Section 70: Restriction on promotion of Bills for changing local government areas, etc.

Local Government Act 1972 · 1972 c.70

Part IV: Changes in Local Government Areas

70(1)

No local authority in England, joint authority , economic prosperity board , combined authority or combined county authority... shall have power to promote a bill for forming or abolishing any local government area ... or for altering, or altering the status or electoral arrangements of, any local government area . . .

70(2)

Subsection (1) above shall have effect as if the reference to a joint authority included a reference to the London Fire Commissioner.

70(3)

No local authority in England, joint authority , economic prosperity board , combined authority or combined county authority shall have power to promote a Bill for forming, altering or abolishing executive arrangements ..., or for altering arrangements for electing an elected mayor.

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