- Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 1319
The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities)(Specification) Order 1999
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| Made | 11th May 1999 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 18th May 1999 | ||
| Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) |
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998[1], and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-
Citation and commencement
1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Specification) Order 1999.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the principal appointed day[2].
Specification of bodies etc.
2. The bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (and which are constituted by the enactment or, as the case may be, instrument, if any, mentioned in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule) are hereby specified for the purposes of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders | Enactments and instruments |
| Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee | Article 3(1) of the Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 1978 (S.I. 1978/1006). |
| Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances | Article 2 of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1487). |
| Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites | |
| Advisory Committee on Pesticides | Article 3 of the Control of Pesticides (Advisory Committee on Pesticides) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1516). |
| Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment | Section 124 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.43). |
| Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs | Section 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c.38). |
| Advisory Group on Hepatitis | |
| Alcohol Education and Research Council | Section 6 of the Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act 1981 (c.28). |
| British Library Board | Sections 1(2) and 2 of the British Library Act 1972 (c.54)[3]. |
| British Potato Council | Article 3 of the Potato Industry Development Council Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/266). |
| British Tourist Authority | Section 1 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969 (c.51)[4]. |
| British Waterways Board | Section 1 of the Transport Act 1962 (c.46). |
| British Wool Marketing Board | Paragraph 4 of the Schedule to the British Wool Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1950 (S.I. 1950/1326). |
| Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges | |
| Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work | Section 10 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c.41). |
| Chief Commissioner and Commissioners | Section 91 of the Police Act 1997 (c.50). |
| Clinical Standards Advisory Group | Section 62 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19). |
| Committee of Investigation for Great Britain | Section 19 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (c.47). |
| Community Development Foundation | Declaration of Trust dated 12th December 1967. |
| Construction Industry Training Board | The Industrial Training (Construction Board) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1079). |
| Consumers' Committee for Great Britain | Section 19 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (c.47). |
| Controller of Plant Variety Rights | Section 2(1) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c.66). |
| Council on Tribunals | Section 1(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c.53). |
| The Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel | The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 1996[5]. |
| The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority | |
| Criminal Injuries Compensation Board | The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 1990[6]. |
| Design Council | Royal Charter dated 19th May 1976. |
| Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee | Section 125 of the Transport Act 1985 (c.67). |
| Engineering Construction Industry Training Board | The Industrial Training (Engineering Board) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1086). |
| The Fire Services Examinations Board | Regulation 3 of the Fire Services (Examinations) Regulations 1985 (S.I. 1985/1176). |
| Food from Britain | Section 1 of the Agriculture Marketing Act 1983 (c.3). |
| Forestry Commissioners | Section 1 of the Forestry Act 1967 (c.10). |
| Government Chemist | |
| Home-Grown Cereals Authority | Section 1 of the Cereals Marketing Act 1965 (c.14). |
| Horticultural Development Council | Article 3 of the Horticultural Development Council Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1110). |
| Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council | Section 110 of the Transport Act 1968 (c.73). |
| Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce | Section 6(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68) and the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1578). |
| Joint Committee on General Practitioner Training | Section 6 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c.49). |
| Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Section 128(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.43). |
| The licensing authority | Section 1(1) of the Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) Act 1995 (c.15). |
| Meat and Livestock Commission | Section 1 of the Agriculture Act 1967 (c.22). |
| Meat and Livestock Commission Consumers' Committee | Section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Agriculture Act 1967. |
| Milk Development Council | Article 3 of the Milk Development Council Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/356). |
| Museums and Galleries Commission | Royal Charter dated 31st December 1986. |
| National Consumer Council | |
| The National Criminal Intelligence Service | Section 2 of the Police Act 1997 (c.50). |
| National Radiological Protection Board | Section 1(1) of the Radiological Protection Act 1970 (c.46). |
| Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal | Section 42 of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c.66). |
| Plant Varieties Rights Office | Section 2(1) and 2(2) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c.66). |
| Police Information Technology Organisation | Section 109 of the Police Act 1997 (c.50). |
| Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom | Section 61 of the Police Act 1996 (c.16). |
| Rail Users' Consultative Committee for Scotland | Section 2 of the Railways Act 1993 (c.43). |
| Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution | Royal Warrant dated 20th February 1970 (Cmnd 4585). |
| Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux | |
| Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals | Section 2(2) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c.53). |
| Scottish Consumer Council | |
| Sea Fish Industry Authority | Section 1 of the Fisheries Act 1981 (c.29). |
| Sea Fish Licence Tribunal | Section 4AA[7] of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c.84). |
| The Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service | Section 1 of the Police Act 1997 (c.50). |
| The Theatres Trust | Section 1(1) of the Theatres Trust Act 1976 (c.27). |
| Traffic Commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area | Section 4(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c.14). |
| The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund | Section 1(2) of the National Heritage Act 1980 (c.17)[8]. |
| United Kingdom Sports Council | Royal Charter dated 19th September 1996. |
| United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority | Article 2 of the United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/407). |
| Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority | Article 2 of the Human Organ Transplants (Unrelated Persons) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/2480). |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies certain bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders as cross-border public authorities for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998. The specified bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders are listed in the Schedule to the Order. Sections 88 to 90 of the 1998 Act make special provision for the treatment of cross-border public authorities in consequence of the provisions in that Act which confer powers on the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive.
Notes:
[1] 1998 c.46.back
[2] Article 3 of the Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3178) specifies 1st July 1999 as the principal appointed day for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998.back
[3] See S.I. 1979/907, 1981/207, 1983/879, 1984/1814 and 1986/600 for transfer of relevant Ministerial functions.back
[4] Section 1 was amended by the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24), Schedule 3. See S.I. 1970/1537 and 1974/692 for transfer of relevant Ministerial functions.back
[5] Made by the Secretary of State on 12th December 1995 under section 1 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (c.53).back
[6] The 1990 Scheme came into operation on 1st February 1990 and is a revision of the 1964 Scheme which was announced in both Houses of Parliament on 24th June 1964 in the exercise of the prerogative power.back
[7] Section 4AA was inserted by the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1992 (c.60), section 2.back
[8] Section 1(2) was amended by the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c.39), Schedule 4, paragraph 1. See S.I. 1981/207 and 1986/600 for transfer of relevant Ministerial functions.back
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