http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/28

Part 4Parishes

C1Chapter 3Reorganisation

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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)

Key terms used

I180Community governance petitions

1

A community governance petition is a petition for a community governance review to be undertaken.

2

A petition is not a valid community governance petition unless the conditions in subsections (3) to (6) are met (so far as they are applicable).

3

The petition must be signed as follows—

a

if the petition area has fewer than 500 local government electors, the petition must be signed by at least F137.5% of the electors;

b

if the petition area has between 500 and 2,500 local government electors, the petition must be signed by at least F2187 of the electors;

c

if the petition area has more than 2,500 local government electors, the petition must be signed by at least F37.5% of the electors.

4

The petition must—

a

define the area to which the review is to relate (whether on a map or otherwise), and

b

specify one or more recommendations which the petitioners wish a community governance review to consider making.

5

If the specified recommendations include the constitution of a new parish, the petition must define the area of the new parish (whether on a map or otherwise).

6

If the specified recommendations include the alteration of the area of an existing parish, the petition must define the area of the parish as it would be after alteration (whether on a map or otherwise).

7

If the specified recommendations include the constitution of a new parish, the petition is to be treated for the purposes of this Chapter as if the specified recommendations also include the recommendations in section 87(5) to (7).

8

If the specified recommendations include the establishment of a parish council or parish meeting for an area which does not exist as a parish, the petition is to be treated for the purposes of this Chapter as if the specified recommendations also include recommendations for such a parish to come into being (either by constitution of a new parish or alteration of the area of an existing parish).