{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-structural-and-boundary-changes-amendment-regulations-2018/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-structural-and-boundary-changes-amendment-regulations-2018/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2018/1296",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Amendment) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-structural-and-boundary-changes-amendment-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Regulation 2",
  "text": "In regulation 2 (interpretation)—\n(a) in the definition of “order” after “section 7” insert “or section 10”;\n(b) after the definition of “Implementation Executive” insert—\n““merged council” means a district council which, in accordance with a section 10 order, becomes the council for the area of two or more district councils which are wound up and dissolved under that order;”;\n(c) in the definition of “reorganisation date” after “structural change” insert “or boundary change”;\n(d) for the definition of “reorganised area” substitute—\n““reorganised area” means any area which—\n(a) in accordance with an order under section 7, becomes the area of a single-tier council on the reorganisation date; or\n(b) in accordance with an order under section 10, becomes the area of a merged council on the reorganisation date;”;\n(e) after the definition of “single-tier council” insert—\n““successor council” means—\n(a) in relation to an area which is a reorganised area in consequence of an order under section 7, the single-tier council;\n(b) in relation to an area which is a reorganised area in consequence of an order under section 10, the merged council;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1296/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:51:04.549432+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."
}