Section 6 Local Government Boundary Commission's procedureF8I1

A local authority must if requested by the F1Local Government Boundary Commission to do so provide the F2Commission, by such date as the Commission may specify, with any information that the Commission may reasonably require in connection with any of their functions under section 5.

In making a recommendation or alternative proposal under section 5 the F3Local Government Boundary Commission must have regard to any guidance from the Secretary of State about the exercise of the F4Commission's functions under that section.

Any recommendation or alternative proposal under section 5 must be made no later than the relevant date.

Before making an alternative proposal under section 5(3)(c) the F5Local Government Boundary Commission must—

The F7Local Government Boundary Commission—

In subsection (5)(b) “the relevant period” means four weeks beginning with the relevant date.

In this section and section 7 “the relevant date” means the date specified in the request under section 4(2) (or, if a later date is substituted under section 4(3), the date substituted (or last substituted) under that provision).