Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

102 Interpretation E+W

(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) The following expressions have the meanings given—

• “alternative style” has the same meaning as in sections 9 to 16A of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (see section 17A of that Act);

• “area under review”, in relation to a community governance review, means however much of the area of a principal council is subject to the review;

• “community governance petition” has the meaning given by section 80;

• “community governance review” has the meaning given by section 79;

• “electoral arrangements”, in relation to a parish 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, or (in the case of a common council) the number of councillors to be elected to the council by each parish;

  (c)

  the division (or not) of the parish, or (in the case of a common council) 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;

• “local government elector” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1972 (see section 270);

• [F1 “Local Government Boundary Commission” means the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.]

• “petition area” means the area to which a community governance petition relates;

• “principal council” means—

  (a)

  a district council in England,

  (b)

  a county council in England for an area in which there are no district councils, or

  (c)

  a London borough council;

• “reorganisation order” means an order under section 86;

• “relevant two-year period”, in relation to receipt of a community governance petition, means the period of two years ending with the day on which the petition is received by the principal council;

• “specified recommendations”, in relation to a community governance petition, means the recommendations—

  (a)

  specified in the petition, or

  (b)

  treated by section 80 as included in the recommendations specified in the petition;

• “terms of reference” has the meaning given by section 81.

(3) A principal council “begins” a community governance review when the council publishes the terms of reference of the review.

(4) A principal council “concludes” a community governance review when the council publishes the recommendations made in the review.

(5) A principal council is “in the course of undertaking” a community governance review in the period between—

(a) beginning the review, and

(b) concluding the review.

(6) The terms of reference of a community governance review “allow for a community governance petition to be considered” if the terms of reference of the review are such that—

(a) the area under review includes the whole of the petition area; and

(b) the recommendations to be considered by the review include all of the petition's specified recommendations.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 102(2) inserted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 33; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 102 in force at 13.2.2008 by S.I. 2008/337, art. 2(b)