Legislation – The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of District Council Meetings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

2 Meetings of councils

3 Remote Attendance

4 In section 28(7) (overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provision) and…

5 Schedule 5 to the 2014 Act (meetings and proceedings) applies…

6 Public access

7 Access to information

8 In section 43(1) of the 2014 Act (access to agenda…

9 In section 49 of the 2014 Act (council to publish…

10 Decision-making

11 Amendment of The Local Government (Executive Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

12 In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “nominating officer”…

13 In regulation 19 (admission of the public to meetings of…

14 (1) The provisions to which this paragraph applies may be…

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Explanatory note

2020 No. 74
Local Government

The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of District Council Meetings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Communities1 makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 78(1), (2) and (4) of the Coronavirus Act 20202.
1

Formerly known as the Department for Social Development; see the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c. 5 (N.I.). Article 8 of and Schedule 5 to the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76) transferred functions to the Department for Communities which were previously exercisable by the Department of the Environment.