1971 c.9

1954 c.33

SI 1985/454

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/9/section/1/2013-07-02Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972An Act to provide for the constitution of district councils to administer local government districts, for the regulation of such councils and for certain of their functions; to abolish existing local government areas and existing local authorities, with certain exceptions, and to enable provision to be made for the transfer of the functions, assets and liabilities of such authorities; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-15Expert Participation2013-07-02PART IDISTRICTS AND COUNCILS
1District councils.1

For every local government district established in pursuance of the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 or the succeeding provisions of this Act there shall be a district council which—

a

shall consist of members—

i

elected by the local electors (within the meaning of section 130(1) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962) in each district electoral area in the district in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Law Acts (Northern Ireland) 1962 to 1971 and the provisions of the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;

ii

of whom one shall be chairman and another may be vice-chairman; and

b

shall have such functions as are conferred on the council by any statutory provision.

2

A council shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession, and, subject to the provisions of this Act,—

a

the name of the council shall be the name of the district with the addition of words “district council” ; and

b

section 19 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to the council.

3

In this Act—

“district” means a local government district such as is mentioned in subsection (1);

“council” means a district council;

“councillor” means a member of a council.

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