The Transfer of Functions (Dormant Accounts) Order 2010
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2010/2967 |
| Year | 2010 |
2010 No. 2967
Ministers Of The Crown
The Transfer of Functions (Dormant Accounts) Order 2010
Made 15th December 2010
Laid before Parliament 22th December 2010
Coming into force 31th January 2011
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of December 2010
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 19751, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Dormant Accounts) Order 2010.
(2) This Order comes into force on 31st January 2011.
Transfer of functions
2. The functions of the Secretary of State under the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 20082are transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.
Consequential amendments etc
3.—(1) The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 is amended as follows.
(2) In the following provisions, for “Secretary of State” (in each place) substitute “Minister for the Cabinet Office”—
(a)
(a) section 17 (apportionment of dormant account money);
(b)
(b) the heading before section 22;
(c)
(c) section 22(2), (4)(e)(iii) and (5) (directions to Big Lottery Fund);
(d)
(d) section 23(2) and (4) (power to prohibit distribution in certain cases);
(e)
(e) section 24 (power to add or remove distributors);
(f)
(f) section 28 (orders);
(g)
(g) Schedule 3 (further provision about the functions of the Big Lottery Fund).
(3) In section 22(4)(e)(ii) (directions to Big Lottery Fund), for “Secretary of State’s” substitute “Minister for the Cabinet Office’s”.
(4) In section 23(1) (power to prohibit distribution in certain cases)—
(a)
(a) for “Secretary of State”, in the first place those words appear, substitute “Minister for the Cabinet Office”;
(b)
(b) for “Secretary of State”, in the second place those words appear, substitute “Minister”.
(5) In section 26(3) (expenses)—
(a)
(a) for “Secretary of State”, in the first place those words appear, substitute “Minister for the Cabinet Office”;
(b)
(b) for “Secretary of State”, in the other places those words appear, substitute “Minister”.
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