http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/29/part/II/crossheading/consultation/2002-04-01Local Government and Rating Act 1997An Act to make further provision about non-domestic rating; to make further provision about parishes and parish councils; to confer additional powers on parish councils and community councils; and for connected purposes.1997-03-19texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-302002-04-01 Part II Parishes and Parish Councils Consultation Consultation with parish councils.211Where a county council or a district council are to consider any proposal relating to a matter designated for the purposes of this subsection, the council must—aafford parish councils within their area an opportunity to make representations to them about the proposal,bbefore taking any decision in relation to the proposal, take into account any representations about the proposal made to them by any parish council within their area, andcwhen they take a decision with respect to the proposal, notify without delay any parish council within their area by whom any representations about the proposal have been made.2If a parish council have given written notice to a county council or district council whose area they are within—athat they wish to be consulted about a specified proposal to be considered by the council which relates to a matter designated for the purposes of this subsection, orbthat they wish to be consulted about any proposal to be considered by the council which relates to such a matter,the county council or district council must take the steps mentioned in subsection (1) in relation to that parish council.3An order under this section may prescribe circumstances (including, in particular, the need to act with urgency) in which subsections (1) and (2) do not apply.4A contravention of the duty imposed by subsection (1) or (2) does not affect the validity of any decision of a county council or district council or of anything done in pursuance of any such decision.5For the purposes of this section, a parish council is within the area of a county council or district council if—athe parish is situated within the county or (as the case may be) the district, orbwhere it is the council of a group of parishes, the area of the group is situated wholly or in part within the county or (as the case may be) the district.6In this section “designated” means designated by an order made by the Secretary of State.Pt. II: functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (E.) (16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1
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