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The Standards Committees (Wales) Regulations 2001

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30.—(1) Where a relevant authority has —

(a)established a standards committee before the date on which these Regulations come into force, and

(b)the membership of that committee at the date on which these Regulations come into force includes one or more independent members

the following paragraphs shall apply.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, such a relevant authority may allow such an independent member to continue as a member for whichever is the shorter of the following periods —

(a)five years from the date on which these Regulations come into force, or

(b)until the term of office of that independent member comes to an end.

(3) Paragraph (2) above shall not apply where —

(a)a relevant authority does not consider that the appointment process for any such independent member was sufficient to guarantee the independence of that member, or

(b)any such independent member would not meet the requirements of the definition of an independent member for the purposes of these Regulations.

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