Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

Attendance at local authority meetings: amendments consequential on section 47

23 (1) In Part 4 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act (community council meetings), in paragraph 29 for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) The manner of voting at meetings of a community council is to be decided by the council, but (if a vote is necessary on the question) the proper officer is to determine the manner of voting on that decision; if agreement cannot be reached, the proper officer is to determine the manner of voting on all other matters.”

(2) In the 2011 Measure, omit section 4 (remote attendance at meetings).

(3) In the 2013 Act, omit section 59 (remote attendance at meetings of principal councils).

(4) In the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Functions and Responsibilities) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/399), in Schedule 1 (functions not to be the responsibility of an executive), in the table in Part I (miscellaneous functions), after paragraph 18 insert—

“19 Duty to make arrangements for holding meetings of a principal council or its executive

Section 47(1) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”