11.—(1) In Schedule 4, in paragraph 1—
(a)omit ““council manager” (“rheolwr cyngor”),”; and
(b)for “and monitoring officer” (“swyddog monitro”)” substitute “, “monitoring officer” (“swyddog monitro”) and “head of democratic services” (“pennaeth gwasanaethau democrataidd”)”.
(2) In Schedule 4—
(a)the existing text of paragraph 2 becomes paragraph 2(1) of that paragraph;
(b)in paragraph 2(1)—
(i)omit “(unless the head of the authority’s paid service is also a council manager of the relevant authority)”; and
(ii)for “or its chief finance officer” substitute “, its chief finance officer, its head of democratic services or any officer referred to in sub-paragraph (2)”;
(c)after paragraph 2(1) insert—
“(2) An officer in relation to whom disciplinary action is proposed where—
(a)the officer was, but at the time of the proposed disciplinary action no longer is, an officer referred to in sub-paragraph (1); and
(b)the alleged misconduct or, as the case may be, the reason for the proposal for dismissal, occurred during the period when the officer was an officer referred to in sub-paragraph (1).”