Amendments to the 1993 Regulations

8.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the 1993 Regulations (standing orders relating to chief officers), in so far as it extends to England—

(a) in paragraph 1 of Part I (appointments), after “chief officer”, there shall be inserted “(within the meaning of the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993)”; and

(b) in paragraph 3 of Part II (authorised variations), at the end of paragraph (b) there shall be added—

• “, and

  (c)

  any appointment in pursuance of regulations made under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 2000 (mayor’s assistant).”

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the following provisions of the 1993 Regulations shall be revoked in so far as those provisions extend to England—

(a) in regulation 1(2) (interpretation), the words ““disciplinary action”” and the definition of that term;

(b) in regulation 2 (standing orders), the words “and disciplinary action against the head of its paid service”;

(c) regulation 3 (investigation of alleged misconduct); and

(d) paragraph 3 (appointments) and paragraph 4 (disciplinary action) of Part I of Schedule 1.

(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply in relation to a National Park authority in England(1).

(1)

See paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the National Park Authorities (England) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1243) (application of enactments and instruments—standing orders).