Arrangements for review by joint committees
22.—(1) Where a joint committee has power to make appointments to a sub-committee falling within section 17(4) of the 1989 Act it shall not be under a duty to review the representation of different political groups on that sub-committee at the times mentioned in section 15(1) of the 1989 Act but shall carry out such a review—
(a)as soon as practicable after its members are divided into different political groups; and
(b)as soon as practicable after any change in its membership pursuant to a review under section 15(1) of the 1989 Act.
(2) In paragraph (1) “joint committee” means a body described in paragraph 2(1)(h) of Schedule 1 to the 1989 Act.