The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2005

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2005.

(2) Except for the purposes of Articles 3 and 5, this Order shall come into force on 7th February 2006.

(3) Articles 3 and 5 of this Order shall come into force on 1 June 2006.

(4) In this Order, “the Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

2.  The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 1 to this Order shall be added to Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act, at the appropriate place in each case.

3.  The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be added to Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act, at the appropriate place in each case.

4.  The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 3 to this Order shall be added to Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act, at the appropriate place in each case.

5.  The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 4 to this Order shall be added to Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act, at the appropriate place in each case.

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Catherine M. Ashton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Constitutional Affairs

29th December 2005