This draft Order supersedes the one titled The Office of Fair Trading (Transfer of Consumer Advice Scheme Function and Modification of Enforcement Functions) Order 2013 which was laid before Parliament on 10th December 2012.
Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 11 of the Public Bodies Act 2011, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament, after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in section 11(4) of that Act.
2013 No. XXXX
Public Bodies
Consumer
The Public Bodies (The Office of Fair Trading Transfer of Consumer Advice Scheme Function and Modification of Enforcement Functions) Order 2013
Made ***
Coming into force in accordance with Article 2

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1), 6(1) and (2) and 35(2) of the Public Bodies Act 2011 (“the Act”).
2011 c.24.
The Treasury have consented to the making of this Order in so far as their consent is required by section 6(4) of the Act.
In accordance with section 8 of the Act, the Secretary of State considers that this Order—
(a) serves the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions, having had regard to the factors set out in section 8(1); and
(b) does not remove any necessary protection or prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which that person might reasonably expect to continue to exercise.
The Scottish Parliament has consented to the making of this Order in so far as its consent is required by section 9(1) of the Act in relation to article 8 of this Order.
The consent of the Northern Ireland Assembly has been obtained in accordance with section 9(3) of the Act.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 10 of the Act.
The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux have consented to the transfer of functions made by this Order in so far as their consent is required by section 21(1) of the Act.
A draft of this Order, and an explanatory document containing the information required in section 11(2) of the Act, have been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(1) of the Act after the end of the period of twelve weeks mentioned in section 11(3).
[In accordance with section 11(4) of the Act, the draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision.]