7.—(1) The existing text of regulation 8 (standing orders in respect of disciplinary action) becomes regulation 8(1).
(2) In regulation 8(1) for “or its chief finance officer” substitute “, its chief finance officer, its head of democratic services or any officer referred to in paragraph (2)”.
(3) After regulation 8(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 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 paragraph (1).”