{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-northern-ireland-order-2002/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-northern-ireland-order-2002/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2002/3149",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-northern-ireland-order-2002",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Powers of district councils in relation to community safety",
  "text": "(1) A district council may—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) take action in accordance with any plan prepared by, or proposals agreed by, a policing and community safety partnership or district policing and community safety partnership established by it;\n(c) accept financial or other support provided by such a partnership; and\n(d) generally assist (whether financially or otherwise) and facilitate such a partnership in the exercise of its functions.\n(2) The Department may by order confer or impose on district councils other functions relating to the enhancement of community safety in their districts.\n(3) No order shall be made under this Article unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.\n(4) In this Article—\n...\n“the enhancement of community safety”, in relation to any district, means making the district one in which it is, and is perceived to be, safer to live and work, in particular by the reduction of actual and perceived levels of crime and other anti-social behaviour;\n...",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 9(1)(a) repealed (1.4.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), s. 111(3), Sch. 7 para. 10(1)(a), 8 Pt. 2 (with s. 106(4)); S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(d)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 9(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), s. 111(3), Sch. 7 para. 10(1)(b) (with s. 106(4)); S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 9(4) repealed (1.4.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), s. 111(3), Sch. 7 para. 10(2), 8 Pt. 2 (with s. 106(4)); S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(d)(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2002/3149/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:32.205379+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."
}