Local Government Act, 1931
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Powers in relation to subsidiary bodies. |
3.—Whenever the Minister dissolves a local authority under section 72 of the Act of 1925 or has before the passing of this Act dissolved a local authority under that section or under section 12 of the Act of 1923 the Minister shall have power, and in the case of a local authority so dissolved before the passing of this Act (whether such local authority is or is not still dissolved at the passing of this Act), shall be deemed always to have had power to make by order such provision in relation to any subsidiary body wholly or partly appointed by such local authority as the Minister thinks necessary or proper for securing the due exercise and performance by such subsidiary body of its powers and duties notwithstanding the dissolution of such local authority and, in particular, to do by order all or any of the following things, that is to say:— | |
(a) where such subsidiary body is required by law to be composed wholly of persons nominated by such local authority either— | ||
(i) to transfer the powers, duties, and property of such subsidiary body to the body, persons, or person to whom the powers and duties of such local authority are for the time being transferred under either of the said sections and to make provision for the exercise and performance of such powers and duties directly by such body, persons, or person, or | ||
(ii) to make such provision as he thinks proper for the appointment of the members of such subsidiary body, including the appointment of particular persons to be such members, reducing the number of the members and the quorum of such subsidiary body, and suspending any statutory or other enactment requiring the members of such subsidiary body to be members of such local authority; and | ||
(b) where such subsidiary body is required by law to be composed in part only of persons nominated by such local authority, to make such provision as he thinks proper for filling all or any of those places in the membership of such subsidiary body which are required by law to be filled by persons nominated by such local authority, including appointing particular persons to fill such places, suspending any statutory or other provision requiring all or any of such places to be filled by persons who are members of such local authority, and reducing the number of such places and, in consequence of such reduction, reducing the total number of members and the quorum of such subsidiary body. |