Sheffield City Council Cross-Party Statement Of Solidarity

[SheffieldForum 946]

13 minutes ago, Zach Clay said:

No mention of Hamas or the hostages in their statement either

 

17 hours ago, SheffieldForum said:

"We repeat our call for an immediate ceasefire. The killing must stop, hostages must be released and aid must be allowed to flow into Gaza. [...]"

 

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

Let's look at ultra vires. Put simply, this phrase means 'beyond [one's legal] powers'.

So it limits the power of an artificial legal entity (e.g. a company, local authority, etc.

The entity's powers are set-out when it is incorporated.

Any expenditure extending out from those powers is unlawful, for instance.

So The Sheffield City Council cannot make bye-laws for Rotherham, nor London, nor anywhere other than Sheffield.

That being so, why do the Council feel impelled to opine on foreign affairs? Even the devolved administrations in Scotland/Wales/NI (which have far greater powers than a Council) have territorial limits to legal competence!

[geared 319]

Probably because they don't want another protest happening, especially if people can't behave themselves and will try climbing buildings to start putting up their own flags.