PART 3ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 5IMPLEMENTATION FOLLOWING REVIEW
Non-ministerial implementation
39Implementation of community electoral arrangements change
1
A principal council may by order implement the changes described in a report prepared by the council under section 36(4).
2
No order may be made under subsection (1) until the expiry of a period of 6 weeks beginning with the date on which the principal council published its report.
3
A principal council may, after receiving a report containing recommendations for change from the Commission in relation to a review under section 32—
a
by order implement the recommendations without modification,
b
by order implement the recommendations with such modification as may be agreed with the Commission,
c
decide to take no action and notify the Commission accordingly.
4
No order may be made under subsection (3) until the expiry of a period of 6 weeks beginning with the date on which the council receives the report.
5
An order under subsection (1) or (3) which contains changes to the electoral arrangements of a principal area may be made only with the consent of the Welsh Ministers.
6
Subsection (7) applies where—
a
the principal council has notified the Commission that it does not intend to take any action in respect of the recommendations, or
b
the principal council has not made an order (with or without modification) within the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the council received the Commission’s recommendations.
7
The Commission may request the Welsh Ministers implement the recommendations under section 37.