ing petition
Local Government Act 2000 (2000 c 22) | Legislation

ing petition

(1)     The [Welsh Ministers] may by regulations make provision for or in connection with requiring a local authority which receive a petition which complies with the provisions of the regulations to hold a referendum, in such circumstances as may be prescribed in the regulations, on whether the authority should [operate a relevant form of executive].

[(1A)     In this section “relevant form of executive†[means] executive arrangements involving a form of executive for which a referendum is required.]

(2)     The provision which may be made by regulations under subsection (1) includes provision—

(a)     as to the form and content of petitions (including provision for petitions in electronic

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