The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Article 14 (audit committees)

16.  In article 14 (audit committees)—

(a) in paragraph (1) after “authority” insert “or, as the case may be, combined county authority,”;

(b) in paragraph (2) for “the combined” in both places those words occur, substitute “that”;

(c) in paragraph (3), after “authority” insert “or, as the case may be, combined county authority,”;

(d) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “, co-opted member” substitute “or substitute member”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) is not a member, co-opted member or officer of a principal council or a parish council whose area is within the area of the authority;”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (d)—

(aa) in paragraph (i) for “, co-opted member” substitute “or substitute member”;

(bb) for paragraph (ii) substitute—

“(ii) a member, co-opted member or officer of a principal council or a parish council whose area is within the area of the authority.”;

(e) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) after “authority” insert “or, as the case may be, combined county authority,”;

(ii) in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) for “the combined” substitute “that”;

(f) in paragraph (7), after “authority” insert “or, as the case may be, combined county authority,”.