Agenda item

Legislation

To receive a report setting out measures introduced into Parliament which may have an effect on the services provided by the City Corporation.

Minutes:

The Court received a report on measures introduced by Parliament which might have an effect on the services provided by the City Corporation as follows:-

 

Statutory Instruments

 

The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies)

Order 2021 No. 6

This Order designates the Common Council of the City of London and

the Board of Governors of the Museum of London as bodies which are

required to prepare and present to the Treasury such financial

information in relation to the financial year ending on 31st March 2020

as the Treasury may request to enable them to prepare Whole of

Government Accounts, as provided by section 10 of the Government

Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

Date in force

31st January 2021

 

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All

Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 No. 8

These Regulations, which introduced the current ‘lockdown’, amend

earlier Coronavirus Regulations to strengthen the Tier 4 restrictions

and apply those restrictions to every area in England, and clarify the

powers of police community support officers (PCSOs). The application

of the Regulations relating to PCSOs was extended from 17 January

to 17 July 2021; the application of the Regulations detailing the Tierspecific

restrictions was extended from 2 February to 31 March 2021.

6th January 2021

The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction)

(England) Regulations 2021 No.15

These Regulations prevent, except in specified circumstances,

attendance at a residence for the purpose of executing a writ or

warrant of possession or delivering a notice of eviction. The specified

circumstances are where the court is satisfied that the claim is against

trespassers who are persons unknown or where it was made wholly

or partly on the grounds of anti-social behaviour, nuisance, domestic

abuse in social tenancies, false statements, substantial rent arrears

exceeding 6 months’ rent or, in cases where the person attending is

satisfied that the residence is unoccupied at the time of attendance,

death of the occupant. These Regulations expire at the end of 21st

February 2021.

11th January 2021

 

The text of the measures and the explanatory notes may be obtained

from the Remembrancer’s Office.

 

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