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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:
Year Statute No. of powers Repealed 1996 Arbitration Act 1 1974 Biological Weapons Act 1974 1 1990 Broadcasting Act 1990 2 1996 Broadcasting Act 1996 1 1996 Chemical Weapons Act 1996 8 2003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
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
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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.
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
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
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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.