PART III Decentralisation and Joint Working
Joint working
32 Provision of information to Secretary of State.
1
The Secretary of State may at any time before 31st March 1999 direct any new principal council to give to him—
a
details of the arrangements which they have made, or propose to make, for the performance of specified functions of theirs; and
b
information of a specified kind or description as to the performance of specified functions of theirs.
2
In subsection (1) “specified”, in relation to a direction, means specified in the direction.
3
Nothing in this section is to be taken as affecting the operation of any other provision under which a local authority may be required to provide information of any kind to the Secretary of State or to any other person.