11 Orders for grouping parishes, dissolving groups and separating parishes from groups
Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70) | Legislation

11  Orders for grouping parishes, dissolving groups and separating parishes from groups

(1)     The parish meeting of a parish may apply to the district council [or London borough council] for an order grouping the parish with some neighbouring parish or parishes in the same district [or London borough] under a common parish council or by adding the parish to an existing group of such parishes under such a council, and the district council [or London borough council] may thereupon make an order accordingly, but subject to subsection (2) below.

(2)     Parishes shall not be grouped without the consent of the parish meeting of each of the parishes.

(3)     A grouping order shall make the necessary provision—

(a)     for the name of the group;

[(b)     the electoral arrangements that are to apply to the council;]

(c)     for

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