(1)In section 1 of the Local Government Act 2000 (meaning of “local authority” in Part 1 of that Act), at the end of subsection (1)(b) insert “or a community council”.
(2)In section 2 of that Act (promotion of well-being), insert the following after subsection (3B)—
“(3C)The community strategy for the area of a community council is the strategy referred to in subsection (3B) that is published by the county council or county borough council in whose area lies the community or communities for which the community council is established.”.
(3)In section 5 of that Act (power to amend or repeal enactments), insert the following after subsection (6)—
“(7)The reference to local authorities in subsection (1) does not include community councils.”.
(1)The Welsh Ministers may by order make modifications of any enactment if they consider that the enactment prevents or obstructs community councils from exercising their power under section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 2000 (promotion of well-being).
(2)The power under subsection (1) may be exercised in relation to—
(a)all community councils,
(b)particular community councils, or
(c)particular descriptions of community council.
(3)The power under subsection (1) includes a power to make modifications of an enactment for a particular period.
(1)This section applies to a community council for so long as the local authority in whose area it lies has not published a community strategy under section 39(4) of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009.
(2)Where this section applies to a community council, the reference in section 2(3C) of the Local Government Act 2000 to the community strategy for the area of the community council is to be read as a reference to the community strategy of the county council or county borough council under section 4 of that Act.