Regulation 3 Interpretation of Part II

In regulation 3 (interpretation of Part II), for the definition of “constitutional change”, there shall be substituted the following definition—

• ““constitutional change”—

  1. (a)

     unless a local authority are operating executive arrangements which involve an elected mayor, means a proposal that the authority should operate executive arrangements—

     1. (i)

        under which the executive takes the form specified in subsection (2) or (4) of section 11 (local authority executives), or otherwise involves an elected mayor; or,

     2. (ii)

        in a form that, apart from an elected mayor, is not specified in the proposal;

  2. (b)

     where a local authority are operating executive arrangements which involve an elected mayor (“existing executive arrangements”), means a proposal that the authority should operate executive arrangements under which the executive takes a form which–

     1. (i)

        is specified in the proposal;

     2. (ii)

        involves an elected mayor; and

     3. (iii)

        differs from the form of executive under the existing executive arrangements;”.