24 Timetables for changing English district councils' electoral schemes

24  Timetables for changing English district councils' electoral schemes

(1)     The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is amended as follows.

(2)     Omit the following provisions (which provide that councils may pass resolutions to change their electoral schemes only in certain permitted periods)—

(a)     section 33(4), (6) and (7) (district councils changing to whole-council elections),

(b)     section 38(4), (6) and (7) (non-metropolitan district councils reverting to elections by halves), and

(c)     section 40(4), (6) and (7) (district councils reverting to elections by thirds).

(3)     In section 33 (resolution for whole-council elections: requirements) after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)     The resolution must specify the year for the first ordinary elections of the council at which

Powered by Lexis+®

Popular documents