Inquiries Act 2005
Inquiries Act 2005 (2005 c. 12)
- Inquiries Act 2005 (2005 c. 12)
- Constitution of inquiry
- 1 Power to establish inquiry
- 2 No determination of liability
- 3 The inquiry panel
- 4 Appointment of inquiry panel
- 5 Setting-up date and terms of reference
- 6 Minister's duty to inform Parliament or Assembly
- 7 Further appointments to inquiry panel
- 8 Suitability of inquiry panel
- 9 Requirement of impartiality
- 10 Appointment of judge as panel member
- 11 Assessors
- 12 Duration of appointment of members of inquiry panel
- 13 Power to suspend inquiry
- 14 End of inquiry
- Conversion of inquiries
- 15 Power to convert other inquiry into inquiry under this Act
- 16 Inquiries converted under section 15
- Inquiry proceedings
- 17 Evidence and procedure
- 18 Public access to inquiry proceedings and information
- 19 Restrictions on public access etc
- 20 Further provisions about restriction notices and orders
- 21 Powers of chairman to require production of evidence etc
- 22 Privileged information etc
- 23 Risk of damage to the economy
- Inquiry reports
- 24 Submission of reports
- 25 Publication of reports
- 26 Laying of reports before Parliament or Assembly
- Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- 27 United Kingdom inquiries
- 28 Scottish inquiries
- 29 Welsh inquiries
- 30 Northern Ireland inquiries
- 31 The relevant part of the United Kingdom and the applicable rules
- Inquiries for which more than one Minister responsible
- 32 Joint inquiries
- 33 Inquiries involving more than one administration
- 34 Change of responsibility for inquiry
- Supplementary
- 35 Offences
- 36 Enforcement by High Court or Court of Session
- 37 Immunity from suit
- 38 Time limit for applying for judicial review
- 39 Payment of inquiry expenses by Minister
- 40 Expenses of witnesses etc
- General
- 41 Rules
- 42 Notices etc
- 43 Interpretation
- 44 Transitory, transitional and saving provisions
- 45 Suspension of devolved government in Northern Ireland
- Amendments etc
- 46 Inquiries under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
- 47 Inquiries etc under Northern Ireland legislation
- 48 Minor and consequential amendments
- 49 Repeals and revocations
- Final provisions
- 50 Crown application
- 51 Commencement
- 52 Extent
- 53 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Provisions applicable to inquiries etc under Northern Ireland legislation
- SCHEDULE 2 Minor and consequential amendments
- Part 1 Acts of Parliament
- Regulation of Railways Act 1871 (c. 78)
- Ministry of Transport Act 1919 (c. 50)
- Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 (c. 53)
- Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (c. 47)
- Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72)
- Transport Act 1962 (c. 46)
- National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
- Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)
- Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
- Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
- Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13)
- Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
- Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32)
- Protection of Children Act 1999 (c. 14)
- Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32)
- Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)
- Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21)
- Part 2 Acts of the Scottish Parliament
- Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 5)
- Part 3 Northern Ireland legislation
- Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 (c. 31 (N.I.))
- Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 (c. 13 (N.I.))
- Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (c. 18 (N.I))
- Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14))
- Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9))
- Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1))
- Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/1080 (N.I. 12))
- Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3))
- Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22))
- Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/3160 (N.I. 15))
- Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2))
- Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1297 (N.I. 7))
- Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/276 (N.I. 2))
- Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I. 9))
- Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/417 (N.I. 4))
- Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/439 (N.I. 11))
- SCHEDULE 3 Repeals and revocations
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