# Local Government Act 1972, Section 2: Constitution of principal councils in England.

Extent: E

(1) For every non-metropolitan county there shall be a council consisting of a chairman and councillors and the council shall have all such functions as are vested in them by this Act or otherwise.
(2) For every district there shall be a council consisting of a chairman and councillors and the council shall have all such functions as are vested in them by this Act or otherwise.
(2A) Where a council mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive ..., the council shall consist of an elected mayor, a chairman and councillors.
(2B) In such a case, a reference in this Act to a member of a council is a reference to—
(a) the elected mayor of the council,
(b) the chairman of the council, or
(c) a councillor of the council.
(3) Each council mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above shall be a body corporate by the name “The County Council” or “The District Council”, as the case may be, with the addition of the name of the particular county or district.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/section-2
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