# Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, Section 88: Convening of community meetings by local government electors


(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).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/4/section/88 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-measure-2011/section-88
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