Part 1Structural and boundary change in England

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Boundary change

I19F1Local Government Boundary Commission's review: consultation etc

1

This section applies where the Boundary Committee conduct a review under section 8.

2

In conducting the review the F2Local Government Boundary Commission must consult—

a

the council of any local government area to which the review relates; and

b

such other local authorities, parish councils and other persons as appear to them to have an interest.

3

Before making any recommendation to the Secretary of State the F3Local Government Boundary Commission must—

a

publish a draft of the recommendation; and

b

take such steps as they consider sufficient to secure that persons who may be interested are informed of—

i

the draft recommendation; and

ii

the period within which representations about it may be made to the F4Commission.

4

The F5Local Government Boundary Commission—

a

must take into account any representations made to them within that period; and

b

if they make any recommendation to the Secretary of State, must inform any person who made such representations—

i

of the recommendation made; and

ii

that representations about the recommendation may be made to the Secretary of State until the end of four weeks beginning with the recommendation date.

5

In this section and section 10 “the recommendation date” means the date the recommendation was sent by the F6Local Government Boundary Commission to the Secretary of State.