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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2003 No. 1908

CONTRACTING OUT

The Contracting Out (Functions in relation to the Management of Crown Lands) Order 2003

  Made 15th July 2003 
  Coming into force 16th July 2003 

Whereas a draft of the Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 77(2) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994[1];

     Now therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 69 of that Act hereby makes the following Order: - 

Citation and Commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Functions in relation to the Management of Crown Lands) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Contracting out of functions
     2. The functions now vested in the Secretary of State under section 22 of the Crown Lands Act 1851[2] in relation to Hampton Court Gardens, Green, and Road and Hampton Court Park and Kensington Gardens may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by the Secretary of State.


Andrew McIntosh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

15th July 2003


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order enables the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to authorise another person (or that person's employees) to perform those management functions, in relation to Hampton Court Gardens, Green and Road, and Hampton Court Park and Kensington Gardens which are properties owned by the Sovereign in right of the Crown, and which are vested in the Secretary of State by section 22 of the Crown Lands Act 1851.

Notes:

 [1] 1994 c. 40back

[2] 1851 c. 42 (14 & 15 Vict.). The Crown Lands Act 1851 is extensively amended and the greater part of it is now repealed. Words are omitted from section 22 by the Statute Law Revision Act 1875, the Statute Law Revision Act 1892 and the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993. Functions vested in the Commissioners of Works by section 22 have been the subject of orders transferring functions namely:- the Ministry of Works (Transfer of Powers) (No.1) Order 1945 (S.R.&O 1945/991), the Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970 (S.I. 1970/1681) and the Transfer of Functions (National Heritage) Order 1992 (S.I.1992/1311). The Minister of Works (Change of Style and Title) Order 1962 (S.I. 1962/1549) and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1744) changed the title of the office in which the functions are vested by section 22.back


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© Crown copyright 2003
Prepared 28 July 2003

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