C1C2Part III Conduct of local government members and employees
Pt. III applied (22.7.2004) by The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1777), arts. 1, 14(1)
Chapter I Conduct of members
Standards committees
54AF1Sub-committees of standards committees
1
A standards committee of a relevant authority may appoint one or more sub-committees for the purpose of discharging any of the committee’s functions, whether or not to the exclusion of the committee.
2
Subsection (1) does not apply to functions under section 55 or 56.
3
A sub-committee under subsection (1) shall be appointed from among the members of the standards committee by which it is appointed.
4
As regards sub-committees appointed under subsection (1) by a standards committee of a relevant authority in England or of a police authority in Wales—
a
regulations under section 53(6)(a) and (c) to (g) may make provision in relation to such sub-committees, and
b
sections 53(7), (8) and (10) and 54(4) and (6) apply in relation to such sub-committees as they apply in relation to standards committees.
5
As regards sub-committees appointed under subsection (1) by a standards committee of a relevant authority in Wales other than a police authority—
a
regulations under section 53(11) may make provision in relation to such sub-committees, and
b
section 54(5) and (7) apply in relation to such sub-committees as they apply in relation to standards committees.
6
Subject to any provision made by regulations under section 53(6)(a) or (11)(a) (as applied by this section)—
a
the number of members of a sub-committee under subsection (1), and
b
the term of office of those members,
are to be fixed by the standards committee by which the sub-committee is appointed.
Pt. III applied (22.7.2004) by The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1778), arts. 1, 14(1)