Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

Cited authorities 34

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Amendments 62

Jurisdiction	Northern Ireland
Citation	2014 NI c 8

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Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014
PART 1: COUNCILS

1: Names of councils

2: Constitutions of councils

PART 2: DISQUALIFICATIONS

3: Disqualifications for being councillors: A member of—

4: Disqualification of councillors for being independent members of policing and community safety partnerships

5: Disqualification of holders of prescribed offices and employments

PART 3: POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

6: Positions of responsibility

PART 4: DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS

Arrangements for discharge of functions

7: Arrangements for discharge of functions of council
8: Arrangements by one council for discharge of functions by another council
9: Arrangements for discharge of functions by councils jointly
10: Exercise of functions not prevented by arrangements under this Part

Appointment of committees etc.

11: Appointment of committees etc. for the purpose of discharging functions
12: Appointment of committee to advise on discharge of functions
13: Appointment of councillors to committees, etc.

Supplementary

14: Joint committees: further provisions
15: Disqualification for membership of committees
16: Declaration required of persons who are not members of council
17: Voting rights of persons who are not members of council
18: Termination of membership on ceasing to be member of council

PART 5: PERMITTED FORMS OF GOVERNANCE

19: Permitted forms of governance

20: Power to prescribe additional permitted governance arrangements

PART 6: EXECUTIVE ARRANGEMENTS

Council executives

21: Council executives

Executive functions

22: Functions which are the responsibility of an executive
23: Functions of an executive: further provision

Allocation and discharge of functions

24: Allocation and discharge of functions
25: Discharge of functions of and by another council
26: Joint exercise of functions

Overview and scrutiny committees

27: Overview and scrutiny committees: functions
28: Overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provision
29: Scrutiny officers
30: Reference of matters to overview and scrutiny committee etc.
31: Dealing with references under section 30(1)(c)
32: Duty of council or executive to respond to overview and scrutiny committee
33: Publication etc. of reports, recommendations and responses: confidential and exempt information

Meetings and access to information etc.

34: Meetings and access to information etc.
35: Meetings and access to information etc.: further provision and regulations

PART 7: MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS

General

36: Meetings and proceedings

Standing orders

37: Standing orders
38: Regulations about standing orders

Decision-making

39: Simple majority
40: Qualified majority
41: Power to require decisions to be reconsidered

PART 8: ACCESS TO MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS

42: Admission to meetings of councils

43: Access to agenda and connected reports

44: Inspection of minutes and other documents after meetings

45: Inspection of background papers

46: Application to committees and sub-committees

47: Audio recording of meetings

48: Additional rights of access to documents for members of councils

49: Councils to publish additional information

50: Supplemental provisions and offences

51: Exempt information and power to vary Schedule 6

52: Interpretation and application of this Part

PART 9: CONDUCT OF COUNCILLORS

Code of conduct

53: Code of conduct

Guidance

54: Guidance: The Commissioner may—

Investigations

55: Investigations
56: Investigations: further provisions

Adjudication hearings

56A: Adjudication hearings

Reports, etc.

57: Reports, etc.
58: Interim reports

Decisions and recommendations

59: Decision following report
60: Decisions on interim reports
61: Recommendations

Disclosure and registration of councillors' interests, etc.

62: Disclosure and registration of councillors' interests, etc.

Miscellaneous

63: Extension of 2016 Act
64: Expenditure of Commissioner under this Act
65: Interpretation

PART 10: COMMUNITY PLANNING

General

66: Community planning
67: Community planning partners

Community plan

68: Production of community plan
69: Duty to review community plan
70: Review of community plan
71: Monitoring
72: Implementation

Community involvement

73: Community involvement

Miscellaneous

74: Guidance
75: Duties of departments in relation to community planning: So far as it is reasonably practicable to do so, every Northern Ireland department must—
76: Establishment of bodies corporate
77: Amendments of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
78: Interpretation

PART 11: GENERAL POWERS OF COUNCILS

79: Council's general power of competence

80: Boundaries of the general power

81: Limits on charging in exercise of general power

82: Powers to make supplemental provision

83: Limits on power conferred by section 82(1)

PART 12: PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

General duty

84: Improvement: general duty

Improvement objectives

85: Improvement objectives

Improvement: supplementary

86: Improvement: supplementary
87: Consultation on improvement duties: In deciding how to discharge its duty under sections 84 and 85, a council must consult persons appearing to the council to be representative of—
88: Appropriate arrangements under sections 84(1) and 85(2)

Performance indicators and performance standards

89: Performance indicators and performance standards

Improvement planning and information

90: Collection of information relating to...

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