The Standards Board for England (Functions) Order 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/2618
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Standards Board for England (Functions) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 4th November 2004.

(2) This Order applies in relation to relevant authorities in England and police authorities in Wales .

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“ the Act ” means the Local Government Act 2000;

“authority” means a relevant authority in England and a police authority in Wales; and

“monitoring officer”, in relation to an authority, means the person for the time being designated in respect of the authority in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and includes any person nominated by a monitoring officer as his deputy for the purposes of section 5(7) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and any person nominated under the provisions of section 82A(2) or (3) of the Act to perform any function .

Section 3 Power to issue guidance

In respect of matters referred by an ethical standards officer under section 60(2) or (3) or 64(2) of the Act, or by a Local Commissioner in Wales under section 70(4) or (5) or 71(2) of the Act, the Standards Board for England may issue guidance to—

(a) monitoring officers of authorities; and

(b) standards committees of authorities.