E1 Part I Local Government Areas and Authorities in England
Parishes
12BF2Groups of parishes: alternative styles
1
This section applies to a group of parishes.
2
The common parish council of the group may resolve that each of the grouped parishes shall have the same alternative style.
3
If each of the grouped parishes has an alternative style, the common parish council of the group may resolve that each of the grouped parishes shall cease to have that style.
4
A single resolution may provide for each of the grouped parishes—
a
to cease to have an alternative style, and
b
to have the same one of the other alternative styles instead.
5
If the common parish council passes a resolution under this section for each of the grouped parishes to have an alternative style, the group of parishes shall have the appropriate one of the following styles—
a
“group of communities”;
b
“group of neighbourhoods”;
c
“group of villages”.
6
As soon as practicable after passing a resolution under this section, the common parish council of a group must give notice of the change of style to all of the following—
a
the Secretary of State;
b
the F1Local Government Boundary Commission for England;
c
the Office of National Statistics;
d
the Director General of the Ordnance Survey;
e
any district council, county council or London borough council within whose area the group lies.
Part I (ss. 1-19) extends to England only: see s. 19