29ACommunity councils for groups of communities: dissolution

1

The council of a group of communities may apply to the principal council within whose area the communities lie for an order dissolving the group.

2

A community meeting of a community included in a group of communities may apply to the principal council within whose area the community lies for an order separating the community from the group.

3

If, on any application under this section, the principal council are satisfied that—

a

the relevant requirements of section 29B below and Schedule 12 to this Act have been complied with, and

b

in the case of an application under subsection (1) above, that a community meeting of each of the communities in the group has consented to the dissolution of the community council,

they shall make the order applied for.

4

Where a community council are dissolved by an order under this section, the order shall make such provision as appears to the principal council to be necessary for the election of a community council for any of the communities in the group in accordance with this Act and Part I of the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983.

5

Where a community is separated from a group by an order under this section, the order shall make such provision as appears to the principal council to be necessary for the election of a community council for the community in accordance with this Act and Part I of the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983.

6

Subject to section 30 below, an application under subsection (1) above may be made at any time.

7

This section is subject to section 29B below.