The Transfer of Functions (Youth Leisure-time Activities) Order 2013
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2013/1721 |
2013 No. 1721
Ministers Of The Crown
The Transfer of Functions (Youth Leisure-time Activities) Order 2013
Made 10th July 2013
Laid before Parliament 17th July 2013
Coming into force 7th August 2013
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 10th day of July 2013
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 (Youth Leisure-time Activities) Order 2013.
(2) This Order comes into force on 7th August 2013.
Transfer of functions
2. The following functions of the Secretary of State under the Education Act 19962are transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office –
(a) the function under section 507B(12)3(power to give guidance to local authorities in England in respect of their duty to provide leisure-time activities for young persons);
(b) the functions under the following sections, so far as they relate to the exercise of any function of a local authority under section 507B—
(i) section 4964(power to give direction to prevent unreasonable exercise of function);
(ii) section 4975(power to make order where authority has failed to discharge duty);
(iii) section 497A6(power to give directions to secure proper performance of functions), except subsection (5);
(iv) section 497AA7(power to authorise person for the purposes of that section);
(c) the function under section 5718(duty to publish guidance), so far as it relates to guidance under section 507B(12).
Consequential amendments
3.—(1) The Education Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 507B(12), for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the Minister for the Cabinet Office”.
(3) The references in the following provisions9to the Secretary of State are to be read, so far as is necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of article 2, as references to the Minister for the Cabinet Office—
(a)
(a) section 496(1);
(b)
(b) section 497(1) and (3);
(c)
(c) section 497A(2) to (4B), (6) and (7);
(d)
(d) section 497AA;
(e)
(e) section 497B(1) and (1A)10;
(f)
(f) section 570(1) and (2)11;
(g)
(g) section 571.
Supplemental: validity of things done before coming into force of Order
4.—(1) This Order does not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) under any of the provisions mentioned in article 2 or 3 by or in relation to the Secretary of State before the coming into force of this Order.
(2) In particular, the amendment made by article 3(2) does not affect the duty of a local authority to have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State under section 507B(12) before the coming into force of this Order.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under section 1 of the Ministers of Crown Act 1975. It transfers certain functions relating to local authorities’ duty to secure leisure-time activities for young persons from the Secretary of State to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.
Article 2 of the Order effects the transfers. Article 3 makes consequential amendments. Article 4 makes...
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