Part 2Electoral arrangements
Chapter 1Power of district councils in England to change electoral scheme
Power of district councils to revert to partial-council elections
I144Electoral Commission to make order for new electoral scheme
1
Where the Electoral Commission receive notice under section 42 that a council has passed a resolution, they must—
a
in the case of a resolution for elections by halves, make an order for elections by halves in relation to the council (see sections 45 and 46);
b
in the case of a resolution for elections by thirds, make an order for elections by thirds in relation to the council (see sections 47 and 48).
2
But the Commission must not make the order—
a
before they have decided whether or not to give the Boundary Committee a direction to conduct an electoral review (see section 43(2)), or
b
if they give such a direction, before the Boundary Committee have concluded the review.