http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/965/article/2/madeThe Parish Councils (General Power of Competence) (Prescribed Conditions) Order 2012Local governmentParish councilsCouncilsFirst degrees and coursesParish councillorsenKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2016-11-02LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND This Order prescribes the conditions to be met by a parish council in order for it to be an eligible parish council for the purposes of section 8(2) of the Localism Act 2011 (“2011 Act”). An eligible parish council is a local authority for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the 2011 Act and so has a general power of competence in accordance with section 1 of that Act. The Parish Councils (General Power of Competence) (Prescribed Conditions) Order 2012 2 The conditions prescribed for the purposes of section 8(2) of the Localism Act 2011 are those specified in the Schedule to this Order.