The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2003

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2003/2603

2003 No. 2603 (C.97)

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2003

Made 8th October 2003

The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 87(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 20001hereby makes the following Order:

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. 3) Order 20032.

(2) In this Order—

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

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

S-2 Commencement on 31st October 2003

Commencement on 31st October 2003

2. The publication scheme provisions shall come into force on 31st October 2003 for the following public authorities—

(a) the public authorities listed in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Act;

(b) the Distinction and Meritorious Service Awards Committee4;

(c) Invest Northern Ireland5; and

(d) The Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education6.

S-3 Commencement on 29th February 2004

Commencement on 29th February 2004

3. The publication scheme provisions shall come into force on 29th February 2004 for the following public authorities—

(a) the public authorities listed in Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act, except for those specified in paragraph 52(b)7;

(b) the public authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order; and

(c) any publicly-owned company as defined in section 6 of the Act.

S-4 Commencement on 30th June 2004

Commencement on 30th June 2004

4.—(1) The publication scheme provisions shall come into force on 30th June 2004 for all public authorities in respect of which those provisions have not been commenced elsewhere, with the exception of—

(a)

(a) that public authority listed in paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to the Act8; and

(b)

(b) the consultative Civic Forum referred to in section 56(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 19989.

Lord Filkin

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Constitutional Affairs

8th October 2003

SCHEDULE 1

Article 3

COMMENCEMENT ON 29th FEBRUARY 2004

1 Other Public Bodies and Offices: General

PART 1

Other Public Bodies and Offices: General

The Adjudicator for the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise.

The Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee.

The Adult Learning Inspectorate10.

The Advisory Board on Restricted Patients.

The Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products.

The Advisory Committee for Disabled People in Employment and Training.

The Advisory Committee for the Public Lending Right.

The Advisory Committee on Advertising.

The Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs.

The Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances.

The Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment.

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.

The Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors.

The Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment.

The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.

The Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards.

An Advisory Committee on General Commissioners of Income Tax.

The Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection.

The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances.

The Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites.

An Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace in England and Wales.

The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food.

The Advisory Committee on Overseas Economic and Social Research.

The Advisory Committee on Packaging.

The Advisory Committee on Pesticides.

The Advisory Committee on Releases into the Environment.

The Advisory Committee on Telecommunications for the Disabled and Elderly10.

The Advisory Council on Historical Manuscripts10.

The Advisory Council on Libraries.

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

The Advisory Council on National Records and Archives10.

The Advisory Group on Hepatitis.

The Advisory Group on Medical Countermeasures10.

The Advisory Panel on Beacon Councils10.

The Advisory Panel on Standards for the Planning Inspectorate.

The Aerospace Committee.

The Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission.

The Air Quality Expert Group10.

The Airborne Particles Expert Group.

The Animal Procedures Committee.

The Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.

The Armed Forces Pay Review Body.

The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales.

The Auditor General for Wales.

The Bank of England, in respect of information held for purposes other than those of its functions with respect to—

(a) monetary policy;

(b) financial operations intended to support financial institutions for the purposes of maintaining stability; and

(c) the provision of private banking services and related services.

The Better Regulation Taskforce.

Any Board of Visitors established under section 6(2) of the Prison Act 1952.

The British Broadcasting Corporation, in respect of information held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature.

The British Coal Corporation.

The British Pharmacopoeia Commission.

British Shipbuilders.

The British Waterways Board.

The British Wool Marketing Board.

The Building Regulations Advisory Committee.

The Business Incubation Fund Investment Panel10.

The Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions.

The Channel 4 Television Corporation, in respect of information held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature.

The Civil Aviation Authority.

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee.

The Civil Service Appeal Board.

The Civil Service Commissioners.

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.

The Commission for Local Administration in England.

The Commission for Local Administration in Wales.

The Commissioner for Integrated Transport.

The Commissioner for Public Appointments.

The Committee on Agricultural Valuation.

The Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.

The Committee on Chemicals and Materials of Construction for Use in Public Water Supply and Swimming Pools.

The Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy.

The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment.

The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.

The Committee on Safety of Devices10.

The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.

The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants.

The Committee on the Safety of Medicines.

Communications for Business10.

The Competition Service10.

Consumer Communications for England.

The Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals.

The Council for Science and Technology.

The Council on Tribunals.

The Covent Garden Market Authority.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The Criminal Justice Consultative Council.

The Crown Court Rule Committee.

The Dartmoor Steering Group and Working Party.

The Darwin Advisory Committee.

The Defence Nuclear Safety Committee.

The Defence Scientific Advisory Council.

The Diplomatic Service Appeal Board.

The Disability Employment Advisory Committee10.

The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.

The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.

The Ethnic Minority Business Forum10.

The Expert Advisory Group on AIDS.

The Expert Group on Cryptosporidium in Water Supplies.

An Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards.

The Export Guarantees Advisory Council.

The Family Proceedings Rules Committee.

The Farm Animal Welfare Council.

The Financial Reporting Advisory Board10.

The Financial Services Authority10.

The Fire Services Examination Board.

The Firearms Consultative Committee.

The General Chiropractic Council.

The General Dental Council.

The General Medical Council.

The General Osteopathic Council.

The General Teaching Council for England10.

The Genetic Testing and Insurance Committee.

The Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine.

The Government Industry Forum on Non-Food Use of Crops10.

The Government Chemist.

The Health Professions Council.

The Hearing Aid Council10.

The Hill Farming Advisory Committee.

The Hill Farming Advisory Sub-committee for Wales.

The Horserace Totalisator Board.

Horticulture Research International.

The House of Lords Appointments Commission.

Any housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988.

The Human Genetics Commission.

The Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy10.

The Independent Board of Visitors for Military Corrective Training Centres.

The Independent Case Examiner for the Child Support Agency.

The Independent Living Funds.

The Independent Scientific Group on Cattle Tuberculosis10.

The Independent Television Commission.

The Industrial Development Advisory Board.

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.

The Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council.

The Insolvency Rules Committee.

The Integrated Administration and Controls System Appeals Panel10.

The Intellectual Property Advisory Committee10.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

The Joint Prison/Probation Accreditation Panel.

The Judicial Studies Board.

The Know-How Fund Advisory Board.

The Land Registration Rule Committee.

The Law Commission.

The Learning and Skills Council for England10.

The Legal Services Consultative Panel.

The Legal Services Ombudsman.

The Local Government Commission for England.

A local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 200011.

The London Pensions Fund Authority.

The Low Pay Commission.

The Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee.

The Measurement Advisory Committee.

The Medicines Commission.

The National Audit Office.

The National Employment Panel10.

The National Expert Group on Transboundary Air Pollution.

The National Forest Company10.

The New Deal Task Force.

The Nuclear Research Advisory Council10.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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