## Amendment of the Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 

9.  The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020( a ) is amended in accordance with regulations 10 to 16. 

10.  In article 2 (interpretation)— 

(a) for the definition of “2020 election” substitute— 

““2021 election” means an election required by article 20(1)(a) to be held in 2021”; 

(b) for the definition of “the 2020 election day” substitute— 

““the 2021 election day” means the ordinary day of elections of councillors in 2021( b ); ”; 

(c) after the definition of “the North Northamptonshire Councils” insert— 

““North Northamptonshire electoral division” means an electoral division of the county council which comprises part of the area of one of the North Northamptonshire councils;”; 

(d) for the definition of “the shadow period” substitute— 

““the shadow period” means the period beginning with 11th May 2020 and ending on the fourth day after the 2021 election day;”; 

(e) after the definition of “the West Northamptonshire councils” insert— 

““West Northamptonshire electoral division” means an electoral division of the county council which comprises part of the area of one of the West Northamptonshire councils ”. 

11.  For article 6 substitute— 

## “Shadow authorities 

6 .—(1) During the shadow period North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council shall each be a shadow authority for the purposes of the following provisions of this Part. 

(2) The members of the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire are the persons who are the members for the time being of the North Northamptonshire councils and the members of the county council for the time being for the North Northamptonshire electoral divisions. 

(3) The members of the shadow authority for West Northamptonshire are the persons who are the members for the time being of the West Northamptonshire councils and the members of the county council for the time being for the West Northamptonshire electoral divisions. 

(4) Those persons mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) who are members of a shadow authority immediately before 1st April 2021 are to be members of North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council (as the case may be) until the end of the shadow period notwithstanding the dissolution of the county council, the North Northamptonshire councils and the West Northamptonshire councils on that date. 

(5) Any member of the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire who is a member for the time being of both the county council and any of the North Northamptonshire councils shall have one vote on all questions coming or arising before the shadow authority. 

(6) Any member of the shadow authority for West Northamptonshire who is a member for the time being of both the county council and any of the West Northamptonshire councils shall have one vote on all questions coming or arising before the shadow authority. 

