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14.Change of electoral cycle for principal councils from four years to five years
15.Change of electoral cycle for community councils from four years to five years
16.Change of electoral cycle for elected mayors from four years to five years
17.Extension of power to change ordinary day of local elections in Wales
PART 3 PROMOTING ACCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING BY PRINCIPAL COUNCILS
PART 4 LOCAL AUTHORITY EXECUTIVES, MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
PART 5 COLLABORATIVE WORKING BY PRINCIPAL COUNCILS
CHAPTER 3 ESTABLISHING CORPORATE JOINT COMMITTEES where request has been made
CHAPTER 4 ESTABLISHING CORPORATE JOINT COMMITTEES WHERE NO REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE
CHAPTER 5 FURTHER PROVISION RELATING TO CORPORATE JOINT COMMITTEES AND JOINT COMMITTEE REGULATIONS
Amendment and revocation of joint committee regulations
78.Application by principal councils to amend or revoke joint committee regulations
81.Conditions to be met before amending joint committee regulations: application required from principal councils
82.Conditions to be met before amending or revoking joint committee regulations: no application required from principal councils
Supplementary etc. provision in and in relation to joint committee regulations
Functions of and relating to corporate joint committees and principal councils
PART 6 PERFORMANCE AND GOVERNANCE OF PRINCIPAL COUNCILS
CHAPTER 1 PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND INTERVENTION
Special inspections by Auditor General for Wales
95.Power of Auditor General to carry out a special inspection
96.Duty of principal council to respond to Auditor General’s recommendations
97.Duty of the Welsh Ministers to respond to Auditor General’s recommendations
99.Auditor General’s powers of entry and inspection etc.: notice and evidence of identity
100.Auditor General’s powers of entry and inspection etc.: offences
CHAPTER 2 GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEES: MEMBERSHIP AND PROCEEDINGS
PART 7 MERGERS AND RESTRUCTURING OF PRINCIPAL AREAS
CHAPTER 1 VOLUNTARY MERGERS OF PRINCIPAL AREAS
CHAPTER 2 RESTRUCTURING OF PRINCIPAL AREAS
CHAPTER 4 REMUNERATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEW PRINCIPAL COUNCILS
Initial reviews of electoral arrangements etc.
10.Power to make regulations where no recommendations are made
12.Subsequent reviews by the Commission where regulations are made under paragraph 9(1)(b) or 10(2)
13.Delegation by the Commission of functions under this Schedule
14.Orders under Part 3 of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4)
Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 1: elections
PART 2 Subordinate legislation
16.Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341)
17.Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/294)
18.Business Improvement Districts (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1312)
19.Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/3304)
Notice of local authority meetings, access to documents and attendance at meetings
PART 1 Notice of local authority meetings and access to documents
2.In section 100K of the 1972 Act (interpretation and application...
5.In section 1 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings)...
6.Copies and publication of documents relating to meetings of local authorities
8.(1) Section 100C of the 1972 Act (inspection of minutes...
9.(1) Section 100D of the 1972 Act (background papers) is...
10.(1) Section 100H of the 1972 Act (supplemental provision about...
11.In section 228(1) of the 1972 Act (minutes of community...
15.In section 100K of the 1972 Act (interpretation and application...
16.In section 270 of the 1972 Act (interpretation), after subsection...
19.Electronic service of summonses on members to attend local authority meetings
21.Notices of community council committee and sub-committee meetings to be published
PART 2 Attendance at local authority meetings: consequential amendments
Consequential amendments relating to chief executives
3.In section 114(3A) (consultation by chief finance officer in preparing...
4.In section 114A(3) (consultation by chief finance officer in preparing...
6.In section 1 (disqualification and political restriction of certain officers...
7.In section 2 (politically restricted posts)— (a) after subsection (1)...
9.In section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer)—
10.In section 5A(5) (consultation by monitoring officer on reports where...
11.In section 21 (interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (3)...
13.In section 8(4) (officers who may not be designated head...
14.In section 9(4) (functions of head of democratic services), for...
15.In section 143A (functions of the Independent Remuneration Panel for...
18.Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12)
19.Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2)
Consequential amendments etc. relating to assistants to local authority executives
Job-sharing by executive leaders and executive members
2.In section 11 (executives)— (a) after subsection (8) insert—
3.In section 83 (interpretation of Part 3), in subsection (1)...
4.In section 106 (Wales: orders and regulations), in subsection (6)...
5.(1) Schedule 1 (executive arrangements) is amended as follows.
6.Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)
Conduct of local government members: investigations by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
2.In section 69 (investigations by the Public Services Ombudsman for...
3.After section 69 of the 2000 Act insert— Possible conflict...
4.In section 70 (investigations: further provisions)— (a) omit subsections (1)...
5.For section 74 (law of defamation) substitute— Law of defamation...
6.In section 106(7) (Wales: orders and regulations), before “may not”...
Amendments related to Corporate Joint Committees
2.In section 38(4) (development plan), for paragraph (b) substitute—
3.Omit sections 60D to 60J (strategic planning panels and strategic...
4.Before the cross-heading which precedes section 61 insert— Strategic planning...
5.In section 62 (local development plan)— (a) in subsection (3A),...
6.In section 68A (duty to consider whether to review local...
7.In section 113 (validity of strategies, plans and documents)—
10.Omit sections 4 to 6 and the cross-heading which precedes...
12.In Schedule 2 (development planning: further amendments), omit the following—...
16.In section 21A (powers of land acquisition), in subsection (5),...
18.In section 27 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the appropriate...
21.In section 27AA (sites of special scientific interest and limestone...
22.In section 37A (notification of designation of Ramsar sites), in...
24.In section 83 (making of simplified planning zone schemes), in...
25.In section 293A (urgent Crown development: application for planning permission),...
26.(1) Section 303A (responsibility of local planning authorities for costs...
27.In section 306 (contributions by local authorities and statutory undertakers),...
28.In section 324 (rights of entry)— (a) subsection (1B) (as...
32.In section 39 (right to withdraw support from land: notice),...
33.In section 41 (revocation of right to withdraw support), in...
41.In section 2 (interpretation)— (a) in the appropriate place insert—...
47.Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 1)
PART 2 Repeal of power to establish joint transport authorities
Consequential amendments relating to renaming of principal council audit committees
3.In section 81 (local authorities to appoint audit committees)—
4.In section 82 (membership)— (a) in subsection (1), after “of...
5.In section 83 (proceedings etc.)— (a) in subsection (1), for...
6.In section 84 (frequency of meetings)— (a) in subsection (1),...
8.In section 86 (termination of membership)— (a) in subsection (1),...
9.In section 87 (interpretation etc.), in subsection (2) omit the...
Transition committees of merging councils and restructuring councils
PART 3 Transition committees of merging councils and restructuring councils
5.Sub-committees of transition committees for merging councils or restructuring councils
6.Provision of funding, facilities and information etc. to transition committees for merging councils or restructuring councils
7.Transition committees for merging councils or restructuring councils: further provision
Restraints on transactions and recruitment etc. by merging councils and restructuring councils
Abolition of polls consequent on community meetings under the 1972 Act
2.Omit sections 33B and 33C (principal council’s response to a...
3.In section 150(7) (expenses of polls)— (a) omit, in the...
4.In section 243(3) (computation of time)— (a) omit “or community”;...
5.In Schedule 12, omit paragraphs 26A and 29A (response by...
6.(1) In Schedule 12, paragraph 34 (the making of decisions...
7.In paragraph 37 of Schedule 12 (lending of ballot boxes...
8.In paragraph 38 of Schedule 12 (offences) for “poll consequent...
9.In Schedule 12, omit paragraphs 38A and 38B (notification of...
Consequential amendments relating to merger and demerger of public services boards
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