Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 Explanatory Notes

Section 5 - consultation about the general duty and improvement onjectives

10.For the purposes of fulfilling the general duty under section 2 and setting improvement objectives, section 5 places a duty on a Welsh improvement authority to consult with representatives of people falling within specified categories:

  • Residents in the authority’s area;

  • those who pay non-domestic rates;

  • service-users (thus non-residents such as commuters); and

  • representatives who appears to the authority to have an interest.

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