Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

1. Introduction

2. Background and Policy Objectives

3. Consultation

4. Options Considered

5. Overview

6. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1: Functions to include power to enter contracts

   2. Section 2: Certified contracts to be intra vires

   3. Section 3:  The certification requirements

   4. Section 4:  Certified contracts: supplementary

   5. Section 5:  Special provision for judicial reviews and audit reviews

   6. Sections 6 and 7:  Relevant discharge terms and Absence of relevant discharge terms

   7. Section 10:  Control of disposals and contracts of existing councils

   8. Section 12:  Consideration to be taken into account for purposes of direction

   9. Section 13: Referral to Department where consent refused or granted subject to conditions

   10. Section 15:  Statutory transition committees:  constitution

   11. Section 16:  Statutory transition committees:  functions

   12. Section 17:  Power to modify existing legislation

   13. Section 18: Guidance to statutory transition committees

   14. Section 19:  Severance payments to councillors

   15. Section 20: Power to modify legislation in connection with local government re-organisation

   16. Section 21:  Acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement

   17. Section 22: Exercise of waste management functions of councils

   18. Section 23:  Application of certain provisions to certain joint committees constituted as bodies corporate

   19. Section 24:  Regulations and orders

7. Hansard Reports