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Part I The National Assembly for Wales
Part V Other provisions about the Assembly
SCHEDULES
Public bodies subject to reform by Assembly
Part I Bodies which may lose or gain functions
1.An agricultural dwelling-house advisory committee for an area wholly in,...
2.An agricultural wages committee for an area wholly in, or...
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4.The committee established under section 11 of the Environment Act...
5.The National Council for Education and Training for Wales.
6.The sub-committee for Wales of the advisory committee for England,...
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8.The Library Advisory Council for Wales (known as the Library...
9.The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.
Part II Bodies which may lose functions or gain functions with consent
Part IV Bodies which may only gain functions and only with consent
7.The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health...
11.The Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work....
19.Food from Britain. Food Standards Agency. Food Standards Agency advisory...
21.The advisory committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland constituted...
38.The Potato Industry Development Council (known as the British Potato...
42.A Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in...
Amendments of Health Service Commissioners Act 1993
1.The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 has effect subject to...
2.In section 1(3) (which introduces Schedule 1), for “the Commissioners...
3.(1) Section 2 (bodies subject to investigation by Health Service...
4.In section 2B (independent providers subject to investigation), after subsection...
5.In section 3 (remit of Commissioners), after subsection (1) insert—...
6.In section 7(1) (exception of action taken in respect of...
7.In section 8(2) (authorities not entitled to make a complaint)—...
8.In section 10 (referral of complaints by health service bodies),...
9.In section 11(4) (payment of expenses etc. by Commissioner)—
10.(1) Section 14 (reports by Commissioners) is amended as follows....
11.After that section insert— Reports by Welsh Commissioner. (1) In any case where the Health Service Commissioner for...
12.In section 15(3) (interpretation of reference to a Commissioner’s advisers),...
13.In section 17(1) (use of information by Commissioner in other...
14.(1) Section 18 (consultation with other Commissioners) is amended as...
16.(1) Schedule 1 (the Commissioners) is amended as follows.
17.After that Schedule insert— SCHEDULE 1A The Welsh Commissioner Section...
Minor and consequential amendments
The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c.13)
4.The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 has effect subject to the...
5.In section 3(2) (performance of functions of Parliamentary Commissioner by...
6.In section 4 (departments etc. subject to investigation), after subsection...
7.In section 11(2A) (disclosure of information between Parliamentary Commissioner and...
8.(1) Section 11A (consultations between Parliamentary Commissioner and Health Service...
9.In Schedule 2 (departments etc. subject to investigation by Parliamentary...
The Local Government Act 1974 (c.7)
11.The Local Government Act 1974 has effect subject to the...
12.(1) Section 23 (the Commissions for Local Administration) is amended...
13.In section 26(6)(b) (no investigation where person aggrieved has right...
14.In section 27(1) (authorities not entitled to make a complaint)—...
15.(1) Section 29 (provisions about investigations) is amended as follows....
16.In section 32(5) (inclusion in Local Commissioner’s report of information...
17.(1) Section 33 (consultation with other Commissioners) is amended as...
The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.55)
Welsh Development Agency: other amendments
Part I Amendments of Welsh Development Agency Act 1975
Part II Amendments of other enactments
The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c.67)
16.The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 has effect subject to...
17.In section 17(3) (opposed order for compulsory purchase of land...
18.In section 28 (provisions about the acquisition of rights by...
19.In section 31(1) (acquisition under certain provisions of statutory undertakers’...
20.In paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 3 (opposed order for compulsory...
Development Board for Rural Wales
The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c.30)
6.The Housing Act 1985 has effect subject to the following...
7.In section 4(a) (meaning of “housing authority”), for “, a...
8.In section 50(2) (offences), after “authority” insert “ or ”...
9.In section 51(6) (meaning of “qualified accountant”), for “, a...
10.In section 114(1) and (2) (meaning of “landlord authority”), after...
The Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968 (c.55)
4.The Housing Act 1985 has effect subject to the following...
5.Subject to the following provisions, in each place (except in...
6.In section 5(4)(b) (meaning of “registered social landlord”), for “Housing...
7.In section 6A(1) and (2) (interpretation), for “Housing for Wales”...
8.(1) Section 45 (definition of “public sector authority”) is amended...
9.In section 57 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry...
10.In section 92(2A)(a) (assignments by way of exchange), omit “Housing...
12.In section 157(4) (restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National...
13.In section 171(2) (power to extend right to buy etc.),...
15.(1) Section 429A (housing management: financial assistance) is amended as...
16.In section 450A (loans for service charges in right to...
17.(1) Section 450B (loans for service charges) shall be amended...
21.(1) Schedule 2 (grounds for possession of dwelling-houses let under...
22.In paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4 (landlords for the purposes...
The Housing Associations Act 1985 (c.69)
23.The Housing Associations Act 1985 has effect subject to the...
24.(1) Section 9 (control of dispositions of grant-aided land by...
25.In section 10(1)(c) (requirement that Charity Commissioners consult before making...
26.In section 33A (provision of services between the Housing Corporation,...
27.(1) Section 69 (power to vary or terminate certain agreements...
28.Subject to the following provisions, in each place in Part...
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31.In section 76(1), (2) and (4) (directions by the Secretary...
32.(1) Section 76A (realisation of value of Corporation’s loans portfolio)...
33.In section 77(3) (joint provision of advisory service by Housing...
34.In section 78(1) (annual report), for “Corporation” substitute “ Housing...
36.(1) Section 80 (security for loans to unregistered self-build societies)...
37.(1) Section 83 (power to guarantee loans) is amended as...
38.(1) Section 84 (agreements to indemnify certain lenders) is amended...
40.In section 87(2) (ways in which financial assistance under the...
41.In section 88(1) (acquisition of land), for “may be authorised...
42.(1) Section 90 (disposal of land) is amended as follows....
43.In section 91 (protection of persons deriving title under transactions...
44.In section 92 (borrowing powers), for “Corporation” (in each place)...
45.(1) Section 93 (limit on borrowing) is amended as follows....
46.In section 94(1) and (4) (Treasury guarantees of borrowing), for...
47.In section 95 (grants by Secretary of State), in subsection...
48.(1) Section 96 (general financial provisions) is amended as follows....
49.In section 97(1), (2), (3) and (4) (accounts), for “Corporation”...
50.In section 98(1) (acquisition of securities and promotion of body...
51.In section 99(1) and (2) (control of subsidiaries), for “Corporation”...
52.In paragraph 6(2)(b) of Part I of Schedule 5 (payments...
53.(1) Schedule 7 (powers exercisable where loan outstanding under section...
59.The Housing Act 1988 has effect subject to the following...
60.In section 35(5) (protected and statutory tenancies not prevented from...
61.(1) Subject to the following provisions, in each place in...
63.Omit section 47 (transfer to Housing for Wales of regulation...
64.(1) Section 50 (housing association grants applied for before the...
65.In section 53(2) (general determinations by the Corporation only to...
66.In section 57 (delegation of functions by Secretary of State)—...
68.In section 81 (consent of Secretary of State to certain...
69.(1) Section 82 (legal assistance to tenants) is amended as...
70.Omit section 92(2) (meaning of “the Corporation” in Part III)....
71.In section 133 (consent of Secretary of State to certain...
72.In section 140(1) (amendments), omit the words “and in that...
73.Omit Schedule 5 (constitution etc. of Housing for Wales).
82.(1) Subject to the following provisions, in each place (including...
83.(1) Section 1 (register of social landlords) is amended as...
84.(1) Section 9 (Corporation’s consent required for disposal of land...
85.(1) Section 18 (social housing grants) is amended as follows....
86.For section 30(5) (notices requiring giving of information or production...
87.For section 36(3) and (4) (issue of guidance about management...
88.(1) Section 46 (appointment of manager to implement agreed proposals)...
89.In section 49(3) (forms of assistance which require consent of...
90.In section 51(2) (the bodies that are social landlords for...
91.In section 52(1) (provisions about powers of Secretary of State...
92.In section 53(1), (4) and (5) (provisions about determinations), for...
93.In section 54 (determinations requiring the Secretary of State’s approval),...
94.In section 56(1), (2) and (4) (definitions), for “Housing for...
96.(1) Schedule 1 (regulation of registered social landlords) is amended...
97.(1) Schedule 2 (social rented sector: housing complaints) is amended...
Audit etc. of Welsh public bodies
Part I Bodies subject generally to audit etc. provisions
2.An Agricultural Land Tribunal established for an area wholly in,...
3.A housing action trust established for an area wholly in...
9.The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales....
10.An urban development corporation established for an urban development area...
11.A valuation tribunal exercising functions in relation only to Wales...
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