# The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019, Article 3: Single tier of local government in Buckinghamshire


(1) A new non-metropolitan district to be known as Buckinghamshire is constituted, being coterminous with Buckinghamshire and comprising the areas of the district councils.
(2) In relation to Buckinghamshire section 2(1) of the 1972 Act (which provides that every county shall have a council) does not apply.
(3) A new district council, to be known as Buckinghamshire Council, is established as the sole principal authority for the non-metropolitan district of Buckinghamshire.
(4) Except for the purposes of Part 4 of this Order (electoral matters), until 1st April 2020—
(a) Buckinghamshire Council is not a local authority for the purposes of the 1972 Act or for any other enactment relating to local government; and
(b) subsection (2) of section 2 of the 1972 Act (constitution of principal councils in England) has effect in relation to that council, as if the words from “and the council” to the end of that subsection were omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111183717/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-buckinghamshire-structural-changes-order-2019/article-3
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