The Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Functions which are not to be the responsibility of the Board

8.—(1) The functions specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 to these Regulations by reference to the enactments specified in relation to those functions in column (2) of that schedule are not to be the responsibility of a Board of an authority.

(2) The functions of—

(a) imposing any condition, limitation or other restriction on an approval, consent, licence, permission or registration granted—

(i) in the exercise of a function specified in column (1) of Schedule 1; or

(ii) otherwise than by the Board of the authority, in the exercise of any function under a local Act; and

(b) determining any other terms to which any such approval, consent, licence, permission or registration is subject,are not to be the responsibility of the Board of the authority.

(3) The function of determining whether, and in what manner, to enforce—

(a) any failure to comply with an approval, consent, licence, permission or registration granted in the exercise of a function specified in column (1) of Schedule 1,

(b) any failure to comply with a condition, limitation or term to which any such approval, consent, licence, permission or registration is subject, or

(c) any other contravention in relation to a matter with regard to which the function of determining an application for approval, consent, licence, permission or registration would not be the responsibility of the Board of the authority,

is not to be the responsibility of the Board of the authority.

(4) The function of—

(a) amending, modifying or varying any such approval, consent, licence, permission or registration granted or any condition, limitation, restriction or term to which it is subject; or

(b) revoking any such approval, consent, licence, permission or registration,is not to be the responsibility of the Board of the authority.

(5) The function of making any scheme authorised or required by regulations under section 18 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (schemes for basic, attendance and special responsibility allowances for local authority members), or of amending, revoking or replacing any such scheme, is not to be the responsibility of the Board of the authority.

(6) The functions of determining—

(a) the amount of any allowance payable under—

(i) subsection (5) of section 3 of the 1972 Act (chairman’s expenses);

(ii) subsection (4) of section 5 of that Act (vice-chairman’s expenses);

(iii) subsection (4) of section 173 (financial loss allowance) of that Act (1);

(iv) section 175 of that Act (allowances for attending conferences and meetings);

(b) the rates at which payments are to be made under section 174 of that Act (travelling and subsistence allowances);

(c) the amount of any allowance payable pursuant to a scheme under section 18 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, or the rates at which payments by way of any such allowance are to be made;

(d) whether a charge should be made for any approval, consent, licence, permit or registration the issue of which is not the responsibility of the Board of the authority; and

(e) where a charge is made for any such approval, consent, licence, permit or registration, the amount of the charge;

are not to be the responsibility of the Board of the authority.

(7) Section 101 of the 1972 Act (arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities) shall not apply with respect to the discharge of any function mentioned in paragraph (5) or (6)(a) to (c).

(8) Subject to any provision of regulations made under section 20 of the 2000 Act (joint exercise of functions), the function of—

(a) making arrangements for the discharge of functions by a committee or officer under section 101(5) of the 1972 Act, and

(b) making appointments under section 102 (appointment of committees) of the 1972 Act, is not to be the responsibility of the Board of the authority.

(9) Unless otherwise provided by these Regulations, a function of a local authority which, by virtue of any enactment (passed or made before the making of these Regulations) may be discharged only by an authority, is not to be the responsibility of the Board of the authority.

(10) In paragraphs (1) and (9), “enactment” includes an enactment contained in a local Act or comprised in subordinate legislation.

(1)

Section 173(4) was amended by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), Schedule 11, paragraph 26. A relevant saving was made by article 3(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Commencement No.11 and Savings) Order 1991 (SI. 1991/344).