SCHEDULETRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS

PART 5Petitions

Petitions not received by the Secretary of State before the relevant date9

1

This paragraph applies in relation to any petition under section 11 of the 1997 Act as regards which the condition set out in sub-paragraph (2) is met; and which was not received by the Secretary of State before the relevant date.

2

The condition mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) is that before the relevant date—

a

the council which received the petition was under a duty by virtue of section 11(1) of the 1997 Act to send the petition to the Secretary of State; or

b

the council had decided to send the petition to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 11(3) of that Act.

3

With the exception of section 80(3) to (8), Part 4 of the Act shall apply in relation to the petition as if it were a valid community governance petition under section 80 of the Act.