Provisions coming into force on 31st January 2008 and savings2

1

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 31st January 2008—

a

section 149 (interaction of the Audit Commission with other authorities) and Schedule 11 (interaction with other authorities);

b

section 151 (powers of auditors and inspectors to obtain information);

c

section 153 (national studies);

d

section 154 (studies at request of particular bodies);

e

section 155 (registered social landlords);

f

section 164 (disclosure of information obtained by the Audit Commission or an auditor);

g

section 166 (registered social landlords in Wales);

h

section 167 (disclosure of information obtained by the Audit Commission or an auditor);

i

section 184 (certain references to code of conduct to include default code);

j

section 188 (sub-committees of standards committees);

k

section 189 (joint committees of relevant authorities in England);

l

section 190 (Standards Board for England: functions);

m

section 192 (ethical standards officers: reports etc) with the exception of subsection (7);

n

section 193 (disclosure by monitoring officers of ethical standards officers’ reports);

o

section 194 (matters referred to monitoring officers);

p

section 195 (references to Adjudication Panel for action in respect of misconduct);

q

section 204 (political assistants’ pay);

r

section 225 (duties of services-providers to allow entry by local involvement networks);

s

section 229 (sections 221 to 228: interpretation and supplementary);

t

section 238 (amendments relating to capital finance and accounting practices);

u

section 241 (repeals), in so far as it relates to—

i

the provisions specified in Parts 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Schedule 18;

ii

subject to paragraph (2) so much of Part 15 of Schedule 18 as relates to sections 54A(2), 55 and 62(1) of, and Schedule 4 to, the 2000 Act; and

iii

in relation to Wales only, so much of Part 15 of Schedule 18 as relates to section 52 of the 2000 Act.

2

Sections 54A(2), 55 and 62(1) of, and Schedule 4 to, the 2000 Act shall continue to apply to any case referred to the Standards Board for England before 1st April 2008 as if—

a

so much of paragraph 1(j) of this article as brings into force subsections 1(a) and 2(a), (b), (h), (i) and (j) of section 188 of the Act,

b

so much of paragraph 1(l) of this article as brings into force subsection (2)(a) of section 190 of the Act,

c

paragraph (1)(u)(ii) of this article, and

d

article 7(1),

were not included in this Order.