Provisions coming into force on 31st January 2008 and savings2
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.