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Title

Letter announcing Regulatory Reform Order (2008) No. 2840

Subject

LEGISLATION - LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Department for Communities and Local Government

Date
Nov 17, 2008

Local authority chief executives and other council staff with legal responsibility for legislation are advised by the Department for Communities and Local Government that the Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2008 came into force on October 30, 2008, removing the following requirements for Government consent: before instituting prosecutions for publishing advertisements on cancer treatment under Cancer Act 1939;

to enable amalgamation of taxi licensing zones under Local Government Act 1972;

to provide advice/assistance to bodies overseas under Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993; and for dealing with complaints in relation to Pupil Referral Units under Education Act 1996. Details are available from http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents ... df/1059216 [Accessed November 17, 2008].

Legislation referred to

Cancer Act 1939; Local Government Act 1972; Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993; Education Act 1996; Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2008 (SI 2008 2840)

URL

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents ... df/1059216

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