The North Northamptonshire Joint Committee Order 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which comes into force on 7th July 2005, establishes a joint committee for North Northamptonshire. The constituent authorities are Northamptonshire County Council, Corby Borough Council, East Northamptonshire District Council, Kettering Borough Council and Wellingborough Borough Council

Article 3 of the Order constitutes the joint committee as the local planning authority for the boroughs of Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough and the district of East Northamptonshire. It and article 4 provide for the joint committee to exercise the functions of a local planning authority under Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 in relation to the preparation, submission and revision of certain local development documents. Article 4(2) modifies section 15 of that Act so as to require the joint committee to submit their local development scheme to the Secretary of State not later than 7th October 2005, and to send a copy of it to the Regional Planning Board.

Articles 5 to 10 deal with membership and disqualification, tenure of office, meetings and proceedings, secondment of officers and expenses.

The Schedule to the Order makes further provision as to meetings and proceedings of the joint committee and enables the joint committee to make standing orders for the regulation of their proceedings and business.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.