PART 4CHANGES TO EXECUTIVE ARRANGEMENTS
CHAPTER 1ADOPTING A DIFFERENT FORM OF EXECUTIVE
General provisions
37Power to adopt a different form of executive
1
A local authority which is operating executive arrangements—
a
may vary or replace the arrangements so that its executive arrangements provide for a different form of executive, and
b
if it makes such a variation of the arrangements, may vary the arrangements in such other respects (if any) as it considers appropriate.
2
The powers conferred by subsection (1) are exercisable in accordance with the following provisions of this Chapter.
3
A local authority may not use the power conferred by subsection (1)(a) to vary or replace its executive arrangements more than once in any electoral cycle.
4
For that purpose, a local authority is to be taken to use the power conferred by subsection (1)(a) at the time when the authority passes a resolution under section 38.
5
In this section “electoral cycle”, in relation to a local authority, means each period that—
a
begins with ordinary elections to the authority, and
b
ends with the next ordinary elections to the authority.
6
For the definition of “form of executive”, see section 53.