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).