The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2013/252
Year2013

2013 No. 252

Public Bodies

The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013

Made 6th February 2013

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 6(1) and (5) and 35(2) of the Public Bodies Act 20111(“the Act”).

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 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, 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
S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) Article 6 comes into force on the day after that on which the other provisions of this Order come into force by virtue of paragraph (2).

Extent
S-2 Extent

Extent

2.—(1) The repeals, revocations and amendments in the Schedule and the repeal in article 6 have the same extent as the enactments so repealed, revoked or amended.

(2) Subject to that, this Order extends to England, Wales and Scotland.

Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board
S-3 Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board

Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board

3. The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board2is abolished.

Repeals, revocations and amendments consequential on the abolition of the Board

Repeals, revocations and amendments consequential on the abolition of the Board

S-4 The enactments mentioned in the table in Part 1 of the Schedule...

4. The enactments mentioned in the table in Part 1 of the Schedule are repealed or, as the case may be, amended, to the extent specified in the third column of that table.

S-5 The enactments mentioned in the table in Part 2 of the Schedule...

5. The enactments mentioned in the table in Part 2 of the Schedule are revoked or, as the case may be, amended, to the extent specified in the third column of that table.

Repeal of reference to the Board in the Public Bodies Act 2011
S-6 Repeal of reference to the Board in the Public Bodies Act 2011

Repeal of reference to the Board in the Public Bodies Act 2011

6. In Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011, omit “Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board”.

Esther McVey

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

6th February 2013

SCHEDULE

Repeals, revocations and amendments consequential on the abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board

1 Repeals and amendments to primary legislation

PART 1Article 4

Repeals and amendments to primary legislation

Year and chapter number

Short title

Extent of amendment or repeal

1967 c 13.

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

In Schedule 2, omit “Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.”.

1975 c 24.

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

In Part II of Schedule 1, omit “The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.”.

1975 c 25.

Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

In Part II of Schedule 1, omit “The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.”.

1992 c 5.

Social Security Administration Act 1992

The heading “The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board” preceding section 175.

Section 175.

In section 189–

In subsection (4), omit “or 175”.

In subsection (6), for “sections 14, 24, 130 and 175” substitute “sections 14, 24 and 130”3.

In subsection (9), for “sections 80, 154 and 175” substitute “sections 80 and 154”.

In Part I of Schedule 4, omit the heading “The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board” and, beneath that heading, omit “A member of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.” and omit “An officer or servant of that Board.”.

2000 c 36.

Freedom of Information Act 2000

In Part VI of Schedule 1, omit “The...

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