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Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)

1992 CHAPTER 19

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    Citizen’s Charter Provisions

    1. Performance standards of local authorities etc.

      1. 1. Publication of information as to standards of performance.

      2. 2. Directions under s. 1.

      3. 3. Functions of auditor and studies by the Commissions.

      4. 4. Application to parish and community councils and charter trustees.

    2. Auditors' reports and recommendations

      1. 5. Duty to consider auditor’s report or recommendation.

      2. 6. Publicity requirements for meetings under s. 5.

    3. Publication of information by the Audit Commission

      1. 7. Publication of information by the Audit Commission.

    4. Competition

      1. 8. Application of competitive tendering to professional services etc.

      2. 9. Power to define conduct as competitive or anti-competitive.

      3. 10. Publicity for tender specifications.

      4. 11. Amendments of competition provisions.

  2. Part II

    Local Government Changes for England

    1. The Local Government Commission

      1. 12. The Local Government Commission for England.

    2. Functions of the Local Government Commission

      1. 13. Duty to conduct reviews and make recommendations.

      2. 14. Changes that may be recommended.

      3. 15. Procedure on a review.

      4. 16. Consultation with the Audit Commission.

    3. Implementation of recommendations

      1. 17. Implementation of recommendations by order.

      2. 18. Consequences of structural changes etc.

      3. 19. Regulations for supplementing orders.

      4. 20. Agreements as to incidental matters.

      5. 21. Joint authorities.

      6. 22. Residuary bodies.

      7. 23. Staff commissions.

    4. Supplemental provisions of Part II

      1. 24. Abolition of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

      2. 25. Application of Part II to the Isles of Scilly.

      3. 26. Orders, regulations and directions under Part II.

      4. 27. Amendments relating to local government changes.

  3. Part III

    General

    1. 28. Interpretation.

    2. 29. Consequential amendment, repeals and saving.

    3. 30. Short title, commencement and extent.

    1. Schedule 1

      Amendments of Competition Provisions.

    2. Schedule 2

      The Local Government Commission for England.

    3. Schedule 3

      Amendments consequential on Part II.

    4. Schedule 4

      Repeals.

      1. Part I

        Repeals relating to Part I.

      2. Part II

        Repeals relating to Part II.

An Act to make new provision, by giving effect to proposals in Cm. 1599 (The Citizen’s Charter) relating to publicity and competition, for securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the manner in which local authorities carry on certain activities; and to make new provision in relation to local government in England for effecting structural, boundary and electoral changes.

[6th March 1992]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—