The Legislative Reform (Payments by Parish Councils, Community Councils and Charter Trustees) Order 2014

Made11th March 2014

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(c).

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 20061.

For the purposes of section 3(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State considers that the conditions in section 3(2), where relevant, are satisfied.

Agreement to the making of the Order has been given by the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 11(1) of that Act2.

The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) of that Act.

The Secretary of State laid a draft of the Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of that Act.

Pursuant to section 15 of that Act, the negative resolution procedure (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act) applies in relation to the making of the Order.

Neither House of Parliament resolved within the 40-day period referred to in section 16(3) of that Act that the Secretary of State should not make the Order3.

Citation, extent and commencement1

This Order—

a

may be cited as the Legislative Reform (Payments by Parish Councils, Community Councils and Charter Trustees) Order 2014;

b

extends to England and Wales only; and

c

comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Payment of money by parish and community councils2

Omit subsection (5) of section 150 of the Local Government Act 19724.

Payment of money by charter trustees3

1

Omit subsection (12) of section 246 of the Local Government Act 19725.

2

Omit paragraph (2) of regulation 15 of the Charter Trustee Regulations 19966.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Brandon LewisParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Communities and Local Government11th March 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order removes the requirement for every cheque or other order for the payment of money by a parish or community council to be signed by two members of the council. The Order also removes a similar requirement for every cheque or other order for payment of money by charter trustees to be signed by two charter trustees.

The Order is made under the provisions of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and removes a burden on parish and community councils and charter trustees and facilitates the use of electronic means of payment.