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Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
1st July 2002
Laid before Parliament
10th July 2002
Coming into force
1st August 2002
The Secretary of State, being satisfied that the Local Government Commission for England(1) has no further functions to perform, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 18(6) and 156(5)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2) hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Commission for England (Winding-up) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st August 2002.
2. The Secretary of State hereby directs that the Local Government Commission for England shall cease to exist forthwith.
3. The provisions specified in the third column of the table in the Schedule to this Order are hereby repealed.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
Chris Leslie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
1st July 2002
Article 3
Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
---|---|---|
1975 c. c. 70. | The Local Government Act 1972 | Subsection (7) of section 7. |
1975 c. 24. | The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 | In Part II of Schedule 1, the entry relating to the Local Government Commissionfor England. |
1975 c. 25. | The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 | In Part II of Schedule 1, the entry relating to the Local Government Commission for England. |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the cessation of the Local Government Commission for England at the start of the day on 1st August 2002. The functions of the Commission were transferred to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 by virtue of the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962). Provision is also made in article 3 and the Schedule for repeals of references in legislation to the Commission.
The Local Government Commission for England was established by section 12 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19).
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