The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Transitional Provisions No. 2) Order 1995

Controls etc applicable to new authorities during the transitional period

4.—(1) During the transitional period a new authority shall, subject to any provision to the contrary, discharge its functions in the same manner and subject to the same regulation, requirements, controls and constraints as an existing authority and, in particular, the provisions specified in the following Table shall apply to each new authority notwithstanding it does not have the full functions and powers of a local authority—

Provision
Section 22 of the 1972 Act	Chairman of a principal council.
Section 23 of the 1972 Act	Election of chairman of a principal council.
Section 24 of the 1972 Act	Vice chairman of a principal council.
Section 70 of the 1972 Act	Restriction on promotion of Bills for changing local government areas, etc.
Part V of the 1972 Act	General provisions as to members and proceedings of local authorities.
Part VA of the 1972 Act	Access to meetings and documents of certain authorities, committees and sub-committees.
Section 103 of the 1972 Act	Expenses of joint committees.
Section 104 of the 1972 Act	Disqualification for membership of committees and joint committees.
Section 105 of the 1972 Act	Disability for voting on account of interest in contracts, etc.
Section 106 of the 1972 Act	Standing orders.
Section 114 of the 1972 Act	Security to be taken in relation to officers.
Section 115 of the 1972 Act	Accountability of officers.
Section 116 of the 1972 Act	Members of local authorities not to be appointed as officers.
Section 117 of the 1972 Act	Disclosure by officers of interest in contracts.
Section 128 of the 1972 Act	Consents to land transactions by local authorities and protection of purchasers.
Section 131 of the 1972 Act	Savings.
Section 146 of the 1972 Act	Transfer of securities on alteration of area, etc.
Section 151 of the 1972 Act	Financial administration.
Section 174 of the 1972 Act	Travelling allowance and subsistence allowance.
Section 175 of the 1972 Act	Allowances for attending conferences and meetings.
Section 176 of the 1972 Act	Payment of expenses of official and courtesy visits, etc.
Section 177 of the 1972 Act	Provisions supplementary to sections 173 to 176.
Section 178 of the 1972 Act	Regulations as to allowances.
Section 224 of the 1972 Act	Arrangements by principal councils for custody of documents.
Section 225 of the 1972 Act	Deposit of documents with proper officer of authority, etc.
Section 228 of the 1972 Act	Inspection of documents.
Section 229 of the 1972 Act	Photographic copies of documents.
Section 232 of the 1972 Act	Public notices.
Section 234 of the 1972 Act	Authentication of documents.
Section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972(1)	Superannuation of persons employed in local government service, etc.
Part III of the Local Government Act 1974(2)	Local government administration.
Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982(3)	Accounts and audit.
Part VIII of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(4)	Financial administration.
Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(5)	Local authority members, officers, staff and committees, etc.
Section 31 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989	National Code of Local Government Conduct.
Part IV of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989	Revenue accounts and capital finances of local authorities.
The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991.(6)
The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993(7) except for the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part I of Schedule 1 and paragraph 3(a) of Part II of that Schedule.

(2) Regulation 6(1) of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991 shall be construed as requiring each new authority as soon as practicable after 4th May 1995 to make a scheme in accordance with those Regulations for the payment of allowances in respect of the period up to 1st April 1996 and for subsequent years.

(3) A scheme made in accordance with paragraph (2) shall have effect from 4th May 1995.

(1)

1972 c. 11.

(2)

1974 c. 7.

(3)

1982 c. 32.

(4)

1988 c. 41.

(5)

1989 c. 42.

(6)

S.I. 1991/351; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/553 and S.I. 1995/570.

(7)

S.I. 1993/202.