The Parliamentary Commissioner

for Administration

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

An Act to make provision for the appointment and functions

of a Parliamentary Commissioner for the investigation

of administrative action taken on behalf of the Crown, and

for purposes connected therewith. (22nd March 1967)

Application to Northern Ireland

13. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, this Act extends to Northern Ireland.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising the inclusion among the departments and authorities to which this Act applies of any department of the Government of Northern Ireland, or any authority or body established by or with the authority of the Parliament of Northern Ireland; but this Act shall apply to any such department, authority or body. in relation to any action taken by them as agent for a department or authority to which this Act applies, as it applies to the last-mentioned department or authority.

(3) In section 6 of this Act the references to a Minister of the Crown or government department and to Parliament shall include references to a Minister or department of the Government of Northern Ireland and to the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

(4) In section 8 of this Act the references to the Cabinet shall include references to the Northern Ireland Executive and in relation to that Executive for the reference to the Prime Minister there shall be substituted a reference to the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.

Short title and commencement

14. (1) This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967.

(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint.

(3) A complaint under this Act may be made in respect of matters whenever arising; and for the purposes of subsection (3) of section 6 of this Act any time elapsing between the date of the passing and the date of the commencement of this Act (but not any time before the first of those dates) shall be disregarded.