PART 1A

Arrangements with respect to local authority governance in England
CHAPTER 3

The committee system

Secretary of State's power to prohibit delegation of functions etc
9J
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations—
a
specify or describe any function of a committee system local authority that is to be a non-delegable function;
b
specify or describe cases or circumstances in which any specified or described function of a committee system local authority is to be a non-delegable function;
c
specify or describe any action in connection with the discharge of a function of a committee system local authority that is to be a non-delegable action;
d
specify or describe cases or circumstances in which any specified or described action in connection with the discharge of a function of a committee system local authority is to be a non-delegable action.
2
If a function or action is non-delegable—
a
it must be carried out by the local authority, and
b
such provisions of section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 as may be specified in regulations under this section do not apply to it.
3
In this Part “
committee system local authority
” means a local authority that operates a committee system.
4
For the purposes of this section, something is specified or described if it is specified or described in regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section.
5
In this section—
- “
action
” in relation to any function includes any action (of whatever nature and whether or not separately identified by any enactment) involving—
  1. the taking of any step in the course of, or otherwise for the purposes of or in connection with, the discharge of the function,
  2. the doing of anything incidental or conducive to the discharge of the function, or
  3. the doing of anything expedient in connection with the discharge of the function or any action within paragraph (a) or (b);
- “
function
” means a function of any nature, whether conferred or otherwise arising before, on or after this section comes into force.
Pt. 1A modified (1.4.2013) by The Isles of Scilly (Functions) (Review and Scrutiny) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/643), arts. 1(1), 2
Pt. 1A modified by S.I. 2008/2113, reg. 10 (as substituted (5.9.2018) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/930), regs. 1, 3(3))
Pt. 1A modified (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 12(5)-(8)
Pt. 1A modified (26.11.2018) by The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128), regs. 1(1), 15 (with reg. 1(2)(3))
Pt. 1A modified in part (23.5.2019) by The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/957), arts. 1, 6(17)
Pt. 1A modified (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 27(8)
Pt. 1A modified in part (25.5.2018) by The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/639), arts. 1, 8(7)
Pt. 1A modified in part (25.5.2018) by The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/640), arts. 1, 8(7)
Pt. 1A modified in part (26.5.2018) by The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/649), arts. 1, 8(7)
Pt. 1A inserted (3.12.2011 for specified purposes, 15.1.2012 for the insertion of Pt. 1A Ch. 4 so far as not already in force and ss. 9B, 9C and 9R for specified purposes, 9.3.2012 for the insertion of ss. 9H-9HE in so far as not already in force and s. 9R for specified purposes, 4.5.2012 in so far as not already in force) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 2 para. 1; S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(e); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(b) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 2(a); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 4(b)
Pt. 1A modified in part (14.2.2020) by S.I. 2020/156, art. 7 (as substituted (8.5.2020) by The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Structural Changes) (Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/426), regs. 1(2), 12)
Pt. 1A modified in part (18.3.2022) by The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/331), arts. 1(1), 7(2)