1996 No. 313
MINISTERS OF THE CROWN

The Transfer of Functions (Foreign Service Allowance) Order 1996

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 1996

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 19751, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Foreign Service Allowance) Order 1996.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

Transfer of functions2.

(1)

The function of the Treasury under section 319 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 19882 (Crown servants: foreign service allowance) shall be exercisable concurrently with the Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Minister for the Civil Service, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Attorney General and the Lord Advocate.

(2)

Section 319 shall become section 319(1) and—

(a)

the words “by the Treasury” shall be omitted; and

(b)

at the end there shall be added—

“(2)

A certificate under subsection (1) shall be given by the Treasury, the Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Minister for the Civil Service, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Attorney General or the Lord Advocate.”.

N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order in Council, made under the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975, provides for the Treasury’s function of certifying overseas allowances for Crown servants under section 319 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 to be exercisable concurrently with the Ministers listed in article 2(1).