Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

Section 128(1).

SCHEDULE 9 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS: GENERAL

Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c.9)

1.  In section 9 (vacation of office on account of non-attendance)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “and (3)” substitute “to (4)”;

(b) after subsection (3) add—

“(4) Any period during which a councillor is suspended or partially suspended under Part 9 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 is to be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the period of six months under subsection (1) (and accordingly—

(a) a period during which a councillor fails to attend meetings of the council that falls immediately before, and

(b) a period during which a councillor fails to attend meetings of the council that falls immediately after,

a period of suspension or partial suspension are to be treated as consecutive).”.

2.  In section 42 (councillors not to be appointed officers)—

(a) after “paid office” insert “which is prescribed under section 4(1)(a)”;

(b) omit subsection (2).

3.  In section 143 (orders and regulations), for “115(2A)” substitute “4(1)(a) or 115(2A)”.

4.  In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (declaration of councillor on acceptance of office), for “be guided by the Northern Ireland code of local government conduct” substitute “observe the Northern Ireland Local Government Code of Conduct for Councillors (as revised from time to time)”.

Deregulation and Contracting Out (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 11)

5.  In Article 2(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “joint committee” for the words from “means” to the end substitute “has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014”.

Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 18)

6.—(1) In Article 12(7) (consideration of reports or recommendations), for “18, 19 or 47A of the principal Act” substitute “7 or 9 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014”.

(2) In Article 13(3) (publicity for meeting under Article 12)—

(a) for “section 23 of the principal Act” substitute “section 42 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014”.

(b) for “section 121” substitute “section 44”.

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c.7)

7.  In section 17 (power to modify legislation), in subsection (2) in the definition of “local government legislation”, after paragraph (cc) insert—

“(cd) the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;”.

Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25)

8.  In section 79(4) (land belonging to councils and development by councils), for “47A of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972” substitute “6 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 so far as it relates to an officer of the council”.