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          <Strong>PART 3</Strong>
        </Number><Title>PROMOTING ACCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/part/3/chapter/4/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/part/3/chapter/4" NumberOfProvisions="9" RestrictEndDate="2021-03-04" RestrictStartDate="2021-01-21" id="part-3-chapter-4" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Number>CHAPTER 4</Number><Title>LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2021-01-21" ConfersPower="true" BlanketAmendment="true"><Title>Regulations about conduct of local authority meetings, documents relating to meetings and publication of information</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50" id="section-50"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">50</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/1/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/1" id="section-50-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for and in connection with requirements concerning notices and other documents relating to local authority meetings and concerning the conduct of such meetings.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/2" id="section-50-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, include provision about—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/a/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/a" id="section-50-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the production of notices and other documents relating to local authority meetings;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/b/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/b" id="section-50-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the publication and dissemination of such notices and documents;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/c/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/c" id="section-50-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the content of such notices and documents;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/d/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/d" id="section-50-2-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>rights of access to such notices and documents;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/e/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/e" id="section-50-2-e"><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the keeping of documents relating to local authority meetings;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/f/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/f" id="section-50-2-f"><Pnumber>f</Pnumber><P3para><Text>arrangements relating to the holding of local authority meetings;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/g/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/2/g" id="section-50-2-g"><Pnumber>g</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the recording of decisions made at such meetings.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/3/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/3" id="section-50-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Welsh Ministers may also by regulations make provision for and in connection with the publication by local authorities of, and rights of access to, information setting out details about—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/3/a/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/3/a" id="section-50-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>members of the authority and its committees and sub-committees;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/3/b/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/3/b" id="section-50-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>rights to attend local authority meetings and to access documents;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/3/c/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/3/c" id="section-50-3-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the exercise of powers of a local authority by its officers.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/4/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/4" id="section-50-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Regulations under this section may amend, modify, repeal or revoke any enactment.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/50/5/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/50/5" id="section-50-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section—</Text><UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition"><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-local-authority">local authority</Term>” (“<Term id="term-awdurdod-lleol"><Emphasis>awdurdod lleol</Emphasis></Term>”) means—</Text></Para><OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens"><ListItem NumberOverride="a"><Para><Text>a principal council;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="b"><Para><Text>a community council;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="c"><Para><Text>a fire and rescue authority for an area in Wales;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="d"><Para><Text>a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="e"><Para><Text>a joint board which—</Text></Para><OrderedList Type="roman" Decoration="parens"><ListItem NumberOverride="i"><Para><Text>is constituted under any enactment as a body corporate, and</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="ii"><Para><Text>discharges functions of two or more principal councils;</Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="f"><Para><Text>a port health authority for a port health district in Wales constituted under section 2 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22);</Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-local-authority-meeting">local authority meeting</Term>” (“<Term id="term-cyfarfod-awdurdod-lleol"><Emphasis>cyfarfod awdurdod lleol</Emphasis></Term>”) means a meeting of—</Text></Para><OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens"><ListItem NumberOverride="a"><Para><Text>a local authority;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="b"><Para><Text>where the local authority is a principal council, its executive;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="c"><Para><Text>a joint committee of two or more local authorities;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem NumberOverride="d"><Para><Text>a committee or sub-committee of anything within paragraphs (a) to (c).</Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></ListItem></UnorderedList></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>