The Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

Northern Ireland Order in Council 2005 No. 1968 — creates 6 criminal offences.

6offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 19 July 2005
In force from: Not determined
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Education, social security, pensions and public services
Made under: 2000 (c. 1), Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Part II of this Order makes new provision for the audit of district council accounts. Part III confers miscellaneous new powers on district councils and makes minor amendments to existing statutory provisions concerning such councils.

Offences created by this instrument

Additional publicity for immediate report article 14(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Additional publicity for immediate report article 14(7) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Inspection of statements of accounts and auditors' reports article 16(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Restriction on disclosure of information article 27(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Restriction on disclosure of information article 27(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Auditors' right to documents and information article 7(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 Lords · Lords Chamber · 14 June 2005 · Lord Rooker
My Lords, the main purpose of the draft Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 is to update and consolidate Northern Ireland law on local government audit, and to introduce provisions broadly in line with those already in force in England and Wales, through the enactment of Part 2 of the Audit Commission Act of 1998. This order seeks to extend the powers of local government auditors, and to bring Northern Ireland law into line with current best practice. In particular, the order will give local government auditors the right of access for audit purposes to information and…
Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 Lords · Lords Chamber · 14 June 2005

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