# Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, Section 79: Guidance and directions


(1) The Welsh Ministers may give a local authority—
(a) guidance about the authority's overview and scrutiny committee structure, or
(b) directions about the authority's overview and scrutiny committee structure.
(2) A local authority must have regard to guidance given by the Welsh Ministers under this section.
(3) A local authority must comply with directions given by the Welsh Ministers under this section.
(4) In this section, references to a local authority's overview and scrutiny committee structure include (but are not limited to) references to the following things—
(a) the number of overview and scrutiny committees which the authority has;
(b) the number of sub-committees (if any) which overview and scrutiny committees of the authority have;
(c) the functions of overview and scrutiny committees of the authority;
(d) the functions of sub-committees of overview and scrutiny committees of the authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/4/section/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-measure-2011/section-79
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