The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council as Shadow Authority

11.—(1) During the shadow period Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a shadow authority for the purposes of the following provisions of this Part.

(2) Subject to paragraph (5), the members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole shadow authority are the persons who, on the coming into force of this Order, are—

(a) councillors of the Borough Councils; and

(b) councillors of the County Council for the Christchurch electoral divisions.

(3) Those persons are to be members of the shadow authority throughout the shadow period notwithstanding the dissolution of the Borough Councils and the County Council on 1st April 2019.

(4) The monitoring officer of Bournemouth and Poole Borough Councils must convene, and make all necessary arrangements for, the first meeting of the shadow authority, which is to be held not later than 14 days after the coming into force of this Order.

(5) Where, after the coming into force of this Order and before 1st October 2018, a casual vacancy arises in any ward of the Borough Councils or in any of the Christchurch electoral divisions, the person elected at a by-election held to fill the vacancy is to be a member of the shadow authority.

(6) Subject to paragraph (7), all questions coming or arising before the shadow authority shall be decided by a majority of the members of the authority present and voting at a meeting of the authority.

(7) Any member of the shadow authority who, on the coming into force of this Order or as a result of having been elected at a by-election referred to in paragraph (5), is a member of both the County Council and of Christchurch Borough Council shall have two votes on all questions coming or arising before the shadow authority.