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(i)	the executive leader, or

(ii)	the authority."

"(5)	An authority which is operating executive arrangements may adopt alternative or additional arrangements.""

"(1A)

Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the allocation of functions at any time to an area committee constituted under the provisions of section 18."

"(   )

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and section 33A, any principal council may submit a scheme of internal governance appropriate to its circumstances which shall stand deferred until the next election to the council.

(   )

Where no recognised group has overall control, the council may implement other arrangements as it may determine."

"Subsequent variations

A local authority may vary its executive arrangements in accordance with section 33A or 33B more than once."

2	"(4A)  The proposals may provide for the change in governance arrangements to be subject to approval in a referendum."

"(   )

The local authority shall publish any resolution required by this section on its website."

"(5)	For the purposes of subsection (4)(a), the "appropriate elections of councillors" are the elections determined in accordance with whichever of the following paragraphs is applicable—

(a)	if the local authority is currently operating—

(i)	a mayor and cabinet executive, or

(ii)	an elected executive,

the "appropriate elections of councillors" are the ordinary elections of councillors of the local authority held on the day on which the next ordinary election of a mayor or elected executive was expected to be held when the resolution to make the change in governance arrangements was passed;

(b)	if the local authority—

(i)	is not currently operating a mayor and cabinet executive or elected executive, and

(ii)	is required to pass the resolution to make the change in governance arrangements during a permitted resolution period,

the "appropriate elections of councillors" are the first ordinary elections of councillors of the local authority to be held after the end of the permitted resolution period in which the resolution is passed;

(c)	if the local authority—

(i)	is not currently operating a mayor and cabinet executive or elected executive, and

(ii)	is not required to pass the resolution to make the change in governance arrangements during a permitted resolution period,

the "appropriate elections of councillors" are the first ordinary elections of councillors of the local authority to be held after the resolution is passed."

"(3A)

Any such resolution must be passed within the period of 28 days beginning with the day when the referendum is held.

(3B)	Any such resolution must be passed at a meeting specially convened for the purpose."

"33L	Change not subject to approval in a referendum: additional requirements

(1)	This section applies to a change of governance arrangements if—

(a)	the change is of the kind set out in section 33A (new form of executive) or section 33C (move to executive arrangements), and

(b)	the change is not subject to approval in a referendum.

(1A)	Any resolution to make the change in governance arrangements must be passed during a permitted resolution period.

(1B)	Subsection (2) applies if—

(a)	the local authority is operating a mayor and cabinet executive or an elected executive, and

(b)	the proposed new form of executive is a leader and cabinet executive (England).

(2)	In such a case—"

"(2A)

Subsection (3) applies if—

(a)	the local authority is operating a mayor and cabinet executive or an elected executive, and

(b)	the proposed new form of executive is a form prescribed in section 11(5).

(2B)	In such a case, the resolution to make the change in governance arrangements must be passed—

(a)	at a meeting specially convened for the purpose;

(b)	by a majority of at least two thirds of members voting on it."

"33LA

Cases in which change subject to approval in referendum

(1)	For the purposes of sections 33K and 33L a change in governance arrangements is subject to approval in a referendum in either of the following cases.

(2)	The first case is where the proposals for implementing the local authority's current form of executive were themselves approved in a referendum.

(3)	The second case is where the local authority's proposals under section 33E provide for the change in governance arrangements to be subject to approval in a referendum."