397Amendment and dissolution of county councils

397 Amendment and dissolution of county councils

397 Amendment and dissolution of county councils

(1) The Governor may, by proclamation, amend or revoke a proclamation in force under section 387 for the purpose of amending the constitution of, or of dissolving, a county council.

(2) A proclamation for the purpose of amending the constitution of a county council—

(a) may change the name of the county council, or

(b) may vary the county council’s area of operations, or

(c) may vary the number of persons who comprise the county council’s governing body, or

(c1) may vary the number of persons to be elected by each constituent council to the county council’s governing body, or

(d) may vary the county council’s functions.

s 397: Am 1999 No 38, Sch 1 [12].