xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"

PART 5Financial matters

Requirement to maintain general fund

15.—(1) After regulation 17 of the Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 (funding of budget requirement) insert—

General Fund

17A.(1) The Mid Wales CJC must establish and maintain a fund to be known as the Mid Wales CJC’s general fund.

(2) Any sums received by the Mid Wales CJC (including sums received under regulation 17(1) or (2)) must be paid into its general fund.

(3) All payments made by the Mid Wales CJC must be made out of its general fund.

(4) The Mid Wales CJC must keep an account of receipts paid into, and payments made out of, its general fund.

(5) Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to any sums to be paid into, or out of, an external fund within the meaning given by section 17 of the Local Government Act 2003 (external funds).

(2) After regulation 17 of the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 (funding of budget requirement) insert—

General Fund

17A.(1) The North Wales CJC must establish and maintain a fund to be known as the North Wales CJC’s general fund.

(2) Any sums received by the North Wales CJC (including sums received under regulation 17(1) or (2)) must be paid into its general fund.

(3) All payments made by the North Wales CJC must be made out of its general fund.

(4) The North Wales CJC must keep an account of receipts paid into, and payments made out of, its general fund.

(5) Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to any sums to be paid into, or out of, an external fund within the meaning given by section 17 of the Local Government Act 2003 (external funds).

(3) After regulation 17 of the South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 (funding of budget requirement) insert—

General Fund

17A.(1) The South East Wales CJC must establish and maintain a fund to be known as the South East Wales CJC’s general fund.

(2) Any sums received by the South East Wales CJC (including sums received under regulation 17(1) or (2)) must be paid into its general fund.

(3) All payments made by the South East Wales CJC must be made out of its general fund.

(4) The South East Wales CJC must keep an account of receipts paid into, and payments made out of, its general fund.

(5) Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to any sums to be paid into, or out of, an external fund within the meaning given by section 17 of the Local Government Act 2003 (external funds).

(4) After regulation 17 of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 (funding of budget requirement) insert—

General Fund

17A.(1) The South West Wales CJC must establish and maintain a fund to be known as the South West Wales CJC’s general fund.

(2) Any sums received by the South West Wales CJC (including sums received under regulation 17(1) or (2)) must be paid into its general fund.

(3) All payments made by the South West Wales CJC must be made out of its general fund.

(4) The South West Wales CJC must keep an account of receipts paid into, and payments made out of, its general fund.

(5) Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to any sums to be paid into, or out of, an external fund within the meaning given by section 17 of the Local Government Act 2003 (external funds).

Public supply or works contracts

16.  In Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 1988(1) (public supply or works contracts: the public authorities), at the end of the list headed “Public authorities” insert—

A corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.

Payments by Welsh Ministers towards indebtedness

17.  In section 39(7) of the 2003 Act (payments towards local authority indebtedness), for paragraph (b) substitute—

(b)in relation to Wales—

(i)a county council,

(ii)a county borough council, or

(iii)a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.

Insurance against accidents

18.  After section 140C of the 1972 Act insert—

140D    Application of sections 140, 140A and 140C to corporate joint committees

Sections 140, 140A and 140C (apart from subsection (4) of that section) apply to a corporate joint committee as they apply to a local authority.

Subscriptions to local government associations

19.  In section 143(2) of the 1972 Act (miscellaneous), after “Common Council” insert “and a corporate joint committee”.