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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-wales-transitional-provisions-no-2-order-1995/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1042",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Transitional Provisions No. 2) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-wales-transitional-provisions-no-2-order-1995",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Controls etc applicable to new authorities during the transitional period",
  "text": "(1) During the transitional period a new authority shall, subject to any provision to the contrary, discharge its functions in the same manner and subject to the same regulation, requirements, controls and constraints as an existing authority and, in particular, the provisions specified in the following Table shall apply to each new authority notwithstanding it does not have the full functions and powers of a local authority—\nProvision\nSection 22 of the 1972 Act\nChairman of a principal council.\nSection 23 of the 1972 Act\nElection of chairman of a principal council.\nSection 24 of the 1972 Act\nVice chairman of a principal council.\nSection 70 of the 1972 Act\nRestriction on promotion of Bills for changing local government areas, etc.\nPart V of the 1972 Act\nGeneral provisions as to members and proceedings of local authorities.\nPart VA of the 1972 Act\nAccess to meetings and documents of certain authorities, committees and sub-committees.\nSection 103 of the 1972 Act\nExpenses of joint committees.\nSection 104 of the 1972 Act\nDisqualification for membership of committees and joint committees.\nSection 105 of the 1972 Act\nDisability for voting on account of interest in contracts, etc.\nSection 106 of the 1972 Act\nStanding orders.\nSection 114 of the 1972 Act\nSecurity to be taken in relation to officers.\nSection 115 of the 1972 Act\nAccountability of officers.\nSection 116 of the 1972 Act\nMembers of local authorities not to be appointed as officers.\nSection 117 of the 1972 Act\nDisclosure by officers of interest in contracts.\nSection 128 of the 1972 Act\nConsents to land transactions by local authorities and protection of purchasers.\nSection 131 of the 1972 Act\nSavings.\nSection 146 of the 1972 Act\nTransfer of securities on alteration of area, etc.\nSection 151 of the 1972 Act\nFinancial administration.\nSection 174 of the 1972 Act\nTravelling allowance and subsistence allowance.\nSection 175 of the 1972 Act\nAllowances for attending conferences and meetings.\nSection 176 of the 1972 Act\nPayment of expenses of official and courtesy visits, etc.\nSection 177 of the 1972 Act\nProvisions supplementary to sections 173 to 176.\nSection 178 of the 1972 Act\nRegulations as to allowances.\nSection 224 of the 1972 Act\nArrangements by principal councils for custody of documents.\nSection 225 of the 1972 Act\nDeposit of documents with proper officer of authority, etc.\nSection 228 of the 1972 Act\nInspection of documents.\nSection 229 of the 1972 Act\nPhotographic copies of documents.\nSection 232 of the 1972 Act\nPublic notices.\nSection 234 of the 1972 Act\nAuthentication of documents.\nSection 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972\nSuperannuation of persons employed in local government service, etc.\nPart III of the Local Government Act 1974\nLocal government administration.\nPart III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982\nAccounts and audit.\nPart VIII of the Local Government Finance Act 1988\nFinancial administration.\nPart I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989\nLocal authority members, officers, staff and committees, etc.\nSection 31 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989\nNational Code of Local Government Conduct.\nPart IV of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989\nRevenue accounts and capital finances of local authorities.\nThe Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991.\nThe Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993 except for the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part I of Schedule 1 and paragraph 3(a) of Part II of that Schedule.\n(2) Regulation 6(1) of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991 shall be construed as requiring each new authority as soon as practicable after 4th May 1995 to make a scheme in accordance with those Regulations for the payment of allowances in respect of the period up to 1st April 1996 and for subsequent years.\n(3) A scheme made in accordance with paragraph (2) shall have effect from 4th May 1995.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1974 c. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1982 c. 32."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1988 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1989 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/351; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/553 and S.I. 1995/570."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/202."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1042/article/4",
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  },
  "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."
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