PART 6OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY

CHAPTER 1OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Co-opted members of overview and scrutiny committees

76Guidance and directions about co-option

(1)

A local authority must, in exercising or deciding whether to exercise a co-option function—

(a)

have regard to guidance given by the Welsh Ministers, and

(b)

comply with directions given by the Welsh Ministers.

(2)

In this section “co-option function” means a function of a local authority that relates to co-opted members of—

(a)

overview and scrutiny committees, or

(b)

sub-committees of such committees.

(3)

That includes (but is not limited to) a function that relates to appointment of such co-opted members.