Office of Public Sector Information

Section 46

SCHEDULE 2 Information sharing: supplementary amendments

Census Act 1920 (c. 41)

1 (1) Section 8 of the Census Act 1920 (penalties) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “Registrar General for England and Wales or the Registrar General for Scotland (“the Registrars”)” substitute “Registrar General for Scotland”;

(b) in paragraph (a) for “the control of either of the Registrars” substitute “his control”;

(c) in paragraph (b) for “either of them” substitute “him”.

(3) In subsection (6)—

(a) in paragraph (a) for “a Registrar” substitute “the Registrar General for Scotland”;

(b) in paragraph (b) for “one of the Registrars” substitute “the Registrar General for Scotland”;

(c) in paragraph (c) for “a Registrar” substitute “the Registrar General for Scotland”.

(4) In subsection (7) in the definition of “designated office” for “a Registrar” substitute “the Registrar General for Scotland”.

Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)

2 In section 4(2) of the Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (restriction on disclosure), at the beginning insert “Subject to any other enactment”.

Finance Act 1969 (c. 32)

3 (1) Section 58 of the Finance Act 1969 (disclosure for statistical purposes of information relating to employment and VAT) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) for “or Office” substitute “or Board”.

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) for “that Office” substitute “the Statistics Board”.

(4) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in paragraph (a), for “or Office” substitute “or Board”.

(5) In subsection (7), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”.

Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (c. 13)

4 In section 3 of the Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (disclosure of information relating to agricultural statistics etc.), in subsection (2), after paragraph (g) insert—

“(h) to the Statistics Board for purposes connected with the carrying out of any of its functions, or by the Board to an approved researcher (within the meaning of section 39(4)(i) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007),”.

Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)

5 In section 122AA of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (disclosure of information relating to contributions etc), in subsection (2)(c), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”.

Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)

6 (1) Section 91 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (disclosure for statistical purposes of information relating to VAT) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) for “or Office”, in both places, substitute “or Board”.

(3) In subsections (2) and (5), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”.

Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)

7 In Schedule 7 to the Bank of England Act 1998 (disclosure of information), in the table in paragraph 3, for “The Office for National Statistics” substitute “The Chancellor of the Exchequer (or any person to whom any functions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947 are delegated).”

Section 60(1)

SCHEDULE 3 Replacement of ONS by the Board: consequential

Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

1 In Schedule 12B to the Local Government Act 1972, in paragraph 3—

(a) in sub-paragraph (6), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (7), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c. 34)

2 In Schedule 1 to the Mobile Homes Act 1983, in paragraph 29, in the definition of “retail prices index”—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (c. 51)

3 In section 8 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, in subsection (3)—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (c. 20)

4 In section 17 of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988, in subsection (12)—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)

5 In Schedule 7 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988, in paragraph 5(8)—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42)

6 (1) The Broadcasting Act 1990 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 19, in subsection (10), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”.

(3) In section 102, in subsection (10), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”.

Ports Act 1991 (c. 52)

7 In section 11 of the Ports Act 1991, in subsection (9)—

(a) for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)

8 In section 3 of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993, in subsection (6), in the definition of “retail prices index”—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)

9 In section 84 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, in subsection (6)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)

10 In section 17 of the Bank of England Act 1998, in subsection (6)(b), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”.

Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26)

11 In section 34 of the Employment Relations Act 1999, in subsection (5)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2)

12 In section 53 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, in subsection (8)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6)

13 In section 1 of the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001, in subsection (5), in the definition of “the retail prices index”—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10)

14 In section 14 of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003, in subsection (2), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”.

Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)

15 In Schedule 7 to the Pensions Act 2004, in paragraph 37(1), in the definition of “retail prices index”—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.

Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3)

16 In section 989 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (definitions), in the definition of “retail prices index”—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.