§ '().—(1) Section 1 of this Act shall not apply in any local government area unless the
920§ local government electors for that area have determined by a majority, on a poll held in accordance with the provisions of this section and regulations made thereunder, that it should apply.
§ (2) There shall be no poll under this section for any local government area unless it is requisitioned by not less than five hundred local government electors for the area and a requisition shall not be effective unless it is made in accordance with regulations made under this section.
§ (3)(a) The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purposes of this section and without prejudice to the foregoing generality such regulations may prescribe the form and manner in which requisitions may be made and the manner in which polls shall be conducted and notice given of the result thereof.
§ (b) The power to make regulations conferred by this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution by either House of Parliament.
§ (4) For the purposes of this section the expression "local government area" means, in relation to England or Wales a district as provided by the Local Government Act 1972 and in relation to Scotland, and Islands Area or a district as provided by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973'—[Mr. Jasper More.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—[Mr. Jasper More.]
§ The House divided: Ayes 68, Noes 89
921§ Question accordingly negatived.