Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2002

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2002/2812

2002 No. 2812 (C. 86)

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2002

Made 12th November 2002

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 87(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 20001, makes the following Order:

This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 2000...
S-1 This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 2000...

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order 20022.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and

“the publication scheme provisions” means section 19(1) to (4) of the Act, insofar as it is not already in force3.

Commencement on 30th November 2002

Commencement on 30th November 2002

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2. The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 30th November 2002:

(a) sections 19(5) to (7) and 20, insofar as they are not already in force;

(b) sections 45 and 46, insofar as they are not already in force;

(c) section 47(1);

(d) sections 48(1) and (2), 51 and 54 and Schedule 3, so far as they relate to—

(i) the issue of practice recommendations, and

(ii) the issue and enforcement of information notices,

relating to the conformity with the code of practice under section 45 of the practice of public authorities in relation to the exercise of their functions under the publication scheme provisions;

(e) sections 51, 52 and 54 and Schedule 3, so far as they relate to the enforcement of the requirements on public authorities under the publication scheme provisions;

(f) section 55, so far as relating to the provisions of Schedule 3 referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e) above;

(g) sections 56, 57(2), 58, 59 and 61(2);

(h) paragraph 10(b) of Schedule 2 (and section 18(4) insofar as it is not already in force);

(i) paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 (and section 61(1) so far as relating to that provision);

(j) paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 (and section 67 so far as relating to that provision);

(k) section 72; and

(l) section 88.

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3. The publication scheme provisions shall come into force on 30th November 2002 for the public authorities listed in—

(a) paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (government departments), except for the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office;

(b) paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of Schedule 1 to the Act; and

(c) Schedule 1 to this Order4.

Commencement on 28th February 2003
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Commencement on 28th February 2003

4. The publication scheme provisions shall come into force on 28th February 2003 for the following public authorities—

(a) the Common Council of the City of London, in respect of information held in its capacity as a local authority or port health authority5; and

(b) the public authorities listed in—

(i) paragraphs 7, 8, 10 to 16 and 18 to 36 of Schedule 1 to the Act; and

(ii) Schedule 2 to this Order.

Commencement on 30th June 2003
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Commencement on 30th June 2003

5. The publication scheme provisions shall come into force on 30th June 2003 for the following public authorities—

(a) the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office;

(b) the Common Council of the City of London, in respect of information held in its capacity as a police authority; and

(c) the public authorities listed in—

(i) paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act;

(ii) paragraphs 57 to 646of Schedule 1 to the Act; and

(iii) Schedule 3 to this Order.

Yvette Cooper

Parliamentary Secretary,

Lord Chancellor’s Department

12th November 2002

SCHEDULE 1

Article 3

COMMENCEMENT ON 30th NOVEMBER 2002

1 OTHER PUBLIC BODIES AND OFFICES: GENERAL

PART I

OTHER PUBLIC BODIES AND OFFICES: GENERAL

The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes.

The Advisory Council on Public Records.

An Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committee.

An Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.

An Agricultural Wages Committee.

The Alcohol Education and Research Council.

The Ancient Monuments Board for Wales.

The Apple and Pear Research Council.

The Arts Council of England.

The Arts Council of Wales.

The Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board.

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

The Britain-Russia Centre and East-West Centre.

The British Association for Central and Eastern Europe.

The British Council.

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency.

The British Hallmarking Council.

The British Library.

The British Museum.

The British Potato Council.

The British Tourist Authority.

The Broadcasting Standards Commission.

The Care Council for Wales7.

The Central Rail Users' Consultative Committee8.

The Certification Officer(a).

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.

The Civil Justice Council.

The Coal Authority.

The Commission for Health Improvement.

The Commission for Racial Equality.

The Commission for the New Towns.

The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses(a).

The Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship.

The Committee of Investigation for Great Britain.

The Committee on Standards in Public Life.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.

The Community Development Foundation.

The Competition Commission, in relation to information held by it otherwise than as a tribunal.

The Construction Industry Training Board.

The Consumer Council for Postal Services7.

The consumers' committee for Great Britain appointed under section 19 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 19589.

The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.

The Countryside Agency.

The Countryside Council for Wales.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority(a).

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel, in relation to information held by it otherwise than as a tribunal(a).

The Design Council.

The Disability Rights Commission.

The Economic and Social Research Council.

The Electoral Commission(a).

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

English Nature.

The English Sports Council.

The English Tourist Board.

The Environment Agency.

The Equal Opportunities Commission.

The Food Advisory Committee.

Food from Britain.

The Football Licensing Authority.

The Gaming Board for Great Britain.

The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council(a).

The Gene Therapy Advisory Committee.

The General Social Care Council(a).

The General Teaching Council for Wales(a).

The Great Britain-China Centre.

The Health and Safety Commission.

The Health and Safety Executive.

The Health Service Commissioner for England.

The Health Service Commissioner for Wales.

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England.

The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.

The Historic Buildings Council for Wales.

The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.

The Historic Royal Palaces Trust.

The Home-Grown Cereals Authority.

The Horserace Betting Levy Board.

The Horticultural Development Council.

The Housing Corporation.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

The Immigration Services Commissioner.

The Imperial War Museum.

The Information Commissioner.

Investors in People UK.

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

The Legal Services Commission.

The Library and Information Services Council (Wales).

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.

The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission.

The Meat and Livestock Commission.

The Medical Research Council.

The Milk Development Council.

The Millennium Commission.

The Museum of London.

The National Army Museum.

The National Biological Standards Board (UK).

The National Consumer Council.

The National Council for Education and Training for Wales7.

The National Employers' Liaison Committee10.

The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.

The National Gallery.

The National Heritage Memorial Fund.

The National...

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