Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm4)

PART 7 W COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS

CHAPTER 5 W REVIEWS OF COMMUNITY AREAS AND ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS

124 Exercise of functions by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales on behalf of principal councils W

After section 57 of the Local Government Act 1972 insert the following—

“57A Exercise of functions by the Welsh Commission on behalf of principal councils

(1) Arrangements may be made between the Welsh Commission and a principal council in Wales under which the Commission exercises, to whatever extent and subject to whatever terms the parties may agree, all or any of the functions of the principal council referred to in subsection (2).

(2) The functions are—

(a) the principal council's function of keeping under review the whole of their area for the purpose specified in section 55(2) or the purpose specified in section 57(4);

(b) the principal council's function of considering requests specified in section 55(2) or section 57(4).”.