Local Government Act 1992

Implementation of recommendations E+W

17 Implementation of recommendations by order. E+W

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[F2 (1A) Where the Boundary Committee for England make recommendations to the Electoral Commission for electoral changes, the Commission may by order give effect to all or any of the recommendations, subject to any modifications to those recommendations agreed with that Committee]

(2) No order under this section shall be made before the end of the period of six weeks beginning with [F3 the receipt of recommendations or the submission of a report]; and before making such an order, F4 . . .

F5 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F6 (b) the Electoral Commission may direct the Boundary Committee for England to supply them with additional information or advice.]

(3) F7 ... an order under this section may, in particular, include provision which, for the purpose of giving effect (with or without modifications) to recommendations of the F8 [F9 ... Boundary Committee for England], makes provision with respect to—

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F11 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F12 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) the total number of councillors of any authority, the apportionment of councillors among electoral areas, the assignment of existing councillors to new or altered electoral areas, and the first election of councillors for any new or altered electoral area;

(e) without prejudice to paragraph (d) above, the holding of a fresh election of councillors for all electoral areas in a local government area where substantial changes have been made to some of those areas, or the order of retirement of councillors for any electoral areas in the local government area in question;

F13 (ea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(f) F14 ... the ordinary year of election and the order of retirement of parish councillors for any parish situated in the district;

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F16 (h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F17 (3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F18 (3B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) [F19 A power] to make an order under this section shall include power to make any such provision in relation to the other provisions of that order, or to the provisions of any previous order under this section, as is equivalent to that which may be contained in regulations under section 19 below F20 ....

F21 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F22 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F23 (7) An order under [F24 subsection (1A) above.] may provide for an electoral division of a non-metropolitan county to return more than one councillor; and in such a case section 6(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 shall not apply.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 17(1) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(a), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F2 S. 17(1A) inserted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(3)

F3 Words in s. 17(2) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(4)(a)

F4 Words in s. 17(2) omitted (1.4.2002) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(4)(b)

F5 S. 17(2)(a) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(b), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F6 S. 17(2)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2002) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(4)(b)

F7 Words in s. 17(3) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(i), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F8 Words in s. 17(3) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(ii), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F9 Words in s. 17(3) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(5)(b)

F10 S. 17(3)(a) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(iii), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F11 S. 17(3)(b) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(iii), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F12 S. 17(3)(c) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(iii), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F13 S. 17(3)(ea) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(iii), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F14 Words in s. 17(3)(f) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(iv), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F15 S. 17(3)(g) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(iii), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F16 S. 17(3)(h) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(c)(iii), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F17 S. 17(3A) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(d), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F18 S. 17(3B) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(d), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F19 Words in s. 17(4) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(7)

F20 Words in s. 17(4) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(e), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F21 S. 17(5) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(f), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F22 S. 17(6) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(f), Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F23 S. 17(7) inserted (28.9.2000) by 2000 c. 22, ss. 89(3), 108(2)

F24 Words in s. 17(7) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(8)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 17: certain functions transferred (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 3(1)(2)(a)

C2 S. 17(3) applied in part (with modifications) (8.5.2003) by Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10), ss. 17(4)(a), 27(2)

C3 S. 17(4) applied (with modifications) (8.5.2003) by Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10), ss. 17(4)(b), 27(2)

F25 18 Consequences of structural changes etc. E+W

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Textual Amendments

F25 S. 18 repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1, para. 7, Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(c)

19 Regulations for supplementing orders. E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations of general application make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provision as he thinks necessary or expedient for the purposes or in consequence of any orders under section 17 above, or for giving full effect to orders under that section.

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(3) In their application in relation to any order under section 17 above, regulations under this section shall have effect subject to any provision made under that section.

(4) Any regulations under section 67 of the 1972 Act (regulations in connection with implementation of proposals under Part IV of that Act) which are in force at the commencement of this section shall have effect, without prejudice to their operation in relation to any order made under that Part after the commencement of this section (whether by virtue of section 24(3) below or otherwise) and subject to any regulations under this section, as if orders under section 17 above were orders under that Part.

Textual Amendments

F26 S. 19(2) repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 8, Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4 S. 19 applied (with modifications) (8.5.2003) by Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10), ss. 18(1), 27(2)

F27 20 Agreements as to incidental matters. E+W

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Textual Amendments

F27 Ss. 20-22 repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 9, Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F27 21 Joint authorities. E+W

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Textual Amendments

F27 Ss. 20-22 repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 9, Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F27 22 Residuary bodies. E+W

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Textual Amendments

F27 Ss. 20-22 repealed (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 9, Sch. 18 Pt. 1; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3)

F28 23 Staff commissions. E+W

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Textual Amendments

F28 S. 23 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 10 Group 3