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1E+WIn subsection (1), paragraph (b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it shall be omitted.
2E+WIn subsection (2)—
(a)in paragraph (a) the words “and deputy rent officers” shall be omitted;
(b)in paragraph (b) the words “or deputy rent officer” shall be omitted;
(c)in paragraph (d) the words “and deputy rent officers” and the word “and” at the end of the paragraph shall be omitted; and
(d)paragraph (e) shall be omitted.
3E+WAfter subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(2A)A scheme under this section may make all or any of the following provisions—
(a)provision requiring the consent of the Secretary of State to the appointment of rent officers;
(b)provision with respect to the appointment of rent officers for fixed periods;
(c)provision for the proper officer of the local authority, in such circumstances and subject to such conditions (as to consent or otherwise) as may be specified in the scheme,—
(i)to designate a person appointed or to be appointed a rent officer as chief rent officer and to designate one or more such persons as senior rent officers;
(ii)to delegate to a person so designated as chief rent officer such functions as may be specified in the scheme; and
(iii)to revoke a designation under sub-paragraph (i) above and to revoke or vary a delegation under sub-paragraph (ii) above;
(d)provision with respect to the delegation of functions by a chief rent officer to other rent officers (whether designated as senior rent officers or not);
(e)provision as to the circumstances in which and the terms on which a rent officer appointed by the scheme may undertake functions outside the area to which the scheme relates in accordance with paragraph (f) below;
(f)provision under which a rent officer appointed for an area other than that to which the scheme relates may undertake functions in the area to which the scheme relates and for such a rent officer to be treated for such purposes as may be specified in the scheme (which may include the purposes of paragraphs (c) and (d) above and paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (2) above) as if he were a rent officer appointed under the scheme; and
(g)provision conferring functions on the proper officer of a local authority with respect to the matters referred to in paragraphs (d) to (f) above.”
4E+WIn subsection (3) the words “and deputy rent officers” shall be omitted.
5E+WIn subsection (7)—
(a)in paragraph (b) the words “and deputy rent officers” shall be omitted, after the words “section 7” there shall be inserted “ “or section 24 ” and for the words following “1972” there shall be substituted “ “or ”; and
(b)at the end of paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(c)incurred in respect of increases of pensions payable to or in respect of rent officers (so appointed) by virtue of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971”.
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