The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Access to meetings of certain local authorities and related documents

22.—(1) Paragraph 41 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act is to be read, in relation to any local authority to which that paragraph applies (by virtue of any enactment), as if—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “sub-paragraph (2)” there were inserted “or (2A)”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (2) there were inserted—

“(2A) Notwithstanding anything in any enactment or rule of law to the contrary, the minutes of the proceedings of a meeting of a local authority held after the Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 come into force and before 1 May 2021 may be drawn up in a document, and that document must be authenticated by the person who presided at that meeting; and any minute purporting to be so authenticated must be received in evidence without further proof.”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (3), after “signed” there were inserted “or authenticated”.

(2) Paragraph 44(2) of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act is to be read, in relation to any local authority to which that paragraph applies (by virtue of any enactment), as if after “signed” there were inserted “, or authenticated,”.