Local Government Act 1972

[F1 [F2 100E Application to committees and sub-committees. E+W

(1) Sections 100A to 100D above shall apply in relation to a committee or sub-committee of a principal council as they apply in relation to a principal council.

[F3 (1A) But in section 100A, subsections (5A), (7A) to (7F) and (9) do not apply to a committee which is appointed or established jointly by one or more principal councils in England and one or more principal councils in Wales, or a sub-committee of such a committee.]

(2) In the application by virtue of this section of sections 100A to [F4 100D] [F4 100C] above in relation to a committee or sub-committee—

(a) section 100A(6)(a) shall be taken to have been complied with if the notice is [F5 given by posting it at the time there mentioned at the offices of every constituent principal council and, if the meeting of the committee or sub-committee to which that section so applies is to be held at premises other than the offices of such a council, at those premises] [F5 published electronically on the website of every constituent council];

(b) [F6 for the purposes of section 100A(6)(c), premises belonging to a constituent principal council shall be treated as belonging to the committee or sub-committee; F7 ...]

[F8 (ba) the requirement in sections 100A(6)(aa), 100BA(1), 100C(1A) and (1C) and 100D(1)(c) to publish a document electronically is complied with if it is published electronically by every constituent principal council;

(bb) the requirement in sections 100C(1A) and 100D(2A)(a) for a document to remain accessible electronically is complied with if the document remains accessible on the website of every constituent principal council; and]

(c) [F9 for the purposes of sections 100B(1), 100C(1) and 100D(1) [F10 and (2A)(b)], offices of any constituent principal council shall be treated as offices of the committee or sub-committee.]

(3) Any reference in this Part to a committee or sub-committee of a principal council is a reference to—

(a) a committee which is constituted under an enactment specified in section 101(9) below or which is appointed by one or more principal councils under section 102 below; or

(b) a joint committee not falling within paragraph (a) above which is appointed or established under any enactment by two or more principal councils and is not a body corporate; or

[F11 (bba) a committee in place by virtue of section 107D(3)(c)(ii) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

(bbb) a joint committee in place by virtue of section 107E of that Act;]

[F12 (bb) the Navigation Committee of the Broads Authority; or]

(c) a sub-committee appointed or established under any enactment by one or more committees falling within [F13 paragraphs (a) to (bb)] above.

(4) Any reference in this Part to a constituent principal council, in relation to a committee or sub-committee, is a reference—

(a) in the case of a committee, to the principal council, or any of the principal councils, of which it is a committee; and

(b) in the case of a sub-committee, to any principal council which, by virtue of paragraph (a) above, is a constituent principal council in relation to the committee, or any of the committees, which established or appointed the sub-committee.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. VA (ss. 100A–100K) inserted by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 1(1)

F2 Pt. VA (ss. 100A–100K) inserted by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 1(1)

F3 S. 100E(1A) inserted (6.8.2014) by The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2095), regs. 1, 4(7)

F4 Word in s. 100E(2) substituted (temp.) (W.) (22.4.2020) by virtue of The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/442), regs. 1(3), 21(6)(a) (with reg. 19)

F5 Words in s. 100E(2)(a) substituted (temp.) (W.) (22.4.2020) by virtue of The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/442), regs. 1(3), 21(6)(b) (with reg. 19)

F6 S. 100E(2)(b) omitted (temp.) (W.) (22.4.2020) by virtue of The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/442), regs. 1(3), 21(6)(c) (with reg. 19)

F7 Word in s. 100E(2) omitted (1.5.2021) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 4 para. 13(a); S.I. 2021/354, reg. 2(c) (with reg. 3)

F8 S. 100E(2)(ba)(bb) inserted (1.5.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 4 para. 13(b); S.I. 2021/354, reg. 2(c) (with reg. 3)

F9 S. 100E(2)(c) omitted (temp.) (W.) (22.4.2020) by virtue of The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/442), regs. 1(3), 21(6)(c) (with reg. 19)

F10 Words in s. 100E(2)(c) inserted (1.5.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 4 para. 13(c); S.I. 2021/354, reg. 2(c) (with reg. 3)

F11 S. 100E(3)(bba)(bbb) inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 5 para. 2

F12 S. 100E(3)(bb) inserted by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1),ss. 21, 23(2), 27(2), Sch. 6 para. 10(4)

F13 Words substituted by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1),ss. 21, 23(2), 27(2), Sch. 6 para. 10(4)