The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 No. 631

SCHEDULE 2 Consequential, supplementary, incidental and transitional provision and savings relating to the transfer of functions under the Estate Agents Act 1979

PART 3 Amendments to Statutory Instruments

Estate Agents (Entry and Inspection) Regulations 1981

8.  The Estate Agents (Entry and Inspection) Regulations 1981(1) are revoked.

Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

9.  In Article 63 of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(2) (general restrictions on disclosure of information) after paragraph 4(f) insert—

“(fa) for the purpose of facilitating the performance by the lead enforcement authority (as defined in section 33(1) of the Estate Agents Act 1979) of any of its functions under the Estate Agents Act 1979;”.

Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

10.  In Article 265 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006(3) (restriction on disclosure of information) after paragraph (3)(k) insert—

“(ka) for the purpose of facilitating the performance by the lead enforcement authority (as defined in section 33(1) of the Estate Agents Act 1979) of any of its functions under the Estate Agents Act 1979;”.

Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009

11.  At the end of Schedule 1 to the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009(4) (specified public authorities) after “the Scottish Housing Regulator”, insert—

“; the lead enforcement authority (as defined in section 33(1) of the Estate Agents Act 1979) exercising functions under the Estate Agents Act 1979”.

Overseas Companies Regulations 2009

12.  At the end of Schedule 1 to the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009(5) (specified public authorities), after “the Scottish Housing Regulator” insert—

“; the lead enforcement authority (as defined in section 33(1) of the Estate Agents Act 1979) exercising functions under the Estate Agents Act 1979”.

(1)

S.I. 1981/1519.

(2)

S.I. 2003/419, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(3)

S.I. 2006/3336, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(4)

S.I. 2009/214, the entry for the Scottish Housing Regulator was inserted by paragraph 20 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2012/700; there are other amending instruments, but none are relevant.

(5)

S.I. 2009/1801, the entry for the Scottish Housing Regulator was inserted by paragraph 21 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2012/700; there are other amending instruments, but none are relevant.