9. In section 95(7) of the 2003 Act (power to trade in function-related activities through a company), in the definition of “relevant authority”, after paragraph (aa) insert—
“(aaa)a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;”.
10. In section 67(3) of the 1989 Act (application of Part relating to companies in which local authorities have an interest), after paragraph (aa) insert—
“(ab)a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;”.
11. In section 212(7) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007(1) (entities controlled etc. by local authorities), in the definition of “local authority”, in paragraph (a), after “commissioner” insert “but including a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”.
12. The Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994(2) is amended as follows—
(a)in section 70 (functions of local authorities)(3)—
(i)after subsection (1ZB) insert—
“(1ZC) In its application to a local authority which is a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, subsection (1) has effect as if for paragraph (b) there were substituted—
“(b)which by virtue of regulation 13 of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 may be exercised by an officer of the authority;””;
(ii)after subsection (5) insert—
“(5A) In its application to a local authority which is a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, subsection (5) has effect as if the references to arrangements under section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 were references to arrangements under regulation 13 of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021.”;
(b)in section 79B (meaning of local authority: Wales)(4), after paragraph (d) insert—
“(da)a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;”.
13. In regulation 6 of the Local Authorities (Contracts) Regulations 1997 (matters to be dealt with in manner prescribed)(5), after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) In its application to the Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee established by the Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(6), paragraph (1) is to be read as if the references to section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972 were references to regulation 14 of those Regulations.
(4) In its application to the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee established by the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(7), paragraph (1) is to be read as if the references to section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972 were references to regulation 14 of those Regulations.
(5) In its application to the South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee established by the South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(8), paragraph (1) is to be read as if the references to section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972 were references to regulation 14 of those Regulations.
(6) In its application to the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee established by the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(9), paragraph (1) is to be read as if the references to section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972 were references to regulation 14 of those Regulations.”
14. In section 11(4)(a) of the Trustee Investments Act 1961(10) (local authority investment schemes), after “Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004” insert “, a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”.
Section 70 has been amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), the Public Bodies Act 2011 (c. 24), the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) and S.I. 2002/808 (W. 89).
Section 79B has been amended by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), and the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13).
S.I. 1997/2862. Those Regulations have been amended by S.I. 2000/1033 and S.I. 2001/723.