29.—(1) This regulation applies to a single tier council which—
(a)is a county council;
(b)is required by a section 7 order to hold an election of its councillors in 2008; and
(c)intends to make a change in governance arrangements to a leader and cabinet executive (England).
(2) In relation to a council to which this regulation applies, the following provisions shall not apply—
(a)subsections (4) and (5) of section 33G of the Local Government Act 2000(1) (implementation: new executive or move to executive arrangements),
(b)paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 4 to the 2007 Act, and
(c)to the extent that it defines “relevant elections”, paragraph 5(1) of that Schedule.
(3) Subsection (2) of section 33G of the Local Government Act 2000, as applied to a council to which this regulation applies by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 4 to the 2007 Act, shall have effect as if, for the words from the beginning to “elections”, there were substituted “On the day before the first meeting of the council after the reorganisation date,”.
2000 c.22. Section 33G was inserted by section 64 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Housing Act 2007 (c.28). Transitional arrangements are contained in Schedule 4 to that Act.