PART 7MERGERS AND RESTRUCTURING OF PRINCIPAL AREAS
CHAPTER 3FUNCTIONS RELATING TO MERGERS AND RESTRUCTURING
I1I2139Prohibition of changes to executive arrangements
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After receiving a merger application the Welsh Ministers may direct a merging council that—
a
until merger regulations applying to the council come into force, or
b
until it receives notice under section 121(5),
it must not take any steps (including the holding of a referendum) to change its form of executive.
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After giving notice as described in section 129(6), the Welsh Ministers may direct a restructuring council that—
a
until restructuring regulations applying to the council come into force, or
b
until it receives notice under section 134(3),
it must not take any steps (including the holding of a referendum) to change its form of executive.
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While a direction under subsection (1) or (2) has effect in relation to a council, the council is not subject to any duty imposed by or under an enactment to take steps to change its form of executive.