The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provision) Order 2009
Part 1 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act (“the 2007 Act”) provides for the establishment of a single tier of local government for areas in England. There is a single tier of local government for an area if there is either a county council and no district councils for that area, or a district council and no county council for that area (section 1(2) of the 2007 Act). Where the Secretary of State has received a proposal or a recommendation that there should be a single tier of local government for an area, the Secretary of State may make an order to implement the proposal or recommendation with or without modification. This Order makes provision which is incidental, consequential, transitional and supplementary to the implementation by order of a single tier of local government in Bedfordshire (S.I. 2008/907) (“the Bedfordshire Order”), Cheshire (S.I. 2008/634) (“the Cheshire Order”), Cornwall (S.I. 2008/491) (“the Cornwall Order”), County Durham (S.I. 2008/493) (“the County Durham Order), Northumberland (S.I. 2008/494) (“the Northumberland Order”), Shropshire (S.I. 2008/492) (“the Shropshire Order”) and Wiltshire (S.I. 2008/490) (“the Wiltshire Order”).