SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 Local Government Finance Act 1988: Amendments

Orders and regulations

72

(1)

Section 143 (orders and regulations) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (2) after “Secretary of State” there shall be inserted “ the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ”.

(3)

In subsection (3) for “(9)” there shall be substituted “ (9B) ”.

(4)

In subsection (4) the words “57 or” shall be omitted.

(5)

In subsection (5) after “118 above” there shall be inserted “ otherthan regulations relating to an internal drainage board ”.

(6)

The following subsections shall be inserted after subsection (9)—

“(9A)

The power to make an order under paragraph 5 of Schedule 7A below shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and no such order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(9B)

The power to make regulations under paragraph 5 or 6 of Schedule 12A below shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.”

(7)

In subsection (10) after “118 above” there shall be inserted “ otherthan regulations relating to an internal drainage board ”.