Commentary on Sections Part 7: Mergers and Restructuring Of Principal Areas Chapter 1: Voluntary Mergers of Principal Areas Section 122 – Consultation before making merger application
532.Principal councils must have consulted about the proposal to merge before submitting a joint application for voluntary merger. The stakeholders to be consulted are listed in this section. Consultation undertaken before this section comes into force by councils seeking to merge satisfies this requirement to consult.