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IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/22/section/9KAA/1/a" id="section-9KAA-1-a"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-d0889913e49d5ad41844633fd2ce02d1-1550240893571" CommentaryRef="key-d0889913e49d5ad41844633fd2ce02d1"><Addition ChangeId="key-f0e739791cb2b7333b84aa14debdf60c-1783517619712" CommentaryRef="key-f0e739791cb2b7333b84aa14debdf60c">a</Addition></Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-d0889913e49d5ad41844633fd2ce02d1-1550240893571" CommentaryRef="key-d0889913e49d5ad41844633fd2ce02d1"><Addition ChangeId="key-f0e739791cb2b7333b84aa14debdf60c-1783517619712" CommentaryRef="key-f0e739791cb2b7333b84aa14debdf60c">executive arrangements, or</Addition></Addition></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/22/section/9KAA/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/22/section/9KAA/1/b" id="section-9KAA-1-b"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-d0889913e49d5ad41844633fd2ce02d1-1550240893571" 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CommentaryRef="key-f0e739791cb2b7333b84aa14debdf60c">2</Addition></Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-d0889913e49d5ad41844633fd2ce02d1-1550240893571" CommentaryRef="key-d0889913e49d5ad41844633fd2ce02d1"><Addition ChangeId="key-f0e739791cb2b7333b84aa14debdf60c-1783517619712" CommentaryRef="key-f0e739791cb2b7333b84aa14debdf60c">That duty applies to a local authority whenever it began to operate the leader and cabinet executive (England).</Addition></Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-0e79e7ba9939f25a83e6ee8fcf5f500c" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 1A modified (1.4.2013) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/643" id="clw5oxdo3-00130" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2013" Number="643" Title="The Isles of Scilly (Functions) (Review and Scrutiny) Order 2013">The Isles of Scilly (Functions) (Review and Scrutiny) Order 2013 (S.I. 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id="cm4o969f3-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/648/article/12/5" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/648/article/12/8" StartSectionRef="article-12-5" EndSectionRef="article-12-8" Operative="true">12(5)-(8)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-34ba6cb4600bfa6c76f501f638b05538" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 1A modified (26.11.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1128" id="cm4pz3c33-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="1128" Title="The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018">The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cm4pz3c33-00007" id="cm4pz3c33-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1128/regulation/1/1" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">regs. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cm4pz3c33-00007" id="cm4pz3c33-00009" 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id="key-7f8c118cf5ae9ea5f44c5fc66b246cf1" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 1A modified in part (26.5.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/649" id="cm4o969f3-00106" 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="cm4o969f3-00106" id="cm4o969f3-00107" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/649/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cm4o969f3-00106" id="cm4o969f3-00108" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/649/article/8/7" SectionRef="article-8-7" Operative="true">8(7)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-d0889913e49d5ad41844633fd2ce02d1" Type="F"><Para><Text>Pt. 1A inserted (3.12.2011 for specified purposes, 15.1.2012 for the insertion of Pt. 1A Ch. 4 so far as not already in force and ss. 9B, 9C and 9R for specified purposes, 9.3.2012 for the insertion of ss. 9H-9HE in so far as not already in force and s. 9R for specified purposes, 4.5.2012 in so far as not already in force) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/20" id="caqcxfni3-01642" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2011" Number="20" Title="Localism Act 2011">Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="caqcxfni3-01642" id="caqcxfni3-01643" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/20/section/240/2" SectionRef="section-240-2">s. 240(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="caqcxfni3-01642" id="caqcxfni3-01644" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/20/schedule/2/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-1" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 1</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/2896" id="caqcxfni3-01645" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" 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