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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Northern Ireland Statutory Rule: The Local Government (Remote Meetings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 No. 140
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Remote Meetings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on X Month 2024.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 2014 Act” means the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(1);
“council” means a district council;
“council meeting” means a meeting of—
a council;
an executive of a council (within the meaning of Part 6 of the 2014 Act);
a joint committee of two or more councils; and
a committee or sub-committee of anything within subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c).
“remote access” means the ability to attend or participate in a meeting by electronic means, including by telephone conference, video conference, live webcasts, and live interactive streaming; and
“remote attendance” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 2(2) and (3).
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