The Local Government Changes for England (Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make incidental, consequential, transitional and supplementary provision of general application for the purposes or in consequence of orders made under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992.

Regulation 2 amends further the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994.

Regulation 3 makes minor or drafting changes in other Regulations.

Regulation 4 makes provision for the preservation of the rights and privileges of existing areas affected by reorganisation.

Regulations 5 and 6 make provision, respectively, in relation to freemen and honorary aldermen and honorary freemen.

Regulation 7 makes provision in respect of the transfer of the armorial bearings of abolished authorities.

Regulations 8 and 9 make transitional provision, respectively, in relation to definitive maps and statements of rights of way and interests in companies controlled or influenced by local authorities.

Regulations 10 to 14 make provision in respect of certain claims by employees of abolished authorities. Claims are to be dealt with by successor authorities which are specified as designated authorities for the purposes of these Regulations, except where the employee is employed by a successor authority which is not a designated authority, in which case the claims are to be dealt with by that successor authority.

Regulation 11 specifies the designated authorities in respect of employees of those authorities which are to be abolished on 1st April 1996.