PART 2Executive officers

Chief finance officer

Reporting functions of chief finance officerI16

1

The 1988 Act is amended as follows.

2

In section 114 (functions of a responsible officer as regards reports), in subsection (3A)—

a

in paragraph (a), after “Local Government and Housing Act 1989” insert “or, in the case of a corporate joint committee, the person who is for the time being appointed as the authority’s chief executive”;

b

in paragraph (b), for “that Act” substitute “the Local Government and Housing Act 1989”.

3

In section 115 (authorities’ duties as regards reports), after subsection (4A) insert—

4B

In the case of a corporate joint committee, regulation 13 of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (arrangements for the discharge of functions) does not apply to the duty under subsection (2).