The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Structural Changes) (Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020

11.  For article 6 substitute—

“Shadow authorities

6.— (1)  During the shadow period North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council shall each be a shadow authority for the purposes of the following provisions of this Part.

(2) The members of the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire are the persons who are the members for the time being of the North Northamptonshire councils and the members of the county council for the time being for the North Northamptonshire electoral divisions.

(3) The members of the shadow authority for West Northamptonshire are the persons who are the members for the time being of the West Northamptonshire councils and the members of the county council for the time being for the West Northamptonshire electoral divisions.

(4) Those persons mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) who are members of a shadow authority immediately before 1st April 2021 are to be members of North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council (as the case may be) until the end of the shadow period notwithstanding the dissolution of the county council, the North Northamptonshire councils and the West Northamptonshire councils on that date.

(5) Any member of the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire who is a member for the time being of both the county council and any of the North Northamptonshire councils shall have one vote on all questions coming or arising before the shadow authority.

(6) Any member of the shadow authority for West Northamptonshire who is a member for the time being of both the county council and any of the West Northamptonshire councils shall have one vote on all questions coming or arising before the shadow authority.

(7) A meeting of the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire is to be deemed quorate for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act where there are present at least twenty-five members of the shadow authority comprising—

(a) five members, each of whom has been elected as a member of Corby Borough Council;

(b) five members, each of whom has been elected as a member of East Northamptonshire District Council;

(c) five members, each of whom has been elected as a member of Kettering Borough Council;

(d) five members, each of whom has been elected as a member of Wellingborough Borough Council; and

(e) five members, each of whom has been elected to represent a North Northamptonshire electoral division.

(8) For the purposes of paragraph (7) any member of the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire who is a member for the time being of both the county council and any of the North Northamptonshire councils may elect to be counted as present for the purposes of the quorum in relation either—

(a) to that person’s membership of the relevant North Northamptonshire council; or

(b) to that person’s membership of the county council for a North Northamptonshire electoral division,

but may not be counted in relation to both.

(9) A meeting of the shadow authority for West Northamptonshire is to be deemed quorate for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act where there are present at least twenty members of the shadow authority comprising—

(a) five members, each of whom has been elected as a member of Daventry District Council;

(b) five members, each of whom has been elected as a member of Northampton Borough Council;

(c) five members, each of whom has been elected as a member of South Northamptonshire District Council; and

(d) five members, each of whom has been elected to represent a West Northamptonshire electoral division.

(10) For the purposes of paragraph (9) any member of the shadow authority for West Northamptonshire who is a member for the time being of both the county council and any of the West Northamptonshire councils may elect to be counted as present for the purposes of the quorum in relation either—

(a) to that person’s membership of the relevant West Northamptonshire council; or

(b) to that person’s membership of the county council for a West Northamptonshire electoral division,

but may not be counted in relation to both.

(11) The head of paid service of the county council must convene and make all necessary arrangements for—

(a) the first meeting of the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire; and

(b) the first meeting of the shadow authority for West Northamptonshire,

both of which must be held no later than 4th June 2020.”.