Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

129 Alternative procedure for byelaws

(1) The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 236 (procedure for byelaws), in subsection (2) (byelaws to which the section does not apply), after “apply to” insert—

“(a) byelaws of a class prescribed by regulations under section 236A, or

(b)”.

(3) After section 236 insert—

“236A Alternative procedure for certain byelaws

(1) The Secretary of State may, in relation to England, by regulations—

(a) prescribe classes of byelaws to which section 236 does not apply, and

(b) make provision about the procedure for the making and coming into force of such byelaws.

(2) The regulations may prescribe a class of byelaws by reference, in particular, to one or more of the following—

(a) the enactment under which byelaws are made,

(b) the subject-matter of byelaws,

(c) the authority by whom byelaws are made,

(d) the authority or person by whom byelaws are confirmed.

(3) The regulations may, in particular, include provision about—

(a) consultation to be undertaken before a byelaw is made,

(b) publicising a byelaw after it is made.

(4) The regulations may make—

(a) such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplemental provision (including provision amending, repealing or revoking enactments) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and

(b) different provision for different areas, including different provision for different localities and for different authorities.

(5) Regulations may not be made under subsection (1) unless a draft of the instrument containing the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”

(4) In section 237 (offences against byelaws), after “applies” insert “and byelaws of a class prescribed by regulations under section 236A”.