Section 83 No review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition or applicationF4I1
England and Wales
This section applies if these conditions are met—
a principal council is not in the course of undertaking a community governance review;
the council receives a community governance petition F1or community governance application which relates to the whole or part of the council's area.
The principal council must undertake a community governance review that has terms of reference that allow for the petition F2or application to be considered.
But the duty in subsection (2) does not apply if—
the principal council has concluded a previous community governance review within the relevant two-year period, and
in the council's opinion the petition area F3or application area covers the whole or a significant part of the area to which the previous review related.
For further provision about this case, see section 85.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 83(1)(b) inserted (E.) (27.3.2015) by The Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/998), arts. 1(3), 5(2)
- F2
Words in s. 83(2) inserted (E.) (27.3.2015) by The Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/998), arts. 1(3), 5(3)
- F3
Words in s. 83(3)(b) inserted (E.) (27.3.2015) by The Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/998), arts. 1(3), 5(4)
- F4
Words in s. 83 heading inserted (E.) (27.3.2015) by The Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/998), arts. 1(3), 8
Commencement
- I1
S. 83 in force at 13.2.2008 by S.I. 2008/337, art. 2(b)
Notes on Chapter 3
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 4 Ch. 3: transfer of functions (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 60(2)(3)(d), 148(3)(b) (with s. 63(4)); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(i)