SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Minor and consequential amendments

Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

5

In section 6 (term of office and retirement of district and county councillors)—

a

in subsection (2)(c), for the words from “by an order” to the end there is substituted “as mentioned in subsection (3) below”, and

b

after subsection (2) there is added—

3

The number of councillors referred to in subsection (2)(c) above may be provided—

a

by an order under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this Act;

b

under or by virtue of the provisions of section 7 below;

c

by an order under Part II of the Local Government Act 1992; or

d

by an order under section 14 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997.