The Local Government (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Made31st March 2015

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 129 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 20141, makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Local Government (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

3

In this Order any reference to a numbered section is a reference to a section of the Act.

Provisions of the Act coming into operation on 1st April 20152

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act listed in Schedule 1 is 1st April 2015.

Provisions of the Act coming into operation on 1st April 20163

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act listed in Schedule 2 is 1st April 2016.

Provisions of the Act coming into operation on 1st April 20174

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provision of the Act listed in Schedule 3 is 1st April 2017.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 31st March 2015.

(L.S.)Linda MacHughA senior officer of the Department of the Environment

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Provisions of the Act coming into operation on 1st April 2015

Article 2

Section/Schedule	Title
Section 2(2) and (3)	Constitutions of councils
Section 3	Disqualifications for being councillors
Section 4	Disqualification of councillors for being independent members of policing and community safety partnerships
Section 66	Community planning
Section 68	Production of community plan
Section 69	Duty to review community plan
Section 70	Review of community plan
Section 71	Monitoring
Section 72	Implementation
Section 73	Community involvement
Section 75	Duties of departments in relation to community planning
Section 76	Establishment of bodies corporate
Section 77	Amendments of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
Section 79	Council’s general power of competence
Section 80	Boundaries of the general power
Section 81	Limits on charging in exercise of general power
Section 82	Powers to make supplemental provision
Section 83	Limits on power conferred by section 82(1)
Section 84	Improvement: general duty
Section 85	Improvement objectives
Section 86	Improvement: supplementary
Section 87	Consultation on improvement duties
Section 88	Appropriate arrangements under sections 84(1) and 85(2)
Section 89	Performance indicators and performance standards
Section 90	Collection of information relating to performance
Section 91(3)	Use of performance information
Section 92(4)-(6)	Improvement planning and publication of improvement information
Section 94	Improvement assessments
Section 98	Special inspections
Section 99	Reports of special inspections
Section 100	Powers of direction, etc.
Section 101	Power to modify statutory provisions and confer new powers
Section 102	Application of certain local government audit provisions
Section 104	Power of any Northern Ireland department to direct council to make reports etc.
Section 105	Inquiries and investigations
Section 106	Power of any Northern Ireland department to intervene in case of default by council
Section 107	International obligations
Section 117	Payments for special purposes and public appeals
Section 128(2)	Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
Schedule 10	Repeals

SCHEDULE 2Provisions of the Act coming into operation on 1st April 2016

Article 3

Section/Schedule	Title
Section 91(2)	Use of performance information
Section 92(1)-(3)	Improvement planning and publication of improvement information
Section 93	Improvement information and planning
Section 95	Audit and assessment reports
Section 96	Response to section 95 reports
Section 97	Annual improvement reports

SCHEDULE 3Provisions of the Act coming into operation on 1st April 2017

Article 4

Section/Schedule	Title
Section 91(1)	Use of performance information

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation provisions of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 have been brought into operation by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Section/Schedule	Date of Commencement	S.R. No.
Section 1	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 2(1)	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 5(1)	1st February 2015	2015 No. 28 (C. 3)
Section 5(2)	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 6	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 7	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 8	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 9	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 10	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 11	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 12	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 13	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 14	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 15	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 16	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 17	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 18	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 19	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 20	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 21	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 22	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 23	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 24	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 25	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 26	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 27	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 28	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 29	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 30	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 31	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 32	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 33	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 34	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 35	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 36	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 37	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 38	20th May 2014	2014 No. 142 (C. 7)
Section 39	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 40	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 41	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 42	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 43	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 44	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 45	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 46	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 47	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 48	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 49	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 50	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 51	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 52	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 53	20th May 2014	2014 No. 142 (C. 7)
Section 54	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 55	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 56	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 57	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 58	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 59	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 60	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 61	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 62	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 63	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 64	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 65	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 67	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 74	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 78	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 103	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 108	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 109	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 110	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 111	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 112	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 113	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 114	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 115	1st February 2015	2015 No. 28 (C. 3)
Section 116	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 118	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 119	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 120	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 121	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 122	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 123	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 124	20th May 2014	2014 No. 142 (C. 7)
Section 125	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 126	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Section 127	20th May 2014	2014 No. 142 (C. 7)
Section 128(1)	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 1	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 2	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 3	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 4	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 5	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 6	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 7	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 8	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 9, Paragraphs 1,4,5,6,7 and 8	2nd June 2014	2014 No. 153 (C. 8)
Schedule 9 Paragraph 2	1st February 2015	2015 No. 28 (C. 3)