The Dorset (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2018
A draft of these Regulations was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 15(11) of the 2016 Act.
Citation and commencement1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Dorset (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2018 and come into force on the day after that on which they are made.
Interpretation2.
In these Regulations—
“the relevant authorities” means Bournemouth Borough Council, Christchurch Borough Council, Dorset County Council, East Dorset District Council, North Dorset District Council, Poole Borough Council, Purbeck District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council.
Application of Part 1 of the 2007 Act3.
Chapter 1 of Part 1 (structural and boundary change) of the 2007 Act applies in relation to the relevant authorities as if—
(a)
in subsection (1) of section 2 (invitations and directions for proposals for single tier of local government), after “any principal authority to make”, there were inserted “, or any principal authority may make on its own initiative,”;
(b)
in section 3 (invitations, directions and proposals: supplementary)—
(i)
in subsection (5), after “a direction under that section,”, there were inserted “or in determining whether to make a proposal on its own initiative under that section,”; and
(ii)
“(6A)
An authority making a proposal under section 2 on its own initiative may make its own proposal or make a proposal jointly with any other authority.”;
(c)
in section 7 (implementation of proposals by order)—
(i)
in subsection (1) after “in response to an invitation or direction”, there were inserted “or on an authority’s own initiative”; and
(ii)
in subsection (3) after “implementing a proposal”, there were inserted “received in response to an invitation or direction”.
Pre-commencement proposals4.
A proposal made by any of the relevant authorities before the date that these Regulations come into force that otherwise complies with section 2 of the 2007 Act (as modified by these Regulations) shall be treated as a proposal made under that section.
Expiry of Regulations5.
These Regulations expire at the end of March 2020 (but without affecting any Order made under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has been applied under these Regulations).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
These Regulations modify provisions related to structural changes in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) as they apply to Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole.
Regulation 3 modifies certain provisions of Part 1 of the 2007 Act for the purposes of structural change to provide for a single tier of local government in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. Section 2 of the 2007 Act is modified to allow for a proposal for structural change in its area to be made by a local authority without the requirement of an invitation from the Secretary of State.
Regulation 4 provides for the relevant provisions of the 2007 Act as modified by these Regulations to apply to the implementation of a proposal made before the coming into force of these Regulations.
Regulation 5 provides for the expiry of these Regulations at the end of March 2020.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as this instrument will have no impact on the costs of business and the voluntary sector.