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The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014
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PART 3U.K.Amendment to Northern Ireland legislation
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975U.K.
20. In the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975(1), Schedule 1 Part 3 (other disqualifying offices)(2) omit “A member of a committee of the National Consumer Council established under section 1 of, or paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (territorial and regional committees).”.
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I1Sch. 1 para. 20 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(3)
The General Consumer Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1984U.K.
21.—(1) In the General Consumer Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1984(3), Schedule 1 (provision as to the GCCNI) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 12 (reports and accounts)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) after “the Department” insert “and the Secretary of State.”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament.”
(c)in sub-paragraph (5)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (a) omit “and”;
(ii)after paragraph (b) insert—
“; and
(c)the Secretary of State.”.
(d)in sub-paragraph (6)(b) after “the Department” insert “and the Secretary of State.”.
(e)after sub-paragraph (6A) insert—
“(6B) The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the statement of accounts and of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report before Parliament.”.
(3) After paragraph 14 insert—
“Exemption from liability in damagesU.K.
15.—(1) The Council and the persons listed in paragraph (2) are not liable in damages for anything done or omitted to be done in exercise or purported exercise of any of the functions transferred to it under the following enactments—
(a)the Postal Services Act 2000;
(b)the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007;
(c)the Postal Services Act 2011.
(2) The persons referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—
(a)an employee of the Council;
(b)a person contracted to work for the Council.
(3) Sub-paragraph 1 does not apply—
(a)if it is shown that the act or omission was in bad faith, or
(b)so as to prevent an award of damages made in respect of an act or omission on the ground that the act or omission was unlawful as a result of section 6(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998.”.
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I2Sch. 1 para. 21 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(3)
(1)
(2)
Part 3 of Schedule 1 was amended by section 1(4) of and Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the 2007 Act.
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