Part 1Structural and boundary change in England
C1Chapter 1Structural and boundary change
Change from two tiers to single tier of local government
I16F1Local Government Boundary Commission's procedure
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Any recommendation or alternative proposal under section 5 must be made no later than the relevant date.
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Before making an alternative proposal under section 5(3)(c) the F6Local Government Boundary Commission must—
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publish a draft of the proposal; and
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take such steps as they consider sufficient to secure that persons who may be interested are informed of—
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the draft proposal; and
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the period within which representations about it may be made to the F7Commission.
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The F8Local Government Boundary Commission—
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must take into account any representations made to them within that period; and
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if they make any proposal to the Secretary of State, must inform any person who made such representations—
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of the proposal made; and
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that representations about the proposal may be made to the Secretary of State until the end of the relevant period.
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In subsection (5)(b) “the relevant period” means four weeks beginning with the relevant date.
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In this section and section 7 “the relevant date” means the date specified in the request under section 4(2) (or, if a later date is substituted under section 4(3), the date substituted (or last substituted) under that provision).
Pt. 1 Ch. 1: transfer of functions (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 60(1), 148(3)(b) (with s. 63(3)); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(i)