Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2010.
(2) Except for the purposes of Part 2 of the Schedule, this Order comes into force on 1 October 2010.
(3) For the purposes of Part 2 of the Schedule, this Order comes into force on 31 December 2011.
(4) In this Order, “the Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Removal of references to public authorities
2. In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act (other public bodies and offices: general) omit the entries listed in Part 1 and Part 2 of the Schedule to this Order.
3. In Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act (other public bodies and offices: Northern Ireland) omit the entries listed in Part 3 of the Schedule to this Order.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Wills
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
22nd March 2010