PART 3AVAILABLE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS

Mayor and council manager executive

34Abolition of mayor and council manager executive

1

The Local Government Act 2000 is amended as follows.

2

In section 11 (local authority executives)—

a

omit subsection (4) (mayor and council manager executive);

b

in subsection (10)—

i

omit “or an officer”;

ii

omit “or (4)(b)”.

3

Omit section 16.

4

In section 26 (proposals not requiring referendum), in subsection (2)—

a

at the end of paragraph (a) insert “or”;

b

omit paragraph (b).

5

In section 48 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1), omit the definition of “council manager”.

6

In Schedule 1 (executive arrangements: further provision), omit paragraph 3.

7

In the Local Government Act 1972—

a

in section 21 (constitution of principal councils in Wales), in subsection (1A), omit “or a mayor and council manager executive”;

b

in section 22 (chairman), in subsection (4A), omit “or a mayor and council manager executive”;

c

in section 25A (title of chairman or vice-chairman of county borough council), in subsection (3), omit “or a mayor and council manager executive”;

d

in section 245 (status of certain districts, parishes and communities), in subsections (1A) and (4A), omit “or a mayor and council manager executive”;

e

in section 270 (general provisions as to interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition ““mayor and cabinet executive” and “mayor and council manager executive”” omit “and “mayor and council manager executive””.

8

In the Local Government and Housing Act 1989—

a

in section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer), in subsection (3)(b), omit the words from “and, in a case where” to the end of paragraph (b);

b

in section 5A (reports of monitoring officer — local authorities operating executive arrangements), in subsection (5)(b), omit the words from “and, where” to the end of paragraph (b);

c

in section 13 (voting rights of members of certain committees: England and Wales)—

i

omit subsection (5A);

ii

in subsection (9), omit “and “mayor and council manager executive””;

d

in section 21 (interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (3), omit ““council manager”” and “and “mayor and council manager executive””.

9

In section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (council tax and community charge: restrictions on voting)—

a

in subsection (1), omit “or a council manager within the meaning of section 11(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 2000”;

b

in subsection (2), omit “or a council manager”.