{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-model-code-of-conduct-england-order-2001/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-model-code-of-conduct-england-order-2001/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3575",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-model-code-of-conduct-england-order-2001",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement and application",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 27th November 2001.\n(2) This Order applies in relation to these authorities in England—\n(a) a county council;\n(b) a district council;\n(c) a London borough council;\n(d) the Greater London Authority;\n(e) the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;\n(f) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority or police authority;\n(g) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;\n(h) a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the Fire Services Act 1947; and\n(i) a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985,\nand references to “authority” shall be construed accordingly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See section 50(2) of the Local Government Act 2000 for the power of the National Assembly for Wales to issue a model code as regards the conduct which is expected of members and co-opted members of relevant authorities in Wales other than police authorities."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1947 c. 41 (10 & 11 Geo 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1985 c. 51."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/3168",
      "affecting_title": "The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2004"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3575/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:26:09.063708+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."
}