26.—(1) Regulations may make provision for or in connection with permitting arrangements under section 9 where any of the functions which are the subject of the arrangements are the responsibility of an executive of a council under executive arrangements.
(2) The provision which may be made under subsection (1) includes, in particular, provision—
(a)as to the circumstances in which the executive is to be a party to the arrangements in place of the council;
(b)as to the circumstances in which—
(i)the council, and
(ii)the executive,
are both to be parties to the arrangements;
(c)as to the circumstances in which any functions of the council under section 7(4) or (6) or 11(1)(b), (2) or (3), so far as they relate to any joint committee falling within section 9(2)(a), are instead to be exercised by the executive;
(d)as to the circumstances in which any functions of the council under section 7(4) or (6) or 11(1)(b), (2) or (3), so far as they relate to any such joint committee, are to be exercised by the council;
(e)as to the persons (including officers of the council) who may be appointed to any such joint committee by the executive.