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Local Government and Rating Act 1997

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24Interpretation of Part II

(1)This section applies for the interpretation of this Part.

(2)“Electoral arrangements”, in relation to an existing or proposed parish council, means—

(a)the number of councillors,

(b)the question whether or not the parish or (in the case of a common parish council) any of the parishes should be, or continue to be, divided into wards for the purposes of the election of councillors,

(c)the number and boundaries of any such wards,

(d)the number of councillors to be elected for any such ward or (in the case of a common parish council) for each parish, and

(e)the name of any such ward.

(3)“Unitary county council” means the council of a county in which there are no district councils.

(4)“Local government elector” has the same meaning as in the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 (see section 270).

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