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The Local Government Commission for England (Winding-up) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/1723 · Made 1 July 2002

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 1st July 2002

Laid before Parliament 10th July 2002

Coming into force 1st August 2002

The Secretary of State, being satisfied that the Local Government Commission for Englandf1 has no further functions to perform, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 18(6) and 156(5)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f2 hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

The Local Government Commission for England was established by section 12 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19).

f2

2000 c. 41.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Winding up
  3. 3Consequential amendments and repeals
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule REPEALS
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Commission for England (Winding-up) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st August 2002.

2Winding up

The Secretary of State hereby directs that the Local Government Commission for England shall cease to exist forthwith.

3Consequential amendments and repeals

The provisions specified in the third column of the table in the Schedule to this Order are hereby repealed.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

Chris Leslie

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

1st July 2002

REPEALS

ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
1975 c. c. 70.The Local Government Act 1972Subsection (7) of section 7.
1975 c. 24.The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975In Part II of Schedule 1, the entry relating to the Local Government Commissionfor England.
1975 c. 25.The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975In Part II of Schedule 1, the entry relating to the Local Government Commission for England.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the cessation of the Local Government Commission for England at the start of the day on 1st August 2002. The functions of the Commission were transferred to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 by virtue of the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962). Provision is also made in article 3 and the Schedule for repeals of references in legislation to the Commission.