Paragraph 9 I1

in subsection (1B)—

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.”;

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;”