3Elections of councillors of the new community councils shall be held on a day, not later than 10th March 1974, appointed by the Secretary of State, and—
(a)the persons elected to a community council required to be established by a direction under section 27(3) or (4) above shall come into office on the fourth day after that day; and
(b)the persons elected to a community council established by virtue of section 27(2)(a) or (b) above shall come into office on 1st April 1974.
4(1)The following provisions of this paragraph shall have effect with respect to elections of community councillors before the relevant year of election.
(2)The number of councillors for a community, the area of which is co-extensive with the area of an existing borough or urban district or an existing rural parish having a separate parish council, shall be the same as the number of councillors for that borough, district or parish, as the case may be.
(3)The number of councillors for a group of communities the areas of which are co-extensive with the areas of existing rural parishes grouped under a common council shall be the same as the number of councillors of that council, and the number of councillors representing a community on the common community council shall be the same as the number representing the area of that community on the existing common parish council.
(4)Where any existing borough, district or parish falling within sub-paragraph (2) or (3) above is divided into wards for the purpose of elections to the council of the borough, district or parish, the community shall be divided into those wards for the purpose of elections of community councillors and the number of councillors to be elected for each community ward shall be the same as the number to be elected for each ward of the existing borough, district or parish, as the case may be.
(5)In the case of a community named in Part III of Schedule 4 to this Act, the Secretary of State may, after causing such notices to be given concerning the matter as he thinks expedient, by order specify the number of community councillors to be elected for the community, divide the community into wards and specify the number of councillors to be returned for each ward.