Statutory Instruments
Local Government, England
Made
25th May 2018
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government makes this Order in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 11, 12 and 13 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007(1) (“the 2007 Act”).
This Order implements a proposal, submitted to the Secretary of State under section 2(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, that there should be a single tier of local government for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole.
That proposal was made by Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset County Council, North Dorset District Council, Poole Borough Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, acting jointly.
A draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 240(6) of the 2007 Act.
Section 2 was modified, in its application to Dorset County Council, the district councils in the county of Dorset and Bournemouth and Poole Borough Councils, by S.I. 2018/636.