Local Councils (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

L.N. 269 of 2017

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Local Councils (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 72 of the

Local Councils Act, the Minister responsible for Justice, Culture and

Local Government has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulation is the Local Councils Citation and

(Financial) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 and they shall be read commencement.

and construed as one with the Local Councils (Financial) S.L. 363.01.

Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the "principal regulations".

(2) These regulations shall come into force on such date as the

Minister responsible for Justice, Culture and Local Government may

by notice in the Gazette establish.

Immediately after the definition "community" and Interpretation.

"residents" there shall be added the following new definition

" "Community assets" means infrastructure, trees, and any

urban improvement;".

Regulation 23 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 23 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

in sub-regulation (1)(a) thereof for the words

"twenty-three euro and twenty-nine cents (23.29)" there shall be

substituted the words "fifty (50) euro"; and

(b)

immediately after sub-regulation (3) thereof there

shall be added the following new sub-regulation

"(4) Monies shall be taken from petty cash only

upon the presentation of fiscal receipts, which shall clearly

indicate the purchased items

Provided that if the vendor cannot provide a

detailed fiscal receipt, there shall be filled in a Petty Cash

Voucher so as to identify the purchased items, to which the

fiscal receipt shall be attached. Such form shall be signed

by whoever would have bought the items and signed by the

Executive Secretary, as a certification of such payment.".

Sub-articles (4) and (5) of regulation 24 of the principal

regulations shall be deleted.

Regulation 35 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a)

immediately after the words "and employees" there

shall be added the words "including any other employees

assigned to the local councils under various schemes"; and

(b)

for the words "from third parties." there shall be

substituted the words "from third parties:" and immediately

thereafter there shall be added the following new proviso

"Provided that the insurance with regards to

employees shall cover the said employees only during

working hours.".

Regulation 36 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a)

for sub-regulation (4) thereof there shall be

substituted the following

"(4) Council members, employees of the Councils

and employees assigned to the Council under various

schemes shall be insured personal accident.".

(b)

immediately after sub-regulation (5) thereof there

shall be added the following new sub-regulations

"(6) Local Councils shall ensure that the

administrative offices, including all the furniture and all

office machinery be insured by a ‘Buildings and Contents’

insurance. Such insurance shall cover fire, theft and

damage due to natural events.

(7) Motor vehicles belonging to the Council shall

be insured under a fully comprehensive insurance. The

value shall be established by the insurance company in

terms of any insurance regulations or procedures.

(8) Community Assets shall not be insured unless

otherwise approved by the Director upon a written request

by the Local Council.".

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