Local Government Citation and Commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 14th February 2009. Interpretation 2 1 In this Order— “ Axis 3 ” means matters dealt with in Articles 52 to 60 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 which are provided for in the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 submitted by the United Kingdom to the European Commission in accordance with Article 18 of that Council Regulation, as approved by Commission Decision C(2007)4411 of 27 September 2007 ; “ Axis 4 ” means matters dealt with in Article 61 to 65 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 which are provided for in the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013; “ local action group ” means a group appointed by a rural development joint council committee to implement a local development strategy in its area in accordance with Axes 3 and 4 of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013; “ rural development ” means the delivery of Axes 3 and 4 of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013; “ rural development joint council committee ” means a committee established by Article 3. 2 In relation to each rural development joint council committee, a reference to its area shall be construed as a reference to the area comprising districts of the councils which comprise the committee. The rural development joint council committees 3 1 The following rural development joint council committees are established: a North West Joint Committee, comprising— i Derry City Council; ii Limavady Borough Council; iii Omagh District Council; and iv Strabane District Council. b Down Rural Area Partnership Joint Committee, comprising— i Ards Borough Council; ii Banbridge District Council; iii Down District Council; and iv North Down Borough Council. c Generating Rural Opportunities Within (GROW) South Antrim Joint Committee, comprising— i Antrim Borough Council; ii Carrickfergus Borough Council; and iii Newtownabbey Borough Council. d Craigavon, Armagh, and Newry & Mourne Council Cluster Joint Committee, comprising— i Armagh City and District Council; ii Craigavon Borough Council; and iii Newry and Mourne District Council. e Lagan Rural Partnership Joint Committee, comprising— i Belfast City Council; ii Castlereagh Borough Council; and iii Lisburn City Council. f North East Joint Committee, comprising— i Ballymena Borough Council; ii Ballymoney Borough Council; iii Coleraine Borough Council; iv Larne Borough Council; and v Moyle District Council. g Cookstown, Dungannon, Fermanagh and Magherafelt District Councils Joint Committee, comprising— i Cookstown District Council; ii Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council; iii Fermanagh District Council; and iv Magherafelt District Council. 2 A rural development joint council committee shall be a body corporate. Functions of a rural development joint council committee 4 Each rural development joint council committee shall— a appoint a local action group in its area to establish and implement a rural development strategy and make proposals in relation to financial assistance towards projects in accordance with Axes 3 and 4 of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013; b oversee, monitor and advise the local action group appointed in its area; c approve the local action group’s proposals in relation to financial assistance towards projects; d enter into an agreement with the local action group for the purpose of its functions under this Article; and e act in accordance with the Rural Development (Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 14th January 2009. Pauline Keegan A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development