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Local Government Act 2002

Purpose of local government, and role and powers of local authorities - Role of local authorities and related matters

11: Role of local authority

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“What local authorities do in your area and why they do it”

Your local authority has two main roles. First, it must make the purpose of local government happen in your area. This purpose is explained in section 10. Second, your local authority must do the jobs and use the rights that this law and other laws give it. These roles apply whether you live in a district or a region.

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Part 2 Purpose of local government, and role and powers of local authorities
Role of local authorities and related matters

11Role of local authority

  1. The role of a local authority is to—

  2. give effect, in relation to its district or region, to the purpose of local government stated in section 10; and
    1. perform the duties, and exercise the rights, conferred on it by or under this Act and any other enactment.