68Power to make incidental, consequential provision etc
(1)Section 47 of the Local Government Act 2000 (power to make incidental, consequential provision etc) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (3) insert—
“(4)The provision which may be made under subsection (1) includes provision relating to changes in local authority governance arrangements (including changes of the kinds set out in sections 33A to 33D).
(5)That includes—
(a)provision relating to the old governance arrangements, the new governance arrangements, or both kinds of governance arrangements,
(b)provision as to the dates on which and years in which relevant elections may or must be held,
(c)provision as to the intervals between relevant elections, and
(d)provision as to the term of office of any member of any form of executive.
(6)In subsection (5) “relevant election” means—
(a)an election for the return of an elected mayor;
(b)the election by a local authority of the executive leader of a leader and cabinet executive (England).
(7)Nothing in subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5) affects the generality of the power in subsection (1).”