Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

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9E+WIn section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer)—

(a)in subsection (1B)—

(i)omit “and Wales”;

(ii)omit paragraph (b);

(b)after subsection (1B) insert—

(1BA)The officer designated under subsection (1)(a) above by a relevant authority which is the council of a county or county borough in Wales may not be the authority's chief executive.;

[F1(c)for subsection (3)(a) substitute—

(a)in preparing a report under this section to consult so far as practicable with—

(i)in the case of a relevant authority which is the council of a county or county borough in Wales, the person who is for the time being the authority’s chief executive and with their chief finance officer;

(ii)in the case of a relevant authority which is a corporate joint committee, the person who is for the time being appointed as the authority’s chief executive and with their chief finance officer;

(iii)in the case of any other relevant authority, the person who is for the time being designated as the head of the authority’s paid service under section 4 above and with their chief finance officer;]