http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/6/section/17Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about national outcomes; to confer functions on certain persons in relation to services provided by, and assets of, certain public bodies; to amend Parts 2 and 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003; to enable certain bodies to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land; to amend section 7C of the Forestry Act 1967; to enable the Scottish Ministers to make provision about supporters' involvement in and ownership of football clubs; to make provision for registers of common good property and about disposal and use of such property; to restate and amend the law on allotments; to enable participation in decision-making by specified persons having public functions; to enable local authorities to reduce or remit non-domestic rates; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-04-02Expert Participation2021-02-24 PART 2 COMMUNITY PLANNINGEstablishment of corporate bodies171Following an application made jointly by each person mentioned in section 13(2), the Scottish Ministers may by regulations establish a body corporate with such constitution and functions about community planning as may be specified in the regulations.2The application referred to in subsection (1) must include information about the following matters—aany consultation about the question of whether to make the application,brepresentations received in response to any such consultation,cthe functions to be specified in regulations made under subsection (1),dsuch other matters as may be prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations.3Regulations under subsection (1) may include provision about—athe membership of the body established by the regulations,bthe proceedings of the body,cthe transfer of property and other rights and liabilities to and from the body,dthe appointment and employment of staff by the body,ethe supply by other persons of services to the body,fthe audit of accounts by the body,gthe dissolution of the body, andhsuch other matters as the Scottish Ministers think fit.4A function may be specified in regulations under subsection (1) even if another enactment or rule of law—aprovides that the function is to be carried out by a person other than the body established by virtue of subsection (1), orbprevents the carrying out of the function by that body.S. 17 in force at 20.12.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/363, art. 2
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