# The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019, Article 11: Other functions of shadow authority


The shadow authority must take all such practicable steps as are necessary or expedient—
(a) to commence and sustain its running as a shadow authority;
(b) to prepare the authority for the assumption, as Buckinghamshire Council, of local government functions and full local authority powers on 1st April 2020;
(c) to prepare any budgets or plans required by Buckinghamshire Council when those functions are assumed; and
(d) to liaise with the county council and the district councils for the purpose of ensuring continuity of the delivery of public services on and after 1st April 2020.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111183717/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-buckinghamshire-structural-changes-order-2019/article-11
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