SCHEDULE 12 Restraints on Transactions and Recruitment etc by Merging Councils and Restructuring Councils
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (2021 asc 1) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 12 Restraints on Transactions and Recruitment etc by Merging Councils and Restructuring Councils

(introduced by section 137)

Restraining transactions and recruitment etc by direction

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(1)     After receiving a merger application or after giving notice as described in section 129(6), the Welsh Ministers may direct a merging council or restructuring council that—

(a)     the council must not carry out a restricted activity unless it has considered the opinion of a specified person or persons on the appropriateness of carrying out the activity;

(b)     the council must not carry out a restricted activity unless the written consent of a specified person or persons has been given for the activity to be carried out.

(2)     The restricted activities are—

(a)     making a relevant land acquisition or disposal;

(b)     entering into a relevant contract or agreement;

(c)     making a relevant capital acquisition;

(d)     giving a relevant grant or other financial assistance;

(e)     making a relevant loan;

(f)     including an amount of financial reserves in a calculation under section 32 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c 14);

(g)     starting the process of recruiting (including by way of internal recruitment)—

(i)     a non-statutory chief officer mentioned in section

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