1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Local Government (Improvement Plans) (Wales) Order 2006 and it comes into force on 1 April 2006.
(2) In this Order—
“improvement plan” (“cynllun gwella”) means a best value performance plan within the meaning of section 6(1) of the Act; and
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Local Government Act 1999.
(3) This Order applies to best value authorities in Wales with the exception of those specified in section 1(1)(d) and (e) of the Act.
2. Best value authorities must publish their improvement plan for a financial year by 31 October of the year to which the plan relates.
3. Copies of an auditor’s report relating to an improvement plan must be sent in accordance with section 7(5) of the Act by 30 November of the year to which the plan relates.
4. The following orders are revoked—
(a)the Local Government (Whole Authority Analyses and Improvement Plans) (Wales) Order 2002 (1); and
(b)the Local Government (Whole Authority Analyses and Improvement Plans) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2004(2).
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(3).
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
7 March 2006