Part 8

Flexible administrative arrangements
Chapter 1

Agreements with designated bodies

Supplementary

Agreements with local authorities
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1
This section applies where a local authority is authorised under an agreement to perform a function.
2
Subject to subsection (5), the function that the local authority is authorised to perform is to be treated as a function of the local authority for the purposes of—
a
any power of a local authority to arrange for the discharge of the function by any person mentioned in subsection (3), and
b
any power of a person mentioned in subsection (3) to arrange for the discharge of a function by any other person mentioned there.
3
The persons are any committee, sub-committee, member, officer or employee of the local authority.
4
“Committee” does not include a joint committee of two or more local authorities.
5
If the local authority is operating executive arrangements—
a
the function is to be treated as a function of the local authority for the purposes of section 13 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22), and
b
if (or to the extent that) the function is the responsibility of the executive of the local authority—
i
subsection (2) does not apply, and
ii
sections 14 to 16 of the 2000 Act, and any regulations made under sections 17 and 18 of the 2000 Act, apply.
6
“Executive arrangements” and “executive” have the same meaning as in Part 2 of the 2000 Act.
7
An agreement may provide that the provisions of subsection (2) or those mentioned in subsection (5)(b)(ii) do not apply (or do not apply to a specified extent).
S. 84 in force at 31.5.2006 by S.I. 2006/1382, art. 2