Commentary on Sections Introduction
13.Part 1 of the Act provides for the process of making structural and boundary change to local government areas in England. It provides for a means by which an area where there are two-tiers of local government can be reorganised so that there is a single tier of local government. It also provides for a process by which the boundaries of local government areas can be altered. A two-tier area is an area where some local authority functions are undertaken by a county council and some by a district council. A single tier area is an area in which all local authority functions are undertaken by a single (unitary) authority.