The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, application and effect

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Information for facilitating implementation of Regulations

  3. PART 2 Transfer of functions to successor council, continuity and responsibility for functions exercised by a shadow authority

    1. 4.Transfer of functions to successor council

    2. 5.Continuity: references in enactments, etc.

    3. 6.Continuity: successor council

    4. 7.Continuity: limitations

    5. 8.Responsibility for functions exercised by a shadow authority

  4. PART 3 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities

    1. 9.Transfer of property, rights and liabilities

  5. PART 4 Staffing

    1. 10.Transfer of functions: staffing

    2. 11.Heads of paid service and other chief officers

    3. 12.Redundancy payments

    4. 13.Local Government Pension Scheme

  6. PART 5 Governance

    1. 14.Establishment of parishes and parish councils under the 2007 Act

    2. 15.Petitions on executive arrangements

  7. PART 6 Electoral administration

    1. 16.Returning officers and proper officers

    2. 17.Interim acting returning officers and electoral registration officers

  8. PART 7 Statutory reviews, schemes, statements, rules and strategies

    1. 18.Reviews, schemes, statements, strategies and rules required not later than 24 months after the reorganisation date

    2. 19.Continuity in relation to plans, schemes, statements and strategies

  9. PART 8 Accounts of predecessor councils and other financial matters

    1. 20.Interpretation of Part 8

    2. 21.Responsibility for preparation of final accounts of predecessor councils

    3. 22.Transitional responsibility for preparation of final accounts, etc.

    4. 23.Reports of statutory audits, inspections and investigations

    5. 24.Other transitional provisions relating to financial matters

  10. PART 9 Functions relating to town and country planning

    1. 25.Interpretation of Part 9

    2. 26.Local development documents

    3. 27.Continuity relevant to section 29 committees

  11. PART 10 Miscellaneous transitional provisions

    1. 28.Housing finance

    2. 29.Community right to challenge

    3. 30.Honorary titles

  12. Signature

  13. Explanatory Note