The Luton and South Bedfordshire Joint Committee Order 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which comes into force on 13th June 2007, establishes a joint committee for Luton and South Bedfordshire. The constituent authorities are Bedfordshire County Council, Luton Borough Council and South Bedfordshire District Council.

Article 3 of the Order constitutes the joint committee as the local planning authority for the borough of Luton and the district of South Bedfordshire. It and article 4 provide for the joint committee to exercise the functions of a local planning authority under Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 with the exception of functions relating to minerals and waste development planning. Article 4(2) modifies section 15 of that Act so as to require the joint committee to submit their local development scheme to the Secretary of State not later than 11th September 2007, and to send a copy of it to the Regional Planning Board.

Articles 5 to 11 deal with membership and disqualification, tenure of office, sub-committees, meetings and proceedings, secondments and expenses.

The Schedule to the Order makes further provision as to meetings and proceedings of the joint committee and enables the joint committee to make standing orders for the regulation of their proceedings.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.