PART 2 N.I.LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION

CHAPTER 3 N.I.STATUTORY TRANSITION COMMITTEES

Power to modify existing legislation N.I.

17—(1) Regulations under section 15 or 16 may—

(a) provide for any local government or rating legislation which applies in relation to an existing council to apply, with or without modifications, in relation to a statutory transition committee;

(b) provide for any local government or rating legislation which (but for the regulations) would apply in relation to an existing council not to apply in relation to that council or to apply with modifications.

(2) In subsection (1)—

“local government legislation” means—

(a)

the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9);

(b)

the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (NI 3);

(c)

Part 2 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 18);

(cc)

[F1 the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;]

(cd)

[F2 the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;]

(d)

Chapter 2; and

(e)

any regulations or orders made under any of the above;

“rating legislation” means—

(a)

the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (NI 28); and

(b)

any regulations or orders made under that Order.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 17(2)(cc) inserted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 10), ss. 45, 47(2), Sch. 1 para. 7; S.R. 2011/306, art. 2(3)

F2 Words in s. 17(2) inserted (2.6.2014) by Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 8), s. 129, Sch. 9 para. 7 (with s. 124(4)); S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1