into force of this Order has effect, so far as necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of article 3, 4 or 5, as if any reference to the Secretary of State were or included a reference to the Commissioners.

Judith Simpson

Clerk of the Privy Council