# The Local Authority (Overview and Scrutiny Committees Health Scrutiny Functions) Regulations 2002, Regulation 9: Co-option


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3048/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-overview-and-scrutiny-committees-health-scrutiny-functions-regulations-2002/regulation-9
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