Introductory Text
Part I Citizen’s Charter Provisions
Performance standards of local authorities etc.
1. Performance standards of local authorities
1A. Permitted methods of publishing information.
2. Directions under s. 1.
3. Functions of auditor and studies by the Commissions.
4. Performance standards of local authorities
Auditors’ reports and recommendations
5. Duty to consider auditor’s report or recommendation.
6. Publicity requirements for meetings under s. 5.
Publication of information by the Audit Commission
7. Publication of information by the Audit Commission.
Competition
8. Application of competitive tendering to professional services etc.
9. Power to define conduct as competitive or anti-competitive.
10. Publicity for tender specifications.
11. Amendments of competition provisions.
Part II Local Government Changes for England
The Local Government Commission
12. The Local Government Commission for England.
Functions of the Local Government Commission
13. Reviews and Recommendations
14. Changes that may be recommended.
14A.Requests for single-member electoral areas
14B.Provision supplementary to section 14A
15. Procedure on a review.
15A. Alternative procedure on a review
16. Consultation with the Audit Commission.
Implementation of recommendations
17. Implementation of recommendations by order.
18. Consequences of structural changes etc.
19. Regulations for supplementing orders.
20. Agreements as to incidental matters.
21. Joint authorities.
22. Residuary bodies.
23. Staff commissions.
Supplemental provisions of Part II
24. Abolition of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
25. Application of Part II to the Isles of Scilly.
26. Orders, regulations and directions under Part II.
27. Amendments relating to local government changes.
Part III General
28. Interpretation.
29. Consequential amendment, repeals and saving.
30. Short title, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Amendments of Competition Provisions
The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
1.In section 7(1B) of the 1980 Act (no failure to...
2.(1) In subsection (2) of section 9 of the 1980...
3.In section 13(2) of the 1980 Act (documents to be...
4.(1) In subsection (1) of section 16 of the 1980...
5.In section 18(2B) of the 1980 Act (auditor’s obligation to...
6.In section 19A(1) of the 1980 Act (conditions of enforcement)—...
7.(1) In section 19B of the 1980 Act (power to...
8.In section 20(2) of the 1980 Act (exclusion from references...
9.In section 23(1) of the 1980 Act (power to make...
The Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)
10.In section 2(3) of the 1988 Act (power to add...
11.In subsection (6) of section 4 of the 1988 Act...
12.In section 6(3) of the 1988 Act (application confined to...
13.In section 13(1) of the 1988 Act (conditions of enforcement),...
14.In section 14 of the 1988 Act (power to give...
SCHEDULE 2
The Local Government Commission for England
Membership
1. The Local Government Commission for England
Remuneration, pensions et ceteralaetc.
2. The Local Government Commission for England
Staff
3. The Local Government Commission for England
Incidental powers
4. The Local Government Commission for England
Proceedings
5. The Local Government Commission for England
Delegation of powers
6. The Local Government Commission for England
Members’ interests
7. The Local Government Commission for England
Application of seal and proof of instruments
8. The Local Government Commission for England
Finances of the Commission
9. The Local Government Commission for England
Accounts
10. The Local Government Commission for England
The Parliamentary Commissioner
11. The Local Government Commission for England
House of Commons disqualification
12. The Local Government Commission for England
SCHEDULE 3
Amendments consequential on Part II
The Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)
1.In section 6 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (power...
2.In section 10 of that Act (schemes for combination of...
The Police Act 1964 (c. 48)
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The Local Government Act 1972 (c.70)
6.In section 6(2)(c) of the 1972 Act (term of office...
7.(1) In subsection (6) of section 7 of the 1972...
8.In section 9(4) of the 1972 Act (parish meetings and...
9.In section 11(5)(a) of the 1972 Act (orders for grouping...
10.In subsection (2) of section 12 of the 1972 Act...
11.In section 30(1)(b) and (3) of the 1972 Act (restriction...
12.In section 54(1)(e) of the 1972 Act (proposals for change...
13.(1) In subsection (1) of section 60 of the 1972...
14.In section 61(1) of the 1972 Act (local inquiries), for...
15.(1) In subsection (1) of section 65 of the 1972...
16.(1) In subsection (1) of section 71 of the 1972...
17.In section 73(2) of the 1972 Act (alteration of local...
18.(1) In subsection (1) of section 78 of the 1972...
19.(1) In paragraph 7(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the 1972...
20.In paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the 1972 Act...
The Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)
21.In Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978, in the...
The Banking Act 1987 (c. 22)
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SCHEDULE 4
Repeals
Part I Repeals relating to Part I
Part II Repeals relating to Part II