Part 1Structural and boundary change in England
Chapter 1Structural and boundary change
Change from two tiers to single tier of local government
F12AProposals for merger of single tiers of local government
(1)
The Secretary of State may invite or direct a relevant principal authority to make a proposal that there should be one or more single tiers of local government for an area which currently consists of—
(a)
the area of that authority, and
(b)
one or more other eligible areas.
(2)
A principal authority is a “relevant principal authority” for the purposes of subsection (1) if it is the district or county council for an area for which there is currently a single tier of local government.
(3)
An “eligible area” is an area for which there is a single tier of local government.
(4)
An invitation or direction may—
(a)
be such that the authority may choose which eligible areas (other than the area of that authority) should form the proposed area for the new single tier of local government;
(b)
specify which eligible areas (other than the area of that authority) should form the proposed area for the new single tier of local government.