The Transfer of Functions (Asylum Support Adjudicators) Order 2007
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2007/275 |
| Year | 2007 |
2007 No. 275
MINISTERS OF THE CROWN
The Transfer of Functions (Asylum Support Adjudicators) Order 2007
Made 7th February 2007
Laid before Parliament 14th February 2007
Coming into force 2nd April 2007
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of February 2007
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 19751, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows:
Citation and Commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Asylum Support Adjudicators) Order 2007.
(2) This Order comes into force on 2nd April 2007.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
(a) “instrument”, without prejudice to the generality of that expression, includes in particular Royal Charters, Royal Warrants, Orders in Council, Letters Patent, judgments, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, awards, contracts and other agreements, memoranda and articles of association, certificates, deeds and other documents, and
(b) a reference to the functions of a Minister under an enactment includes a reference to the functions of that Minister under an instrument having effect under that enactment.
Transfer from Secretary of State to Lord Chancellor
3. There are transferred to the Lord Chancellor the functions of the Secretary of State under—
(a) section 104 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 19992(power to make rules for asylum support adjudicators), and
(b) Schedule 10 to that Act (adjudicators: further provision).
Supplemental
4.—(1) This Order does not affect the validity of anything done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for the Home Department before the coming into force of this Order in connection with the functions transferred by article 3.
(2) Anything done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for the Home Department in connection with the functions transferred by article 3 has effect, so far as necessary for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if done by or in relation to the Lord Chancellor.
(3) Anything (including legal proceedings) which is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for the Home Department at the coming into force of this Order may, if it relates to the functions transferred by article 3, be continued by or in relation to the Lord Chancellor.
(4) So...
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