(1)A person who—
(a)is a member of a committee appointed under section 18(1) by a council and is not a member of that council; or
(b)is a member of a joint committee appointed under section 19(1) by 2 or more councils and is not a member of any of those councils; or
(c)is a member of a sub-committee appointed under section 18(4) or 19(4) by such a committee as is mentioned in paragraph ( a) or ( b) and is not a member of the council, or one of the councils, which appointed that committee,
shall for all purposes be treated as a non-voting member of that committee, joint committee or, as the case may be, sub-committee.
(2)Where a person is treated by virtue of this section as a non-voting member of any committee, joint committee or sub-committee, he shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the committee, joint committee or sub-committee on any question which falls to be decided at that meeting.
(3)In this section any reference to voting includes a reference to making use of a casting vote.]