Statutory Instruments
Public Bodies
Landlord And Tenant, England And Wales
Made
22nd April 2014
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 6(1) and (5) and 35(2) of the Public Bodies Act 2011(1) (“the Act”) makes this Order.
In accordance with section 8 of the Act, the Secretary of State considers that this Order—
(a)serves the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions, having had regard to the factors set out in section 8(1); and
(b)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.
In accordance with section 9(6) of the Act, the National Assembly for Wales consents to the making of this Order.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 10 of the Act.
A draft of this Order, and an explanatory document containing the information required by section 11(2) of the Act, have been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(1) after the end of the period of twelve weeks mentioned in section 11(3).
In accordance with section 11(4) of the Act, a 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.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Bodies (Abolition of the Committee on Agricultural Valuation) Order 2014.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made, except as provided by paragraph (3).
(3) Article 3(3) of this Order comes into force two days after the day on which this Order is made.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales except as provided by paragraph (5).
(5) The repeals made by article 3 have the same extent as the provisions to which they relate.
2. The committee appointed under section 92 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986(2) is abolished.
3.—(1) Section 92 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (advisory committee on valuation of improvements and tenant-right matters) is repealed.
(2) In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000(3), in the list in Part 6 (bodies that are public authorities for the purposes of the Act), the entry relating to the Committee on Agricultural Valuation is repealed.
(3) In Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011 (power to abolish: bodies and offices), the entry relating to the Committee on Agricultural Valuation is repealed.
George Eustice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
22nd April 2014
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order abolishes the advisory committee on valuation of improvements and tenant-right matters (known as the Committee on Agricultural Valuation) established under section 92 of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c.5). It repeals that section and makes other related repeals.
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as its effects are unlikely to impact on businesses, civil society or regulatory matters. There is no impact on staff, nor do the effects impose a cost on the public sector, but neither do they result in any savings for the public sector.