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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/surrey-structural-changes-pensions-etc-order-2026/schedule/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1011",
  "legislation_title": "The Surrey (Structural Changes) (Pensions etc.) Order 2026",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Subject as mentioned below, the following provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 have effect as if references to a joint authority included references to the Authority—\n(a) section 70 (restriction on promotion of Bills for changing local government areas);\n(b) section 80 (2) (b) (disqualification for election and holding office);\n(c) section 85 (4) (failure to attend meetings);\n(d) section 86 (2) (declaration of vacancy);\n(e) section 92 (7) (proceedings for disqualification);\n(f) section 99 (meetings and proceedings);\n(g) section 100J (1) (b) and (4) (a) (access to information);\n(h) section 101 (13) (discharge of functions);\n(i) section 138C (1) (l) (prayers, religious observances and religious events);\n(j) section 142 (1B) (provision of information etc. relating to matters affecting local government);\n(k) section 146A (1) (miscellaneous powers of local authorities), but not insofar as it applies to section 121 or 143;\n(l) section 176 (3) (payment of expenses of official and courtesy visits);\n(m) section 223 (2) (legal proceedings);\n(n) sections 224(2), 225(3), 228(7A), 229(8), 230(2), 231(4), 232(1A), 233(11) and 234(4) (documents and notices);\n(o) paragraphs 6A, 6B and 46 of Schedule 12 (meetings and proceedings).",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (k) (insofar as it refers to section 146A(1)), (l) and (m) were amended by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (j), (n) (except insofar as it refers to section 225(3)) and (o) (except insofar as it refers to paragraph 6B) were amended by Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (g) (insofar as it refers to section 100J(4)(a)), (k) (insofar as it refers to section 146A(1)), (m) and (o) (insofar as it refers to paragraph 6B) were amended by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (c. 29). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (g) (insofar as it refers to section 100J(4)(a)), (n) (except insofar as it refers to sections 224(2), 225(3) or 230(2)) and (o) (except insofar as it refers to paragraph 46) were amended by Part 5(1) of Schedule 7 to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) (insofar as it refers to section 100J(4)(a)), (h), (j), (k) (insofar as it refers to section 146A(1)), (l), (m), (n) and (o) (insofar as it refers to paragraph 6A) were amended by Schedule 6 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (f), (g) (insofar as it refers to section 100J(4)(a)), (h), (k) (insofar as it refers to section 146A(1)), (m), (n) (except insofar as it refers to sections 224(2), 225(3) or 230(2)) and (o) were amended by Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (b), (g), (h), (k) (insofar as it refers to section 146A(1)), (l), (m) and (n) (except insofar as it refers to sections 224(2), 225(3), 228(7A) or 230(2)) were amended by Schedule 13 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (g) (insofar as it refers to section 100J(4)(a)) and (h) were amended by Schedule 5 to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (h), (k) (insofar as it refers to section 146A(1)) and (l) were amended by Schedule 2 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3). The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) (insofar as it refers to section 100J(4)(a)), (h), (j), (k) (insofar as it refers to section 146A(1)), (l), (m), (n) and (o) (insofar as it refers to paragraph 6A) were amended by Schedule 4 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55). These amendments are not further referred to in subsequent footnotes below."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 70 was amended by paragraph 41 of Part 2 of Schedule 12 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40), paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 29 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), paragraph 2 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), Part B of Schedule 4 to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 4), and paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 1 to the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), and by S.I. 2001/2237."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 100J was inserted by section 1 of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43). The opening words in subsection (1) were amended by S.I. 2014/2095. Subsection (4)(a) was amended by paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 138C was inserted by the Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Act 2015 (c. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Section 142(1B) was inserted by section 3(2) of the Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Section 146A(1) was amended by paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 6 to the Police Act 1997 (c. 50), Part 7 of Schedule 34 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), and sections 9(8)(a) and 14(1)(a) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Section 121 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 and Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Section 143 was amended by S.I. 2022/372."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Section 223(2) was amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 22 and Schedule 24 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), and by S.I. 2001/3719 and 2022/372."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Section 225(3) was amended by S.I. 2022/372."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Section 229(8) was amended by S.I. 2022/372."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "Section 231(4) was amended by S.I. 2022/372."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "Section 232(1A) was amended by S.I. 2022/372."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "Section 234(4) was amended by S.I. 2022/372."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "Paragraph 6A of Schedule 12 was amended by section 10(3) of the Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)."
    }
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