F1C1Part IIIA Access to Meetings and Documents of Local Authorities, Committees and Sub-Committees

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Pt. IIIA extended (with modifications.) (8.9.2000) by 2000 asp 10, s. 9, Sch. 2 para. 12; S.S.I. 2000/312, art. 2

C250F Additional rights of access to documents for members of local authorities.

1

Any document which is in the possession or under the control of a local authority and contains material which relates to any business to be transacted or proceedings at a meeting of—

a

the authority or of a committee or sub-committee of the authority; or

b

a statutory committee appointed by the authority, or any sub-committee of that committee,

shall, subject to subsection (2) below, be open to inspection by any member of the authority and, in the case of a committee or sub-committee, by any other member of the committee or sub-committee.

2

Where it appears to the proper officer that a document discloses exempt information of a description for the time being falling within any of paragraphs 1 to 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 14 of Part I of Schedule 7A to this Act, subsection (1) above does not require the document to be open to inspection.

3

The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (2) above—

a

by adding to the descriptions of exempt information to which that subsection refers for the time being; or

b

by removing any description of exempt information to which it refers for the time being.

4

Any statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (3) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

5

The rights conferred by this section on a member of a local authority are in addition to any other rights he may have apart from this section.