# Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, Section 83: No review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition or application

Extent: E+W

(1) This section applies if these conditions are met—
(a) a principal council is not in the course of undertaking a community governance review;
(b) the council receives a community governance petition or community governance application which relates to the whole or part of the council's area.
(2) The principal council must undertake a community governance review that has terms of reference that allow for the petition or application to be considered.
(3) But the duty in subsection (2) does not apply if—
(a) the principal council has concluded a previous community governance review within the relevant two-year period, and
(b) in the council's opinion the petition area or 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/section/83 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/section-83
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