In these Regulations —

• “the 1972 Act” (“Deddf 1972”) means the Local Government Act 19722;

• “the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Local Government Act 2000;

• “alternative arrangements” (“trefniadau amgen”) means arrangements specified in regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales under section 32(1) of the 2000 Act;

• “board” (“bwrdd”) has the meaning given to it by the Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 20013;

• “chairperson” (“cadeirydd”) for the purposes of regulation 8(3) includes —

  1. a

     a chairman elected under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 19954, and

  2. b

     a chairman elected under paragraph 17 of Part III of the Schedule to any of the Fire Services Orders;

• “community committee member” (“aelod pwyllgor cymunedol”) means a member of a standards committee who is also a member of a community council within the area of the relevant authority concerned;

• “deputy chairperson” (“dirprwy gadeirydd”) includes —

  1. a

     a deputy chairman elected under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995, and

  2. b

     a vice-chairman elected under paragraph 17 of Part III of the Schedule to any of the Fire Services Orders;

• “executive arrangements” (“trefniadau gweithrediaeth”) means arrangements by a local authority —

  1. a

     for and in connection with the creation and operation of an executive of the authority, and

  2. b

     under which certain functions of the authority are the responsibility of the executive;

• “fire authority” (“awdurdod tân”) means a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the Fire Services Act 19475;

• “the Fire Services Orders” (“y Gorchmynion Gwasanaethau Tân”) means —

  1. a

     The North Wales Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 19956,

  2. b

     The Mid and West Wales Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 19957, and

  3. c

     The South Wales Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 19958;

• “independent member” (“aelod annibynnol”) means a member of a standards committee who is not —

  1. a

     a member,

  2. b

     an officer, or

  3. c

     the spouse of a member or an officer

  of the relevant authority concerned, any other relevant authority, or a community council.

• “lay panel member” (“aelod panel lleyg”) means a member of a panel established under regulation 15 who—

  1. a

     is not and has not been a member, co-opted member or officer, or

  2. b

     is not the spouse of a member or an officer

  of the relevant authority concerned, any other relevant authority or a community council;

• “leader and cabinet executive” (“gweithrediaeth arweinydd a chabinet”) means the form of executive arrangements specified in section 11(3) of the 2000 Act;

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county or county borough council;

• “mayor and cabinet executive” (“gweithrediaeth maer a chabinet”) means the form of executive arrangements specified in either —

  1. a

     section 11(2), or

  2. b

     section 11(4)

  of the 2000 Act;

• “member” (“aelod”), unless the context otherwise requires, means —

  1. a

     in the case of a local authority, an elected member of that authority, and

  2. b

     in the case of a National Park authority or fire authority a member appointed to that authority under either —

     1. i

        the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995, or

     2. ii

        any of the Fire Services Orders;

• “National Park authority” (“awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol”) means a National Park authority established under section 63 of the Environment Act 19959;

• “panel member” (“aelod panel”) means a member of a panel established under regulation 15.

• “proper officer” (“swyddog priodol”) has the meaning given by section 270(3) of the 1972 Act;

• “relevant authority” (“awdurdod perthnasol”) means —

  1. a

     a county council,

  2. b

     a county borough council,

  3. c

     a National Park authority, and

  4. d

     a fire authority;

• “standards committee” (“pwyllgor safonau”), unless the context otherwise requires, means a standards committee of a relevant authority and includes a sub- committee of a standards committee;

• “sub-committee of a standards committee” (“is- bwyllgor i bwyllgor safonau”) means a sub- committee appointed by a standards committee of a local authority under section 56 of the 2000 Act.