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130Abolition requestsE+W
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(1)A principal council may, by notice in writing (“an abolition request”), ask the Welsh Ministers to consider abolishing the council and its principal area.

(2)An abolition request must set out the principal council's reasons for seeking abolition.

(3)The principal council must publish the abolition request as soon as reasonably practicable after making the request.

(4)Section 101 of the 1972 Act (arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities) does not apply to the function of making an abolition request.

(5)The function of making an abolition request is not to be the responsibility of an executive of the principal council under executive arrangements.

(6)An elected mayor is to be treated as a councillor of the principal council for the purposes of the function of making an abolition request.

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I1S. 130 in force at 1.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/297, art. 2(d)

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