Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014
Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (2014 c. 8 (N.I.))
- Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (2014 c. 8 (N.I.))
- PART 1 COUNCILS
- 1 Names of councils
- 2 Constitutions of councils
- PART 2 DISQUALIFICATIONS
- 3 Disqualifications for being councillors
- 4 Disqualification of councillors for being independent members of policing and community safety partnerships
- 5 Disqualification of holders of prescribed offices and employments
- PART 3 POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- 6 Positions of responsibility
- PART 4 DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS
- Arrangements for discharge of functions
- 7 Arrangements for discharge of functions of council
- 8 Arrangements by one council for discharge of functions by another council
- 9 Arrangements for discharge of functions by councils jointly
- 10 Exercise of functions not prevented by arrangements under this Part
- Appointment of committees etc.
- 11 Appointment of committees etc. for the purpose of discharging functions
- 12 Appointment of committee to advise on discharge of functions
- 13 Appointment of councillors to committees, etc.
- Supplementary
- 14 Joint committees: further provisions
- 15 Disqualification for membership of committees
- 16 Declaration required of persons who are not members of council
- 17 Voting rights of persons who are not members of council
- 18 Termination of membership on ceasing to be member of council
- PART 5 PERMITTED FORMS OF GOVERNANCE
- 19 Permitted forms of governance
- 20 Power to prescribe additional permitted governance arrangements
- PART 6 EXECUTIVE ARRANGEMENTS
- Council executives
- 21 Council executives
- Executive functions
- 22 Functions which are the responsibility of an executive
- 23 Functions of an executive: further provision
- Allocation and discharge of functions
- 24 Allocation and discharge of functions
- 25 Discharge of functions of and by another council
- 26 Joint exercise of functions
- Overview and scrutiny committees
- 27 Overview and scrutiny committees: functions
- 28 Overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provision
- 29 Scrutiny officers
- 30 Reference of matters to overview and scrutiny committee etc.
- 31 Dealing with references under section 30(1)(c)
- 32 Duty of council or executive to respond to overview and scrutiny committee
- 33 Publication etc. of reports, recommendations and responses: confidential and exempt information
- Meetings and access to information etc.
- 34 Meetings and access to information etc.
- 35 Meetings and access to information etc.: further provision and regulations
- PART 7 MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS
- General
- 36 Meetings and proceedings
- Standing orders
- 37 Standing orders
- 38 Regulations about standing orders
- Decision-making
- 39 Simple majority
- 40 Qualified majority
- 41 Power to require decisions to be reconsidered
- PART 8 ACCESS TO MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS
- 42 Admission to meetings of councils
- 43 Access to agenda and connected reports
- 44 Inspection of minutes and other documents after meetings
- 45 Inspection of background papers
- 46 Application to committees and sub-committees
- 47 Audio recording of meetings
- 48 Additional rights of access to documents for members of councils
- 49 Councils to publish additional information
- 50 Supplemental provisions and offences
- 51 Exempt information and power to vary Schedule 6
- 52 Interpretation and application of this Part
- PART 9 CONDUCT OF COUNCILLORS
- Code of conduct
- 53 Code of conduct
- Guidance
- 54 Guidance
- Investigations
- 55 Investigations
- 56 Investigations: further provisions
- Adjudication hearings
- 56A Adjudication hearings
- Reports, etc.
- 57 Reports, etc.
- 58 Interim reports
- Decisions and recommendations
- 59 Decision following report
- 60 Decisions on interim reports
- 61 Recommendations
- Disclosure and registration of councillors' interests, etc.
- 62 Disclosure and registration of councillors' interests, etc.
- Miscellaneous
- 63 Extension of 2016 Act
- 64 Expenditure of Commissioner under this Act
- 65 Interpretation
- PART 10 COMMUNITY PLANNING
- General
- 66 Community planning
- 67 Community planning partners
- Community plan
- 68 Production of community plan
- 69 Duty to review community plan
- 70 Review of community plan
- 71 Monitoring
- 72 Implementation
- Community involvement
- 73 Community involvement
- Miscellaneous
- 74 Guidance
- 75 Duties of departments in relation to community planning
- 76 Establishment of bodies corporate
- 77 Amendments of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
- 78 Interpretation
- PART 11 GENERAL POWERS OF COUNCILS
- 79 Council's general power of competence
- 80 Boundaries of the general power
- 81 Limits on charging in exercise of general power
- 82 Powers to make supplemental provision
- 83 Limits on power conferred by section 82(1)
- PART 12 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
- General duty
- 84 Improvement: general duty
- Improvement objectives
- 85 Improvement objectives
- Improvement: supplementary
- 86 Improvement: supplementary
- 87 Consultation on improvement duties
- 88 Appropriate arrangements under sections 84(1) and 85(2)
- Performance indicators and performance standards
- 89 Performance indicators and performance standards
- Improvement planning and information
- 90 Collection of information relating to performance
- 91 Use of performance information
- 92 Improvement planning and publication of improvement information
- Improvement audits and assessments
- 93 Improvement information and planning
- 94 Improvement assessments
- 95 Audit and assessment reports
- 96 Response to section 95 reports
- 97 Annual improvement reports
- Special inspections
- 98 Special inspections
- 99 Reports of special inspections
- Powers of direction, etc.
- 100 Powers of direction, etc.
- Supplementary
- 101 Power to modify statutory provisions and confer new powers
- 102 Application of certain local government audit provisions
- PART 13 PARTNERSHIP PANEL
- 103 Partnership Panel
- PART 14 SUPERVISION OF COUNCILS BY NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENTS
- 104 Power of any Northern Ireland department to direct council to make reports etc.
- 105 Inquiries and investigations
- 106 Power of any Northern Ireland department to intervene in case of default by council
- 107 International obligations
- PART 15 AMENDMENTS OF THE 2005 ORDER
- 108 The local government auditor
- 109 Power to repeal provisions relating to surcharge, etc.
- 110 Minor and consequential amendments
- PART 16 MISCELLANEOUS
- Guidance
- 111 Guidance
- Rates
- 112 Transitional rate relief in consequence of changes in local government districts
- 113 Commencement of the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
- Transferred functions grant
- 114 Transferred functions grant
- Contracts and disposals
- 115 Exclusion of non-commercial considerations
- 116 Control of disposals and contracts of existing councils and their finances
- Payments for special purposes etc.
- 117 Payments for special purposes and public appeals
- Persons ceasing to hold office and unqualified person
- 118 Persons ceasing to hold office
- 119 Validity of acts done by unqualified person
- Power to dissolve Local Government Staff Commission
- 120 Power to dissolve the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland
- Insurance
- 121 Insurance against accidents to councillors
- Transfer schemes
- 122 Schemes for transfers of assets and liabilities
- 123 Compensation for loss of office or diminution of emoluments
- Provisions for the purposes of this Act and other purposes
- 124 Supplementary and transitional provisions for the purposes of this Act and other purposes
- Council websites
- 125 Council websites
- Supplementary
- 126 Interpretation
- 127 Regulations and orders
- 128 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 129 Commencement
- 130 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- PART 1 FILLING POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY BY NOMINATION
- Application of this Part
- Selection of positions of responsibility etc. by nominating officers
- The formula
- Vacancies
- Selection of members at subsequent annual meetings
- New positions of responsibility
- PART 2 FILLING POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY BY ELECTION
- Application of this Part
- Election to positions of responsibility
- Vacancies
- New positions of responsibility
- Method of election
- PART 3 CHAIRS AND DEPUTY CHAIRS
- Chairs and deputy chairs of council and committees
- Chair of council continues until successor takes up office
- Chair of council ceases to hold office if absent from district
- Deputy chair of council
- PART 4 GENERAL
- Interpretation
- Cases where persons cease to hold positions of responsibility
- SCHEDULE 2 APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILLORS TO COMMITTEES, ETC.
- Exclusion of positions of responsibility
- Appointment of councillors to committees
- Quota
- Vacancies
- Appointment of more than one committee
- Joint committees
- SCHEDULE 3 DECLARATION ON APPOINTMENT TO COMMITTEE OF PERSON WHO IS NOT A COUNCILLOR
- SCHEDULE 4 OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES: VOTING RIGHTS OF CO-OPTED MEMBERS
- Voting rights schemes
- Regulations
- SCHEDULE 5 MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS
- Annual meetings
- Other meetings for transaction of general business
- Convening meetings
- Requisition for meeting
- Notice of meeting and summons to attend
- Who presides at meetings
- Quorum
- Names of members present to be recorded
- Person authorised by the Department may attend meetings
- Minutes
- Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings
- Committees, sub-committees and joint committees
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 6 ACCESS TO INFORMATION: EXEMPT INFORMATION
- PART 1 DESCRIPTIONS OF EXEMPT INFORMATION
- PART 2 QUALIFICATIONS
- PART 3 INTERPRETATION
- SCHEDULE 7 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUDIT
- Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 18)
- SCHEDULE 8 TRANSFER SCHEMES
- Transfer of assets and liabilities
- Transfer of staff
- Continuity
- SCHEDULE 9 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS: GENERAL
- Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c.9)
- Deregulation and Contracting Out (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 11)
- Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 18)
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c.7)
- Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25)
- SCHEDULE 10 REPEALS
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