Article 3 Eligibility to use the power to promote well-being

Subject to article 4, a parish council which resolves that it meets the prescribed conditions shall be an eligible parish council for the duration of the eligibility period.

In so far as it permits a local authority to arrange for the discharge of any of their functions by a committee or sub-committee, section 101(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972^f1 does not apply to the passing of a resolution under this article.

In this article—

• “eligibility period” means the period which—

  1. (a)

     begins when a resolution under paragraph (1) is passed; and

  2. (b)

     ends on the day before the day of the next relevant annual meeting to be held after the resolution is passed.