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Local Government Act 1974

Land drainage and rivers clearance - Land drainage areas

505A: Poll on proposed declaration

You could also call this:

"Voting on a special area for land drainage: having a say on council plans"

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If a council wants to make a special area for land drainage, you might get to vote on it. The council must let you vote if someone asks them to, and they do it according to the rules in the Local Electoral Act 2001. The council follows these rules to make sure the vote is fair.

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Part 29Land drainage and rivers clearance
Land drainage areas

505APoll on proposed declaration

  1. A council must conduct a poll on the proposed declaration under section 504(1) if a demand is validly made under section 505(1).

  2. The poll must be conducted in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001, and the provisions of that Act apply with all necessary modifications.

Notes
  • Section 505A: inserted, on , by section 16 of the Local Government Act 1974 Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 64).