The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (Repeal) Order 2013

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2013/1575

2013No. 1575

CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (Repeal) Order 2013

26thJune2013

28thJune2013

1stOctober2013

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated( 1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2) in relation to measures relating to consumer protection and in relation to measures relating to the control of advertising.

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (Repeal) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1 October 2013.

Repeal of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991

2. The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991( 3) is repealed.

Consequential amendments

3. The amendments in the Schedule have effect.

Jo Swinson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

26th June 2013

SCHEDULE

Article 3

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

PART 1

Amendments to Acts

Railways Act 1993

1. In section 145 of the Railways Act 1993( 4) (general restrictions on disclosure of information), in subsection (3), omit paragraph (o).

Greater London Authority Act 1999

2. In section 235 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999( 5) (restrictions on disclosure of information), in subsection (3), omit paragraph (o).

Transport Act 2000

3. In Schedule 9 to the Transport Act 2000( 6) (air traffic: information), in paragraph 3 (other permitted disclosures), in sub-paragraph (3), omit paragraph (m).

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

4. The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001( 7) is amended as follows.

5. In section 66 (general interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (4), omit paragraph (k).

6. In Schedule 1 (powers of seizure), in Part 1 (powers to which section 50 applies), omit paragraph 53.

7. In Schedule 2 (applications and minor and consequential amendments), in Part 2 (minor and consequential amendments), omit paragraph 20.

Enterprise Act 2002

8. The Enterprise Act 2002( 8) is amended as follows.

9. In section 247 (repeals), omit paragraph (h).

10. In Schedule 14 (specified functions), omit "Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (c.29)".

11. In Schedule 15 (enactments conferring functions), omit "Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (c.29)".

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

12. The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008( 9) is amended as follows.

13. In Schedule 3 (enactments specified for the purposes of Part 1), omit "Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (c.29)".

14. In Schedule 6 (enactments specified for the purposes of orders under Part 3), omit "Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (c.29)".

Civil Aviation Act 2012

15. In Schedule 6 to the Civil Aviation Act 2012( 10) (restrictions on disclosing information), in paragraph 4 (other permitted disclosures), in sub-paragraph (3), omit "Property Misdescriptions Act 1991;".

Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012

16. In schedule 5 to the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012( 11) (minor and consequential modifications), omit paragraph 32.

PART 2

Amendments to secondary legislation

Estate Agents (Specified Offences) (No. 2) Order 1991

17. In the Schedule to the Estate Agents (Specified Offences) (No. 2) Order 1991( 12) (specified offences), omit the entry relating...

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