Commentary on Sections Recommendations of review Section 88: Existing parishes under review
208.This section provides for a community governance review to recommend the abolition or alteration of an existing parish as a result of a community governance review. The council could also recommend that no change be made to the existing parish. The area of abolished parishes does not have to be redistributed to other parishes.
209.Subsections (3) and (4) specify that a principal council conducting a community governance review must include a recommendation as to whether or not the geographical name of the existing parish should be changed and whether or not parishes should have a parish council.
210.Subsection (5) prevents principal councils from making a recommendation to change the style of an existing parish.