{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-standing-orders-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-standing-orders-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "nidsr/2016/9780338004468",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Standing Orders) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-standing-orders-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Decisions subject to call-in",
  "text": "(1) The following decisions may be subject to call-in and in such manner as is specified in these standing orders—\n(a) a decision of the council;\n(b) a decision of the executive;\n(c) an executive decision taken under joint arrangements in accordance with section 26 of the 2014 Act;\n(d) a key decision taken by an officer of the council;\n(e) a decision taken by a committee under delegated authority in accordance with section 7 of the 2014 Act; and\n(f) a decision taken by a committee to make a recommendation for ratification by the council.\n(2) The following decisions shall not be subject to call-in—\n(a) a decision on a regulatory or quasi-judicial function which is subject to a separate appeal mechanism;\n(b) a decision which is deemed to be a case of special urgency in accordance with regulation 24 of the Executive Arrangements Regulations;\n(c) a decision where an unreasonable delay could be prejudicial to the council’s or the public’s interests;\n(d) a decision taken by an officer of the council which is not a key decision;\n(e) a decision by the executive which serves only to note a report from or the actions of an officer; and\n(f) a decision which is required to be taken by a special resolution.\n(3) No decision may be subject to call-in more than once for each of the grounds specified in section 41(1) of the 2014 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2016/9780338004468/schedule/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:40:42.634810+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}