| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2012/1923 |
| Year | 2012 |
2012No. 1923
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
HEALTH AND SAFETY
PUBLIC BODIES
The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012
21stJuly2012
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.The consent of the Scottish Parliament and the consent of the National Assembly for Wales have been obtained in accordance with section 9(1) and (6) of the Act.
The Secretary of State makes this Order after consultation in accordance with section 10 of the Act.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers in accordance with section 88(2) of the Scotland Act 1998( 2) and the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 63(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006( 3).
A draft of this Order, and an explanatory document containing the information required in section 11(2) of the Act, have been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(1) of the Act after the end of the period of twelve weeks mentioned in section 11(3) of the Act. In accordance with section 11(4) of the Act, the 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.
Citation and commencement
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012.
(2) The Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made, except as provided by paragraph (3).
(3) In respect of the final entry (Public Bodies Act 2011) in the table of repeals in the Schedule, article 3comes into force on the second day after the day on which the Order is made.
Abolition of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances
2. The committee established under section 140(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990( 4) is abolished.
Repeals and revocations
3. The provisions mentioned in the Schedule are repealed or revoked to the extent specified.
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Taylor of Holbeach Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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21st July 2012 |
SCHEDULE
Article 3
Repeals and revocations
Table of repeals
Short title |
Extent of repeal |
Section 140(5) (power to establish committee). |
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In section 140(6)- |
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| (a) paragraph (a) (duty to consult committee), and | |
| (b) in paragraph (b), the words "having consulted the committee,". | |
Section 142(3) (duty to consult committee). |
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Schedule... |
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