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Regulation 9 Co-option

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(1)

A county council for any area may arrange for one or more of the members of an overview and scrutiny committee of the council for a district comprised in that area to be appointed as—

(a)

a member of an overview and scrutiny committee of the county council or another local authority, for the purposes of relevant functions of the committee in relation to the county council; or

(b)

a member of an overview and scrutiny committee of the county council, for the purposes of relevant functions of the committee in relation to another local authority.

(2)

A county council making an arrangement for an appointment under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) above may specify that the appointment is—

(a)

for the life of the overview and scrutiny committee; or

(b)

until such time as it decides to terminate the appointment; or

(c)

for the review or scrutiny of a particular matter.

(3)

In this regulation, references to an overview and scrutiny committee of a county council include references to a joint overview and scrutiny committee of the council and another local authority.