The Local Authorities (Publicity Account) (Exemption) Order 1987

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 1986, which is brought into force on 1st April 1988 by the Local Government Act 1986 (Commencement) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2003), requires a local authority to keep a separate account of its expenditure on publicity. This Order, which applies to England and Wales, provides that section 5(1) shall not apply to expenditure and publicity of certain descriptions.

Article 3 exempts certain expenditure on staff, equipment and supplies, and article 4 exempts expenditure by way of assistance to another person or body for activities which do not consist wholly or mainly of publicity.

Article 5 exempts certain expenditure on publicity on cases where a person is contracted to carry out works to provide services by or on behalf of a local authority.

Article 6 is concerned with expenditure on publicity amounting to less than £3,000 in any financial year.

Article 7 exempts publicity of a wide-ranging series of classes set out in the Schedule, except in so far as it involves publicity or expenditure of a type mentioned in the article itself.