The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 957

Local Government, England

The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019

Made

22nd May 2019

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government makes this Order in 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 Buckinghamshire. That proposal was made by Buckinghamshire County Council.

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.

(2)

Section 2 was modified, in its application to Buckinghamshire County Council, Aylesbury Vale District Council, Chiltern District Council, South Bucks District Council and Wycombe District Council by S.I. 2019/332.