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Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
2011 CHAPTER 10
An Act to make provision for the financial affairs of district councils; to make provision relating to grants to district councils and for payments to councillors and other payments by district councils.
[16th March 2011]
BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:
PART 1 N.I.FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
GeneralN.I.
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35—(1) Regulations may establish a panel to advise the Department on payments by councils to councillors.
(2) Regulations under this section may make provision relating to the membership and functions of the panel.
(3) Regulations under this section may in particular include provision—
(a)requiring the panel to comply with directions given by the Department (including directions requiring the panel to provide the Department with advice or information in relation to such matters as the Department may direct);
(b)requiring the Department to make available to the panel such premises, staff and services as the panel may reasonably require; and
(c)requiring the Department to pay to members of the panel such allowances as the Department may determine.
InterpretationN.I.
36 In this Part “councillor” includes a member of a committee or sub-committee of a council, whether that person is a member of the council or not, and in section 34(1) includes an officer of a council.
PART 4 N.I.MISCELLANEOUS POWERS TO MAKE PAYMENTS
Payments for special purposesN.I.
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General interpretationN.I.
42 In this Act—
“association” includes any body of persons, corporate or unincorporated;
“chief financial officer” means the officer designated under section 1(2);
“council” means a district council, and in relation to any district means the council for that district;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“direction” means direction in writing; and “direct” shall be construed accordingly;
“district”, in relation to any council, means the district for which that council acts;
“the general fund” means the fund mentioned in section 8;
“officer” includes servant;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;
“proper practices” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(3) and (4);
“public body” means a body (other than a council) established by or under a statutory provision;
“regulations” means regulations made by the Department;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33);
“voluntary body” means any association carrying on or proposing to carry on any activities otherwise than for the purpose of gain by the association or individual members.
Regulations and ordersN.I.
43—(1) Regulations made under any provision of this Act, except section 27, shall be subject to negative resolution.
(2) Regulations and orders under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory or saving provisions as the Department thinks necessary or expedient.
Consultation on regulations, orders and guidanceN.I.
44—(1) Subject to subsection (2), before making any regulations or orders under this Act or issuing any guidance under this Act, the Department shall consult councils and—
(a)such associations representative of councils;
(b)such associations representative of officers of councils; and
(c)such other persons or bodies,
as appear to the Department to be appropriate.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to regulations under section 14(1) or to orders under section 28(3) or 47(2).
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47—(1) The following provisions of this Act shall come into operation on Royal Assent—
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section 35;
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section 36;
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section 42;
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section 43;
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section 44;
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this section; and
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section 48.
(2) The other provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S.47(2) fully exercised: different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2011/306, art. 2, Sch.
Short titleN.I.
48 This Act may be cited as the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
SCHEDULES
Section 45.
SCHEDULE 1N.I.MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
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Section 46.
SCHEDULE 2N.I.REPEALS
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The Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9). | |
The Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 11). | Article 9. |
The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (NI 15). | |
The Trustee Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 14). | In Schedule 2, paragraph 22. |
The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (NI 3). | Articles 3 to 7. |
The Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 18). |