The Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) Order 1974

Joint boards

20.—(1) Subject to the express provision of this or any other order made (whether before or after this order) under the Act, paragraphs (2) and (3) shall have effect where by section 263(1) of the Act a joint board continues in existence on and after 1st April 1974.

(2) Any council who on the application of section 262(4) of the Act will be a constituent member of the joint board may appoint the number of members of the board which on such application they are empowered to appoint, to hold office until the dates on which the existing members of the board who on the application of that provision and the following sub-paragraph would otherwise have been the representatives of the council would normally have retired, and if new members are so appointed the said existing members shall retire.

Subject to the preceding sub-paragraph, no provision in the order constituting the joint board for the retirement of members of the joint board if they cease to be members of the authority by whom they were appointed shall apply to an existing member of the joint board who ceases to be a member of the authority by whom he was appointed by reason only of the abolition of that authority by section 1(10) or 20(6) of the Act.

(3) Where a part only of the area of a constituent council of the joint board (being a county council or a district council) is comprised in the area of the joint board, the expenses of the joint board shall be special expenses chargeable only on that part.