Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

Change in form of executive

3 (1) The local authority must make a change in governance arrangements of the kind set out in section 33A of the LGA 2000 (new form of executive).

(2) Sections 33E, 33F, 33G, 33I(2) and 33J of the LGA 2000 apply to a change in governance arrangements required by this paragraph as they apply to a change made under section 33A.

(3) In the application of section 33G by virtue of this paragraph, “relevant elections” has the meaning given in paragraph 5.

(4) Any resolution to make the change in governance arrangements must be passed—

(a) at a meeting which is specially convened for the purpose of deciding the resolution with notice of the object, and

(b) during the permitted resolution period specified in the second column of the following table in relation to the authority.

Type of local authority	Permitted resolution period
Metropolitan district	The period ending with 31 December 2009
County	The period ending with 31 December 2008
London borough	The period ending with 31 December 2009
Non-metropolitan district	The period ending with 31 December 2010

(5) The Secretary of State may by order provide that a permitted resolution period is to end later than the last day of the period specified in the table.