SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS: GENERAL

Section 128(1).

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

1

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

(a)

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

(b)

after subsection (3) add—

“(4)

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

(a)

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

(b)

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

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

2

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

(a)

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

(b)

omit subsection (2).

3

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

4

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

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

5

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

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

6

(1)

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

(2)

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

(a)

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

(b)

for “section 121” substitute “ section 44 ”.

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

7

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

“(cd)

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

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

8

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