The Local Government Act 2000 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 3335 (C. 109)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES

The Local Government Act 2000 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000

Made

18th December 2000

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 108(5) and (7) of the Local Government Act 2000(1) hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 2000 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000.

(2) This Order applies in relation to England and to police authorities in Wales.

Provisions coming into force on 19th December 2000

2.  Sections 49 to 55, 57 to 67, 75 to 83 and 91 to 93 of, Schedule 4 to, and paragraphs 9 to 11, 14, 28 and 30 to 32 of Schedule 5 to, the Local Government Act 2000 shall come into force on 19th December 2000.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State, for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Hilary Armstrong

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

18th December 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, in relation to England and to police authorities in Wales, further provisions of the Local Government Act 2000.

Article 2 brings into force provisions in Part III of, and Schedule 4 and 5 to, the Local Government Act 2000 concerning the ethical conduct of members of relevant authorities. The article also brings into force provisions amending the Audit Commission Act 1998, enabling relevant authorities to make payments to persons affected by an authority’s maladministration, and enabling the Secretary of State to make grants to local authorities for welfare services.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement Orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 10, 12, 17 to 20, 30, 32, 34 to 36, 38, 41, 47 and 48 and paragraphs 6, 7, and 9 to 11 of Schedule 1 as to England	7/08/00	2000/2187
Partially, sections 11, 13, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 31, 33, 37, 39, 44 and 45 as to England	7/08/00	2000/2187
Section 103, as to England	25/08/00	2000/2420
Sections 97 and 98 and partially, section 107(2), as to England	1/10/00	2000/2187
Section 1 to 9 and partially, section 107(2) and Schedule 6, as to England	18/10/00	2000/2836
Sections 14 to 16, 21, 24, 26, 29, 46, and 102 and paragraphs 1 to 5 of Schedule 1, Schedule 3, and paragraphs 1 to 7, 16 to 23, 29 and 33 of Schedule 5, as to England	26/10/00	2000/2849
Partially sections 11, 13, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 31, 33, 37, 39 and Schedule 6, as to England	26/10/00	2000/2849

(1)

2000 c. 22.