The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993

Standing orders

2.  No later than the first ordinary meeting of the authority falling after the day on which these Regulations come into force, a relevant authority shall, in respect of the appointment of its chief officers and disciplinary action against the head of its paid service—

(a) make standing orders incorporating—

(i) the provisions set out in Part I of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, or

(ii) provisions to the like effect, or

(iii) provisions incorporating the effect of those provisions modified as provided in Part II of that Schedule; and

(b) modify any existing standing orders of theirs in so far as is necessary to conform with those provisions;

and shall not thereafter vary standing orders so made or modified other than by way of incorporating provision having effect as described in Part II of that Schedule.