Local Government Act 1992
Part I Citizen’s Charter Provisions
Performance standards of local authorities etc.
1 Performance standards of local authorities
1A Permitted methods of publishing information.
2 Directions under s. 1.
3 Functions of auditor and studies by the Commissions.
4 Performance standards of local authorities
Auditors’ reports and recommendations
5 Duty to consider auditor’s report or recommendation.
6 Publicity requirements for meetings under s. 5.
Publication of information by the Audit Commission
7 Publication of information by the Audit Commission.
Competition
8 Application of competitive tendering to professional services etc.
9 Power to define conduct as competitive or anti-competitive.
10 Publicity for tender specifications.
11 Amendments of competition provisions.
Part II Local Government Changes for England
The Local Government Commission
12 The Local Government Commission for England.
Functions of the Local Government Commission
13 Reviews and Recommendations
14 Changes that may be recommended.
14ARequests for single-member electoral areas
14BProvision supplementary to section 14A
15 Procedure on a review.
15A Alternative procedure on a review
16 Consultation with the Audit Commission.
Implementation of recommendations
17 Implementation of recommendations by order.
18 Consequences of structural changes etc.
19 Regulations for supplementing orders.
20 Agreements as to incidental matters.
21 Joint authorities.
22 Residuary bodies.
23 Staff commissions.
Supplemental provisions of Part II
24 Abolition of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
25 Application of Part II to the Isles of Scilly.
26 Orders, regulations and directions under Part II.
27 Amendments relating to local government changes.
Part III General
28 Interpretation.
29 Consequential amendment, repeals and saving.
30 Short title, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Amendments of Competition Provisions
The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
1In section 7(1B) of the 1980 Act (no failure to...
2(1) In subsection (2) of section 9 of the 1980...
3In section 13(2) of the 1980 Act (documents to be...
4(1) In subsection (1) of section 16 of the 1980...
5In section 18(2B) of the 1980 Act (auditor’s obligation to...
6In section 19A(1) of the 1980 Act (conditions of enforcement)—...
7(1) In section 19B of the 1980 Act (power to...
8In section 20(2) of the 1980 Act (exclusion from references...
9In section 23(1) of the 1980 Act (power to make...
The Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)
10In section 2(3) of the 1988 Act (power to add...
11In subsection (6) of section 4 of the 1988 Act...
12In section 6(3) of the 1988 Act (application confined to...
13In section 13(1) of the 1988 Act (conditions of enforcement),...
14In section 14 of the 1988 Act (power to give...
SCHEDULE 2 The Local Government Commission for England
Membership
1 The Local Government Commission for England
Remuneration, pensions et ceteralaetc.
2 The Local Government Commission for England
Staff
3 The Local Government Commission for England
Incidental powers
4 The Local Government Commission for England
Proceedings
5 The Local Government Commission for England
Delegation of powers
6 The Local Government Commission for England
Members’ interests
7 The Local Government Commission for England
Application of seal and proof of instruments
8 The Local Government Commission for England
Finances of the Commission
9 The Local Government Commission for England
Accounts
10 The Local Government Commission for England
The Parliamentary Commissioner
11 The Local Government Commission for England
House of Commons disqualification
12 The Local Government Commission for England
SCHEDULE 3 Amendments consequential on Part II
The Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)
1In section 6 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (power...
2In section 10 of that Act (schemes for combination of...
The Police Act 1964 (c. 48)
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The Local Government Act 1972 (c.70)
6In section 6(2)(c) of the 1972 Act (term of office...
7(1) In subsection (6) of section 7 of the 1972...
8In section 9(4) of the 1972 Act (parish meetings and...
9In section 11(5)(a) of the 1972 Act (orders for grouping...
10In subsection (2) of section 12 of the 1972 Act...
11In section 30(1)(b) and (3) of the 1972 Act (restriction...
12In section 54(1)(e) of the 1972 Act (proposals for change...
13(1) In subsection (1) of section 60 of the 1972...
14In section 61(1) of the 1972 Act (local inquiries), for...
15(1) In subsection (1) of section 65 of the 1972...
16(1) In subsection (1) of section 71 of the 1972...
17In section 73(2) of the 1972 Act (alteration of local...
18(1) In subsection (1) of section 78 of the 1972...
19(1) In paragraph 7(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the 1972...
20In paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the 1972 Act...
The Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)
21In Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978, in the...
The Banking Act 1987 (c. 22)
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SCHEDULE 4 Repeals
Part I Repeals relating to Part I
Part II Repeals relating to Part II

Local Government Act 1992

1992 c. 19

An Act to make new provision, by giving effect to proposals in Cm. 1599 (The Citizen’s Charter) relating to publicity and competition, for securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the manner in which local authorities carry on certain activities; and to make new provision in relation to local government in England for effecting structural, boundary and electoral changes.

E1I1C1C2Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 30(2)(3).

Extent Information
E1

For extent of Act see s. 30(4)(5).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Act restricted (31.3.1995) by S.I. 1995/520, reg. 4(4)

C2

Act: transfer of functions (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1