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2 Constitution of principal councils in England.E
(1)For every [non-metropolitan] county there shall be a council consisting of a chairman and councillors and the council shall have all such functions as are vested in them by this Act or otherwise.
(2)For every district there shall be a council consisting of a chairman and councillors and the council shall have all such functions as are vested in them by this Act or otherwise.
[(2A)Where a council mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive ..., the council shall consist of an elected mayor, a chairman and councillors.]
[(2B)In such a case, a reference in this Act to a member of a council is a reference to—
(a)the elected mayor of the council,
(b)the chairman of the council, or
(c)a councillor of the council.]
(3)Each council mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above shall be a body corporate by the name “The County Council” or “The District Council”, as the case may be, with the addition of the name of the particular county or district.
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