Drawing up proposals
3.—(1) Before drawing up proposals under regulation 2(1)(a), (2) or (4), a local authority must take reasonable steps to consult local government electors for, and other interested persons in, the local authority’s area.
(2) Proposals drawn up under regulation 2(1)(a), (2) or (4) must include —
(a)such details of the proposed arrangements as the Assembly may direct;
(b)a timetable with respect to the implementation of the proposals; and
(c)details of any transitional arrangements which are necessary for the implementation of the proposals.
(3) In drawing up proposals under regulation 2(1)(a) or (4), a local authority must decide —
(a)which form the executive is to take; and
(b)the extent to which the functions specified in regulations under section 13(3)(b) of the 2000 Act (functions which are the responsibility of an executive) are to be the responsibility of the executive(1).
(4) In drawing up proposals under regulation 2(2) or 2(3), a local authority must decide the extent to which its functions are to be delegated to the Board of the authority(2).
(5) In drawing up proposals under regulation 2, a local authority must consider the extent to which the proposals, if implemented, are likely to assist in securing continuous improvement in the way in which the authority’s functions are exercised, having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness.