1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Specified Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2012.
2. The following bodies are hereby specified for the purpose of section 28(6) of the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011—
(a)Employers’ Organisation for Local Government;
(b)Northern Ireland Joint Council for Local Government Services;
(c)Joint Negotiating Committee for Clerks/Chief Executives of Local Authorities in Northern Ireland;
(d)Local Government Training Group;
(e)Local Authorities’ Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services; and
(f)Local Government International Bureau.
3. The General Grant (Specified Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(1) are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 13th January 2012
(L.S.)
Linda MacHugh
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment