Brings into force on 3 December 2011, the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 listed below for the limited purposes of enabling the Secretary of State to make certain subordinate legislation.
Summary
The provisions are section 8(2) (general power of competence: eligible parish councils), sections 15, 19 and 20 (power to transfer local public functions to permitted authorities), section 21, 22 and Schedules 2 and 3 in part (new arrangements with respect to governance of English local authorities).
Also brings into force on 3 December 2011, section 69(8) (non-domestic rates, discretionary relief) in relation to England only, sections 72 to 79 and Schedules 5 to 7 (referendums relating to council tax increases).
Article 3 makes transitional provision in relation to council tax to ensure the calculations an authority must make under the new provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 inserted by Schedule 5 to the Localism Act
