Section 69 Time limit for holding further referendumI1

Section 45 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (provision with respect to referendums) is amended as follows.

For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)

A local authority—

(a)

in England may not hold more than one referendum in any period of ten years;

(b)

in Wales may not hold more than one referendum in any period of five years.”

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Section 45 as amended by subsection (1) applies to referendums held before, and referendums held after, this section comes into force.