PART 3ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 1DUTIES TO MONITOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENTS
Duties of a principal council
22Duties of principal councils in relation to area
1
A principal council must, for the purpose of considering whether it is appropriate to make or recommend changes under this Part, monitor—
a
the communities in its area, and
b
the electoral arrangements of such communities.
2
In pursuance of that duty, a principal council must—
a
have regard to the Commission’s timetable for conducting the reviews of principal areas’ electoral arrangements required by section 29(1), and
b
carry out such reviews under this Part as are required under this or any other enactment, as may be directed by the Welsh Ministers, or as it otherwise considers appropriate.
3
In carrying out its duties under this Part (and in conducting any review), a principal council must seek to ensure effective and convenient local government.
4
A principal council must provide the Commission with such information as it may reasonably require in connection with the exercise of its functions under this Part.
5
A principal council must, in respect of each reporting period, publish a report describing how it has discharged its duty under subsection (1) and send a copy of the report to the Commission.
6
In this section, “reporting period” means—
a
the period of 10 years beginning with—
i
the date on which the principal council last published a report under section 55(2A) or, if earlier, section 57(4A) of the 1972 Act, or
ii
in the case of a principal council which has not published such a report before coming into force this section, the day on which this section comes into force, and
b
each subsequent period of 10 years.