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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE TIER LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CHESHIRE

    1. 3.Single tier local government in East Cheshire

    2. 4.Single tier local government in West Cheshire

    3. 5.County of Cheshire, Cheshire County Council and councillors of that Council

  4. PART 3 SHADOW AUTHORITIES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

    1. 6.Shadow authorities

    2. 7.Duties of shadow authorities: executive arrangements and code of conduct

    3. 8.Duties of shadow authorities: appointment of certain officers

    4. 9.Other functions of shadow authorities

    5. 10.Functions of shadow authorities relevant to Implementation Plans

    6. 11.Allowances payable to members of shadow authorities

  5. PART 4 ELECTORAL MATTERS

    1. 12.Cancellation of elections to East Cheshire councils and West Cheshire councils in 2008, etc

    2. 13.Elections of councillors of Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council in 2008

    3. 14.Elections of councillors of Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council in 2011, etc

    4. 15.Cancellation of parish council elections, etc

  6. PART 5 FURTHER TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

    1. 16.Functions of the County Council, the East Cheshire councils and the West Cheshire councils, and prohibition on preparation of certain budgets and plans

    2. 17.Joint committees

    3. 18.Implementation Plans and further provisions relevant to discharge of functions by joint committees

    4. 19.Functions of joint committees relevant to executive arrangements

    5. 20.Functions of joint committees relevant to codes of conduct

    6. 21.Implementation Teams

    7. 22.General transitional duties of the County Council, the East Cheshire councils and the West Cheshire councils

  7. PART 6 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

    1. 23.Amendment of the Borough of Congleton (Electoral Changes) Order 1998

    2. 24.Amendment of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich (Electoral Changes) Order 1998

    3. 25.Amendment of the Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1998

    4. 26.Amendment of the City of Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 1998

  8. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      NEW WARDS

      1. PART 1 WARDS OF CHESHIRE EAST

      2. PART 2 WARDS OF CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

  9. Explanatory Note