Local Services (Temporary Economies) Act, 1934

Furnishing of information by officers.

17.—(1) Where an officer (other than the chief executive officer) of any local authority held on the 1st day of April, 1934, offices under more than one local authority, he shall, not later than one fortnight after the passing of this Act, give to the chief executive officer of each local authority by whom he was so employed written particulars of the nature of his employment with, and of the salary which he was or is entitled to receive from, each of the other local authorities by whom he was so employed.

(2) Where an officer (other than the chief executive officer) of any local authority became or becomes at any time in the current local financial year employed by any other local authority (whether he is or is not at that time also an officer of the first-mentioned local authority), he shall, within fourteen days after the passing of this Act or his becoming so employed, whichever is the later, give to the chief executive officer of every local authority by whom he is or was employed on or after the 1st day of April, 1934, written particulars of the nature of his employment with and of the salary he is or was entitled to receive from each of the other local authorities by whom he is or was so employed.

(3) Where, in the case of an officer to whom either of the foregoing sub-sections of this section applies, any variation occurs after the passing of this Act and before the end of the current local financial year in the nature of his employment with or the amount of the salary which he is entitled to receive from any of the local authorities by whom he is employed, such officer shall, not later than one fortnight after such variation takes effect, give to the chief executive officer of each of the other local authorities by whom he is employed written particulars of such variation.

(4) Where an officer (other than the chief executive officer) of any local authority receives any portion of his salary in the form of fees or other remuneration not paid to him by a local authority, such officer shall, within fourteen days after the passing of this Act, give to the chief executive officer of every local authority by which he is employed an estimate in writing of the probable amount of such fees or other remuneration to be received by him during the current local financial year, and shall also, within fourteen days after the 31st day of March, 1935, give to every such chief executive officer an account in writing of such fees or other remuneration actually received by him during the current local financial year.

(5) If any officer refuses or wilfully neglects to do any act or perform any duty the doing or performance of which is rendered obligatory for him by virtue of this section, the Minister may remove such officer from his position of employment by any or every local authority and such removal shall be deemed to be removal for misconduct.

(6) If an officer giving written particulars or an estimate in writing in pursuance of this section gives any such particulars or estimate which are or is to his knowledge false or misleading in a material respect, such officer shall be guilty of an offence under this section and on summary conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds and also to be removed for misconduct by the Minister from his position of employment by any or every local authority.