Section 88 Convening of community meetings by local government electorsI1

(1)

Paragraph 30 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 is amended as follows—

(a)

for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)
Where there is a community council for a community, a community meeting may be convened at any time by the chairman of the council or by any two councillors representing the community on the council.”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2), for “any community meeting” substitute “ a community meeting convened under sub-paragraph (1) above ”;

(c)

in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for “a community meeting” substitute “ a community meeting convened under sub-paragraph (1) above ”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (3), for “any of the matters mentioned in section 29B(4) of this Act” substitute “ the existence of the community council or the grouping of the community with other communities ”;

(e)

at the end of the paragraph insert—

“(5)
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above, business relates to the existence of the community council or the grouping of the community with other communities if it relates to any function of a community meeting under sections 27A to 27L of this Act.”.

(2)

After paragraph 30 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 insert the following—

“
30A
A community meeting may also be convened at any time by not less than—
(a)
10% of the local government electors for the community, or
(b)
50 of the electors (if 10% of the electors exceeds 50 electors).”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 88 in force at 30.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(1)(k)