Report on whether DPPs meet the political condition
2(1)The Board must comply with the requirements of this paragraph within a period of 15 days beginning with the commencement date.
(2)The Board must consider whether the political condition is met in relation to each DPP.
(3)The Board must submit to the Secretary of State a report on each DPP—
(a)stating whether or not, in the view of the Board, the political condition is met in relation to the DPP, and
(b)setting out its reasons for that view.
(4)The Board must provide to each district council a copy of the report so far as the report relates to the DPP established by that council.
(5)The Board must publish a list of the DPPs which, in its view, do not meet the political condition.
(6)For the purposes of this paragraph the political condition is met in relation to a DPP if the political members of the DPP reflect, so far as practicable, the balance of parties prevailing among the members of the council on the commencement date.
(7)For the purposes of this paragraph an independent member of a council shall be treated as a party.