Citation, commencement and interpretation
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).