Provisions coming into force on 12th December 20082

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 12th December 2008—

a

section 119 (reference of matter by councillor to overview and scrutiny committee), for the purpose only of conferring power on the Secretary of State to make an order specifying what is an excluded matter for the purposes of section 21A of the Local Government Act 20002;

b

section 125 (guidance);

c

section 192 (ethical standards officers: reports etc), in so far as it is not already in force;

d

section 197 (interim case tribunals);

e

section 198 (case tribunals: England), in so far as it is not already in force;

f

section 199 (case tribunals: Wales);

g

section 219 (establishment of the tribunal), in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraph (j) below;

h

section 236 (exercise of functions by local councillors in England), in so far as it confers power for the Secretary of State to make an order under subsection (4);

i

section 237 (exercise of functions under section 236: records); and

j

in Schedule 15 (the Valuation Tribunal for England), so much of paragraphs 1 and 2 as relate to paragraph A3 of Schedule 11 to the Local Government Finance Act 19883 .