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Local Government (Review of Decisions) Act 2015

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Local Government (Review of Decisions) Act 2015

2015 CHAPTER 22

An Act to make provision about the procedure for conducting investigations under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1974; and to make provision for cases where an authority to which that Part applies takes a decision that affects the holding of an event for a reason relating to health or safety.

[26th March 2015]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

S-1 Decision invoking health or safety: notification, reasons and review

1 Decision invoking health or safety: notification, reasons and review

In the Local Government Act 1974 before Part 3 insert-

"PART 2A

Decisions relating to holding of events

22A Decisions invoking health or safety: notification, reasons and review

(1)Subsection (2 ) applies if-

(a) a decision that relates to an event in England is taken by or on behalf of an authority to which Part 3 of this Act applies,

(b) the decision is taken in connection with the exercise of the authority's administrative functions, and

(c)for a reason related to the health or safety of any person, or for reasons that include such a reason, the decision has effect to-

(i) stop the holding of the event,

(ii) impose restrictions on the holding of the event,

(iii) impose conditions to be met in connection with the holding of the event, or

(iv) do all, or any two, of those things.

(2)The authority must ensure that written notification of the decision is given (electronically or otherwise) to-

(a) the person who made the application or other request to which the decision is a response, or

(b) a person who appears to the authority to be an organiser of the event if the decision is made otherwise than on a request.

(3)Written notification given for the purposes of subsection (2)-

(a) must be given on the day the decision is taken or, if it is not reasonably practicable to give the notification on that day, must be given on the first working day after that day,

(b) must, if the decision has the effect mentioned in subsection (1)(c)(i), give details of the decision's effect,

(c) must, if the decision has the effect mentioned in subsection (1)(c)(ii) or (iii), give details of the restrictions or conditions,

(d) must include the reasons for the decision so far as it has any of the effects...

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