42.—(1) The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(3)(d) (commencement of certain provisions) omit “11,”.
(3) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)omit the definition of “National Park Authority”;
(b)in the definition of “the Snowdonia member” for “regulation 8” substitute “regulation 8(1)”;
(c)in the appropriate places insert—
““the Snowdonia National Park Authority” (“Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri”) means the authority established for that National Park by the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2803)”;
““substitute member” (“aelod dirprwyol”) means a person appointed under regulation 7(2) or 8(3)”.
(4) In regulation 8(2B)(a), after “agree” insert “unanimously”.
(5) In regulation 9(2)(b), after “members” insert “entitled to vote on the decision”.
(6) After regulation 9 insert—
9A.—(1) A person is disqualified for being co-opted as a member of the North Wales CJC if the person—
(a)holds a paid office or employment, appointment or election to which is or may be made or confirmed by—
(i)the North Wales CJC;
(ii)a sub-committee of the North Wales CJC;
(iii)a holder of a paid office or employment of the kind described in paragraph (i) or (ii), or
(b)is disqualified under section 80B of the Local Government Act 1972 for being a member of—
(i)a constituent council;
(ii)the Snowdonia National Park Authority.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is disqualified for being a member of a corporate joint committee under section 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (disqualification by virtue of holding politically restricted post).”
(7) In paragraph 5(a) of the Schedule, for paragraph (i) substitute—
“(i)regulation 8(2B);
(ia)regulation 17, or”.
(8) After paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule, insert—
“(3A) A procedure adopted under this paragraph may include provision for a council member or the Snowdonia member of the North Wales CJC to vote by proxy.”