(1)This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.
(2)The following expressions have the meanings given—
“alternative style” has the same meaning as in sections 9 to 16A of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (see section 17A of that Act);
“area under review”, in relation to a community governance review, means however much of the area of a principal council is subject to the review;
“community governance petition” has the meaning given by section 80;
“community governance review” has the meaning given by section 79;
“electoral arrangements”, in relation to a parish council, means all of the following—
the year in which ordinary elections of councillors are to be held;
the number of councillors to be elected to the council, or (in the case of a common council) the number of councillors to be elected to the council by each parish;
the division (or not) of the parish, or (in the case of a common council) any of the parishes, into wards for the purpose of electing councillors;
the number and boundaries of any such wards;
the number of councillors to be elected for any such ward;
the name of any such ward;
“local government elector” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1972 (see section 270);
“petition area” means the area to which a community governance petition relates;
“principal council” means—
a district council in England,
a county council in England for an area in which there are no district councils, or
a London borough council;
“reorganisation order” means an order under section 86;
“relevant two-year period”, in relation to receipt of a community governance petition, means the period of two years ending with the day on which the petition is received by the principal council;
“specified recommendations”, in relation to a community governance petition, means the recommendations—
specified in the petition, or
treated by section 80 as included in the recommendations specified in the petition;
“terms of reference” has the meaning given by section 81.
(3)A principal council “begins” a community governance review when the council publishes the terms of reference of the review.
(4)A principal council “concludes” a community governance review when the council publishes the recommendations made in the review.
(5)A principal council is “in the course of undertaking” a community governance review in the period between—
(a)beginning the review, and
(b)concluding the review.
(6)The terms of reference of a community governance review “allow for a community governance petition to be considered” if the terms of reference of the review are such that—
(a)the area under review includes the whole of the petition area; and
(b)the recommendations to be considered by the review include all of the petition’s specified recommendations.