The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (Wales) Regulations 2022

Miscellaneous provisions in other enactments

Duty to prepare and publish a constitution etc.

44.  After section 37(4) of the 2000 Act (local authority constitution) insert—

“(5) This section applies to a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 as it applies to a local authority which are operating executive arrangements and in that application—

(a) references to a “local authority” or “authority” are to be read as references to a corporate joint committee;

(b) subsection (2) is to be treated as if it were omitted;

(c) the references in subsection (4) to “members and co-opted members” are to be read as references to members of a corporate joint committee.”

Research and the collection of information

45.  For section 141(3) of the 1972 Act (research and collection of information) substitute—

“(3) This section has effect—

(a) in relation to a principal council in Wales—

(i) as if any reference to a council were a reference to the principal council, and

(ii) as if any reference to a county were a reference to the principal area;

(b) in relation to a corporate joint committee—

(i) as if any reference to a council were a reference to the corporate joint committee,

(ii) as if any reference to a county were a reference to the area specified as the corporate joint committee’s area in regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 establishing the corporate joint committee, and

(iii) as if any reference to any other local authority in the county were a reference to any local authority in the corporate joint committee’s area.”

Restrictions on disclosing information under health and safety legislation

46.  In section 28(6) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1) (restrictions on disclosure of information), after “include” insert “a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021,”.

Publication of information in accordance with code of practice issued under section 2 of the 1980 Act

47.  In section 2(1) of the 1980 Act (duty of authorities to publish information), after paragraph (ha) insert—

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

Land held by a corporate joint committee

48.  In the 1980 Act—

(a) in section 99(4) (directions to dispose of land), after paragraph (aa) insert—

“(ab) a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;”

(b) in Schedule 16 (bodies to whom Part 10 applies), after paragraph 1A insert—

“1B.   A corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.”

Right to family absence

49.  In section 33 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011(2) (interpretation of Part 2), in the appropriate place insert—

““local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) includes a corporate joint committee;”.

Paid office or employment to which disqualification for being a member applies

50.  In section 80C(1) of the 1972 Act (paid office or employment to which disqualification applies)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (c) omit “or”;

(b) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) a corporate joint committee established in relation to the area of the local authority; or”;

(c) in paragraph (d) for “or (c)” substitute “,(c) or (ca)”.

(1)

1974 c. 37.

(2)

2011 nawm 4.