The London Authorities (Registration Service) Order 1964

Allocation of Staff

6.—(1) The county council of Surrey and every London borough council shall before 6th March 1965 make and submit to the Registrar General proposals for allocating to the posts described in the registration scheme approved for the county or London borough under section 14 of the Act of 1953 or article 4 of this order the officers who will, pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of article 5 of this order, become registration officers in the county or London borough on 1st April 1965.

(2) Not later than the day on which proposals under paragraph (1) of this article are submitted to the Registrar General, the council shall send a copy thereof to every registration officer affected by the proposals and the Registrar General, after considering any representations with respect to the proposals made by any such officer within a period of fourteen days after the submission of the proposals, may approve the proposals with or without modifications.

(3) If within any period after 6th March 1965 specified by the Registrar General any council fails to submit proposals for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (1) of this article, the Registrar General may determine the allocation of officers to the posts described in the council's approved registration scheme, and any allocation so determined shall have effect as if it had been proposed by the council and approved by the Registrar General.