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          <Strong>PART 5</Strong>
        </Number><Title>COLLABORATIVE WORKING BY PRINCIPAL COUNCILS</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/part/5/chapter/5/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/part/5/chapter/5" NumberOfProvisions="13" RestrictStartDate="2021-01-21" id="part-5-chapter-5"><Number>CHAPTER 5</Number><Title>FURTHER PROVISION RELATING TO CORPORATE JOINT COMMITTEES AND JOINT COMMITTEE REGULATIONS</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/part/5/chapter/5/crossheading/amendment-and-revocation-of-joint-committee-regulations/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/part/5/chapter/5/crossheading/amendment-and-revocation-of-joint-committee-regulations" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictStartDate="2021-01-21" id="part-5-chapter-5-crossheading-amendment-and-revocation-of-joint-committee-regulations"><Title><Emphasis>Amendment and revocation of joint committee regulations</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2021-01-21"><Title>Conditions to be met before amending joint committee regulations: application required from principal councils</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/81/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/81" id="section-81"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">81</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/81/1/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/81/1" id="section-81-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The conditions mentioned in section 80(2)(a) and (b) are as follows.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/81/2/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/81/2" id="section-81-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The first condition is that the Welsh Ministers have received an application under section 78 to amend the joint committee regulations.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/81/3/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/81/3" id="section-81-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The second condition is that the Welsh Ministers have consulted such persons as they consider appropriate on a draft of the regulations.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/81/4/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/81/4" id="section-81-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The third condition is that the principal councils which made the application have each given consent in writing to the regulations being made.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/81/5/2021-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/81/5" id="section-81-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The fourth condition is that, if the conditions in subsections (2) to (4) are satisfied and the Welsh Ministers intend to make the regulations, they have given notice of their intention to the corporate joint committee.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>