The Public Bodies (Abolition of Victims’ Advisory Panel) Order 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/2853
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Bodies (Abolition of Victims’ Advisory Panel) Order 2013.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) , this Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) Article 2(3) comes into force on the day after that on which the other provisions of this Order come into force.

(4) Repeals and amendments made by this Order have the same extent as the provisions repealed or amended.

Section 2 Abolition of Victims’ Advisory Panel

(1) The Victims’ Advisory Panel, established under section 55 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 , is abolished.

(2) In consequence of paragraph (1)—

(a) in Schedule 2 (departments etc subject to investigation) to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 , the entry “Victims Advisory Panel.” is repealed;

(b) section 55 (Victims’ Advisory Panel) of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 and the cross-heading that precedes it are repealed;

(c) in paragraph 10 of the Schedule (consequential amendments) to the Secretary of State for Justice Order 2007 —

(i) in sub-paragraph (2), for “53, 54 and 55(1) to (6)” substitute “53 and 54”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3), for “53, 54 and 55” substitute “53 and 54”;

(d) in section 142 (Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 , subsection (5) is repealed.

(3) In Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011 (power to abolish: bodies and offices), the entry “Victims’ Advisory Panel.” is repealed.