{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/section-37",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/28",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007",
  "path": "section/37",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Resolution for elections by halves",
  "text": "(1) A non-metropolitan district council in England that—\n(a) was formerly subject to a scheme for elections by halves, but\n(b) is for the time being subject to a scheme for whole-council elections,\nmay resolve that it is to revert to being subject to a scheme for elections by halves.\n(2) For the purposes of this section, a council that is subject to a scheme for whole-council elections was “formerly subject” to a scheme for elections by halves if it was subject to such a scheme at any time in the period beginning with—\n(a) 1 April 1974, or\n(b) if later, the date on which the council was created.\n(3) A resolution under this section is referred to in this Chapter as a “resolution for elections by halves”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 37 in force at 30.12.2007, see s. 245(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/section/37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:26.064223+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}