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The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 54 Cited in Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/156
Year2020
  • This Order may be cited as the Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which the Order is made.
  • In this Order—
    • (1) A new non-metropolitan county and a new non-metropolitan district, each to be known as North Northamptonshire, are constituted comprising (in each case) the area of the North Northamptonshire districts.(2) A new district council, to be known as North Northamptonshire Council, is established as the sole principal authority for the non-metropolitan district of North Northamptonshire.North Northamptonshire Council is not a local authority for the purposes of the 1972 Act or for any other enactment relating to local government; andsubsection (2) of section 2 of the 1972 Act (constitution of principal councils in England) has effect in relation to that council, as if the words from “and the council” to the end of that subsection were omitted.(4) In relation to the county of North Northamptonshire, section 2(1) of the 1972 Act (which provides that every county shall have a council) does not apply.the North Northamptonshire districts are abolished as local government areas; andthe North Northamptonshire councils are wound up and dissolved.(1) A new non-metropolitan county and a new non-metropolitan district, each to be known as West Northamptonshire, are constituted comprising (in each case) the area of the West Northamptonshire districts.(2) A new district council, to be known as West Northamptonshire Council, is established as the sole principal authority for the non-metropolitan district of West Northamptonshire.West Northamptonshire Council is not a local authority for the purposes of the 1972 Act or for any other enactment relating to local government; andsubsection (2) of section 2 of the 1972 Act (constitution of principal councils in England) has effect in relation to that council, as if the words from “and the council” to the end of that subsection were omitted.(4) In relation to the county of West Northamptonshire, section 2(1) of the 1972 Act (which provides that every county shall have a council) does not apply.the West Northamptonshire districts are abolished as local government areas; andthe West Northamptonshire councils are wound up and dissolved.the County of Northamptonshire is abolished as a local government area;the county council is wound up and dissolved.(2) The term of office of persons serving as councillors of the county council immediately before 1st April 2021 ends on that date.(3) Subject to paragraph (4) , nothing in section 89 of the 1972 Act (filling of casual vacancies in case of councillors) authorises the holding of an election to fill a casual vacancy in the office of councillor of the county council where that vacancy arises after 30th September 2020 and before 1st April 2021.(4) Where, on the occurrence of a vacancy mentioned in paragraph (3) or in the case of a number of simultaneous vacancies, the total number of unfilled vacancies in the membership of the county council exceeds one third of the whole number

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