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          Part V</Number><Title> General Provisions as to Members and Proceedings of Local Authorities</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/part/V/crossheading/restrictions-on-voting" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/part/V/crossheading/restrictions-on-voting" NumberOfProvisions="6" id="part-V-crossheading-restrictions-on-voting" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2012-05-22"><Title> Restrictions on voting</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2012-05-22"><Title> Disability of members of authorities for voting on account of interest in contracts, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/94" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/section/94" id="section-94"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-001c270aba1a778fa92c13164199e086"/>94</Pnumber><P1para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c15092421" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 (ss. 79-100) applied (12.4.1994) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/867" id="c04725" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1994" Number="867">S.I. 1994/867</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c04725" id="c04726" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/867/regulation/11/6" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-11-6">reg. 11(6)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text>Pt. 5 (ss. 79-100) applied (<Emphasis>temp.</Emphasis> from 4.5.1995 to 31.3.1996) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/1042" id="c04728" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1995" Number="1042">S.I. 1995/1042</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c04728" id="c04729" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/1042/article/4/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-4-1">art. 4(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19883681" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (28.3.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/907" id="c04722" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="907" Title="The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008">The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/907)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c04722" id="c04723" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/907/article/20/6" SectionRef="article-20-6" Operative="true">art. 20(6)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19883761" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (5.3.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/634" id="c04719" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="634" Title="The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008">The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/634)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c04719" id="c04720" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/634/article/9/8" SectionRef="article-9-8" Operative="true">art. 9(8)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-001c270aba1a778fa92c13164199e086" Type="F"><Para><Text>Ss. 94-98 repealed (22.5.2012) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/22" id="cb0n3amj3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2000" Number="22" Title="Local Government Act 2000">Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cb0n3amj3-00007" id="cb0n3amj3-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/22/section/108/3/b" SectionRef="section-108-3-b">s. 108(3)(b)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="cb0n3amj3-00007" id="cb0n3amj3-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/22/section/108/3/c" SectionRef="section-108-3-c">(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cb0n3amj3-00007" id="cb0n3amj3-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/22/schedule/5/paragraph/12" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-12">Sch. 5 para. 12</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cb0n3amj3-00007" id="cb0n3amj3-00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/22/schedule/6" SectionRef="schedule-6" Operative="true">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1358" id="cb0n3amj3-00012" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="1358" Title="The Local Government Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2012">S.I. 2012/1358</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cb0n3amj3-00012" id="cb0n3amj3-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1358/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-1551ddf38c187376cac27b875c328132" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (14.2.2020) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/156" id="cq5g41t43-00081" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2020" Number="156" Title="The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020">The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/156)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cq5g41t43-00081" id="cq5g41t43-00082" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/156/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cq5g41t43-00081" id="cq5g41t43-00083" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/156/article/17/1" SectionRef="article-17-1" Operative="true">17(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-3df343bed2028f0d3096827fd4c358b6" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (26.5.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/648" id="comqifd03-00106" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="648" Title="The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018">The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comqifd03-00106" id="comqifd03-00107" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/648/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comqifd03-00106" id="comqifd03-00108" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/648/article/21/1" SectionRef="article-21-1" Operative="true">21(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-5a0b3fba4c43364fb4776cd4586ee41e" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (18.3.2022) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/331" id="d9e4" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="331" Title="The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022">The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/331)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc130896798300" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/331/article/1/1" SectionRef="article-1-1">arts. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc108413433159" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/331/article/18/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-18-1">18(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-62a04232f7e80eee0180091e44127025" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (25.5.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/640" id="comnespg3-00106" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="640" Title="The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018">The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/640)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comnespg3-00106" id="comnespg3-00107" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/640/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comnespg3-00106" id="comnespg3-00108" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/640/article/17/1" SectionRef="article-17-1" Operative="true">17(1) Table</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-6c580d94c5136f03e0d307d853603fba" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (25.5.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/639" id="comnespg3-00025" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="639" Title="The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018">The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/639)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comnespg3-00025" id="comnespg3-00026" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/639/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comnespg3-00025" id="comnespg3-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/639/article/17/1" SectionRef="article-17-1" Operative="true">17(1) Table</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-8a501dcb932dd93c43c146d8c8569614" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (26.5.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/648" id="comqifd03-00187" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="648" Title="The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018">The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comqifd03-00187" id="comqifd03-00188" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/648/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comqifd03-00187" id="comqifd03-00189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/648/article/36/1" SectionRef="article-36-1" Operative="true">36(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-b6e15301e9377578af22e8f37c43d927" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (26.5.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/649" id="comqifd03-00277" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="649" Title="The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018">The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/649)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comqifd03-00277" id="comqifd03-00278" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/649/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="comqifd03-00277" id="comqifd03-00279" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/649/article/17/1" SectionRef="article-17-1" Operative="true">17(1) Table</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-e3f07d9eccf075d63bd36d76cc792d30" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 applied (23.5.2019) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/957" id="coo4hexz3-00097" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="957" Title="The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019">The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/957)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="coo4hexz3-00097" id="coo4hexz3-00098" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/957/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="coo4hexz3-00097" id="coo4hexz3-00099" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/957/article/15/1" SectionRef="article-15-1" Operative="true">15(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-5ae6f635b5881b95ec8f726fffdda2aa" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c4jo5ho66-00021" SectionRef="part-5A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/part/5A">Pts. 5</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c4jo5ho66-00022" SectionRef="part-V" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/part/V">5A</CitationSubRef> applied (10.3.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2026/264" id="c4jo5ho66-00023" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2026" Number="264" Title="The Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026">The Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/264)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4jo5ho66-00023" id="c4jo5ho66-00024" SectionRef="article-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2026/264/article/1/1">arts. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4jo5ho66-00023" id="c4jo5ho66-00025" SectionRef="article-28-1-b-iii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2026/264/article/28/1/b/iii" Operative="true">28(1)(b)(iii)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4jo5ho66-00023" id="c4jo5ho66-00026" SectionRef="article-40-1-b-iii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2026/264/article/40/1/b/iii">40(1)(b)(iii)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>