SCHEDULETRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS
PART 5Petitions
Petitions not received by the Secretary of State before the relevant date9
1
This paragraph applies in relation to any petition under section 11 of the 1997 Act as regards which the condition set out in sub-paragraph (2) is met; and which was not received by the Secretary of State before the relevant date.
2
The condition mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) is that before the relevant date—
a
the council which received the petition was under a duty by virtue of section 11(1) of the 1997 Act to send the petition to the Secretary of State; or
b
the council had decided to send the petition to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 11(3) of that Act.
3
With the exception of section 80(3) to (8), Part 4 of the Act shall apply in relation to the petition as if it were a valid community governance petition under section 80 of the Act.