Part 2Electoral arrangements

Chapter 1Power of district councils in England to change electoral scheme

Power of district councils to change to whole-council elections

I135Publicity

1

A council must comply with this section as soon as practicable after passing a resolution for whole-council elections.

2

The council must produce an explanatory document.

3

The council must make the explanatory document—

a

available for public inspection at the council's principal office at all reasonable times, and

b

available to the public by such other means as the council thinks appropriate.

4

The council must publicise these matters—

a

that the council has become subject to the scheme for whole-council elections under section 34;

b

when elections will first take place in accordance with the scheme;

c

how the explanatory document is available in accordance with subsection (3);

d

the address of the council's principal office.

5

It is for the council to decide how those matters are to be publicised.

6

An explanatory document is a document which sets out details of the new electoral scheme as it applies to the council.