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andbprovide for so much of the amount of the sum chargeable in respect of rates due in respect of any hereditament as relates to a district rate to be such as is determined in accordance with rules specified in the order.2BThis paragraph applies if it appears to the Department necessary or expedient to make provision under paragraph (2A) in connection with changes to local government districts (including changes before the commencement of section 112(4) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014).2CThe Department must within two years of the making of an order under paragraph (2A) lay before the Assembly a report on the operation of any transitional rate relief scheme under that paragraph including—athe Department's assessment of the likely or actual percentage increase in district rates payable by ratepayers in each affected district as a consequence of the termination of the scheme; andbconsideration of possible further mitigating measures..Commencement of the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012113In Article 1 of the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (SR 2012 No 421) (citation and commencement), in paragraph (4) (commencement for the purposes of making and levying rates), for the words from the beginning to “come into effect on” there shall be substituted the words “ This Order does not apply for the purposes of making and levying of rates, as provided in Part II of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, in relation to a year beginning before ”.<Emphasis>Transferred functions grant</Emphasis>Transferred functions grant1141In the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, after section 27 (rates support grant) there shall be inserted the following section—Transferred functions grant27A1The Department shall for any prescribed financial year make a grant under this section to councils.2In this section “transferred functions grant” means the grant payable under this section for any financial year.3The transferred functions grant is payable only to a council which is a new council within the meaning of Part 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.4The amount of the transferred functions grant payable to a council for any financial year is the amount equal to the difference between—athe amount of the product of the district rate for that year (within the meaning of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977) so far as it relates to the rateable net annual values of the hereditaments in the district of that council; andbthe amount which would have been the amount of that product if the total of the rateable net annual values of the hereditaments in the district of that council had been increased by a prescribed amount.5Subsection (4) is subject to section 28 (reductions in grants) and to section 63(4) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.6Payments in respect of transferred functions grant shall be made to a council at such times as the Department may determine..2In section 28 of that Act (reductions in grants), in subsections (2)(a) and (6)(b) and in the heading for “or 27” there shall be substituted “ , 27 or 27A ”.<Emphasis>Contracts and disposals</Emphasis>Exclusion of non-commercial considerations115In Article 19 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (council contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations), after paragraph (6) there shall be added the following paragraphs—7The Department may by order provide, in relation to councils, for a specified matter to cease to be a non-commercial matter for the purposes of this Article.8An order under paragraph (7) may—aprovide for a matter to cease to be a non-commercial matter for specified purposes or to a specified extent;bapply in relation to specified councils, functions or contracts;camend a statutory provision;dinclude supplementary, incidental, consequential and transitional provisions.9No order shall be made under paragraph (7) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.Control of disposals and contracts of existing councils and their finances1161Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (control of disposals and contracts of existing councils) is amended as follows.2At the end of the heading to Chapter 2 there shall be added the words “ AND THEIR FINANCES ”.3In section 10 (control of disposals and contracts of existing councils)—aat the end of the heading there shall be added the words “ and their finances ”;bin subsection (1), after the words “consent of” there shall be added the words “ its successor council or ”;cat the end of subsection (1) there shall be added the following paragraphs—dborrow any sum exceeding a specified sum (or any sums exceeding in total any specified sum);ereduce any financial reserve of a specified description below a specified limit.;din subsection (3), after the words “consent of” there shall be inserted the words “ a successor council or ”.4In section 11 (directions: supplementary), in subsection (4)(b) after the words “council concerned and ” there shall be inserted the words “ its successor council or ”.5In section 13 (referral to Department where consent refused or granted subject to conditions)—ain subsection (1)—iin paragraph (a), after the words “consent of” there shall be inserted the words “ a successor council or ”;iiin paragraph (b), after the words “refused by” there shall be inserted the words “ the successor council or ”;bin subsection (2), after the words “decision of” there shall be inserted the words “ the successor council or ”;cin subsection (3), omit the words “of a statutory transition committee”;din subsection (4)(a), after the words “made by the” there shall be inserted the words “ successor council or ”.<Emphasis>Payments for special purposes <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation></Emphasis>Payments for special purposes and public appeals117In the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 the following provisions cease to have effect—asection 37 (payments for special purposes);bsection 38 (restrictions on power to make payments under section 37); andcsection 40 (limit on expenditure on payments under section 37 and on public appeals).<Emphasis>Persons ceasing to hold office and unqualified person</Emphasis>Persons ceasing to hold office1181A person who ceases to hold any office under this Act is, unless the person is not qualified or is disqualified, eligible to hold that office again.2In subsection (1) “office” includes a position of responsibility.3Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is not qualified or is disqualified to be elected or to be a councillor.Validity of acts done by unqualified person1191The validity of anything done by the holder of an office under this Act is not affected by that person not being qualified or being disqualified to be elected or to be a councillor.2In subsection (1) “office” includes a position of responsibility.<Emphasis>Power to dissolve Local Government Staff Commission</Emphasis>Power to dissolve the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland120In section 40 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (Staff Commission), after subsection (8) there shall be added the following subsection—9The Department may by order make provision for, and in connection with, the dissolution of the Staff Commission and such an order may—aprovide for the transfer of the functions, assets and liabilities of the Staff Commission to any other body or person; andbcontain such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provisions (including the modification or repeal of any statutory provision (including a provision of this Act)) as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient.10An order must not be made under subsection (9) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly..<Emphasis>Insurance</Emphasis>Insurance against accidents to councillors1211A council may insure against risks of a councillor meeting with a personal accident, whether fatal or not, while the councillor is engaged on the business of the council.2Any sum received by the council under any such insurance must, after deduction of any expenses incurred in its recovery, be paid by the council to, or to the personal representatives of, the councillor in respect of an accident to whom that sum is received.3The provisions of the Life Assurance Act 1774 as extended by the Life Insurance (Ireland) Act 1866 does not apply to any insurance under this section.4In this section—council” includes a joint committee;councillor” includes a member of a committee or sub-committee of a council or a joint committee, whether the member is a member of the council or not;insurance” means a contract with any person whereby, in consideration of payments by the council by way of premium or otherwise, that person undertakes to pay to the council such sums as may be provided in the contract on the occurrence of a particular event.<Emphasis>Transfer schemes</Emphasis>Schemes for transfers of assets and liabilities1221The power conferred by subsection (4) is exercisable where it appears to any Northern Ireland department necessary or expedient as mentioned in section 124(1) or (2).2Any Northern Ireland department may make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated assets or liabilities of that department or a local government body to a local government body.3The power conferred by subsection (6) is exercisable by the Department for Social Development if it appears to that department necessary or expedient as mentioned in section 124(2).4The Department for Social Development may make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated assets or liabilities of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to a local government body.5The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure may make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated assets or liabilities of the Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland relating to Armagh County Museum to the council for the district of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon.6On the transfer date the designated assets or liabilities are transferred and vest in accordance with the scheme.7Schedule 8 has effect.8In this section “designated”, in relation to a scheme, means specified in or determined in accordance with the scheme.9In this section and Schedule 8—scheme” means a scheme under this section;the transfer date”, in relation to a scheme, means the date specified by the scheme as the date on which it is to have effect.10In this section and Schedule 8 “local government body”—ain relation to a transfer from a local government body does not include a successor council; andbin relation to a transfer to a local government body does not include an existing council.Compensation for loss of office or diminution of emoluments1231This section applies to any person who at any time after the date on which this Act receives Royal Assent—ais employed by a local government body; andbsuffers loss.2In this section—local government body” includes the Local Government Staff Commission and a council whenever established;loss” means loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments which is attributable to any provision made by or under—this or any other Act mentioned in subsection (1) of section 124;any transfer of functions or any statutory provision falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) of that section.3Compensation in respect of loss suffered by a person to whom this section applies is, subject to subsection (5), to be paid only in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of this section under Article 19 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972; and accordingly no local government body is to pay any such compensation under any other statutory provision, by virtue of any provision in a contract or otherwise.4Subsection (3) does not preclude the payment of compensation if it forms part of a severance arrangement which has been sanctioned by the Department. The Department must satisfy itself that the arrangement is reasonable.5Subsection (3) does not preclude the making of any payment to which a person is entitled by virtue of contractual rights acquired by the person before 12th June 2012.6Regulations under Article 19 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 must not provide compensation for a person to whom this section applies in respect of any loss so far as attributable to the termination on or before 1st April 2015 of a contract made after 12th June 2012 which provides for the employment of that person for a fixed term extending beyond the abolition date.7For the purpose of determining under Article 173 or 176 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996—awhether the provisions of a new contract offered to a person employed by a local government body differ from the corresponding provisions of the previous contract; andbwhether employment under the new contract is suitable in relation to that person,there is to be treated as forming part of the remuneration payable under the new contract any compensation to which that person is or, if the person accepted the offer, would be entitled in accordance with this section.8Except as provided in subsection (7), nothing in this section is to be construed as affecting any entitlement to a redundancy payment under Part 12 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 or to any payment by virtue of any provision of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) 1972 other than Article 19 of that Order.<Emphasis>Provisions for the purposes of this Act and other purposes</Emphasis>Supplementary and transitional provisions for the purposes of this Act and other purposes1241The Department may by regulations make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplemental provision as appears to the Department to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or otherwise in connection with—athis Act;bthe Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008; orcthe Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.2Any Northern Ireland department may by regulations make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplemental provision as appears to that department to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or otherwise in connection with—aany transfer of functions to a local government body, whether they are functions of that department or not, coming into operation on or before 1st April 2015; orbany statutory provision coming into operation on or before 1st April 2015 which confers functions on a local government body, whether this is expressed as transfer of functions or not.3In this section “local government body” includes the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.4Nothing in this section is to be taken as limiting the generality of any other statutory provision (including a provision of this Act) and nothing in any other statutory provision (including a provision of this Act) is to be taken as limiting the generality of this section.5Regulations under this section which amend any statutory provision must not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.<Emphasis>Council websites</Emphasis>Council websites125The Department must by regulations specify a standard format for the domain names of council websites.<Emphasis>Supplementary</Emphasis>Interpretation1261In this Act—association” includes any body of persons, corporate or unincorporate;council” means a district council;councillor” means a member of a council;declaration” means declaration in writing;direction” means direction in writing;district” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;the Department” means the Department of the Environment;elected” includes appointed, nominated or otherwise selected or returned;external representative”, in relation to a council, has the meaning given by section 10(4);government department” means a Northern Ireland department or a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;joint committee” means a joint committee appointed under section 11(1);local elector” has the same meaning as in the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962;local government body” means a local government body within the meaning of Part 2 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;notice” means notice in writing;owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rack rent of the land in connection with which the word is used, whether on that person's own account or as agent or trustee for any other person, or who would so receive it if the land were let at a rack rent;prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;public body” means a body (other than a council) established by or under any statutory provision;qualified majority” has the meaning given by section 40;“regulations”, except in sections 100, 124 and 127 means regulations made by the Department;statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.2In this Act—areferences to a district, council, chair or deputy chair include references to, respectively, a borough, borough council, mayor or deputy mayor;breferences to a councillor, except in relation to the nomination or election of councillors, include references to an alderman, andcreferences to, or any references which are to be construed as references to, a borough, borough council, mayor or deputy mayor include references to, respectively, a city, city council, lord mayor or deputy lord mayor.3References in this Act to the consent or approval of any authority are references to consent or approval in writing.4For the purposes of this Act references to “publish” and “publication” are references to any communication, in whatever form, addressed to the public at large or to a section of the public.Regulations and orders1271Before a Northern Ireland department makes regulations or orders to which this subsection applies it must consult councils and—asuch associations or bodies representative of councils;bsuch associations or bodies representative of officers of councils; andcsuch other persons or bodies,as appear to it to be appropriate.2Subsection (1) applies to any regulations and orders under this Act except regulations and orders under—asection 1(2);bsection 30;csection 76;dsection 100; oresection 129.3Regulations and orders to which this subsection applies must not be made unless a draft of the regulations or order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.4Subsection (3) applies to regulations and orders which include provisions under—asection 20;bsection 21;csection 38;dsection 40;esection 41;fsection 48;gsection 51;hsection 76;isection 82;jsection 86;ksection 101;lsection 109;min Part 2 of Schedule 1, paragraph 11(3);nparagraph 5 of Schedule 2.5Except where otherwise provided, any other regulations under this Act and any other orders under this Act other than orders under sections 67, 106 and 129 are subject to negative resolution.6Regulations and orders under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provisions as the Northern Ireland department making them thinks necessary or expedient.Minor and consequential amendments and repeals1281Schedule 9 (which contains minor and consequential amendments) has effect.2The statutory provisions mentioned in the first column of Schedule 10 are repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.Commencement1291Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.2The following provisions come into operation on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—athis section;bsection 130.Short title130This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.S. 124 in operation at 20.5.2014 by S.R. 2014/142, art. 2(c)S. 127 in operation at 20.5.2014 by S.R. 2014/142, art. 2(d)S. 111 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 112 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 113 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 114 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 116 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 120 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 122 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 123 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 125 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 126 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 128(1) in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 118 in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/153, art. 3, Sch. 2S. 119 in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/153, art. 3, Sch. 2S. 121 in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/153, art. 3, Sch. 2
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/111/2/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/111/2/a" id="section-111-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>such associations or bodies representative of councils;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/111/2/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/111/2/b" id="section-111-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>such associations or bodies representative of officers of councils; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/111/2/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/111/2/c" id="section-111-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>such other persons or bodies,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>as appear to the Department to be appropriate.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/111/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/111/3" id="section-111-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A council must have regard to any guidance issued under this section.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/rates/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/rates" NumberOfProvisions="2" id="part-16-crossheading-rates" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Rates</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Transitional rate relief in consequence of changes in local government districts</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/112/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/112" id="section-112">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-34a015a94112b18367c57bb0e1296f16"/>
112
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/112/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/112/1" id="section-112-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Article 33A of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (transitional rate relief) is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/112/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/112/2" id="section-112-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In paragraph (1), for the words “this Article” there shall be substituted the words
<InlineAmendment>“ paragraph (2) ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/112/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/112/3" id="section-112-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In paragraph (2), for the word “Article” there shall be substituted the word
<InlineAmendment>“ paragraph ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/112/4/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/112/4" id="section-112-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>2A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where paragraph (2B) applies, the Department may, by order subject to negative resolution,—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provide for such provisions of this Order as may be specified in the order not to apply or apply subject to modifications specified in the order; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provide for so much of the amount of the sum chargeable in respect of rates due in respect of any hereditament as relates to a district rate to be such as is determined in accordance with rules specified in the order.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2B</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This paragraph applies if it appears to the Department necessary or expedient to make provision under paragraph (2A) in connection with changes to local government districts (including changes before the commencement of section 112(4) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2C</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Department must within two years of the making of an order under paragraph (2A) lay before the Assembly a report on the operation of any transitional rate relief scheme under that paragraph including—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Department's assessment of the likely or actual percentage increase in district rates payable by ratepayers in each affected district as a consequence of the termination of the scheme; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>consideration of possible further mitigating measures.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Commencement of the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/113/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/113" id="section-113">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-475a75540542112bc1d032cb1f875b1d"/>
113
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
In Article 1 of the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (
<Acronym Expansion="Statutory Rule">SR</Acronym>
2012 No 421) (citation and commencement), in paragraph (4) (commencement for the purposes of making and levying rates), for the words from the beginning to “come into effect on” there shall be substituted the words
<InlineAmendment>“ This Order does not apply for the purposes of making and levying of rates, as provided in Part II of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, in relation to a year beginning before ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/transferred-functions-grant/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/transferred-functions-grant" NumberOfProvisions="2" id="part-16-crossheading-transferred-functions-grant" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Transferred functions grant</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Transferred functions grant</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/114/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/114" id="section-114">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-123d5a16d6e6050026805c3e55458701"/>
114
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/114/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/114/1" id="section-114-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, after section 27 (rates support grant) there shall be inserted the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title>Transferred functions grant</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">27A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Department shall for any prescribed financial year make a grant under this section to councils.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term>transferred functions grant</Term>
” means the grant payable under this section for any financial year.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The transferred functions grant is payable only to a council which is a new council within the meaning of Part 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The amount of the transferred functions grant payable to a council for any financial year is the amount equal to the difference between—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the amount of the product of the district rate for that year (within the meaning of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977) so far as it relates to the rateable net annual values of the hereditaments in the district of that council; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the amount which would have been the amount of that product if the total of the rateable net annual values of the hereditaments in the district of that council had been increased by a prescribed amount.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (4) is subject to section 28 (reductions in grants) and to section 63(4) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Payments in respect of transferred functions grant shall be made to a council at such times as the Department may determine.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/114/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/114/2" id="section-114-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In section 28 of that Act (reductions in grants), in subsections (2)(a) and (6)(b) and in the heading for “or 27” there shall be substituted
<InlineAmendment>“ , 27 or 27A ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/contracts-and-disposals/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/contracts-and-disposals" NumberOfProvisions="2" RestrictEndDate="2015-02-01" id="part-16-crossheading-contracts-and-disposals" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Contracts and disposals</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2015-02-01" Match="false">
<Title>Exclusion of non-commercial considerations</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/115/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/115" id="section-115">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">115</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In Article 19 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (council contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations), after paragraph (6) there shall be added the following paragraphs—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="secondary" TargetSubClass="order" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Department may by order provide, in relation to councils, for a specified matter to cease to be a non-commercial matter for the purposes of this Article.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An order under paragraph (7) may—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provide for a matter to cease to be a non-commercial matter for specified purposes or to a specified extent;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>apply in relation to specified councils, functions or contracts;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>amend a statutory provision;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>include supplementary, incidental, consequential and transitional provisions.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>No order shall be made under paragraph (7) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Control of disposals and contracts of existing councils and their finances</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116" id="section-116">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-019c6fdb2230fb74d48fb6800200b185"/>
116
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/1" id="section-116-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (control of disposals and contracts of existing councils) is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/2" id="section-116-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
At the end of the heading to Chapter 2 there shall be added the words
<InlineAmendment>“ AND THEIR FINANCES ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/3" id="section-116-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 10 (control of disposals and contracts of existing councils)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/a" id="section-116-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
at the end of the heading there shall be added the words
<InlineAmendment>“ and their finances ”</InlineAmendment>
;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/b" id="section-116-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
in subsection (1), after the words “consent of” there shall be added the words
<InlineAmendment>“ its successor council or ”</InlineAmendment>
;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/c" id="section-116-3-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>at the end of subsection (1) there shall be added the following paragraphs—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>borrow any sum exceeding a specified sum (or any sums exceeding in total any specified sum);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>reduce any financial reserve of a specified description below a specified limit.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>;</AppendText>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/d/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/3/d" id="section-116-3-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
in subsection (3), after the words “consent of” there shall be inserted the words
<InlineAmendment>“ a successor council or ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/4/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/4" id="section-116-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In section 11 (directions: supplementary), in subsection (4)(b) after the words “council concerned and ” there shall be inserted the words
<InlineAmendment>“ its successor council or ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/5" id="section-116-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 13 (referral to Department where consent refused or granted subject to conditions)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/a" id="section-116-5-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (1)—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/a/i/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/a/i" id="section-116-5-a-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
in paragraph (a), after the words “consent of” there shall be inserted the words
<InlineAmendment>“ a successor council or ”</InlineAmendment>
;
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/a/ii/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/a/ii" id="section-116-5-a-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
in paragraph (b), after the words “refused by” there shall be inserted the words
<InlineAmendment>“ the successor council or ”</InlineAmendment>
;
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/b" id="section-116-5-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
in subsection (2), after the words “decision of” there shall be inserted the words
<InlineAmendment>“ the successor council or ”</InlineAmendment>
;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/c" id="section-116-5-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in subsection (3), omit the words “of a statutory transition committee”;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/d/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/116/5/d" id="section-116-5-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
in subsection (4)(a), after the words “made by the” there shall be inserted the words
<InlineAmendment>“ successor council or ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/payments-for-special-purposes-etc/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/payments-for-special-purposes-etc" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictStartDate="2015-04-01" id="part-16-crossheading-payments-for-special-purposes-etc" Match="false">
<Title>
<Emphasis>
Payments for special purposes
<Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>
</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2015-04-01" Match="false">
<Title>Payments for special purposes and public appeals</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/117/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/117" id="section-117">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">117</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 the following provisions cease to have effect—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/117/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/117/a" id="section-117-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 37 (payments for special purposes);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/117/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/117/b" id="section-117-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 38 (restrictions on power to make payments under section 37); and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/117/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/117/c" id="section-117-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 40 (limit on expenditure on payments under section 37 and on public appeals).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/persons-ceasing-to-hold-office-and-unqualified-person/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/persons-ceasing-to-hold-office-and-unqualified-person" NumberOfProvisions="2" id="part-16-crossheading-persons-ceasing-to-hold-office-and-unqualified-person" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Persons ceasing to hold office and unqualified person</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Persons ceasing to hold office</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/118/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/118" id="section-118">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-35f9f663ebe3f648c151ebd5fa9b2bec"/>
118
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/118/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/118/1" id="section-118-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person who ceases to hold any office under this Act is, unless the person is not qualified or is disqualified, eligible to hold that office again.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/118/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/118/2" id="section-118-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (1) “
<Term id="term-office">office</Term>
” includes a position of responsibility.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/118/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/118/3" id="section-118-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is not qualified or is disqualified to be elected or to be a councillor.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Validity of acts done by unqualified person</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/119/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/119" id="section-119">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-b22f66e892b6addcfcb5fd019e4ba020"/>
119
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/119/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/119/1" id="section-119-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The validity of anything done by the holder of an office under this Act is not affected by that person not being qualified or being disqualified to be elected or to be a councillor.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/119/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/119/2" id="section-119-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (1) “
<Term id="term-office">office</Term>
” includes a position of responsibility.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/power-to-dissolve-local-government-staff-commission/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/power-to-dissolve-local-government-staff-commission" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-16-crossheading-power-to-dissolve-local-government-staff-commission" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Power to dissolve Local Government Staff Commission</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Power to dissolve the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/120/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/120" id="section-120">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-75b7c3713996cbfe52e03b44803dd4b0"/>
120
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 40 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (Staff Commission), after subsection (8) there shall be added the following subsection—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Department may by order make provision for, and in connection with, the dissolution of the Staff Commission and such an order may—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provide for the transfer of the functions, assets and liabilities of the Staff Commission to any other body or person; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>contain such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provisions (including the modification or repeal of any statutory provision (including a provision of this Act)) as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An order must not be made under subsection (9) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/insurance/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/insurance" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-16-crossheading-insurance" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Insurance</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Insurance against accidents to councillors</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/121/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/121" id="section-121">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-1272e64b9c479c669bc9211ed79bc350"/>
121
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/121/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/121/1" id="section-121-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A council may insure against risks of a councillor meeting with a personal accident, whether fatal or not, while the councillor is engaged on the business of the council.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/121/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/121/2" id="section-121-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any sum received by the council under any such insurance must, after deduction of any expenses incurred in its recovery, be paid by the council to, or to the personal representatives of, the councillor in respect of an accident to whom that sum is received.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/121/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/121/3" id="section-121-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The provisions of the Life Assurance Act 1774 as extended by the Life Insurance (Ireland) Act 1866 does not apply to any insurance under this section.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/121/4/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/121/4" id="section-121-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section—</Text>
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<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-council">council</Term>
” includes a joint committee;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-councillor">councillor</Term>
” includes a member of a committee or sub-committee of a council or a joint committee, whether the member is a member of the council or not;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-insurance">insurance</Term>
” means a contract with any person whereby, in consideration of payments by the council by way of premium or otherwise, that person undertakes to pay to the council such sums as may be provided in the contract on the occurrence of a particular event.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/transfer-schemes/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/transfer-schemes" NumberOfProvisions="2" id="part-16-crossheading-transfer-schemes" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Transfer schemes</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Schemes for transfers of assets and liabilities</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122" id="section-122">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-d2f60d423eba0ad6f0f6e0d0d5346622"/>
122
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/1" id="section-122-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The power conferred by subsection (4) is exercisable where it appears to any Northern Ireland department necessary or expedient as mentioned in section 124(1) or (2).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/2" id="section-122-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any Northern Ireland department may make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated assets or liabilities of that department or a local government body to a local government body.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/3" id="section-122-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The power conferred by subsection (6) is exercisable by the Department for Social Development if it appears to that department necessary or expedient as mentioned in section 124(2).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/4/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/4" id="section-122-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Department for Social Development may make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated assets or liabilities of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to a local government body.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/5/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/5" id="section-122-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure may make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated assets or liabilities of the Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland relating to Armagh County Museum to the council for the district of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/6/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/6" id="section-122-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>On the transfer date the designated assets or liabilities are transferred and vest in accordance with the scheme.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/7/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/7" id="section-122-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Schedule 8 has effect.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/8/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/8" id="section-122-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term id="term-designated">designated</Term>
”, in relation to a scheme, means specified in or determined in accordance with the scheme.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/9/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/9" id="section-122-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section and Schedule 8—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-scheme">scheme</Term>
” means a scheme under this section;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-the-transfer-date">the transfer date</Term>
”, in relation to a scheme, means the date specified by the scheme as the date on which it is to have effect.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/10/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/10" id="section-122-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section and Schedule 8 “local government body”—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/10/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/10/a" id="section-122-10-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to a transfer from a local government body does not include a successor council; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/122/10/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/122/10/b" id="section-122-10-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to a transfer to a local government body does not include an existing council.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Compensation for loss of office or diminution of emoluments</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123" id="section-123">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ab58ca57c62e6bd841fdd0429badf759"/>
123
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/1" id="section-123-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies to any person who at any time after the date on which this Act receives Royal Assent—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/1/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/1/a" id="section-123-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is employed by a local government body; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/1/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/1/b" id="section-123-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>suffers loss.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/2" id="section-123-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-local-government-body">local government body</Term>
” includes the Local Government Staff Commission and a council whenever established;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-loss">loss</Term>
” means loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments which is attributable to any provision made by or under—
</Text>
</Para>
<OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens">
<ListItem NumberOverride="a">
<Para>
<Text>this or any other Act mentioned in subsection (1) of section 124;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem NumberOverride="b">
<Para>
<Text>any transfer of functions or any statutory provision falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) of that section.</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/3" id="section-123-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Compensation in respect of loss suffered by a person to whom this section applies is, subject to subsection (5), to be paid only in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of this section under Article 19 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972; and accordingly no local government body is to pay any such compensation under any other statutory provision, by virtue of any provision in a contract or otherwise.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/4/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/4" id="section-123-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (3) does not preclude the payment of compensation if it forms part of a severance arrangement which has been sanctioned by the Department. The Department must satisfy itself that the arrangement is reasonable.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/5/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/5" id="section-123-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (3) does not preclude the making of any payment to which a person is entitled by virtue of contractual rights acquired by the person before 12th June 2012.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/6/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/6" id="section-123-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations under Article 19 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 must not provide compensation for a person to whom this section applies in respect of any loss so far as attributable to the termination on or before 1st April 2015 of a contract made after 12th June 2012 which provides for the employment of that person for a fixed term extending beyond the abolition date.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/7/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/7" id="section-123-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purpose of determining under Article 173 or 176 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/7/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/7/a" id="section-123-7-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>whether the provisions of a new contract offered to a person employed by a local government body differ from the corresponding provisions of the previous contract; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/7/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/7/b" id="section-123-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>whether employment under the new contract is suitable in relation to that person,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>there is to be treated as forming part of the remuneration payable under the new contract any compensation to which that person is or, if the person accepted the offer, would be entitled in accordance with this section.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/123/8/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/123/8" id="section-123-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Except as provided in subsection (7), nothing in this section is to be construed as affecting any entitlement to a redundancy payment under Part 12 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 or to any payment by virtue of any provision of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) 1972 other than Article 19 of that Order.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/provisions-for-the-purposes-of-this-act-and-other-purposes/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/provisions-for-the-purposes-of-this-act-and-other-purposes" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-16-crossheading-provisions-for-the-purposes-of-this-act-and-other-purposes" RestrictStartDate="2014-05-20">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Provisions for the purposes of this Act and other purposes</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2014-05-20">
<Title>Supplementary and transitional provisions for the purposes of this Act and other purposes</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124" id="section-124">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-d6f3afe6658377e9136f20ea39bad7d1"/>
124
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/1" id="section-124-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Department may by regulations make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplemental provision as appears to the Department to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or otherwise in connection with—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/1/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/1/a" id="section-124-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>this Act;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/1/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/1/b" id="section-124-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/1/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/1/c" id="section-124-1-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/2" id="section-124-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any Northern Ireland department may by regulations make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplemental provision as appears to that department to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or otherwise in connection with—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/2/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/2/a" id="section-124-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any transfer of functions to a local government body, whether they are functions of that department or not, coming into operation on or before 1st April 2015; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/2/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/2/b" id="section-124-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any statutory provision coming into operation on or before 1st April 2015 which confers functions on a local government body, whether this is expressed as transfer of functions or not.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/3" id="section-124-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section “
<Term id="term-local-government-body">local government body</Term>
” includes the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/4/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/4" id="section-124-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Nothing in this section is to be taken as limiting the generality of any other statutory provision (including a provision of this Act) and nothing in any other statutory provision (including a provision of this Act) is to be taken as limiting the generality of this section.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/124/5/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/124/5" id="section-124-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations under this section which amend any statutory provision must not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/council-websites/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/council-websites" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-16-crossheading-council-websites" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Council websites</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Council websites</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/125/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/125" id="section-125">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-9f0e17e32f1cb8db499e5c02c1e74050"/>
125
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>The Department must by regulations specify a standard format for the domain names of council websites.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/supplementary/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/part/16/crossheading/supplementary" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictEndDate="2015-04-01" id="part-16-crossheading-supplementary" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Supplementary</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2021-08-27" ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02" RestrictExtent="N.I.">
<Title>Interpretation</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/126/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/126" id="section-126">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-598d95480e6c5b67ad769fc3a1eeb2e5"/>
126
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/126/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/126/1" id="section-126-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this Act—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-association">association</Term>
” includes any body of persons, corporate or unincorporate;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-council">council</Term>
” means a district council;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-councillor">councillor</Term>
” means a member of a council;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-declaration">declaration</Term>
” means declaration in writing;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-direction">direction</Term>
” means direction in writing;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-district">district</Term>
” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-the-department">the Department</Term>
” means the Department of the Environment;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-elected">elected</Term>
” includes appointed, nominated or otherwise selected or returned;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-external-representative">external representative</Term>
”, in relation to a council, has the meaning given by section 10(4);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-government-department">government department</Term>
” means a Northern Ireland department or a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-joint-committee">joint committee</Term>
” means a joint committee appointed under section 11(1);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-local-elector">local elector</Term>
” has the same meaning as in the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-local-government-body">local government body</Term>
” means a local government body within the meaning of Part 2 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-notice">notice</Term>
” means notice in writing;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-owner">owner</Term>
” means the person for the time being receiving the rack rent of the land in connection with which the word is used, whether on that person's own account or as agent or trustee for any other person, or who would so receive it if the land were let at a rack rent;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-prescribed">prescribed</Term>
” means prescribed by regulations;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-public-body">public body</Term>
” means a body (other than a council) established by or under any statutory provision;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-qualified-majority">qualified majority</Term>
” has the meaning given by section 40;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>“regulations”, except in sections 100, 124 and 127 means regulations made by the Department;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-statutory-provision">statutory provision</Term>
” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/126/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/126/2" id="section-126-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this Act—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/126/2/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/126/2/a" id="section-126-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to a district, council, chair or deputy chair include references to, respectively, a borough, borough council, mayor or deputy mayor;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/126/2/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/126/2/b" id="section-126-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to a councillor, except in relation to the nomination or election of councillors, include references to an alderman, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/126/2/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/126/2/c" id="section-126-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to, or any references which are to be construed as references to, a borough, borough council, mayor or deputy mayor include references to, respectively, a city, city council, lord mayor or deputy lord mayor.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/126/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/126/3" id="section-126-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>References in this Act to the consent or approval of any authority are references to consent or approval in writing.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/126/4/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/126/4" id="section-126-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of this Act references to “publish” and “publication” are references to any communication, in whatever form, addressed to the public at large or to a section of the public.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2014-05-20">
<Title>Regulations and orders</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127" id="section-127">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-40d4048b233ea3fb2ad259e3deea127a"/>
127
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/1" id="section-127-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Before a Northern Ireland department makes regulations or orders to which this subsection applies it must consult councils and—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/1/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/1/a" id="section-127-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>such associations or bodies representative of councils;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/1/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/1/b" id="section-127-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>such associations or bodies representative of officers of councils; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/1/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/1/c" id="section-127-1-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>such other persons or bodies,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>as appear to it to be appropriate.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/2" id="section-127-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (1) applies to any regulations and orders under this Act except regulations and orders under—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/a" id="section-127-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 1(2);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/b" id="section-127-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 30;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/c" id="section-127-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 76;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/d/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/d" id="section-127-2-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 100; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/e/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/2/e" id="section-127-2-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 129.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/3/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/3" id="section-127-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations and orders to which this subsection applies must not be made unless a draft of the regulations or order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4" id="section-127-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (3) applies to regulations and orders which include provisions under—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/a/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/a" id="section-127-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 20;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/b/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/b" id="section-127-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 21;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/c/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/c" id="section-127-4-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 38;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/d/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/d" id="section-127-4-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 40;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/e/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/e" id="section-127-4-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 41;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/f/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/f" id="section-127-4-f">
<Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 48;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/g/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/g" id="section-127-4-g">
<Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 51;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/h/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/h" id="section-127-4-h">
<Pnumber>h</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 76;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/i/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/i" id="section-127-4-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 82;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/j/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/j" id="section-127-4-j">
<Pnumber>j</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 86;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/k/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/k" id="section-127-4-k">
<Pnumber>k</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 101;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/l/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/l" id="section-127-4-l">
<Pnumber>l</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 109;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/m/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/m" id="section-127-4-m">
<Pnumber>m</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in Part 2 of Schedule 1, paragraph 11(3);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/n/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/4/n" id="section-127-4-n">
<Pnumber>n</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>paragraph 5 of Schedule 2.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/5/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/5" id="section-127-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Except where otherwise provided, any other regulations under this Act and any other orders under this Act other than orders under sections 67, 106 and 129 are subject to negative resolution.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/127/6/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/127/6" id="section-127-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations and orders under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provisions as the Northern Ireland department making them thinks necessary or expedient.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictEndDate="2015-04-01" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Title>Minor and consequential amendments and repeals</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/128/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/128" id="section-128">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">128</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/128/1/2014-06-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/128/1" id="section-128-1" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-b02c38ff00836e5d0c4d68bbae238ee5"/>
1
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Schedule 9 (which contains minor and consequential amendments) has effect.</Text>
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<Text>The statutory provisions mentioned in the first column of Schedule 10 are repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.</Text>
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<Title>Commencement</Title>
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<Text>Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.</Text>
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<Text>The following provisions come into operation on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—</Text>
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<Text>This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.</Text>
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<Text>
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