# Local Government Act 1972, Paragraph 1


(1) The English Commission shall consult the councils of existing counties, boroughs and urban districts and the committees established under section 264(1)(b) above with a view to making proposals to the Secretary of State for the constitution of parishes each of which has a boundary coterminous with that of—
(a) an existing urban district or borough, the area of which is not divided by or under section 1 above between two or more districts, or
(b) so much of an existing urban district or borough, the area of which is so divided, as is wholly comprised in a single district,
and for naming those parishes.
(2) The Secretary of State may give the Commission directions for their guidance in making any such proposals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/1/part/V/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-1/part-V/paragraph-1
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