2014 No. 631
The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014
Made
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2) to (6)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2), 5(1)(b), 6(1), (2) and (5) and 35(2) of the Public Bodies Act 20111 (“the Act”).
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—
serves the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions, having had regard to the factors set out in section 8(1); and
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.
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.