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Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

Volume 718: debated on Wednesday 17 March 2010

Questions

Asked by

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills or otherwise exercising powers of entry can enter and search the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens. [HL2605]

Of the Acts and secondary legislation listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] the Department for Business, Innovation and skills is responsible for 23 Acts containing 60 powers of entry and 34 statutory instruments containing 60 powers of entry as set out below:

Primary

Year

Statute

No. of powers

Repealed

1996

Arbitration Act

1

1974

Biological Weapons Act 1974

1

1990

Broadcasting Act 1990

2

1996

Broadcasting Act 1996

1

1996

Chemical Weapons Act 1996

8

2003

Communications Act 2003

1

1985

Companies Act 1985

2

1998

Competition Act 1998

9

1990

Computer Misuse Act 1990

1

1974

Consumer Credit Act 1974

3

1987

Consumer Protection Act 1987

2

1988

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

5

1973

Employment Agencies Act 1973

l

2002

Enterprise Act 2002

3

1979

Estate Agents Act 1979

1

1973

Fair Trading Act 1973

0

2

2000

Postal Services Act 2000

4

1998

Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

3

1994

Sunday Trading Act 1994

1

1984

Telecommunications Act 1984

1

1968

Trade Descriptions Act 1968

2

1994

Trade Marks Act 1994

l

1939

Trading with the Enemy Act 1939

1

1985

Weights and Measures Act

2

2006

Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006

2

Secondary

Year

SI number

Authority

Title

Powers Revoked

1977

1140

European Communities Act 1972

Aerosol Dispensers (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977

2

2

1977

1753

European Communities Act 1972

Alcoholometers and Alcohol Hydrometers (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977

2

2008

1276

European Communities Act 1972

Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 [2008/1276]

2

1975

2125

European Communities Act 1972

Calibration of Tanks and Vessels (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1975

2

2008

1277

European Communities Act 1972

Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. [2008/1277] [C]

2

2005

263

European Communities Act 1972

End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005

2

2006

3418

European Communities Act 1972

Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations

1

2005

1803

European Communities Act 1972

General Product Safety Regulations

1

1977

932

European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977

2

2006

1679

European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Active Electrical Energy Meters) Regulations 2006

2

1988

186

European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988

2

2006

2647

European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Gas Meters) Regulations 2006

2

2009

2194

European Communities Act 1972

Motor Vehicles (Refilling of Air Conditioning Systems by Service Providers) Regulations [2009/2194] Motor Vehicles (Refilling of Air Conditioning Systems by Service Providers) Regulations [2009/2194]

2

2009

1899

European Communities Act 1972

Motor Vehicles (Replacement Catalytic Converters and Pollution Control Devices) Regulations 2009 [2009/1899]

2

2001

1701

European Communities Act 1972

Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 [2001/1701]

2

2000

3236

European Communities Act 1972

Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000

2

1992

3288

European Communities Act 1972

Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992

2

2000

730

European Communities Act 1972

Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000

2

2008

37

European Communities Act 1972

Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2008

1

1979

1379

European Communities Act 1972

Taximeters (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1979

2

2006

3289

European Communities Act 1972

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006

2

1998

1833

European Communities Act 1972

Working Time Regulations 1998

1

2003

2765

Export Control Act 2002

Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003

1

1

1996

2535

Gas Act 1986

Gas Safety (Rights of Entry) Regulations 1996

2

1996

551

Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996

3

2006

1257

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Automatic Catchweighers) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1255

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Automatic Discontinuous Totalisers) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1258

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1256

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Automatic Rail- weighbridges) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1259

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Beltweighers) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1264

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Capacity Serving Measures) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1268

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Cold-water Meters) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1266

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1269

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Liquid Fuel delivered from Road Tankers) Regulations 2006

2

2006

1267

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Measuring Instruments (Material Measures of Length) Regulations 2006

2

2006

659

Weights and Measures Act 1985/ European Communities Act 1972

Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006

2

Asked by

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Department for Children, Schools and Families and of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families or otherwise exercising powers of entry can enter and search the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens. [HL2630]

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has enacted 31 powers of entry through nine Acts and four powers of entry through four statutory instruments as set out below.

Primary

Year

Statute

Department responsible

No. of powers

2002

Adoption and Children Act 2002

DCSF

2

2006

Childcare Act 2006

DCSF

5

1989

Children Act 1989

DCSF

12

2004

Children Act 2004

DCSF

2

1955

Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955

DCSF/MoJ

1

1933

Children and Young Persons Act 1933

DCSF

3

1997

Education Act 1997

DCSF

1

2006

Education and Inspections Act 2006

DCSF

3

1988

Education Reform Act 1988

DCSF

2

9

31

Secondary

Year

SI. No

Authority

Title

Dept

No of Powers

2007

1772

Childcare Act 2006

Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007

DCSF

1

2004

2783

Education Act 2002

Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2004

DCSF

1

2003

1038

Education Act 2002

Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

DCSF

1

2003

1039

Education Act 2002

Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

DCSF

1

4

4

Asked by

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change or otherwise exercising powers of entry can enter and search the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens. [HL2632]

Such powers of entry and search (or inspection) arise under the following legislation listed in the Schedule to the Bill:

Biological Weapons Act 1974;

Electricity Act 1989;

Energy Act 1976;

Gas Act 1965;

Gas Act 1986;

Nuclear Safeguards Act 2000;

Pipe-lines Act 1962;

Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954 (read with the Gas Acts 1965 and 1986 and Electricity Act 1989); and

Gas Safety (Rights of Entry) Regulations 1996.