SCHEDULE 3Minor and consequential amendments relating to local authority governance in England
Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)
72
(1)
Schedule 1 (executive arrangements: further provision) is amended as follows.
(2)
In the heading of the Schedule (executive arrangements: further provision) after “arrangements” insert “in Wales”.
(3)
In paragraph 1(9) for “In the case of a local authority in Wales, the” substitute “The”.
(4)
Omit paragraph 1A and the heading immediately before it.
(5)
In paragraph 6(1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”.
(6)
Omit paragraph 7.
(7)
In paragraph 8—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (1) omit—
(i)
“Welsh”, and
(ii)
“in Wales”,
(b)
in sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (7) omit “Welsh”, and
(c)
in sub-paragraphs (4) and (7) for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Welsh Ministers”.
(8)
In paragraph 9—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (4) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”,
(b)
in sub-paragraph (5)(f) for “Secretary of State considers” substitute “Welsh Ministers consider”,
(c)
in sub-paragraph (6)(a)—
(i)
for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”, and
(ii)
for “he considers” substitute “they consider”, and
(d)
in sub-paragraph (6)(b) for “Secretary of State makes” substitute “Welsh Ministers make”.
(9)
In paragraph 10 omit “7,”.
(10)
In paragraph 11 for “7” substitute “8”.
(11)
In paragraph 11A for “7 to” substitute “8 and”.
(12)
Omit paragraphs 12 to 14 and the italic heading immediately before paragraph 12 (overview and scrutiny committees: voting rights of co-opted members).