The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012
2012 No. 1772
Local Government, England
The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012
Made 5th July 2012
Laid before Parliament 11th July 2012
Coming into force 6th August 2012
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(5) and (6) and 190(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 19891, makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 6th August 2012.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
Amendment of the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990
2.—(1) The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 19902are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “the Act” insert—
““Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime” means a person appointed under section 19(1) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 20113;”.
(3) In regulation 3 (terms of appointment and conditions of employment)—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (1) for “The terms of appointment” substitute “Subject to paragraph (3), the terms of appointment”;
(b)
(b) after paragraph (2) insert—
“3 Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Schedule do not apply where the appointee is the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.”.
Bob Neill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
5th July 2012
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 (“the 1990 Regulations”) impose restrictions on the public political activities of local government officers who are appointed to or employed in posts which are politically restricted posts for the purposes of Part 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. The restrictions take the form of terms and conditions that are deemed to be incorporated into those officers’ terms of appointment and conditions of employment. The restrictions applicable to all holders of politically restricted posts are set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Regulations...
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