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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 139 to 145: 139: Clause 81, page 55, line 25, at end insert— ““12B Groups of parishes: alternative styles (1) This section applies to a group of parishes. (2) The common parish council of the group may resolve that each of the grouped parishes shall have the same alternative style. (3) If each of the grouped parishes has an alternative style, the common parish council of the group may resolve that each of the grouped parishes shall cease to have that style. (4) A single resolution may provide for each of the grouped parishes— (a) to cease to have an alternative style, and (b) to have the same one of the other alternative styles instead. (5) If the common parish council passes a resolution under this section for each of the grouped parishes to have an alternative style, the group of parishes shall have the appropriate one of the following styles— (a) ““group of communities””; (b) ““group of neighbourhoods””; (c) ““group of villages””. (6) As soon as practicable after passing a resolution under this section, the common parish council of a group must give notice of the change of style to all of the following— (a) the Secretary of State; (b) the Electoral Commission; (c) the Office of National Statistics; (d) the Director General of the Ordnance Survey; (e) any district council, county council or London borough council within whose area the group lies.”””” 140: Clause 81, page 56, line 10, at end insert— ““(2D) If parishes are grouped under a common parish council— (a) subsection (2), (2A), (2B) or (2C) (as appropriate) applies to that council as the subsection would apply in the case of the council of an individual parish; but (b) the names of all of the parishes, communities, neighbourhoods or villages in the group are to be included in the name of the common council.”””” 141: Clause 81, page 56, line 24, at end insert— ““(14) If parishes which have an alternative style are grouped under a common parish council, subsection (11), (12) or (13) (as appropriate) applies to the chairman and vice-chairman of that council as the subsection would apply in the case of the council of an individual parish.”””” 142: Clause 81, page 56, line 31, at end insert— ““(9) If parishes which have an alternative style are grouped under a common parish council, subsection (6), (7) or (8) (as appropriate) applies to the councillors of that council as the subsection would apply in the case of the council of an individual parish.”””” 143: Clause 81, page 56, line 43, at end insert ““or 12B”” 144: Clause 81, page 57, line 3, after ““12A”” insert ““or 12B”” 145: Clause 81, page 57, line 4, after ““12A”” insert ““or 12B”” On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 82 [Appointed councillors]: