The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 1665

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

WALES

The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Made

14th June 1999

Laid before Parliament

16th June 1999

Coming into force

7th July 1999

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(5) and (6), 190(1) and 191(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(1), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 7th July 1999.

(2) The amendments made by Regulation 2 below shall apply only in respect of persons holding a politically restricted post under a local authority in Wales.

Amendment of Regulations

2.—(1) The Schedule to the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1, after sub-paragraph (aa), insert–

“(ab) the National Assembly for Wales.”.

(3) After paragraph 2C(3), insert–

“2D.   Notwithstanding any contrary provision in his terms of appointment or his contract of employment, upon the appointee giving notice in writing to the local authority under which he holds his appointment that he wishes to resign his appointment because he intends to announce or cause, authorise or permit anyone else to announce that he is, or intends to be a candidate for election as a member of the National Assembly for Wales, his appointment shall terminate forthwith.”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jon Owen Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

14th June 1999

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 impose restrictions on the public political activities of local government officers who are appointed to or employed in posts which are politically restricted posts for the purposes of Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. The restrictions take the form of terms and conditions that are deemed to be incorporated into those officers' terms of appointment and conditions of employment.

These Regulations amend the 1990 Regulations so as to introduce, as regards the holders of politically restricted posts in Wales, restrictions in connection with standing as a candidate for election to the National Assembly for Wales.

(1)

1989 c. 42.

(2)

S.I. 1990/851, which was amended by S.I. 1998/3116 (S.188) and S.I. 1999/715.

(3)

Paragraph 2C was inserted by the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, S.I. 1999/715.