Provisions coming into force on 31st January 2008 and savings
2.—(1) The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 31st January 2008—
(a)section 149 (interaction of the Audit Commission with other authorities) and Schedule 11 (interaction with other authorities);
(b)section 151 (powers of auditors and inspectors to obtain information);
(c)section 153 (national studies);
(d)section 154 (studies at request of particular bodies);
(e)section 155 (registered social landlords);
(f)section 164 (disclosure of information obtained by the Audit Commission or an auditor);
(g)section 166 (registered social landlords in Wales);
(h)section 167 (disclosure of information obtained by the Audit Commission or an auditor);
(i)section 184 (certain references to code of conduct to include default code);
(j)section 188 (sub-committees of standards committees);
(k)section 189 (joint committees of relevant authorities in England);
(l)section 190 (Standards Board for England: functions);
(m)section 192 (ethical standards officers: reports etc) with the exception of subsection (7);
(n)section 193 (disclosure by monitoring officers of ethical standards officers’ reports);
(o)section 194 (matters referred to monitoring officers);
(p)section 195 (references to Adjudication Panel for action in respect of misconduct);
(q)section 204 (political assistants’ pay);
(r)section 225 (duties of services-providers to allow entry by local involvement networks);
(s)section 229 (sections 221 to 228: interpretation and supplementary);
(t)section 238 (amendments relating to capital finance and accounting practices);
(u)section 241 (repeals), in so far as it relates to—
(i)the provisions specified in Parts 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Schedule 18;
(ii)subject to paragraph (2) so much of Part 15 of Schedule 18 as relates to sections 54A(2), 55 and 62(1) of, and Schedule 4 to, the 2000 Act; and
(iii)in relation to Wales only, so much of Part 15 of Schedule 18 as relates to section 52 of the 2000 Act.
(2) Sections 54A(2), 55 and 62(1) of, and Schedule 4 to, the 2000 Act shall continue to apply to any case referred to the Standards Board for England before 1st April 2008 as if—
(a)so much of paragraph 1(j) of this article as brings into force subsections 1(a) and 2(a), (b), (h), (i) and (j) of section 188 of the Act,
(b)so much of paragraph 1(l) of this article as brings into force subsection (2)(a) of section 190 of the Act,
(c)paragraph (1)(u)(ii) of this article, and
(d)article 7(1),
were not included in this Order.