Paragraph 3 No new mayor and cabinet executivesI1

England and Wales

(1)

This paragraph applies to a change to governance arrangements under Chapter 4 of Part 1A LGA 2000 if—

(a)

under the change, the local authority would begin to operate a mayor and cabinet executive, and

(b)

the local authority has not started to operate the mayor and cabinet executive before this section comes into force.

(2)

The local authority—

(a)

must not cease operating the old form of governance or (as the case may be) old form of executive, and

(b)

must not start operating the mayor and cabinet executive,

in accordance with the change to governance arrangements.

(3)

In a case where the old form of governance is the committee system, this paragraph does not limit the duty under section 9K LGA 2000 (as amended by paragraph 2) to—

(a)

cease to operate the committee system, and

(b)

start to operate a leader and cabinet executive (England).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 29 para. 3 in force at 29.6.2026, see s. 108(5)