TOWN COUNCIL (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) REGULATIONS
(section 9*)
(8th August, 1969)
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
REGULATION
1. Citation
2. Appeal against refusal of issue of licence or permit
3. Operation of banking account by council
4. Period for balancing council’s accounts
S.I. 76, 1969,
S.I. 1, 1978.
These Regulations may be cited as the Town Council (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations*.
*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these Regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.
2. Appeal against refusal of issue of licence or permit
(1) A person aggrieved by the refusal to issue any licence or permit for the use of which any bye-law made under the Town Council Regulations (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Regulations”), provides, may appeal to the Minister by written notice stating
(a) the description of the licence or permit, the issue of which was applied for;
(b) the full names of the person who made the application;
(c) the designation of the body to which, or person to whom, the application was made;
(d) the date on which it was refused; and
(e) the grounds on which the appellant contends that the issue of the licence or permit was wrongly refused.
(2) Such notice shall be served by the appellant on the Minister within 30 days after the date when the issue of the licence or permit was refused, and a copy of such notice shall be served within the same period on the body which, or person who, refused to issue the licence or permit to enable it or him to submit to the Minister comments on such notice.
3. Operation of banking account by council
(1) Every account at a bank opened by a council in terms of regulation 98(1) of the principal Regulations shall be opened and maintained in the name of the council.
(2) The council shall operate such account by means of instruments signed on its behalf by
(a) the Town Clerk or a person duly appointed to act temporarily in his place; and
(b) the Town Treasurer or a person duly appointed to act temporarily in his place.
4. Period for balancing council’s accounts
The period within which every council shall cause its accounts for the preceding financial year to be balanced, and an annual statement or abstract of such accounts to be prepared, in terms of regulation 100(2) of the principal Regulations shall be a period of three months reckoned from the end of such financial year.