E1Part I Local Government Areas and Authorities in England

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Part I (ss. 1-19) extends to England only: see s. 19

Parishes

12BF2Groups of parishes: alternative styles

1

This section applies to a group of parishes.

2

The common parish council of the group may resolve that each of the grouped parishes shall have the same alternative style.

3

If each of the grouped parishes has an alternative style, the common parish council of the group may resolve that each of the grouped parishes shall cease to have that style.

4

A single resolution may provide for each of the grouped parishes—

a

to cease to have an alternative style, and

b

to have the same one of the other alternative styles instead.

5

If the common parish council passes a resolution under this section for each of the grouped parishes to have an alternative style, the group of parishes shall have the appropriate one of the following styles—

a

“group of communities”;

b

“group of neighbourhoods”;

c

“group of villages”.

6

As soon as practicable after passing a resolution under this section, the common parish council of a group must give notice of the change of style to all of the following—

a

the Secretary of State;

b

the F1Local Government Boundary Commission for England;

c

the Office of National Statistics;

d

the Director General of the Ordnance Survey;

e

any district council, county council or London borough council within whose area the group lies.