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PART 1 STRENGTHENING LOCAL DEMOCRACY
CHAPTER 1 PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIP OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
CHAPTER 2 LOCAL AUTHORITY DEMOCRATIC SERVICES
11.Local authorities to appoint democratic services committees
17.Termination of membership on ceasing to be member of authority
18.Reports and recommendations by head of democratic services
19.Reports and recommendations by democratic services committees
21.Head of democratic services to be a politically restricted post
PART 5 LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS: DISCHARGE BY COMMITTEES AND COUNCILLORS
PART 7 COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS
CHAPTER 1 COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY POLLS
88.Convening of community meetings by local government electors
89.Notice of community meeting convened by local government electors
90.Facility for the provision of electronic notices of the convening of community meetings
91.Action following receipt of notice of the convening of a community meeting
94.Notice to be given by returning officer following taking of a poll consequent on a community meeting
95.Determination of monitoring officer as to the council to whose functions a poll relates
96.Consideration of result of community poll by community council
97.Action to be taken following community council's consideration of results of certain community polls
98.Consideration of result of community poll by principal council
99.Principal council's explanation of its response to a community poll
CHAPTER 2 ORGANISATION OF COMMUNITIES AND THEIR COUNCILS
100.Repeal of existing provisions about establishment and dissolution of community councils etc
101.Power of community meeting to apply for an order establishing a community council
102.Orders establishing separate community councils for communities
103.Power of community meeting to apply for an order dissolving its separate community council
104.Orders dissolving separate community councils for communities
105.Power of community meeting to apply for an order grouping its community with other communities under a common community council
106.Orders grouping a community with other communities under a common community council
107.Power of community meeting to apply for an order adding its community to a group of communities with a common council
108.Orders adding a community to a group of communities with a common council
109.Power of council for a group of communities to apply for an order dissolving the group
111.Power of community meeting to apply for order separating community from a group of communities
112.Orders separating a community from a group of communities
113.Power of Welsh Ministers to alter voting threshold in connection with organisation of community councils
114.Organisation of communities and their councils: consequential amendments
CHAPTER 5 REVIEWS OF COMMUNITY AREAS AND ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS
122.Reports about discharge of a principal council's function of keeping community areas under review
123.Reports about discharge of a principal council's function of keeping electoral arrangements for communities under review
124.Exercise of functions by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales on behalf of principal councils
125.Sums payable in respect of reviews carried out by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
CHAPTER 8 MODEL CHARTER AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS
CHAPTER 9 SCHEMES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF QUALITY IN COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT
134.Schemes for the accreditation of quality in community government
135.Accreditation of quality in community government: criteria
136.Accreditation of quality in community government: applications
138.Accreditation of quality in community government: removal of accreditation
139.Applications for accreditation of quality in community government: delegation of functions
140.Accreditation of quality in community government: consequences
PART 8 MEMBERS: PAYMENTS AND PENSIONS
CHANGE FROM ALTERNATIVE TO EXECUTIVE ARRANGEMENTS
PART 2 OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE WHERE REFERENDUM REQUIRED
PAYMENTS AND PENSIONS: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
PART A: STRENGTHENING LOCAL DEMOCRACY (PART 1 OF THE MEASURE)
PART B: AVAILABLE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS (PART 3 OF THE MEASURE)
PART C: CHANGES TO EXECUTIVE ARRANGEMENTS (PART 4 OF THE MEASURE)
PART E: COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS (PART 7 OF THE MEASURE)
PART F: MEMBERS: PAYMENTS AND PENSIONS (PART 8 OF THE MEASURE)
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