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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 CONTRACTS OF COUNCILS

    1. Contracts for provision of assets or services

      1. 1.Functions to include power to enter contracts

    2. Certified contracts

      1. 2.Certified contracts to be intra vires

      2. 3.The certification requirements

      3. 4.Certified contracts: supplementary

      4. 5.Special provision for judicial reviews and audit reviews

      5. 6.Relevant discharge terms

      6. 7.Absence of relevant discharge terms

      7. 8.Interpretation of this Part

  3. PART 2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION

    1. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTORY

      1. 9.Introductory

    2. CHAPTER 2 CONTROL OF DISPOSALS AND CONTRACTS OF EXISTING COUNCILS

      1. 10.Control of disposals and contracts of existing councils

      2. 11.Directions: supplementary

      3. 12.Consideration to be taken into account for purposes of direction

      4. 13.Referral to Department where consent refused or granted subject to conditions

      5. 14.Contravention of direction

    3. CHAPTER 3 STATUTORY TRANSITION COMMITTEES

      1. 15.Statutory transition committees: constitution

      2. 16.Statutory transition committees: functions

      3. 17.Power to modify existing legislation

      4. 18.Guidance to statutory transition committees

    4. CHAPTER 4 SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO COUNCILLORS

      1. 19.Severance payments to councillors

    5. CHAPTER 5 POWER TO MODIFY LEGISLATION

      1. 20.Power to modify legislation in connection with local government re-organisation

  4. PART 3 MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. Acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement

      1. 21.Acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement

    2. Exercise of waste management functions of councils

      1. 22.Exercise of waste management functions of councils

    3. Joint committees

      1. 23.Application of certain provisions to certain joint committees constituted as bodies corporate

    4. Supplementary

      1. 24.Regulations and orders

      2. 25.Interpretation of this Act

      3. 26.Commencement

      4. 27.Short title