Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

34 Abolition of mayor and council manager executive W

(1) The Local Government Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 11 (local authority executives)—

(a) omit subsection (4) (mayor and council manager executive);

(b) in subsection (10)—

(i) omit “or an officer”;

(ii) omit “or (4)(b)”.

(3) Omit section 16.

(4) In section 26 (proposals not requiring referendum), in subsection (2)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “ or ”;

(b) omit paragraph (b).

(5) In section 48 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1), omit the definition of “council manager”.

(6) In Schedule 1 (executive arrangements: further provision), omit paragraph 3.

(7) In the Local Government Act 1972—

(a) in section 21 (constitution of principal councils in Wales), in subsection (1A), omit “or a mayor and council manager executive”;

(b) in section 22 (chairman), in subsection (4A), omit “or a mayor and council manager executive”;

(c) in section 25A (title of chairman or vice-chairman of county borough council), in subsection (3), omit “or a mayor and council manager executive”;

(d) in section 245 (status of certain districts, parishes and communities), in subsections (1A) and (4A), omit “or a mayor and council manager executive”;

(e) in section 270 (general provisions as to interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition “ “mayor and cabinet executive” and “mayor and council manager executive”” omit “and “mayor and council manager executive””.

(8) In the Local Government and Housing Act 1989—

(a) in section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer), in subsection (3)(b), omit the words from “and, in a case where” to the end of paragraph (b);

(b) in section 5A (reports of monitoring officer — local authorities operating executive arrangements), in subsection (5)(b), omit the words from “and, where” to the end of paragraph (b);

(c) in section 13 (voting rights of members of certain committees: England and Wales)—

(i) omit subsection (5A);

(ii) in subsection (9), omit “and “mayor and council manager executive””;

(d) in section 21 (interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (3), omit “ “council manager”” and “and “mayor and council manager executive””.

(9) In section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (council tax and community charge: restrictions on voting)—

(a) in subsection (1), omit “or a council manager within the meaning of section 11(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 2000”;

(b) in subsection (2), omit “or a council manager”.