Part I Local Government Areas and Authorities in England
Principal councils
2 Constitution of principal councils in England.
(1)
For every F1non-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.
F2(2A)
Where a council mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive F3..., the council shall consist of an elected mayor, a chairman and councillors.
F4(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.