SCHEDULES

I1C1SCHEDULE 1Political Balance on Local Authority Committees etc.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Sch. 1 partly in force; Sch. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 195(2); Sch. 1 in force for certain purposes at 16.1.1990 by S.I. 1989/2445, art. 4; Sch. 1 in force at 1.8.1990 as it applies in relation to England and Wales and in so far as it is not already in force by S.I. 1990/1552, art. 3.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Sch. 1 applied (with modifications) (8.5.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 57 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. Pt. 2

Construction of sections 15 to 17

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In sections 15 to 17 of this Act and this Schedule—

  • “advisory committee”, in relation to a relevant authority,means a committee appointed by the authority under section 102(4) of the M1Local Government Act 1972 or section 57(4) of the M2Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (advisory committees);

  • F1. . .

  • “membership”, in relation to a relevant authority, means the number of persons who are for the time being members of the authority, disregarding any person who is treated as continuing to be a member of the authority by virtue of section 3(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 (chairman to continue as a member until replaced);

  • “ordinary committee”—

    1. a

      in relation to any relevant authority in England and Wales, means the authority’s F2. . . social services committee or any other committee of the authority appointed under section 102(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972, not being a body to which section 15 of this Act applies by virtue of paragraph 2 above; and

    2. b

      in relation to any relevant authority in Scotland, means F3. . . any committee of the authority appointed under section 57(1)(a) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;

  • “relevant authority”—

    1. a

      in relation to England and Wales, means a local authority of any of the descriptions specified in F4paragraphs (a) to (c), (f) or (h) to (j) of section 21(1)of this Act; and

    2. b

      in relation to Scotland, means a local authority;

    and

  • “seat”, in relation to a body to which section 15 of this Act applies, means such a position as a member of that body as—

    1. a

      entitles the person holding the position to vote at meetings of the body on any question which falls to be decided at such a meeting; and

    2. b

      in the case of a position as member of an advisory committee or of a sub-committee appointed by an advisory committee, is not a position which the authority or committee have determined must be filled by the appointment of a person who is not a member of the authority.

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In this Schedule—

  • “ordinary sub-committee”—

    1. a

      in relation to any relevant authority in England and Wales, means any sub-committee of the authority’s F5. . . social services committee or any other sub-committee of that authority appointed under section102(1)(c) of the M3Local Government Act 1972 by an ordinary committee of that authority; and

    2. b

      in relation to any relevant authority in Scotland, means any sub-committee of an ordinary committee;

  • “social services committee”, in relation to any relevant authority in England and Wales, means any committee established by the authority under section 2 of the M4Local Authority Social Services Act 1970; F6. . .

  • F6. . ..

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References in this paragraph to voting include references to making use of a casting vote.