Legislation

Local Government Policy Division has a responsibility to produce and update legislation that provides for the modernisation, administration, finance and audit of district councils. The Division also has the responsibility for the legislation governing a number of council functions i.e. burial grounds, entertainment licences and crematoria.

Other Divisions within the DoE, along with NI Departments, have the legislative responsibility for the functions of councils that relate to the Divisions' / Departments' area of work.

The links below highlight some of the primary and subordinate legislation this Division is responsible for. A link to the text of each Primary legislation (updated) document is available from the UK Statute Law Database. The subordinate legislation documents provided by the Office of Public Sector Information, are also provided.

• Primary Legislation
• Subordinate Legislation