Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

36 Consequential provision etc W

(1) In the Local Government Act 2000—

(a) in section 29 (operation of, and publicity for, executive arrangements), omit subsection (3);

F1 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) omit section 33 (operation of alternative arrangements);

(e) in section 34 (referendum following petition), in subsection (3), for “29 or 33” substitute “ or 29 ”;

(f) in section 35 (referendum following direction), in subsection (3), for “29 or 33” substitute “ or 29 ”;

(g) in section 36 (referendum following order), in subsection (3), for “29 or 33” substitute “ or 29 ”.

(2) In this Measure, omit section 87(3).

(3) In the Local Government Act 1972—

(a) in section 70 (restriction on promotion of Bills for changing local government areas, etc), in subsection (3), omit “or alternative arrangements”;

(b) in section 270 (general provisions as to interpretation), in subsection (1) omit the definition of “alternative arrangements”.

(4) The following regulations are revoked—

(a) the Local Authorities (Proposals for Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2293);

(b) the Local Authorities (Changing Executive Arrangements and Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3158);

(c) the Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/397).

(5) Subsections (1) to (4) do not prevent a local authority which is operating alternative arrangements on the commencement day from continuing to operate those arrangements on and after that day.

(6) Subsections (1) to (4) do not have effect in relation to a local authority if, and for as long as, the local authority continues to operate alternative arrangements on and after the commencement day.

(7) Subsections (5) and (6) do not affect a local authority's duty under section 35.

(8) In this section “commencement day”, in relation to an amendment made by this section, means the day on which that amendment comes into force.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 36(1)(b)(c) repealed (4.5.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 25 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1008, art. 4(c); S.I. 2012/1008, art. 4(c)