Consequential amendments9

1

Section 102 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)—

a

insert in the appropriate places–

  • “application area” means the area to which a community governance application relates;

  • “community governance application” has the meaning given by section 80A

b

for the definition of “relevant two-year period” substitute–

  • “relevant two-year period”, in relation to receipt of a community governance petition or community governance application, means the period of two years ending with the day on which the petition or application is received by the principal council;

c

for the definition of “specified recommendations” substitute–

  • “specified recommendations”, in relation to a community governance petition or community governance application, means the recommendations—

    1. a

      specified in the petition or application, or

    2. b

      treated by section 80 as included in the recommendations specified in the petition or treated by section 80A as included in the recommendations specified in the application;

3

For subsection (6) substitute—

6

The terms of reference of a community governance review “allow for a community governance petition or community governance application to be considered” if the terms of reference of the review are such that—

a

the area under review includes the whole of the petition area or application area; and

b

the recommendations to be considered by the review include all of the petition’s or application’s specified recommendations.