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Local Government and Rating Act 1997
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- 1997 c. 29
- SCHEDULE 3
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
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Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)E+W+S
4The Local Government Act 1972 is amended as follows.E+W+S
5In section 6 (term of office and retirement of district and county councillors)—E+W+S
(a)in subsection (2)(c), for the words from “by an order” to the end there is substituted “ as mentioned in subsection (3) below ”, and
(b)after subsection (2) there is added—
“(3)The number of councillors referred to in subsection (2)(c) above may be provided—
(a)by an order under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this Act;
(b)under or by virtue of the provisions of section 7 below;
(c)by an order under Part II of the Local Government Act 1992; or
(d)by an order under section 14 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997.”
6(1)Section 9 (parish meetings and councils) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)Subsections (2), (3) and (5) are omitted.
(3)In subsection (4), for “or Part II of the Local Government Act 1992” there is substituted “ Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 or section 14 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997, ”.
(4)In subsection (6)—
(a)for “this section” (in the first place it appears) there is substituted “ section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”, and
(b)for “this section” (in the second place it appears) there is substituted “ section 16 of the Act of 1997 ”.
7In section 11 (orders for grouping parishes under common parish councils), in subsection (5)—E+W+S
(a)“section 9 or” is omitted,
(b)after “1992” there is inserted “ or section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”, and
(c)for “that section or subsection” there is substituted “ subsection (4) above or section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”.
8In section 12 (provision supplementary to provisions about parish meetings and councils), in subsection (1), “9” is omitted.E+W+S
9In section 16(1) (number of parish councillors), for the words from “shall” to the end there is substituted “ shall not be less than five. ”.E+W+S
10In paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 (electoral arrangements for certain parish councils), for “or Part II of the Local Government Act 1992” in each place it appears there is substituted “ of this Act, Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 or Part II of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”.E+W+S
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