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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2</dc:identifier><dc:title>Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the law relating to local government.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-07-22</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-06-25</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>PART 1</Strong>
        </Number><Title>COUNCILS</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2015-04-01"><Title>Constitutions of councils</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2" id="section-2"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">2</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/1" id="section-2-1" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-02"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-716b13498f709379eed5abb260cdc2a3"/>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A council must prepare and keep up to date a document (referred to in this section as its constitution) which contains—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/1/a" id="section-2-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a copy of the council's standing orders;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/1/b" id="section-2-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a copy of the Northern Ireland Local Government Code of Conduct for Councillors;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/1/c" id="section-2-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>such information as the Department may direct; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/1/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/1/d" id="section-2-1-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>such other information (if any) as the council considers appropriate.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/2" id="section-2-2" RestrictStartDate="2015-04-01"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-31008dd061a4d34bf2b16ba1b0057736"/>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A council must ensure that from 30th April 2015 copies of its constitution are available on its website and at its principal office for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable hours.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/3" id="section-2-3" RestrictStartDate="2015-04-01"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-31008dd061a4d34bf2b16ba1b0057736"/>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A council must supply a copy of its constitution to any person who—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/3/a" id="section-2-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>requests a copy; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/2/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/3/b" id="section-2-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>pays the council such reasonable fee as the council may determine.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-716b13498f709379eed5abb260cdc2a3" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-2-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/1" id="cb0qfxb82-00692">S. 2(1)</CitationSubRef> in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/153" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2014" Number="153" Title="The Local Government (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014" id="cb0qfxb82-00693">S.R. 2014/153</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/153/article/3" CitationRef="cb0qfxb82-00693" id="cb0qfxb82-00694">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/153/schedule/2" CitationRef="cb0qfxb82-00693" Operative="true" id="cb0qfxb82-00695">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-31008dd061a4d34bf2b16ba1b0057736" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-2-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/2" id="cb0qrsj02-00048">S. 2(2)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/8/section/2/3" id="cb0qrsj02-00049">(3)</CitationSubRef> in operation at 1.4.2015  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/209" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2015" Number="209" Title="The Local Government (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015" id="cb0qrsj02-00050">S.R. 2015/209</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/209/article/2" CitationRef="cb0qrsj02-00050" id="cb0qrsj02-00051">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/209/schedule/1" CitationRef="cb0qrsj02-00050" Operative="true" id="cb0qrsj02-00052">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>