Clause 31
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
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Permitted resolution periods
Metropolitan district
(1) The period ending 31st December 2007 (2) The period in 2011, or in any fourth year afterwards, which—
(a) starts with 1st October, and (b) ends with 31st December.
Non-metropolitan district
(1) The period ending with 31st December 2010. (2) The period in 2014, or in any fourth year afterwards, which—
(a) starts with 1st October, and (b) ends with 31st December.
(8) The Secretary of State may by order provide that a permitted resolution period is to end later than the last day of that period specified in the table.’.
New clause 7—Scheme for partial-council elections—
‘(1) The scheme for partial-council elections is as follows.
(2) The term of office of councillors is four years.
(3) Elections of the councillors of the council are to be held in the year after the resolution is passed and every year after it other than every third year after it.
(4) One third (or as nearly as may be) of the councillors are elected in each year in which the elections are held.
(5) On the fourth day after elections are held—
(a) the councillors elected in those elections are to come into office, and
(b) the sitting councillors are to retire.
(6) In this section—
“resolution period” means the permitted resolution period in which the council passes a resolution for the purposes of section 32;
“sitting councillors” means the councillors who hold office at the time ordinary elections are held.’.