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The City of Birmingham (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012
Local government
Referendums
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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2012-02-13
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
This Order provides for Birmingham City Council, on the date specified in Article 3, to hold a referendum on whether to cease to operate their existing form of governance arrangements and to start to operate a mayor and cabinet executive instead. The result of the referendum required to be held by virtue of this Order is binding. Article 5 enables the Secretary of State to take any action that the authority are required to take by virtue of this Order if the authority fails to take that action.
The City of Birmingham (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012
Interpretation2
In this Order “the authority” means Birmingham City Council.