# Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, Section 76: Guidance and directions about co-option


(1) A local authority must, in exercising or deciding whether to exercise a co-option function—
(a) have regard to guidance given by the Welsh Ministers, and
(b) comply with directions given by the Welsh Ministers.
(2) In this section “co-option function” means a function of a local authority that relates to co-opted members of—
(a) overview and scrutiny committees, or
(b) sub-committees of such committees.
(3) That includes (but is not limited to) a function that relates to appointment of such co-opted members.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/4/section/76 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-measure-2011/section-76
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