Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Plans and Reviews Amendment and Specified Dates Order 2002 and shall come into force on 8th March 2002.

Application

2. This Order applies—

(a) in relation to England, to all best value authorities; and

(b) in relation to Wales, only to authorities falling within section 1(1)(d) or (e) of the Local Government Act 1999 (police and fire authorities).

Amendment to Order

3.The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Plans and Reviews Order 1999( 2 ) is amended in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of this Order.

Content of best value performance plans for the financial year 2001 and each financial year thereafter

4. For Article 4(1) (content of best value performance plans for the financial year 2001 and each financial year thereafter) there is substituted—

“ (1) Best value authorities must include in their best value performance plan for the financial year 2002 and each financial year thereafter, all the matters specified in sub-paragraphs (a)(d) and (e) of Article 3 of this Order and in paragraph (2) below. ” .

Preparation of best value reviews-period of reviews

5.Article 5 (preparation of best value reviews-period of reviews) is deleted.

Date specified for the publication of plans

6. For the purposes of section 6(3)(b)(best value performance plans) of the Local Government Act 1999, the date specified is 30th June of the financial year to which the relevant performance plan relates.

Audit of best Value performance plans

7. For the purposes of section 7(6)(b)(audit of best value performance plans) of the Local Government Act 1999, the date specified is 31st December of the financial year to which the relevant performance plan relates.