Statutory Instruments
Ministers Of The Crown
Made
10th March 2021
Laid before Parliament
17th March 2021
Coming into force
7th April 2021
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 10th day of March 2021
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Speaker’s Committee) Order 2021.
(2) This Order comes into force on 7th April 2021.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 1 in force at 7.4.2021, see art. 1(2)
2. The functions of the Minister for the Cabinet Office under section 2(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2) (membership of the Speaker’s Committee) are to be exercisable concurrently with any Minister of the Crown in the Cabinet Office with responsibilities in relation to the constitution.
Commencement Information
I2Art. 2 in force at 7.4.2021, see art. 1(2)
Ceri King
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order in Council is made under section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975.
By virtue of article 2, the functions of the Minister for the Cabinet Office under section 2(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (“PPERA”) are to be exercisable concurrently with any Minister of the Crown in the Cabinet Office with responsibilities in relation to the constitution. The functions are those relating to the membership of the Speaker’s Committee, which is a statutory body with functions conferred on it by PPERA.
Nothing in this Order alters the functions of the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers or the devolved authorities in Northern Ireland.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
1975 c. 26. Section 1 was amended by section 20 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
2000 c. 41. Section 2(2)(b) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, Sch. 2, substituted by S.I. 2002/2626, Sch. 2 and amended by S.I. 2010/1837, Sch., S.I. 2015/1376, Sch. 2 and S.I. 2016/997, Sch. 2.