The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999

Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)

84.  In section 4 of the Local Government Act 1986 (codes of recommended practice as regards publicity)(1), after subsection (6) there is inserted–

“(7) Subsections (5) and (6) do not apply to a code which applies only to Scottish local authorities and such a code shall not be issued unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

(8) Where the Scottish Ministers propose to revise such a code as is mentioned in subsection (7), they shall lay a draft of the proposed alterations before the Scottish Parliament and–

(a) they shall not make the revision until after the expiration of the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the draft is laid, and

(b) if within that period the Parliament resolves that the alterations be withdrawn, they shall not proceed with the proposed alterations (but without prejudice to the laying of a further draft).

In computing the period of 40 days no account shall be taken of any time during which the Parliament is dissolved or is in recess for more than 4 days.”.

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Section 4 was amended by the Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9), section 27(2).