Local Government Act 1992

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

6 In section 6(2)(c) of the 1972 Act (term of office and retirement of councillors), for the words “Part IV of this Act” there shall be substituted the words “Part II of the Local Government Act 1992”.

7 (1) In subsection (6) of section 7 of the 1972 Act (election of councillors), for the words “section 51 below” there shall be substituted the words “section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992”.

(2) In subsection (7) of that section—

(a) for the words “ask the English Commission to make proposals” there shall be substituted the words “direct the Local Government Commission for England to conduct a review and make recommendations”; and

(b) for the words following paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the words— “and the provisions of Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 shall apply accordingly

8 In section 9(4) of the 1972 Act (parish meetings and councils), for the words “section 10 or 11 or Part IV below” there shall be substituted the words “section 10 or 11 below or Part II of the Local Government Act 1992”.

9 In section 11(5)(a) of the 1972 Act (orders for grouping parishes, dissolving groups and separating parishes from groups), for the words “Part IV below” there shall be substituted the words “Part II of the Local Government Act 1992”.

10 In subsection (2) of section 12 of the 1972 Act (provision supplementary to sections 9 to 11 of that Act), for the words from “section 68 below” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “section 20 of the Local Government Act 1992 shall apply as if the order were made under Part II of that Act”.

11 In section 30(1)(b) and (3) of the 1972 Act (restriction on community applications during and after reviews under Part IV of that Act), for the words “the Commission or Commissions”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “the Welsh Commission”.

12 In section 54(1)(e) of the 1972 Act (proposals for change in local government areas in Wales), for the words “a substantive change” there shall be substituted the words “a change (hereafter in this Part referred to as a substantive change) which is independent of any change in local government areas so proposed”.

13 (1) In subsection (1) of section 60 of the 1972 Act (procedure for reviews), for the words “A Commission or” there shall be substituted the words “The Welsh Commission or a”.

(2) In subsections (2) to (7) of that section, for the words “a Commission”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “the Welsh Commission”.

14 In section 61(1) of the 1972 Act (local inquiries), for the words “A Commission or” there shall be substituted the words “The Welsh Commission or a”.

15 (1) In subsection (1) of section 65 of the 1972 Act (delegation of functions), for the words “A Commission” there shall be substituted the words “The Welsh Commission”.

(2) In subsection (2) of that section, for the words “a Commission” there shall be substituted the words “the Welsh Commission”.

16 (1) In subsection (1) of section 71 of the 1972 Act (modification of seaward boundaries of local government areas), for the words “A Commission” there shall be substituted the words “The Welsh Commission”.

(2) In subsection (2) of that section, for the words “a Commission”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “the Welsh Commission”.

17 In section 73(2) of the 1972 Act (alteration of local boundaries consequent on alteration of water course), for the words “the English Commission” there shall be substituted the words “the Local Government Commission for England”.

18 (1) In subsection (1) of section 78 of the 1972 Act (supplementary), in the definition of “substantive change” for the words “section 47(1)(i)” there shall be substituted the words “section 54(1)(e)”.

(2) In subsection (2) of that section, for the words “each of the Commissions” there shall be substituted the words “the Welsh Commission”.

19 (1) In paragraph 7(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act (constitution of London borough councils), for the words “Part IV of this Act” there shall be substituted the words “Part II of the Local Government Act 1992”.

(2) In paragraph 7(2) of that Schedule, for the words “Part IV of this Act”, in the first place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “Part II of the Local Government Act 1992”.

20 In paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the 1972 Act (establishment of local authorities in England), for the words “Part IV of this Act”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “Part II of the Local Government Act 1992”.