SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Conduct of local government members
PART 2Provision supplementary to Part 1
Power to give directions in connection with the abolition of Standards Board for England
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1
The Secretary of State may direct the Board to take such steps as the Secretary of State may specify in connection with the abolition of the Board.
2
The Secretary of State may, in particular, give directions to the Board about information held by the Board, including—
a
directions requiring information to be transferred to another person (including to the Secretary of State);
b
directions requiring information to be destroyed or made inaccessible.
3
The Secretary of State may make available to the Board such facilities as the Board may reasonably require for exercising its functions by virtue of this Part of this Schedule.
4
The Secretary of State may exercise a function of the Board for the purposes of taking steps in connection with its abolition (including functions by virtue of an order under paragraph 57).
5
Sub-paragraph (4) does not prevent the exercise of the function by the Board.
6
In the case of a duty of the Board, sub-paragraph (4) permits the Secretary of State to comply with that duty on behalf of the Board but does not oblige the Secretary of State to do so.