Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011
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84Frequency of meetingsW
(1)[F1A governance and] audit committee must meet once in every calendar year.
(2)The [F2governance and] audit committee of a local authority must also meet if—
(a)the local authority resolves that the committee should meet, or
(b)at least one-third of the members of the committee requisition a meeting by one or more notices in writing given to the person who chairs the committee.
[F3(2A)If two or more members of a governance and audit committee are members of the executive who share office, those members together count only as one member of the committee for the purposes of subsection (2)(b).]
(3)It is the duty of the person who chairs [F4a governance and] audit committee to secure that meetings of the committee are held as required by subsections (1) and (2).
(4)This section does not prevent [F5a governance and] audit committee from meeting otherwise than as required by this section.
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F1Words in s. 84(1) substituted (1.4.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 10 para. 6(a); S.I. 2021/297, reg. 2(h)
F2Words in s. 84(2) inserted (1.4.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 10 para. 6(b); S.I. 2021/297, reg. 2(h)
F3S. 84(2A) inserted (13.5.2022) by The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Job-sharing and Assistants to the Executive) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/533), regs. 1(2), 2(7)
F4Words in s. 84(3) substituted (1.4.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 10 para. 6(c); S.I. 2021/297, reg. 2(h)
F5Words in s. 84(4) substituted (1.4.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 10 para. 6(d); S.I. 2021/297, reg. 2(h)
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I1S. 84 in force at 30.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1187, art. 2(1)(j)
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