Section 57: Procedure in connection with reviews
143.Section 57 amends section 13 of the Local Government Act 1992. It inserts a new subsection into section 13 which allows the Boundary Committee to request any additional information from an authority that it may require in relation to a review of electoral arrangements. The authority must provide the information if requested to do so by such date as the Boundary Committee may specify.
144.Section 57 also amends section 15 of the Local Government Act 1992. It modernises the procedure which the Boundary Committee follows when conducting electoral reviews. Section 15A of the 1992 Act is also repealed.