# Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, Paragraph 9


In section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer)—
(a) in subsection (1B)—
(i) omit “and Wales”;
(ii) omit paragraph (b);
(b) after subsection (1B) insert—
“(1BA) The officer designated under subsection (1)(a) above by a relevant authority which is the council of a county or county borough in Wales may not be the authority's chief executive.”;
(c) for subsection (3)(a) substitute—
“(a) in preparing a report under this section to consult so far as practicable with—
(i) in the case of a relevant authority which is the council of a county or county borough in Wales, the person who is for the time being the authority’s chief executive and with their chief finance officer;
(ii) in the case of a relevant authority which is a corporate joint committee, the person who is for the time being appointed as the authority’s chief executive and with their chief finance officer;
(iii) in the case of any other relevant authority, the person who is for the time being designated as the head of the authority’s paid service under section 4 above and with their chief finance officer;”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/5/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/schedule-5/paragraph-9
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