Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Act 2025

PART 4 DELEGATION

Committees and sub-committees

8 (1) The Authority may establish committees and sub-committees.

(2) A committee established under this paragraph may establish sub-committees.

(3) A committee or sub-committee established under this paragraph may include persons who are not members of the Authority or members of its staff, but such persons are not entitled to vote at meetings of the committee or sub-committee (as the case may be).

(4) The Authority may pay such remuneration, expenses and allowances as the Welsh Ministers may determine to any person who—

(a) is a member of a committee or sub-committee established under this paragraph, but

(b) is not a member of the Authority, or a member of its staff.

Delegation

9 (1) The Authority may delegate any of its functions to any of its—

(a) committees,

(b) sub-committees (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)),

(c) members, or

(d) members of staff.

(2) A committee of the Authority may delegate any function exercisable by it to—

(a) a sub-committee of the Authority (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)),

(b) a member of the Authority, or

(c) a member of the Authority’s staff.

(3) A sub-committee of the Authority (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)) may delegate any function exercisable by it to—

(a) a member of the Authority, or

(b) a member of the Authority’s staff.

(4) The Authority may—

(a) direct a committee or sub-committee of the Authority that it may not delegate a function specified in the direction;

(b) direct a committee or sub-committee of the Authority to vary or revoke any delegation specified in the direction;

(c) direct a committee of the Authority to vary or revoke any direction given by the committee under sub-paragraph (5).

(5) A committee of the Authority that has delegated a function to a sub-committee may—

(a) direct the sub-committee that it may not delegate the function;

(b) direct the sub-committee to vary or revoke any delegation of that function made by it.

(6) A function is delegated under this paragraph to the extent and on the terms determined by the person making the delegation, but this is subject to any direction under sub-paragraph (4) or (5).

(7) Delegation of a function under this paragraph does not prevent the Authority (or the committee or sub-committee, as the case may be) from exercising the function.

(8) Delegation of a function under this paragraph does not affect the Authority’s responsibility for the exercise of the function.