Part II Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales
Communities
30 Restriction on community applications during and after reviews.
(1)
Subject to subsection (3) below, no community application shall be made in relation to any community—
F1(a)
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F2(b)
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F3(ba)
during the period of two years beginning with the coming into force of an order relating to the community under Part 3 of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 consequent on recommendations made under that Part by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales
(c)
during the two years beginning with the coming into force of an order made under this Part of this Act on a community application in relation to the community.
F4(2)
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(3)
The Secretary of State may, on an application made by F5the F6Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales at any time when conducting a review F7... F8or Part 3 of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 or on an application by a F9principal council at any time when conducting such a review, direct that no community application shall be made in relation to any community affected by the review until the Secretary of State further directs.
(4)
Notwithstanding anything in F10subsection (1) above but without prejudice to subsection (3) above, the Secretary of State may permit the making of a community application in relation to a community if requested to do so by the council of the F11area in which the community is situated or by the community council (if any) or a community meeting of the community.
(5)
In this section “community application” means any application F12referred to in section 27B, 27D, 27F, 27H, 27J or 27L above.