The Nottinghamshire (City of Nottingham) (Structural Change) Order 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England in respect of the city of Nottingham (“Nottingham”).

Article 3 effects the structural change by providing for the transfer, on 1st April 1998, of the functions of Nottinghamshire County Council in relation to Nottingham to the council of that city.

Article 4 makes provision for the purposes of subordinate legislation to be made under the Fire Services Act 1947 in respect of fire services.

Article 5 makes provision in relation to the Nottinghamshire structure plan and to enable the local plan prepared by the council of Nottingham under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to contain minerals and waste policies.

Article 6 provides for Nottingham to cease to form part of Nottinghamshire on 1st April 1998 and for a new county of Nottingham to be constituted on that date (but without a county council).

Article 7 makes provision for a whole council election in Nottingham in 1997, 2000 and 2003 and for the councillors so elected to retire in 2000 and 2003 and every fourth year after 2003.

Article 8 makes provision for the suspension of county council elections in 1997 in electoral divisions in Nottingham and extends the term of office of councillors for such divisions until 1st April 1998. It also makes provision in respect of casual vacancies in the office of a councillor of the local authorities affected by this Order.