The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE TIER LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN BEDFORD AND CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE

   1. 3. Single tier local government in Bedford

   2. 4. Single tier local government in Central Bedfordshire

   3. 5. County of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire County Council and councillors of that Council

4. PART 3 BEDFORD: TRANSITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND THEIR DISCHARGE

   1. 6. Interpretation of Part 3

   2. 7. Transitional functions of Bedford Borough Council and establishment of Implementation Executive

   3. 8. Other transitional functions of Implementation Executive

   4. 9. Discharge of functions by Implementation Executive

   5. 10. Implementation Plan and further provisions relevant to discharge of functions by Implementation Executive

   6. 11. Implementation Team

5. PART 4 ELECTORAL MATTERS: BEDFORD

   1. 12. Cancellation of elections to Bedford Borough Council in 2008, etc

   2. 13. Election to Bedford Borough Council in 2009, etc

6. PART 5 CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE: SHADOW AUTHORITY, ITS TRANSITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND THEIR DISCHARGE

   1. 14. Interpretation of Part 5

   2. 15. Central Bedfordshire Council as shadow authority

   3. 16. Duties of shadow authority: executive arrangements, code of conduct and members’ allowances

   4. 17. Duties of shadow authority: appointment of certain officers, etc

   5. 18. Duties of shadow authority: proposals for executive arrangements, code of conduct and members’ allowances relating to the Central Bedfordshire Council

   6. 19. Functions of shadow authority: Implementation Plan

   7. 20. Other functions of shadow authority

   8. 21. Discharge of shadow authority’s functions by shadow executive

   9. 22. Central Implementation Team

7. PART 6 ELECTORAL MATTERS: MID AND SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCILS, THE CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL AND PARISHES IN BEDFORD AND CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE

   1. 23. Cancellation of elections to South Bedfordshire District Council in 2008, etc

   2. 24. Councillors of Mid Bedfordshire District Council

   3. 25. Central Bedfordshire elections in 2009 and 2011, etc

   4. 26. Cancellation of parish council elections in Bedfordshire in 2008, etc

8. PART 7 GENERAL TRANSITIONAL DUTIES OF BOROUGH, COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILS

   1. 27. General transitional duties of Bedford Borough Council and Bedfordshire County Council

   2. 28. Transitional duties of the County Council and the district councils

9. PART 8 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   1. 29. Amendment of the Borough of Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

   2. 30. Amendment of the District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

   3. 31. Amendment of the District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

10. Signature

11. 1. SCHEDULE

       WARDS OF CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE FOR 2009 ELECTION

12. Explanatory Note