Part 1

Structural and boundary change in England
Chapter 1

Structural and boundary change

Change from two tiers to single tier of local government

Local Government Boundary Commission's procedure
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1
A local authority must if requested by the Local Government Boundary Commission to do so provide the Commission, by such date as the Commission may specify, with any information that the Commission may reasonably require in connection with any of their functions under section 5.
2
In making a recommendation or alternative proposal under section 5 the Local Government Boundary Commission must have regard to any guidance from the Secretary of State about the exercise of the Commission's functions under that section.
3
Any recommendation or alternative proposal under section 5 must be made no later than the relevant date.
4
Before making an alternative proposal under section 5(3)(c) the Local Government Boundary Commission must—
a
publish a draft of the proposal; and
b
take such steps as they consider sufficient to secure that persons who may be interested are informed of—
i
the draft proposal; and
ii
the period within which representations about it may be made to the Commission.
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The Local Government Boundary Commission—
a
must take into account any representations made to them within that period; and
b
if they make any proposal to the Secretary of State, must inform any person who made such representations—
i
of the proposal made; and
ii
that representations about the proposal may be made to the Secretary of State until the end of the relevant period.
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In subsection (5)(b) “the relevant period” means four weeks beginning with the relevant date.
7
In this section and section 7 “the relevant date” means the date specified in the request under section 4(2) (or, if a later date is substituted under section 4(3), the date substituted (or last substituted) under that provision).
S. 6 in force at 1.11.2007 for E. by S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(a)
Pt. 1 Ch. 1: transfer of functions (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 60(1), 148(3)(b) (with s. 63(3)); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(i)
Words in s. 6 heading substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 14(2); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Words in s. 6(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 14(3)(a); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Words in s. 6(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 14(3)(b); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Words in s. 6(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 14(4)(a); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Words in s. 6(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 14(4)(b); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Words in s. 6(4) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 14(5)(a); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Words in s. 6(4) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 14(5)(b); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Words in s. 6(5) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 14(6); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) (25.5.2018) by The Somerset West and Taunton (Modification of Boundary Change Enactments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/638), regs. 1, 3 (with reg. 4)
Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) (25.5.2018) by The Dorset (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/636), regs. 1, 3 (with reg. 4)
Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) (22.2.2019) by The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/332), regs. 1, 3(a) (with reg. 5)