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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 [F3the 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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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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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....
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F22(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F23(7)An order under [F24subsection (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
F1S. 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)
F2S. 17(1A) inserted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(3)
F3Words in s. 17(2) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(4)(a)
F4Words in s. 17(2) omitted (1.4.2002) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(4)(b)
F5S. 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)
F6S. 17(2)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2002) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(4)(b)
F7Words 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)
F8Words 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)
F9Words in s. 17(3) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(5)(b)
F10S. 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)
F11S. 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)
F12S. 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)
F13S. 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)
F14Words 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)
F15S. 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)
F16S. 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)
F17S. 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)
F18S. 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)
F19Words in s. 17(4) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 8, Sch. 1 para. 6(7)
F20Words 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)
F21S. 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)
F22S. 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)
F23S. 17(7) inserted (28.9.2000) by 2000 c. 22, ss. 89(3), 108(2)
F24Words 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)
C1S. 17: certain functions transferred (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 3(1)(2)(a)
C2S. 17(3) applied in part (with modifications) (8.5.2003) by Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10), ss. 17(4)(a), 27(2)
C3S. 17(4) applied (with modifications) (8.5.2003) by Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10), ss. 17(4)(b), 27(2)
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