Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

96 Publicising outcome E+W

(1) This section applies if a community governance review is undertaken.

(2) As soon as practicable after a principal council has decided to what extent it will give effect to the recommendations made in a community governance review, the council must—

(a) publish—

(i) that decision, and

(ii) the council's reasons for making that decision; and

(b) take such steps as the council considers sufficient to secure that persons who may be interested in the review are informed of that decision and those reasons.

(3) The following subsections apply if the council makes a reorganisation order.

(4) As soon as practicable after making the order, the council must deposit at its principal office—

(a) a copy of the reorganisation order, and

(b) a map which shows the effects of the order in greater detail than the map included in the order.

(5) The council must make the copy of the order and the map available for public inspection at all reasonable times.

(6) The council must publicise that the order and map are available for public inspection in accordance with subsection (5).

(7) As soon as practicable after making the order, the principal council must inform all of the following that the order has been made—

(a) the Secretary of State;

(b) the [F1 Local Government Boundary Commission];

(c) the Office of National Statistics;

(d) the Director General of the Ordnance Survey;

(e) any other principal council whose area the order relates to.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 96(7)(b) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 32; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 96-100 modified (29.8.2008) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2113), regs. 1, 7(2)

C2 Ss. 96-100 modified by S.I. 2008/2113, reg. 7(5)(6) (as inserted (E.) (5.9.2018) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/930), regs. 1, 3(2))

C3 Ss. 96-100 modified (26.11.2018) by The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128), regs. 1(1), 14(2) (with reg. 1(2)(3))

C4 Ss. 96-100 modified (26.11.2018) by The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128), regs. 1(1), 14(5)(b) (with reg. 1(2)(3))

C5 S. 96: functions made exercisable (18.3.2022) by The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/328), arts. 1(1), 7(3)(m)

C6 S. 96 applied (18.3.2022) by The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/331), arts. 1(1), 17(m)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 96 in force at 13.2.2008 by S.I. 2008/337, art. 2(b)