88Convening of community meetings by local government electors
(1)Paragraph 30 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 is amended as follows—
(a)for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1)Where there is a community council for a community, a community meeting may be convened at any time by the chairman of the council or by any two councillors representing the community on the council.”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2), for “any community meeting” substitute “a community meeting convened under sub-paragraph (1) above”;
(c)in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for “a community meeting” substitute “a community meeting convened under sub-paragraph (1) above”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (3), for “any of the matters mentioned in section 29B(4) of this Act” substitute “the existence of the community council or the grouping of the community with other communities”;
(e)at the end of the paragraph insert—
“(5)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above, business relates to the existence of the community council or the grouping of the community with other communities if it relates to any function of a community meeting under sections 27A to 27L of this Act.”.
(2)After paragraph 30 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 insert the following—
“30AA community meeting may also be convened at any time by not less than—
(a)10% of the local government electors for the community, or
(b)50 of the electors (if 10% of the electors exceeds 50 electors).”.