
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.
(3) In this Order any reference to a numbered section is a reference to a section of the Act.
2 
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act listed in Schedule 1 is 1st April 2015.
3 
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act listed in Schedule 2 is 1st April 2016.
4 
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provision of the Act listed in Schedule 3 is 1st April 2017.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 31st March 2015.
(L.S.)Linda MacHugh
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment


SCHEDULE 1
Article 2


Section/Schedule Title
Section 2(2) and (3) Constitutions of councils
Section 3 Disqualifications for being councillors
Section 4 Disqualification of councillors for being independent members of policing and community safety partnerships
Section 66 Community planning
Section 68 Production of community plan
Section 69 Duty to review community plan
Section 70 Review of community plan
Section 71 Monitoring
Section 72 Implementation
Section 73 Community involvement
Section 75 Duties of departments in relation to community planning
Section 76 Establishment of bodies corporate
Section 77 Amendments of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
Section 79 Council’s general power of competence
Section 80 Boundaries of the general power
Section 81 Limits on charging in exercise of general power
Section 82 Powers to make supplemental provision
Section 83 Limits on power conferred by section 82(1)
Section 84 Improvement: general duty
Section 85 Improvement objectives
Section 86 Improvement: supplementary
Section 87 Consultation on improvement duties
Section 88 Appropriate arrangements under sections 84(1) and 85(2)
Section 89 Performance indicators and performance standards
Section 90 Collection of information relating to performance
Section 91(3) Use of performance information
Section 92(4)-(6) Improvement planning and publication of improvement information
Section 94 Improvement assessments
Section 98 Special inspections
Section 99 Reports of special inspections
Section 100 Powers of direction, etc.
Section 101 Power to modify statutory provisions and confer new powers
Section 102 Application of certain local government audit provisions
Section 104 Power of any Northern Ireland department to direct council to make reports etc.
Section 105 Inquiries and investigations
Section 106 Power of any Northern Ireland department to intervene in case of default by council
Section 107 International obligations
Section 117 Payments for special purposes and public appeals
Section 128(2) Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
Schedule 10 Repeals
SCHEDULE 2
Article 3


Section/Schedule Title
Section 91(2) Use of performance information
Section 92(1)-(3) Improvement planning and publication of improvement information
Section 93 Improvement information and planning
Section 95 Audit and assessment reports
Section 96 Response to section 95 reports
Section 97 Annual improvement reports
SCHEDULE 3
Article 4


Section/Schedule Title
Section 91(1) Use of performance information