Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal RegulationsI1

Regulation 4^f1 (admission of the public to meetings of local authority executives and their committees) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

In paragraph (6), for sub-paragraph (a) (but not the “and” immediately after it) substitute—

“(a)

public notice of the meeting must be given by publishing it on the website of the authority—

(i)

at least three clear days before the meeting, or

(ii)

if the meeting is convened at shorter notice, then at the time it is convened;”.

After paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A)

The notice given under paragraph (6)(a) must—

(a)

where the meeting or part of the meeting is open to the public and is held through remote means only, give details of the time of the meeting and how to access it;

(b)

where the meeting or part of the meeting is open to the public and is held partly through remote means or is not held through remote means, give details of the time and place of the meeting and how to access it;

(c)

where the meeting is not open to the public and is held partly through remote means or is not held through remote means, give details of the time and place of the meeting and the fact that it is not open to the public;

(d)

where the meeting is not open to the public and is held through remote means only, give details of the time of the meeting, and the fact that it is being held through remote means only and is not open to the public.”