Paragraph 35

Schedule 12 shall be amended as follows.

After Part I there shall be inserted—

“ Part IA

Joint Authorities and Inner London Education Authority

6A

Paragraph 1 above shall apply to a joint authority as it applies to a principal council in a year in which there are no ordinary elections of councillors and that paragraph shall apply to the Inner London Education Authority as it applies to the council of a London borough.

6B

The other provisions of Part I of this Schedule shall apply to an authority mentioned in paragraph 6A above as they apply to a principal council except that the number of members mentioned in paragraph 3(2) shall be three members in the case of a joint authority and ten members in the case of the Inner London Education Authority.”

After paragraph 45 there shall be inserted—

“46

In this Part of this Schedule “local authority” includes a joint authority and the Inner London Education Authority and in relation to any such authority the reference in paragraph 43 above to election shall include a reference to appointment.”