Regulation 6 Requirement to hold a referendum

(1)

Where a local authority draws up proposals under—

(a)

regulation 2(1) which involve an executive which takes a different form and—

(i)

the form of executive under the existing executive arrangements; or

(ii)

the proposed form of executive,

is a form of executive for which a referendum is required^f1;

(b)

regulation 2(2) and the form of executive under the existing executive arrangements is a form of executive for which a referendum is required; or

(c)

regulation 2(4) and the proposed form of executive is a form of executive for which a referendum is required,

the authority must hold a referendum on its proposals before taking any steps to implement them.

(2)

Where the local authority is required to hold a referendum by virtue of paragraph (1), the local authority must also draw up an outline of proposals (“outline fall-back proposals”) which must consist of a summary of the local authority’s existing executive arrangements or its existing alternative arrangements, as the case may be.

(3)

A local authority may not hold such a referendum before the end of the period of two months beginning with the date on which a copy of the proposals, statement and outline fall-back proposals are sent to the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 7.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See section 26(2) of the 2000 Act.