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Local Government Bill

This is the text of the Local Government Bill, as presented to the House of Commons on 30 November 1998.

 
EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, are published separately as Bill 5-EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr Secretary Prescott has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Local Government Bill are compatible with the Convention Rights.

 
  
Local Government Bill
 
 
 
 
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I
BEST VALUE
Best value authorities
Clause 
1.Best value authorities.
2.Power to extend or disapply.

Duties
3.The general duty.
4.Performance indicators and standards.
5.Best value reviews.
6.Best value performance plans.

Audit of best value performance plans
7.Audit.
8.Code of practice and fees.
9.Response to audit.

Best value inspections
10.Inspections.
11.Inspectors' powers and duties.
12.Reports.
13.Secretary of State's powers.

Exercise of functions by best value authorities
14.Power to modify enactments and confer new powers.
15.Orders under section 14: procedure.
16.Contracting out.
17.Contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations.

General
18.Transition from compulsory competitive tendering to best value.
19.Audit Commission.
20.Commencement.
21.Orders.
22.Modifications for Wales.

PART II
REGULATION OF COUNCIL TAX AND PRECEPTS
23.Limitation of council tax and precepts.
24.Major precepting authorities: further regulation.

PART III
GENERAL
25.Meaning of financial year.
26.Finance.
27.Repeals.
28.Extent.
29.Short title.
 

SCHEDULES:
    Schedule 1-Limitation of Council Tax and Precepts.
    Part I-The New Chapter.
    Part II-Other Amendments.
    Schedule 2-Repeals.
 

 
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