Contents
- 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
- 2 Abolition of the Commission and revocation of Orders and Regulations
- 3 Consequential Amendment of Orders and Regulations
- 4 Investigation of complaints by the Health Service Commissioner
- 5 Enforceability of rights and transfer of liabilities
- Schedule 1 Instruments revoked
- Schedule 2 Amendments consequential on the abolition of the commission
Article 1Citation, commencement, application and interpretation#
(1)This Order may be cited as the Retained Organs Commission (Abolition) Order 2005 and comes into force on the 1st February 2005.
(2)This Order applies to England only.
(3)In this Order—• “the Commission” means the Retained Organs Commission established by the Retained Organs Commission (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001;• “the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Health.
Article 2Abolition of the Commission and revocation of Orders and Regulations#
The Commission is abolished and accordingly the Orders and Regulations in Schedule 1 are revoked.
Article 3Consequential Amendment of Orders and Regulations#
The amendments in Schedule 2 are made in consequence of the abolition of the Commission.
Article 4Investigation of complaints by the Health Service Commissioner#
(1)A complaint made under the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 to the Health Service Commissioner for England in relation to the Commission, whether made before, on or after the coming into force of this Order, may be investigated by the Commissioner notwithstanding the abolition of the Commission .
(2)The Health Service Commissioner for England, where he conducts such an investigation, shall send a report of the result of his investigation to the Secretary of State.
Article 5Enforceability of rights and transfer of liabilities#
(1)Any right arising from the exercise of functions under the Secretary of State’s Directions to the Commission listed in paragraph (3) that immediately before 1st February 2005 was enforceable by or against the Commission is transferred to the Secretary of State.
(2)Any liability arising from the exercise of functions under those Directions that was immediately before 1st February 2005 enforceable against the Commission is transferred to the Secretary of State.
(3)The Directions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) are those dated–
(a)11th April and 18th October 2001;
(b)14th May 2002;
(c)31st March 2004.
Schedule 1 · Instruments revoked
Schedule 2 · Amendments consequential on the abolition of the commission
The Primary Care Trusts (Membership and Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000
(2)In Schedule 1 to the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 “Retained Organs Commission” is deleted.
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Health Service Bodies) Order 2003
(4)In Schedule 1 to the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Health Service Bodies) Order 2003 “Retained Organs Commission” is deleted.
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