1990 No. 2477

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities)(Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order 1990

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 83(4) of the Local Government Act 19721, section 31(7) of the Local Government and Housing Act 19892 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st January 1991.

Form of declaration of acceptance of office2

The declaration of acceptance of office by the chairman or a councillor of a parish or community council shall be in the form in the Schedule to this Order, or a form to the like effect.

Michael HeseltineSecretary of State for the Environment
David HuntSecretary of State for Wales

SCHEDULE

Article 2

DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes the form of declaration of acceptance of office to be made by the chairman or a councillor of a parish or community council. The person making the declaration is required to undertake to be guided by the National Code of Local Government Conduct. (The Code was issued as DoE Circular 8/90 and Welsh Office Circular 23/90, and is available from HMSO (ISBN 0 11 752289 9).)