Part 1Structural and boundary change in England

Chapter 1Structural and boundary change

Change from two tiers to single tier of local government

1“Principal authority” and “single tier of local government”

(1)

For the purposes of this Chapter, each of the following is a “principal authority”—

(a)

a county council in England;

(b)

a district council in England.

(2)

For the purposes of this Chapter there is “a single tier of local government” for an area if—

(a)

there is a county council and no district councils for that area; or

(b)

there is a district council and no county council for that area.

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) there is a county council “for” an area which is a district if there is a county council which has in relation to that area the functions of a county council.