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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standards-committees-wales-amendment-regulations-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2006/1849",
  "legislation_title": "The Standards Committees (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nPart III of the Local Government Act 2000 (“the Act”) makes provision with respect to the conduct of local government members and employees.\nSection 53(1) of the Act requires every relevant authority, which in Wales includes county and county borough councils, fire and rescue authorities, National Park authorities and police authorities but not community councils, to establish a standards committee which is to have the functions conferred on it by or under Part III of the Act.\nUnder section 53(11) of the Act, the National Assembly for Wales may by regulations make provision as to (among other things) the size, composition and proceedings of standards committees of relevant authorities in Wales, other than police authorities, and of any sub-committees established under section 54A or section 56 of the Act.\nThese Regulations amend the Standards Committees (Wales) Regulations 2001 (“the 2001 Regulations”).\nRegulation 3 introduces a new definition (“section 54A sub-committee”) into regulation 2 of the 2001 Regulations. Section 54A of the Act was inserted by section 113 of the Local Government Act 2003. Section 54A of the Act entitles a standards committee of a relevant authority to appoint one or more sub-committees for the purpose of discharging any of the committee’s functions (other than functions under section 55 or section 56 of the Act).\nRegulation 4 substitutes a new regulation 3 into the 2001 Regulations which makes new provision as to the size of a sub-committee appointed under section 54A of the Act (a section 54A sub-committee).\nRegulation 5 substitutes a new regulation 10 into the 2001 Regulations. That new regulation 10 provides that the appointment of a “community committee member” to a standards committee of a local authority is to be made by that local authority. Before making such an appointment, the local authority is obliged to consult the bodies specified in regulation 10(3)(a) and (b).\nRegulation 6 inserts a new regulation 18A into the 2001 Regulations. That new regulation 18A makes provision as to the term of office of a “community committee member” of a standards committee of a local authority.\nRegulation 7 substitutes new paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) into regulation 21 of the 2001 Regulations. Those new paragraphs make provision as to the reappointment of an independent member of a standards committee.\nRegulation 8 inserts a new regulation 21A into the 2001 Regulations. That new regulation 21A makes provision as to the reappointment of a “community committee member” of the standards committee of a local authority. Regulation 21A(2) provides that before making such a reappointment the local authority must consult the bodies specified in regulation 21A(2)(a) and (b).\nRegulation 9 inserts a new paragraph (10) into regulation 22 of the 2001 Regulations. That new paragraph confirms that an independent member of a standards committee who has been reappointed to a standards committee for a further consecutive term may be elected as a chairperson or a vice-chairperson of that committee.\nRegulation 10 substitutes a new regulation 24 into the 2001 Regulations. That new regulation 24 provides that the quorum for a meeting of a section 54A sub-committee is two members (including the chairperson of that sub-committee). That new regulation also clarifies the meaning of the term “chairperson” in regulation 24(1) and (2).",
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  "version": "current",
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