4.—(1) Executive arrangements(1) by a district council to which section 21E of the 2000 Act applies may enable any of their overview and scrutiny committees to make reports and recommendations to the related county council, or that council’s executive, which relate to any local improvement target which—
(a)relates to a relevant partner authority, and
(b)is specified in a local area agreement of the county council.
(2) Where a report or any recommendation is made pursuant to such executive arrangements, regulations 5 to 7 shall have effect.
See section 10 of the 2000 Act for the definition of “executive arrangements” for the purposes of Part 2 of that Act.