Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 580
Regulatory Reform, England And Wales
Local Government, England And Wales
The Legislative Reform (Payments by Parish Councils, Community Councils and Charter Trustees) Order 2014
Made
11th March 2014
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(c).
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006( 1 ).
For the purposes of section 3(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State considers that the conditions in section 3(2), where relevant, are satisfied.
Agreement to the making of the Order has been given by the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 11(1) of that Act( 2 ).
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) of that Act.
The Secretary of State laid a draft of the Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of that Act.
Pursuant to section 15 of that Act, the negative resolution procedure (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act) applies in relation to the making of the Order.
Neither House of Parliament resolved within the 40-day period referred to in section 16(3) of that Act that the Secretary of State should not make the Order( 3 ).
Citation, extent and commencement
1. This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Legislative Reform (Payments by Parish Councils, Community Councils and Charter Trustees) Order 2014;
(b) extends to England and Wales only; and
(c) comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Payment of money by parish and community councils
2. Omit subsection (5) of section 150 of the Local Government Act 1972( 4 ).
Payment of money by charter trustees
3. —(1) Omit subsection (12) of section 246 of the Local Government Act 1972( 5 ).
(2) Omit paragraph (2) of regulation 15 of the Charter Trustee Regulations 1996( 6 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Brandon Lewis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
11th March 2014
Section 11 was substituted by S.I. 2007/1388 article 3, Schedule 1, paragraphs 143 and 146.
The expression “40-day period” is defined in section 16(7)(b) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.
1972 c. 70 ; there have been amendments to section 150 which are not relevant to this Order.
There have been amendments to section 246 which are not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 1996/263 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.