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Part I Promotion of economic, social or environmental well-being etc
PART 1A Arrangements with respect to local authority governance in England
CHAPTER 2 Executive arrangements
Overview and scrutiny committees
9FA.Overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provision
9FC.Reference of matters to overview and scrutiny committee etc
9FE.Duty of authority or executive to respond to overview and scrutiny committee
9FF.Reports and recommendations of overview and scrutiny committees: duties of certain partner authorities
9FG.Publication etc of reports, recommendations and responses: confidential and exempt information
9FI.Overview and scrutiny committees: provision of information etc by certain partner authorities
Part II Local authorities in Wales: arrangements with respect to executives etc.
Provisions with respect to executive arrangements
15. Discharge of functions: leader and cabinet executive (Wales)
16. Discharge of functions: mayor and council manager executive.
19. Discharge of functions of and by another local authority.
21A.Reference of matters to overview and scrutiny committee etc
21B.Duty of authority or executive to respond to overview and scrutiny committee
21C.Reports and recommendations of overview and scrutiny committees: duties of certain partner authorities
21D.Publication etc of reports, recommendations and responses: confidential and exempt information
21E.Overview and scrutiny committees of certain district councils: functions with respect to partner authorities
22A.Overview and scrutiny committees of certain authorities in England: provision of information etc by certain partner authorities
Procedure with respect to operation of executive arrangements
Part III Conduct of local government members and employees
SCHEDULES
Executive arrangements in England: further provision
Overview and scrutiny committees: voting rights of co-opted members
Executive arrangements in Wales: further provision
Appointment of councillors to executive to share the same position
Voting and quorum where members of executive share their position
1.(1) Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1972 (constitution...
2.(1) Section 3 of that Act (chairman of principal council...
3.(1) Section 5 of that Act (vice-chairman of principal council...
4.(1) Section 21 of that Act (constitution of principal councils...
5.(1) Section 22 of that Act (chairman of principal council...
6.(1) Section 24 of that Act (vice-chairman of principal council...
8.(1) Section 80 of that Act (disqualifications for election and...
9.(1) Section 83 of that Act (declaration of acceptance of...
10.(1) Section 84 of that Act (resignation) is amended as...
11.(1) Section 245 of that Act (status of certain districts,...
13.(1) Schedule 2 to that Act (constitution and membership of...
14.(1) Schedule 12 to that Act (meetings and proceedings of...
Minor and Consequential Amendments
Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
8.In section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972 (disqualifications...
10.In section 86 of that Act (declaration by local authority...
11.In section 87(1) of that Act (date of casual vacancies)—...
12.Sections 94 to 98 of that Act (restrictions on voting)...
13.Section 105 of that Act (disability for voting on account...
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