PART 6OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY

CHAPTER 2AUDIT COMMITTEES

86Termination of membership on ceasing to be member of authority

1

This section applies to a person (P) who is—

a

appointed to be a member of an audit committee of a local authority, and

b

is a member of the authority at the time of that appointment.

2

If P ceases to be a member of the authority, P also ceases to be a member of the audit committee.

3

But subsection (2) does not apply if P—

a

ceases to be a member of the authority by reason of retirement, and

b

is re-elected a member of the authority not later than the day of retirement.

4

Subsection (3) is subject to the standing orders of the authority or the audit committee.