SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Parishes: further amendments

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1

Section 11 (orders for grouping parishes etc) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after “district council” in each place insert “ or London borough council ”;

b

after “same district” insert “ or London borough ”.

3

In subsection (3), for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

the electoral arrangements that are to apply to the council;

4

After subsection (3) insert—

3A

In this section “electoral arrangements”, in relation to a council, means all of the following—

a

the year in which ordinary elections of councillors are to be held;

b

the number of councillors to be elected to the council by each parish;

c

the division (or not) of any of the parishes, into wards for the purpose of electing councillors;

d

the number and boundaries of any such wards;

e

the number of councillors to be elected for any such ward;

f

the name of any such ward.

5

In subsection (4) after “district council” in each place insert “ or London borough council ”.

6

In subsection (5) for “section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997” in each place substitute “ section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 ”.