FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1. *

In consultation with the Principal Personnel Officer, to appoint staff within the establishment (below the level of the Manager of the Service); to engage temporary staff as and when required within the estimates; to authorise overtime working for staff on salary spinal point 29 or below, within the estimates; and in consultation with the Council Manager, to authorise planned overtime for staff above the overtime limit.

• Relevant service manager

2.

To enter into contracts for the purchase and supply of goods and services.

• Relevant service manager

3.

So far as the matter relates to a function for which the relevant chief officer is responsible to the Council –

(a) * to authorise any member of staff to serve notices under S.16 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 and Section 330 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.

(b) to authorise any member of staff to exercise any power of the Council relating to entry on land for the purposes of inspection; enforcement; surveying; testing and sampling as provided in the relevant legislation.

(c) * to authorise any member of staff to enter onto land in accordance with Section 196A of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.

• Relevant service manager

4.

To hire plant from contractors and engage specialist sub-contractors.

• Relevant service manager

5.

To sell surplus materials, vehicles, plant, equipment and goods, salvage scrap, and other waste.

• Relevant service manager

6.

In consultation with the Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer, to authorise any member of his/her staff to swear affidavits as to matters within their knowledge in any Court proceedings involving the Council.

• Relevant service manager

7.

Under the Emergency Plan, to incur urgent expenditure in respect of any disaster within or adjoining the Borough until a meeting of the Cabinet can be called, and to designate officers to carry out emergency functions.

• Council Manager & Assistant Council Managers
• Head of Finance

8.

To give directions for hearing in cases involving referrals from other Authorities.

• Monitoring Officer

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1. *

To carry out the relevant functions of the Council under the Building Act 1984 in relation to building and buildings.

• Building Control Assistants

2. *

To accept or refuse initial notices under the Building Regulations.

• Senior Building Control Officers

3. *

To carry out all functions under the Building Regulations other than the acceptance or refusal of initial notices.

• Building Control Assistants

4.

To act as appointing officer for the determination of matters under the Party Walls Act 1996.

• Building Control Manager

5. *

To take appropriate emergency action in respect of dangerous structures under the Building Act 1984 and the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.

• Building Control Officers

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1.

To grant licences for the use of recreational open space in accordance with Council policy (if any) and statutory requirements.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager

2.

To grant the use of the Quarry Swimming Centre for special events.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager

3.

To authorise free use of facilities to persons entertaining parties from towns twinned with Shrewsbury or from HMS Talent.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager
• Cultural Services Manager
• Museums Operational Manager

4.

To agree concessionary rates for the use of facilities for parties of students, overnight visitors and other tourists.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager
• Cultural Services Manager
• Museums Operations Manager
• General Manager (Music Hall)

5.

To close or change the opening hours of facilities during the Christmas / New Year period or in the event of adverse weather and, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, for any other relevant reason.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager
• Cultural Services Manager
• Museums Operations Manager
• General Manager (Music Hall)

6.

To organise sporting, recreational, cultural events and entertainments in accordance with financial regulations and standing orders.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager
• Cultural Services Manager
• Museums Operations Manager
• Arts Officer
• General Manager (Music Hall)

7.

To exercise control and management of the facilities, including control of access, security, sale of unclaimed lost property, lettings, hire of facilities, negotiation of charges not otherwise fixed by the Council.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager
• Cultural Services Manager
• Museums Operations Manager
• House Manager (Music Hall)

8.

To exercise control and management of access and security in respect of the Music Hall and the Old Market Hall.

• Assistant House Manager
  (Music Hall)

9.

To display a temporary poster board on the railings at the approach to the Castle in order to advertise various events taking place thereat.

• Museums Operations Manager

10.

To exercise control over the use of the Square including lettings and hiring, and the negotiation of charges not otherwise fixed by the Council.

• Square/Events Administrator,
  Cultural Services Manager

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1.

To erect or authorise street furniture, including barriers, bus stops, signs, etc.

• Technical Support Officer
• Project Technician
• Transport Technician

2.

To requisition off site services in respect of any construction contract for which he acts as Engineer or Contract Administrator.

• Engineering & Works Officer
• Project Engineer

3.

To place quantity surveying, civil engineering and other similar specialist work with outside agencies within the appropriate fee scale and the Council's relevant estimates.

• Engineering & Works Officer
• Project Engineer

4.

In consultation with the Property Services Manager, to grant or refuse wayleaves and easements to utilities over, on or under the Council's land.

• Technical Support Officer
• Project Technician

5.

To administer the transport issues in relation to the bus stations provided by the Council.

• Transport Technician
• Project Technician

6.

To exercise the powers under the Public Health Acts with regard to the adoption of footway lighting.

• Technical Support Officer

7.

To make applications for all statutory consents necessitated by the Council's engineering works.

• Technical Support Officer
• Project Technician

8.

To issue Statutory Notices to obtain details of the drivers of vehicles.

• Parking & Transportation Officer

9.

To appoint the Principal Contractor for the purposes of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.

• Engineering & Works Officer
• Project Engineer

10.

To vary the layout or opening hours of any car park operated by the Council.

• Parking & Transportation Officer

11.

To exercise the following statutory powers:

(a) Land Drainage Act 1991Section 25

i) To require proper flow of a watercourse to be reinstated.

• Technical Support Officer
• Project Technician

ii) In cases of emergency to clear blocked and defective watercourses.

• Technical Support Officer
• Project Technician

(b) Public Health Act 1936 - Section 262, and Section 264

To require a developer to cover over or culvert any ditch or watercourse running through or adjoining land to be developed.

• Technical Support Officer
• Project Technician

(c) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 Sections 3, 4 & 5

To issue Notices under these Sections.

• Technical Support Assistant

(d) Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 Sections 99, 100, 101 and 102

To issue Notices under these Sections.

• Technical Support Assistant

(e) Public Health Act 1875 - Section 161

To enter into agreements with developers for periods of ten years to secure the implementation and future maintenance of parking court lighting columns on residential developments and for the Council to maintain the columns thereafter.

• Technical Support Officer

12.

To issue the appropriate Highway Licences for public information pillars in respect of sites that have the relevant advertisement consent and are on the public highway.

• Planning Services Manager

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

To take any necessary action within the competence of the Council and/or the executive under Environmental Health legislation.

• Environmental Health Officers;

and Health and

Environmental Health legislation shall include (inter alia) Building Act of 1984, Clean Air Act 1993, Control of Pollution Act 1974, Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Environment Act 1995, Environmental Protection Act 1990, European Communities Act 1972, Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985, Food Safety Act 1990, Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, Housing Act 1985, Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, National Assistance Act 1948, Noise Act 1996, Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993, Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949, Public Health Act 1936, Public Health Act 1961, Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, Water Industry Act 1991 together with any amendments thereto and any secondary legislation and guidance issued thereunder.

Safety Officer – in

respect only of

legislation relating

to Health and

Safety at Work.

Any action necessary shall include (inter alia) commencement of legal proeceedings, issuing of formal cautions, service of notices, exercise of powers of entry, issue and revocation of licences, consents and authorisations (with or without conditions), seizure of goods or food, recovery of costs or charges (including waiver under £10) and removal of persons in need of care and attention.

These authorisations do not include powers specifically reserved to members or granted to other officers.

*

Within the above delegations, the following are non-executive functions which have been delegated by the Council: -

232

1.

Power to register and licence premises for the preparation of food - Section 19 of the Food Safety Act 1990.

2.

Power to grant consent for the operation of a loudspeaker - Schedule 2 of the Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993.

3.

Power to approve meat product premises - Regulations 4 & 5 of the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994.

4.

Power to approve premises for the production of minced meat or meat preparations - Regulation 4 of the Mince Meat & Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995.

5.

Power to approve dairy establishments - Regulations 6 & 7 of the Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1995.

6.

Power to approve egg product establishments - Regulation 5 of the Egg Products Regulations 1993.

7.

Power to issue licences to retail butchers' shops carrying out commercial operations - Schedule 1A to the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995.

8.

Power to register food business premises - Regulation 9 of the Food Premises (Registration) Regulations 1991.

9.

Functions relating to health and safety at work (otherwise than in the authority's capacity as an employer) - Part 1 of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

10.

To authorise officers to act in matters arising under the General Food Regulations 2004, Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2005, including Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004, Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 and Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and The Food Hygiene (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2005.

All officers authorised by a Chief Officer

11.

To authorise officers to act in matters arising under the Housing Act 2004, the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties)(Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2006

All officers authorised by a Chief Officer

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1.

To operate the Council's banking arrangements.

• Head of Finance

2.

To pay salaries and allowances.

• Payroll Assistant

3.

To exercise (so far as may be lawful) the powers of the Council to borrow and invest; and to lend and to determine rates of interest and terms of repayment on such loans as may be required or prudent from time to time.

• Head of Finance

4.

To pay all sums properly authorised as due.

• Chief Accountant

5.

To collect all income due to the Council, including appropriate interest and costs.

• Revenues Manager

6.

To disburse sums properly payable from the Collection Fund

• Chief Accountant

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7.

To request the Valuation Officer to revise valuation lists by e.g. the inclusion of newly completed properties, and appeals against valuations of Council property.

• Local Taxation Officers

8.

To determine rates of interest in respect of any sums due where such interest is properly chargeable

• Senior Financial Assistant

9.

To write off debts of up to £1,000 where the sum is considered irrecoverable

• Revenues Manager

10.

To determine all claims for Council Tax and Housing Benefits (including the exercise of all discretions conferred upon the Council by the relevant schemes)

• Benefit Assessors

11.

To determine applications for mandatory rate relief.

• Senior Revenue Officers

12.

To deal with all insurances of the Council including the areas and extent of cover, the negotiation and acceptance of conditions of cover, and settlement of claims against the insurer.

• Financial Assistant

13.

To administer, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, the scheme for Grant Aid to facilitate capital and revenue lottery applications.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1.

The management of the waiting list and the allocation of houses (whether by secure tenancy, by nominations to the house of another body, by licence, or otherwise) –

(a) in accordance with the points system where applicable and any Council policy; or

(b) to Council employees specified by the Council Manager to be key workers, or in cases of medical urgency or to occupants of unfit houses; or

(c) in respect of property rejected by all qualified applicants, to an applicant who has not completed the six months period on the waiting list but who is on the waiting list and otherwise qualified.

(d) in respect of adapted properties to disabled persons out of point/date order.

• Housing Management Officer

2.

To take all appropriate steps within the budget allocation to secure the improvement of residential buildings (including the administration of Statutory Grants Schemes).

• Housing Management Officer

3.

To provide physical and financial assistance to those rendered homeless by fire, flood or other calamity.

• Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer

4.

To carry out the functions of the Council in respect of homeless persons and those threatened with homelessness, and to exercise any discretion in respect of cases under the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976.

• Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer

5.

To approve, in consultation with the Head of Finance, schemes for new social housing, including the approval of Local Authority Social Housing Grant in accordance with Housing Corporation Regulations, Guidelines and Grant Limits.

• Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer)

6.

To manage service contracts with Severnside Housing.

• Housing Management Officer

7.

To administer the scheme for Grant Aid to voluntary organisations.

• Leisure & Community Development Manager

8.

In consultation with the Senior Solicitor, to take all necessary action required to produce and enforce Anti-Social Behaviour Orders in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

• Assistant Council Manager/Town Clerk

9.

To exercise the following powers of the Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003:

1. Part 1 – section 1 – To approve Police applications for a closure notice.

2. Part 1 – section 8 – To serve notice to recover costs.

3. Part 4 – section 31 – To approve Police applications for a Dispersal Order.

4. Part 9 – section 85 – To initiate proceedings for prosecution of Anti Social Behaviour Orders.

• Assistant Council Manager/Town Clerk

10.

In consultation with the Asset Manager, to let and manage residential properties and community centres in the Council's ownership.

• Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer)

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1.

To take and defend proceedings in any court or tribunal as solicitor to the Council.

• Senior Solicitor

2.

To take all appropriate steps to secure the Council's legal position in cases of urgency with regard to its assets or in aid of its statutory functions.

• Senior Solicitor

3.

To issue notices and conclude agreements necessary to protect the Council's assets or in aid of its statutory functions.

• Senior Solicitor

4.

To conduct commercial rent reviews.

• Senior Solicitor

5.

To sell electricity sub-station sites to the relevant electricity undertaker.

• Senior Solicitor

6.

To authorise a member of the Council's staff to appear on behalf of the authority before the Magistrates' Court.

• Council Manager

7.

In the absence of the Council Manager, to exercise any functions delegated to the Council Manager.

• Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer

8.

To act in the role of "Town Clerk" to support civic functions

• Assistant Council Manager/Town Clerk

9.

To deal with claims for home loss or disturbance payments.

• Senior Solicitor

10.

To act as, or nominate a member of his department to act as, Data Protection Officer.

• Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer and Council Manager

11.

In consultation with the Assistant Council Manager/Town Clerk to take all necessary action required to produce and enforce Anti-Social Behaviour Orders under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and to institute any necessary proceedings under the Act.

• Senior Solicitor

12.

To instruct Counsel or agents to act on behalf of the Council as required.

• Senior Solicitor

13. *

To suspend the operation of the byelaw which prohibits the consumption of alcohol in designated places having been asked not to do so, during such times and consecutive dates and in respect of such designated places as may be appropriate.

• Senior Solicitor

14.

To certify contracts in accordance with the Local Government (Contracts) Act, 1977.

• Senior Solicitor

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1. *

Within legal constraints and member guidelines (if any) to issue any statutory licence which is not opposed.

• Licensing Officer

2. *

Within legal constraints to refuse or suspend any licence.

• Licensing Officer

3. *

To make submissions to any other body regarding licensing or registration of any matter.

• Licensing Officer

4. *

To determine exemptions from fees.

• Licensing Officer

5. *

To issue licences for the use of The Square.

• Cultural Services Manager

6. *

To register all businesses required by legislation to be so registered with a local authority and the exercise of any power or discretion arising.

• Licensing Officer

7.

The power to determine applications under the Licensing Act 2003 will be delegated in accordance with the following table (Table1)

This form of delegations is without prejudice to Officers referring an application to a Sub-Committee, or a Sub-Committee to Full Committee, if considered appropriate in the circumstances of any particular case.

Matter to be Dealt With

Full Committee

Sub-Committee

Officers

Application for Personal Licence

If a police objection

If no objection made

Application for Personal Licence with unspent convictions

All cases

Application for Premises Licence/Club Premises Certificate

If a relevant representation made

If no relevant representation made

Application for Provisional Statement

If a relevant representation made

If no relevant representation made

Application to vary Premises Licence/Club Premises Certificate

If a relevant representation made

If no relevant representation made

Application to vary Designated Premises Supervisor

If a police objection

All other cases

Request to be removed as Designated Premises Supervisor

All cases

Application for transfer of Premises Licence

If a police objection

All other cases

Application for Interim Authorities

If a police objection

All other cases

Application to review Premises Licence/Club Premises Certificate

All cases

Decision on whether a complaint is irrelevant, frivolous, vexatious, etc.

All cases

Decision to object when local authority is a consultee and not the relevant authority considering the application

All cases

Determination of police objections to a Temporary Event Notice

All cases

Request to review a licence from a responsible authority or an interested party, so long as it, the request will be referred to the appropriate Committee for determination.

Where the request is not frivolous, vexatious or repetitious

Power to determine that a request to review a licence is frivolous, vexatious or repetitious

• Licensing Officer

8.

Power to appoint a sub-committee of 3 members from the membership of the Licensing and Safety Committee for the purposes of determining the above applications under the Licensing Act 2003 in Table 1.

NB the sub-committee will not include any member with a personal and prejudicial interest in the application

• Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer

9.

All other powers under the Licensing Act 2003 which are not required by the Act to be carried out by the Licensing Committee or Council or the Cabinet

• Licensing Officer

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1. *

In consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Markets to approve the licensing of the holding of no more than 2 in any calendar year of a market for the sale of rare breeds at the agricultural showground, subject to an administration fee of £50, with every individual sale being subject to separate licensing applications.

• Council Architect

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1. *

To exercise the following statutory powers, duties and discretions conferred upon the Council by the following provisions:

(a) Articles 4, 5(4), 6 (directions restricting permitted development) of the General Permitted Development Order 1995; and paragraph A2(2) of Part 6 and paragraph A2(1) of Part 7 of Schedule 2 (determination as to whether prior approval is required for agriculture and forestry developments); paragraph A2(4) of part 24 (determination as to whether prior approval is required for telecommunications equipment); paragraph A2 of Part 31 (determination as to whether prior approval is required for the method of demolition of residential buildings. Article 3(2) (request of details on outline applications) of the General Development Procedure Order 1995.

• Planning Assistants

(b) Sections 42 (execution of works required by listed building enforcement notice) and 54 (urgent works to preserve unoccupied listed buildings) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

(c) Section 70A The Act (power to decline to determine an application where an appeal for the same development refused within 2 years).

(d) The Town and Country Planning (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988.

(e) The Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 1999 insofar as they relate to the following:

(i) to determine whether or not a planning application should be accompanied by an Environmental Statement;

(ii) to provide a Scoping Opinion to a prospective applicant for planning permission - the formal statement by the Council as to the information to be provided in an Environmental Statement; and

(iii) to provide a Screening Opinion to an applicant for planning permission - the formal determination as to whether or not an Environmental Impact Assessment was required.

2. *

To make and (within the powers of the Council) confirm footpath diversion orders.

• Planning Services Manager

14.*

To make, vary and revoke tree preservation orders.

• Planning Officer (Trees and Landscapes)

15. *

To confirm tree preservation orders as appropriate.

• Planning Officer (Trees and Landscapes)

16.

*

To determine high hedge complaints

• Planning Services Manager

FUNCTION

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

1.

To appoint the Principal Contractor and Planning Supervisors for the purposes of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.

• Technical Services Manager

2.

In consultation with the relevant service chief officer to refuse applications to purchase open space land from the Council.

• Asset Manager

3.

To approve alterations to premises as ground landlords within the Riverside Centre or the General Market lease area.

• Asset Manager

4.

To decline offers to sell property to the Council.

• Asset Manager

5.

To engage valuers or selling agents on behalf of the Council.

• Asset Manager

6.

To make planning and building regulation applications in respect of the Council’s own developments and, when necessary, applications for scheduled monument and listed building consent for works of alterations, additions, repair and maintenance of buildings owned by the Council.

• Senior Property Services Officers

7.

To requisition off site services in respect of any construction contract for which he acts as Architect or Contract Administrator.

• Senior Property Services Officers

8.

To place architectural, quantity surveying and other similar specialist work with outside agencies within the appropriate fee scale and the Council's relevant estimates and standing orders.

• Property Services Manager
• Asset Manager

9.

10.

Within the provisions of the capital and revenue estimates to incur expenditure to repair and maintain the buildings owned by the Council.

To let and manage the commercial premises under the control of the Council, including the review of rents, and pitches for ice-cream sales.

• Senior Property Services Officers

• Asset Manager

LEGISLATIVE PROVISION

PROPER OFFICER

Local Government Act 1972

S.83 (1) Delivery to proper officer of Declaration of acceptance of office.

• Council Manager

S.83 (3) Declaration may be made before proper officer.

• Council Manager

S.84 (1) Delivery of resignation to proper officer.

• Council Manager

S.88 (2) Convening of Council to fill casual vacancy in the office of Mayor.

• Council Manager

S.89 (1) (b) Receipt by proper officer of notice from two electors that an office is vacant.

• Council Manager

S.100 B (2) Proper officer to decide whether to withhold report from public access

• Council Manager

S.100 C (2) Proper officer to make a written summary of any part of meeting where minutes are enclosed.

• Council Manager

S.100 B (7) Supply of other documents to newspapers as proper officer thinks fit.

• Council Manager

S.100 B (1) Proper officer to compile list of background papers to a report.

• Council Manager
• Asst Council Managers

S.100 F Proper officer to decide to withhold certain documents from access by members.

• Council Manager
• Asst Council Managers

S.115 (2) Officers to pay all money due from them to proper officer.

• Responsible Financial Officer

S.137A (5) Statement (a report or accounts) of use of S.137 to be deposited with proper officer.

• Responsible Financial Officer

S.191 (2) Applications under Section 1 of the Ordnance Survey Act 1891 to be sent to the proper officer of the district

• Council Manager

S.204 (3) Notice of an application for a justices licence under the Licensing Act 1964 to be given to proper officer.

• Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer

S.210 (6) & (7) Any power vested in respect of a holder of an office with a former authority in respect of any charity to be vested in proper officer in default of a corresponding office.

• Council Manager

S.225 (1) Any document deposited with proper officer pursuant to any enactment - to the standing orders of either House of Parliament to be reviewed and retained in accordance with directions.

• Council Manager

S.229 (5) Certificate of proper officer that photographic copy as such shall be evidence to that effect.

• Council Manager

S.234 (1) Any notice etc. which a local authority may give may be signed by the proper officer.

• Council Manager

S.234 (2) Any document purporting to be signed by the proper officer shall be deemed to be duly given etc. until proved to the contrary

• Council Manager

S.236 (9) & 10 Proper officer to send a copy of every byelaw, when confirmed, to every Parish affected and to County Council.

• Senior Solicitor

S.238 A copy of byelaw certified by the proper officer shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

• Council Manager

S.248 (2) Roll of freemen to be kept by the proper officer.

• Council Manager

Schedule 12

para 4 (2) (b) Summons to Council to be signed by proper officer.

• Council Manager

para 4 (3) Notice to proper officer to send summonses to specified address other than place of residence.

• Council Manager

S. 30 (5) Proper officer to give notice that copies of an Ombudsman's report are available.

• Council Manager

S.41 (1) Copy resolution etc. of a local authority certified as such by the proper officer to evidence of such.

• Council Manager

S.41(3) Document purporting to be a copy of an instrument by which the proper officer appointed a person to be an officer of the authority or authorised a person to perform certain functions specified in the instrument shall be evidence of such if so certified by the proper officer

• Council Manager

S.116 Proper officer to notify the Council's Auditor of the date time and place of any meeting of the authority which will consider a report from the chief financial officer under S.115 of the same Act regarding proposed unlawful expenditure and of any decision of the meeting on the report.

• Council Manager

S.2 (4) Proper Officer to be recipient of the list of politically restricted posts.

• Council Manager

S.3 (3) Proper Officer to sign "certificate of opinion" in connection with applications to the Independent Adjudicator re. exemptions relating to politically restricted posts.

• Monitoring Officer

Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1974 (No. 482)

para 9 (3) (c) Production of a printed copy of a byelaw made by a County Council, endorsed with the Certificate of the proper officer of a District Council to be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

• Senior Solicitor

Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990 (No. 1553)

para 8 (1) Political group to be constituted when notice delivered to the proper officer.

• Council Manager

para 8 (5) Name of group may be changed by notice in writing to the proper officer.

• Council Manager

para 9 Member to be treated as a member of the group if signed notice is delivered to the proper officer.

• Council Manager

para 10 (b) Member to treated as ceasing to be a member of a group

(c) & (d) when proper officer receives written notice either that the

member no longer wishes to be treated as a member of the group or that he has joined another group, or that the majority of members of the group no longer wish him to be treated as a member of the group.

• Council Manager

para 14 Proper officer to notify the leader of a group of the allocation of seat(s) to the group.

• Council Manager

para 25 (7) A copy of a resolution applying or disapplying various provisions of the Public Health Acts, certified by the proper officer shall be received as evidence.

• Council Manager

S.61 Any works of repair etc. to a drain to be open to inspection to the proper officer and any other officer authorised by the Proper officer.

• Environmental Health Manager

S.78(8) Proper officer may exercise the powers of sub-section (1) relating to dangerous buildings.

• Building Control Manager
• Council Architect

S.93 (1) Any notice, order consent etc. may be signed by the proper officer.

• Building Control Manager

S.606 Submission of reports on particular houses or areas by the proper officer.

• Environmental Health Manager

"Appointing Officer" as required by the Act.

• Building Control Manager

S.11 Cases of notifiable disease and food poisoning to be reported.

All Consultants in Communicable Disease Control and Specialist Registrars working for the Shropshire and Staffordshire Health Protection Agency Local Field Services Team and Consultants in Public Health Medicine who are employed by Shropshire County Primary Care Trust, Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Trust, and Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust, and all specialist registrars working for these primary care trusts while employed by Birmingham and Black Country Health Authority

S.18 Information to be furnished by occupier in case of notifiable disease or food poisoning at the request of the proper officer.

S.20 Stopping of work to prevent spread of disease at the request of the proper officer.

S.21 Exclusion from school of child liable to convey notifiable disease on notice from the proper officer.

S.22 List of day pupils at school having case of notifiable disease to be supplied to the proper officer.

S.24 Control by proper officer of infected articles intended to be washed at Laundry.

S.29 Letting of house or room after recent case of notifiable disease.

S.31 Certification by proper officer of need for disinfection of premises.

S.32 Certification by the proper officer of need to remove person from infected house.

S.36 Medical examination of group of persons believed to comprise carrier of notifiable disease following certificate of the proper officer.

S.40 Medical examination of inmates of common lodging house if the proper officer believes that one of them suffers from a notifiable disease.

S.42 Closure of common lodging house on account of notifiable disease until certified clear by the proper officer.

S.43 Person dying in hospital with notifiable disease not to be moved if the proper officer considers it desirable not to do so.

S.48 Removal of body to mortuary or for immediate burial on the proper officer obtaining an order of a Justice of the Peace.

• As in 43-56 above

Exemption from restriction on sales of certain poisons for purposes certified by the proper officer.

National Assistance Act 1948 and National Assistant (Amendments) Act 1957

58.

S.47 Removal of persons to suitable premises

• As in 43-56 above

59.

S.84 & 85(2) Proper officer may serve notice requiring remedial action where there are filthy and verminous premises, persons or articles.

60.

Reg 6 Cases of infectious disease to be specially reported.

• As in 43 to 56 above

61.

Reg 8 Weekly and quarterly returns.

62.

Reg 9 Provisions for preventing the spread of certain diseases.

63.

Reg 10 Immunisation and vaccination.

64.

Schedule 3 Typhus and Relapsing Fever

65.

Schedule 4 Food Poisoning and Food Borne Infections

The Milk and Diaries General regulations 1959

66.

Part VII (Regulations 18 to 20) For purposes of pasteurisation orders.

• As in 43 to 56 above.