Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments Paragraphs 38 and 39 - Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
950.Sections 95 and 96 of the Local Government Act 1972 are part of the regime imposed by that Act regarding the registration and declaration of pecuniary interests of members of local authorities, and certain other bodies, including Transport for London. The regime established by the 1972 Act no longer applies to local authorities, having been replaced by a new regime for the regulation of conduct and ethical standards of members of local authorities introduced by the Local Government Act 2000. However, the new regime does not apply to members of Transport for London, who remain subject to the 1972 Act.
951.Section 95 of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that in certain circumstances a pecuniary interest of a member’s spouse must be treated as an interest of the member and must be declared. Paragraph 38 amends section 95 to provide that a pecuniary interest of a member’s civil partner shall, in the same circumstances as currently apply in the case of a spouse, be deemed to be an interest of the member.
952.Section 96 of the Local Government Act 1972 makes provision in relation to the giving of written notice by a member of his pecuniary interests (including those of his or her spouse). Paragraph 39 amends section 96 to apply these provisions to the interests of a member’s civil partner.