Local Government Act 1999
Part I Best Value
Best value authorities
1Best value authorities.
2 Power to extend or disapply : Secretary of State.
2APower to extend or disapply: Welsh Ministers
Duties: general
3The general duty.
3AInvolvement of local representatives
Duties: Welsh best value authorities
4 Performance indicators and standards.
5 Best value reviews.
6 Best value performance plans.
Audit of best value performance plans : Welsh best value authorities
7 Audit.
8 Code of practice and fees.
8ACode of practice and fees: Auditor General for Wales
8BAuditor’s duty in relation to codes
9 Response to audit.
Best value inspections
10 Inspections
10AInspections: Auditor General for Wales
11Inspectors’ powers and duties.
12 Fees
12AFees: inspections under section 10A
13 Reports.
13AReports of inspections under section 10A
14 Inspections: housing benefit and council tax benefit.
15 Secretary of State’s powers.
Exercise of functions by best value authorities
16 Power of Secretary of State to modify enactments and confer new powers.
17 Orders under section 16: procedure.
17APower of Welsh Ministers to modify enactments and confer new powers
17BOrders under section 17A: procedure
18 Contracting out.
Exclusion of non-commercial considerations
19 Contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations.
Publication of information
20 Publication of information.
General
21 Transition from compulsory competitive tendering to best value.
22 Audit Commission.
23 Accounts.
24 Police Act 1996.
25 Coordination of inspections, &c.
26 Guidance.
27 Commencement.
28 Orders and regulations.
29 Modifications for Wales.
Part II Regulation of Council Tax and Precepts
30 Limitation of council tax and precepts.
31 Major precepting authorities: further regulation.
Part III General
32 Meaning of financial year.
33 Finance.
34 Repeals.
35 Extent.
36 Short title.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Limitation of Council Tax and Precepts
Part I The New Chapter
1In Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992...
Part II Other Amendments
Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
2The Local Government Finance Act 1992 shall be amended as...
3In section 31 (substituted amounts) in subsection (1)(a) for “or...
4In section 42 (substituted precepts) in subsection (1)(b) for “or...
5Chapter V of Part I (limitation of council tax and...
6In section 66 (judicial review) in subsection (2)(c) for “60”...
7In section 67 (functions to be discharged only by authority)...
8In section 106 (restrictions on voting) in subsection (2)(a) for...
9In section 113 (orders and regulations)— (a) in subsection (1)...
Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
10In section 41(2) of the Police Act 1996 (directions as...
SCHEDULE 2 Repeals
These repeals have effect in accordance with sections 21 and...

Local Government Act 1999

1999 c.27

An Act to make provision imposing on local and certain other authorities requirements relating to economy, efficiency and effectiveness; and to make provision for the regulation of council tax and precepts.

Be 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:—