Paragraph 4 No new mayor and cabinet executivesI1

England and Wales

(1)

LGA 2000 is amended as follows—

(2)

in section 9KA (executive arrangements: different form of executive)—

(a)

for the heading substitute “Mayor and cabinet executive: adoption of leader and cabinet executive”;

(b)

for subsection (1) substitute—

“(A1)
This section applies to a local authority if it is operating a mayor and cabinet executive.
(1)
The local authority—
(a)
may vary its executive arrangements so that they provide for a leader and cabinet executive (England), and
(b)
may vary its executive arrangements in such other respects (if any) as it considers appropriate.”;

(c)

omit subsection (2).

(3)

in section 9KC (resolution of local authority), omit subsection (5).

(4)

In section 9L (implementation: change in form of governance or change in form of executive)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(b), for “(change to a different form of executive)” substitute “(mayor and cabinet executive: adoption of leader and cabinet executive)”;

(b)

omit subsection (5).

(5)

In section 9MC (referendum following petition)—

(a)

in subsection (1), for “relevant type of governance arrangement” substitute “leader and cabinet executive (England)”;

(b)

omit subsection (5).

(6)

In section 9MD (referendum following direction)—

(a)

in subsection (1), for “relevant type of governance arrangements specified in the direction” substitute “leader and cabinet executive (England)”;

(b)

omit subsection (4).

(7)

In section 9ME (referendum following order)—

(a)

in subsection (1), for “relevant type of governance arrangements specified in the order” substitute “leader and cabinet executive (England)”;

(b)

omit subsection (4).

(8)

In section 9MF (further provision with respect to referendums)—

(a)

in subsection (1), omit paragraph (a);

(b)

omit subsections (2) and (3).

(9)

Omit section 9N (requiring referendum on change to mayor and cabinet executive).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 29 para. 4 in force at 29.6.2026, see s. 108(5)