The Local Government (Publication of Performance Information) (Scotland) Order 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 1981 (S. 143)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

The Local Government (Publication of Performance Information) (Scotland) Order 1997

Made

4th August 1997

Laid before Parliament

22nd August 1997

Coming into force

1st January 1998

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(3) of the Local Government Act 1992F1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 1992 c.19.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Publication of Performance Information) (Scotland) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Publication of Performance Information

2.  The period specified in paragraph (b) of section 1(2) of the Local Government Act 1992 is hereby varied by substituting, in that paragraph, the word “six" for the word “ nine ”.

Malcolm Chisholm

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

4th August 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 1(2)(b) of the Local Government Act 1992 has effect in Scotland so as to require local authorities, joint committees and joint boards to publish information as to their standards of performance in a financial year (in accordance with directions by the Accounts Commission for Scotland) no later than 9 months after the end of that year. This Order amends that requirement so that relevant bodies will need to effect publication within 6 months after the end of the financial year. The change will first take effect as regards information pertaining to financial year 1997/98.