The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 No. 810 (NI. 6)

PART V AMENDMENT AND REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISTRICT COUNCILS

Miscellaneous amendments of the principal Act

Voting rights of members of committees, sub-committees and joint committees

32.  After section 19 of the principal Act there shall be inserted

“Voting rights of members of committees, sub-committees and joint committees.

19A.— (1) A person who—

(a) is a member of a committee appointed under section 18(1) by a council and is not a member of that council; or

(b) is a member of a joint committee appointed under section 19(1) by 2 or more councils and is not a member of any of those councils; or

(c) is a member of a sub-committee appointed under section 18(4) or 19(4) by such a committee as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) and is not a member of the council, or one of the councils, which appointed that committee, shall for all purposes be treated as a non-voting member of that committee, joint committee or, as the case may be, sub-committee.

(2) Where a person is treated by virtue of this section as a non-voting member of any committee, joint committee or sub-committee, he shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the committee, joint committee or sub-committee on any question which falls to be decided at that meeting.

(3) In this section any reference to voting includes a reference to making use of a casting vote.”.