Part 4

Parishes
Chapter 3

Reorganisation

Publicising outcome of review

Publicising outcome
96
1
This section applies if a community governance review is undertaken.
2
As soon as practicable after a principal council has decided to what extent it will give effect to the recommendations made in a community governance review, the council must—
a
publish—
i
that decision, and
ii
the council's reasons for making that decision; and
b
take such steps as the council considers sufficient to secure that persons who may be interested in the review are informed of that decision and those reasons.
3
The following subsections apply if the council makes a reorganisation order.
4
As soon as practicable after making the order, the council must deposit at its principal office—
a
a copy of the reorganisation order, and
b
a map which shows the effects of the order in greater detail than the map included in the order.
5
The council must make the copy of the order and the map available for public inspection at all reasonable times.
6
The council must publicise that the order and map are available for public inspection in accordance with subsection (5).
7
As soon as practicable after making the order, the principal council must inform all of the following that the order has been made—
a
the Secretary of State;
b
the Local Government Boundary Commission;
c
the Office of National Statistics;
d
the Director General of the Ordnance Survey;
e
any other principal council whose area the order relates to.
S. 96 in force at 13.2.2008 by S.I. 2008/337, art. 2(b)
Ss. 96-100 modified (29.8.2008) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2113), regs. 1, 7(2)
Pt. 4 Ch. 3: transfer of functions (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 60(2)(3)(d), 148(3)(b) (with s. 63(4)); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(i)
Words in s. 96(7)(b) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 32; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)
Ss. 96-100 modified by S.I. 2008/2113, reg. 7(5)(6) (as inserted (E.) (5.9.2018) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/930), regs. 1, 3(2))
Ss. 96-100 modified (26.11.2018) by The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128), regs. 1(1), 14(2) (with reg. 1(2)(3))
Ss. 96-100 modified (26.11.2018) by The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128), regs. 1(1), 14(5)(b) (with reg. 1(2)(3))
S. 96: functions made exercisable (18.3.2022) by The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/328), arts. 1(1), 7(3)(m)
S. 96 applied (18.3.2022) by The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/331), arts. 1(1), 17(m)