E1 Part I Local Government Areas and Authorities in England

Annotations:
Extent Information
E1

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

Principal councils

C152 Constitution of principal councils in England.

C1C2C3C4C5C18C161

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.

C6C7C8C9C17C192

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.

C15F22A

Where a council mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive F4..., the council shall consist of an elected mayor, a chairman and councillors.

F32B

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.

C10C11C12C13C143

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.