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Local Government Act 2002

Structure and reorganisation of local government - Reorganisation of local authorities

26: Power to amend reorganisation plans and reorganisation implementation schemes

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“Rules for changing plans about how local councils are set up”

You can change a reorganisation plan by making a new one. To do this, you need to follow the steps in this law. Once you’ve made the new plan, it needs to be approved by an Order in Council. This is explained in section 25.

You can also change a reorganisation implementation scheme. This is done by making a new scheme. Again, you need to follow the rules in this law when you make it. After you’ve made the new scheme, it needs to be approved by an Order in Council. You can find more information about this in section 25A.

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Part 3 Structure and reorganisation of local government
Reorganisation of local authorities

26Power to amend reorganisation plans and reorganisation implementation schemes

  1. A reorganisation plan may be amended by a further reorganisation plan that is developed and adopted in accordance with this Act and that is given effect by an Order in Council under section 25.

  2. A reorganisation implementation scheme may be amended by a further reorganisation implementation scheme that is developed and adopted in accordance with this Act and that is given effect by an Order in Council under section 25A.

Notes
  • Section 26: replaced, on , by section 12 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 54).