Regulation 4 Notification of failure to nominate

a local authority has the power to nominate a councillor by reason of the circumstances in paragraph 6(2), 7(2) or 8(2) of the Schedule arising, and

the local authority fails to exercise the power before the relevant date,

where the power to nominate first arises by reason of the coming into force of paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of the Schedule, 16th July 2012;

where the power to nominate arises at an annual meeting of the local authority held under paragraph 1 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972^f1, 21 days after the date of that meeting; and

in any other case, 21 days after the date of the first meeting of the local authority held after the circumstances in paragraph 6(2), 7(2) or 8(2) of the Schedule arise.