The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) (Chief Executives) Regulations 2022

The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2006 E+W

3.—(1) The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(2) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “chief officer”, for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) its chief executive;”;

(b) omit the definition of “head of the authority’s paid service”;

(c) in the appropriate place, insert—

““chief executive” (“prif weithredwr”) means the person appointed as chief executive under section 54 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;”.

(3) In regulation 7(2)(a)(3) (standing orders relating to staff), for “head of the authority’s paid service” substitute “authority’s chief executive”.

(4) In regulation 8(1)(4) (standing orders in respect of disciplinary action), for “head of the authority’s paid service” substitute “authority’s chief executive”.

(5) For regulation 9(1A)(a)(5) (investigation of alleged misconduct) substitute—

“(a) the authority’s chief executive;”.

(6) In Part 1 of Schedule 3(6) (authority with mayor and cabinet executive)—

(a) in paragraph 2, for the words from “the officer designated” to the end, substitute “the person appointed as the authority’s chief executive or by an officer nominated by the authority’s chief executive”;

(b) for paragraph 3(1)(a) substitute—

“(a) the person appointed as the authority’s chief executive;”;

(c) in paragraph 4(1), for “an officer designated as the head of the authority’s paid service” substitute “a person appointed as the authority’s chief executive”.

(7) In Part 2 of Schedule 3(7) (authority with leader and cabinet executive)—

(a) in paragraph 2, for the words from “the officer designated” to the end, substitute “the person appointed as the authority’s chief executive or by an officer nominated by the authority’s chief executive”;

(b) for paragraph 3(1)(a) substitute—

“(a) the person appointed as the authority’s chief executive;”;

(c) in paragraph 4(1), for “an officer designated as the head of the authority’s paid service” substitute “a person appointed as the authority’s chief executive”.

(8) In Schedule 4(8) (provisions to be incorporated in standing orders in respect of disciplinary action)—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “head of the authority’s paid service” (“pennaeth gwasanaeth taledig yr awdurdod”) substitute ““chief executive” (“prif weithredwr”)”;

(b) in paragraph 2(1), for “the head of the authority’s paid service” substitute “the authority’s chief executive”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 5.5.2022, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 2006/1275 (W. 121).

(2)

To which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

Regulation 7 was substituted by regulation 6 of S.I. 2014/1514 (W. 155).

(4)

Regulation 8 was amended by regulation 7 of S.I. 2014/1514.

(5)

Regulation 9(1A) was substituted by regulation 8 of S.I. 2014/1514.

(6)

Part 1 of Schedule 3 was amended by regulation 10(1) of S.I. 2014/1514.

(7)

Part 2 of Schedule 3 was amended by regulation 10(2) of S.I. 2014/1514.

(8)

Schedule 4 was amended by regulation 11 of S.I. 2014/1514.