The National Park Authorities (England) Order 1996

PART IADMINISTRATION

Members' allowances

1.  In section 175 of the 1972 Act(1) (allowances for attending conferences and meetings), subsection (3B) shall have effect as if a National Park authority were a combined body all the members of which are representatives of local authorities.

2.  In section 177 of the 1972 Act(2) (supplementary provisions) paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall have effect as if a National Park authority were a body specified in section 21(1) of the 1989 Act, as referred to in paragraph (a) of that subsection.

Expenditure on publicity

3.  Section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 1986(3) does not apply to any expenditure incurred by a National Park authority in the financial year beginning on 1st April 1996 where that authority resolves as soon as reasonably practicable after the establishment date not to spend more than £3,000 on publicity, and that limit is not exceeded by that authority in the course of that year.

Financial administration

4.—(1) Part VIII (financial administration) of the Local Government Act 1988(4) (“the 1988 Act”) shall apply to a National Park authority as if—

(a)that authority were a relevant authority for the purposes of that Part; and

(b)references to “the commencement day” were references to 1st April 1997.

(2) Section 113(2)(b) (qualifications) shall have effect in relation to the person having responsibility, under section 151 of the 1972 Act(5), for the administration of the financial affairs of a National Park authority as if that authority were an authority mentioned in section 112(2)(a) to (k) of the 1988 Act.

Standing orders

5.  Subject to paragraph 10 of Schedule 7, in the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993(6)—

(a)regulations 1 to 3 shall apply as if a National Park authority were a relevant authority within the meaning of regulation 1;

(b)regulation 4 shall apply as if a National Park authority were a council mentioned in paragraph (1) of that regulation; and

(c)paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 shall apply as if the reference to a meeting called under paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act were a reference to an extraordinary meeting of a National Park authority.