SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 12The Commission for Local Administration in England: minor and consequential amendments
Part 1Amendments of Part 3 of Local Government Act 1974
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1
Section 32 (law of defamation and disclosure of information) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(a), for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “
any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner
”
.
3
In subsection (1)(b)—
a
for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “
any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner
”
;
b
after “a complainant” insert “
, or with the person affected in relation to a matter,
”
.
4
In subsection (1)(ba), for “any officer of the Commission,” substitute “
any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner
”
.
5
In subsection (1)(d), for “section 24” substitute “
section 23A
”
.
6
After subsection (1)(e) insert—
f
the publication of any matter by inclusion in a report, statement or summary published or supplied under section 31B.
7
In subsection (2)—
a
for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “
any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner
”
;
b
in paragraph (a), for “report to be made under section 30 or 31” insert “
report, statement or summary under section 30, 31 or 31B
”
;
c
in paragraph (b), for “an officer of the Commission” substitute “
a person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of Local Commissioner
”
;
d
in the words following paragraph (c), for “the officers of the Commission” substitute “
persons discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner
”
.
8
In subsection (3)—
a
for “any of the authorities mentioned in section 25(1) above” substitute “
any of the authorities to which this Part of this Act applies
”
;
b
for “any member of the staff of the Commission who is allocated to assist him” substitute “
any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner
”
.
9
After subsection (3A) (inserted by section 178) insert—
3B
Section 25(4), (4A) and (5) do not apply for the purpose of subsection (3).