SCHEDULE 3PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDS: FURTHER PROVISION

Sub-groups and delegation

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(1)

A sub-group of a public services board—

(a)

must include at least one member of the board, and

(b)

may include any invited participant or other partner.

(2)

A sub-group may exercise such of a board's functions as the board authorises in its terms of reference.

(3)

But those terms of reference may not authorise a sub-group—

(a)

to invite persons to participate under section 30;

(b)

to set, review or revise the board's local objectives;

(c)

to prepare or publish an assessment of well-being under section 37;

(d)

to consult under section 38 or to prepare a draft of an assessment under section 37 for the purposes of consulting;

(e)

to prepare or publish a local well-being plan;

(f)

to consult under section 43 or to prepare a draft of a local well-being plan for the purposes of consulting;

(g)

to review or amend a local well-being plan or to publish an amended local well-being plan;

(h)

to consult under section 44 F1or 47;

(i)

to agree that the board—

(i)

merges with another public services board under section 47(1),

F2(ia)

if the board is a merged board under section 47, demerges or partially demerges under section 47(7), or

(ii)

collaborates with another board under section 48(1).