Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c. 29)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S Minor and consequential amendments

Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) E+W+S

5 E+W+S In section 6 (term of office and retirement of district and county councillors)—

(a) in subsection (2)(c), for the words from “by an order” to the end there is substituted “ as mentioned in subsection (3) below ”, and

(b) after subsection (2) there is added—

“(3) The number of councillors referred to in subsection (2)(c) above may be provided—

(a) by an order under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this Act;

(b) under or by virtue of the provisions of section 7 below;

(c) by an order under Part II of the Local Government Act 1992; or

(d) by an order under section 14 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997.”