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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/section-76",
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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/76",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "76",
  "heading": "Appointed councillors",
  "text": "(1) The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 15 (chairman and vice-chairman of parish council)—\n(a) in subsection (1) after “from among the” insert “ elected ”;\n(b) in subsection (6) for “a member” substitute “ one of the elected members ”.\n(3) In section 16 (parish councillors), in subsection (1) after “number of” insert “ elected ”.\n(4) After section 16 insert—\n“Appointed councillors\n16A (1) A parish council may appoint persons to be councillors of the council.\n(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—\n(a) the appointment of persons under this section;\n(b) the holding of office after appointment under this section.\n(3) The regulations may, in particular, make provision about any of the following matters—\n(a) persons who may be appointed;\n(b) the number of persons who may be appointed;\n(c) the term of office of persons appointed;\n(d) the right of persons appointed to participate in decision-making by the council (including voting);\n(e) purposes for which a person appointed is to be treated as an elected councillor;\n(f) the filling of vacancies.\n(4) In exercising a function under or by virtue of this section a parish council must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State about the exercise of that function.\n(5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 76 in force at 1.4.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/917, art. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/section/76",
    "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."
}