Regulation 5 Transfer of functions to more than one single tier councilI1

England and Wales

(1)

If a section 7 order provides for—

(a)

the winding up and dissolution of two or more predecessor councils; and

(b)

the establishment, for the area of at least one of those councils, of more than one area for which there is a single tier of local government,

the functions of the predecessor councils shall on the reorganisation date become functions of both or, as the case may be, all of the successor councils, and exercisable by each of them independently of the other or others, but this is subject to paragraph (2).

(2)

Functions exercisable by a predecessor council under any local Act in respect of an area that constitutes the area, or part of the area, of only one of the successor councils, shall on the reorganisation date become functions of that council only.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 8.9.2008, see reg. 1(1)