PART V N.I.FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. V (ss. 53 - 89A) applied (with modifications) by S.R 2004/49, art. 3 (as substituted (28.1.2008) by Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee a Body Corporate) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/505), art. 2(3))

C2 Pt. V (ss. 53-89A) applied (with modifications) (20.8.2008) by Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee a Body Corporate) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/310), art. 3(3)

N.I.[F1 Studies for improving economy, etc. of services]

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[F2 89AStudies for improving economy, etc. of services. N.I.

(1) A local government auditor shall, if required by the Department, undertake comparative and other studies designed to enable him to make recommendations for improving economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the provision of services by councils.

(2) Before requiring the undertaking of any study under subsection (1) the Department shall consult such associations or bodies representative of councils and of the officers of councils and such councils as appear to the Department to be appropriate.

(3) A local government auditor shall report to the Department the results of any study under subsection (1) and any recommendations made by him as a result of such study and the Department shall publish or otherwise make available any such results and recommendations.

(4) Section 78 shall apply for the purposes of a study undertaken under subsection (1) as it applies for the purposes of an audit.]

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