Part ICitizen’s Charter Provisions

Performance standards of local authorities etc.

4Application to parish and community councils and charter trustees

1

The Secretary of State may by order provide for sections 1 to 3 above to have effect as if—

a

parish and community councils in England and Wales; and

b

charter trustees constituted under section 246 of the 1972 Act,

were relevant bodies for the purposes of those sections.

2

The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

3

The power to make an order under this section shall include power—

a

to make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provision as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient; and

b

to make different provision for different cases, including different provision for different localities and for different bodies.