Section 84 Review being undertaken: duty to respond to petition or applicationF7I1

a principal council is in the course of undertaking a community governance review of part of the council's area (“the current review”);

the council receives a community governance petition F1or community governance application which relates to part of the council's area;

the petition area F2or application area is wholly outside the area under review.

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.

is separate from the current review, and

has terms of reference that allow for the petition F5or application to be considered.

modify the terms of reference of the current review,

undertake a community governance review that is separate from the current review (“the new review”), and

secure that (when taken together)—

allow for the petition F6or application to be considered.