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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989/schedule-1/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/42",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government and Housing Act 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In sections 15 to 17 of this Act and this Schedule—\n“advisory committee”, in relation to a relevant authority,means a committee appointed by the authority under section 102(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 or section 57(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (advisory committees);\n. . .\n“membership”, in relation to a relevant authority, means the number of persons who are for the time being members of the authority, disregarding any person who is treated as continuing to be a member of the authority by virtue of section 3(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 (chairman to continue as a member until replaced);\n“ordinary committee”—\n(a)in relation to any relevant authority in England and Wales, means any committee of the authority appointed under section 102(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972, not being a body to which section 15 of this Act applies by virtue of paragraph 2 above; and\n(b)in relation to any relevant authority in Scotland, means . . . any committee of the authority appointed under section 57(1)(a) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;\n“relevant authority”—\n(a)in relation to England and Wales, means a local authority of any of the descriptions specified in paragraphs (a) to (c), (f) or (h) to (jba) of section 21(1)of this Act; and\n(b)in relation to Scotland, means a local authority;\nand\n“seat”, in relation to a body to which section 15 of this Act applies, means such a position as a member of that body as—\n(a)entitles the person holding the position to vote at meetings of the body on any question which falls to be decided at such a meeting; and\n(b)in the case of a position as member of an advisory committee or of a sub-committee appointed by an advisory committee, is not a position which the authority or committee have determined must be filled by the appointment of a person who is not a member of the authority.\n(2) In this Schedule—\n“ordinary sub-committee”—\n(a)in relation to any relevant authority in England and Wales, means any sub-committee of the authority’s . . . social services committee or any other sub-committee of that authority appointed under section102(1)(c) of the Local Government Act 1972 by an ordinary committee of that authority; and\n(b)in relation to any relevant authority in Scotland, means any sub-committee of an ordinary committee;\n...\n. . ..\n(3) References in this paragraph to voting include references to making use of a casting vote.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 4(1): definition of “education committee” repealed (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 307(1)(3), Sch. 19 para. 157(a)(ii), Sch. 21 Pt. 2; S.I. 1994/507, art. 4 Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(1) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2005 for E., 1.4.2006 for W.) by Children Act 2004 (c. 31), ss. 55(4), 67(7)(e); S.I. 2005/394, art. 2(2)(f); S.I. 2006/885, art. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 4(1): words in definition of “ordinary committee” repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(2), Sch. 14 (with s. 128(8)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(d), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 4(1): words in definition of “relevant authority” substituted (1.10.1994 for certain purposes otherwise 1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 43, Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 44(b); S.I. 1994/2025, art. 6(1)(2)(g); S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch. (subject to transitional provision in art. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 1 para. 4(1) substituted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 105(3) (with s. 247)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 4(2): words in definition of “ordinary sub-committee” repealed (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 307(1)(3), Sch. 19 para. 157(b), Sch. 21 Pt. 2; S.I. 1994/507, art. 4 Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(2) repealed (E.W.) (1.4.2005 for E., 1.4.2006 for W.) by Children Act 2004 (c. 31), Sch. 5 Pt. 4; S.I. 2005/394, art. 2(2)(g); S.I. 2006/885, art. 2(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 4(2): definition of “social work committee” and the word “and” immediately preceding it repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(2), Sch. 14 (with s. 128(8)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(d), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1973 c. 65."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:44:48.783792+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}