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Local Government and Rating Act 1997

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20Election of parish councillors

(1)In section 17(3) of the [1992 c. 19.] Local Government Act 1992 (provisions which may be included in orders implementing recommendations of Local Government Commission), after paragraph (e) there is inserted—

(ea)in the case of an order containing provision for a structural change by which the functions of district councils in relation to any area are transferred to a council for a county consisting of that area, the ordinary year of election and the order of retirement of parish councillors for any parish situated in the area.

(2)Where—

(a)an order under section 17 of the [1992 c. 19.] Local Government Act 1992 has been made before the coming into force of this section, and

(b)the order includes provision for any structural change by which the functions of district councils in relation to any area are transferred to a council for a county consisting of that area,

the Secretary of State may by order make provision with respect to the ordinary year of election and the order of retirement of parish councillors for any parish situated in that area.

(3)In subsection (2) “structural change” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 (see section 14).

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