C6C9C3C5C1C8C4C2C10C7Part III Conduct of local government members and employees
Pt. III applied (22.7.2004) by The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1777), arts. 1, 14(1)
Pt. III applied (24.3.2005) by New Forest National Park Authority (Establishment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/421), art. 1, Sch. 4 para. 9(3)
Pt. III savings for effects of 2005 c. 10, s. 38 (1.4.2006) by The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/362), arts. 1(1), 4
Pt. III applied (with modifications) (5.3.2008) by The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/634), arts. 1, 7(5)
Pt. III applied (with modifications) (28.3.2008) by The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/907), arts. 1, 16(8)
Pt. III functions made exercisable (E.) by joint standards committees (15.6.2009) by The Standards Committee (Further Provisions) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1255), regs. 1(1), 14
Pt. III applied (24.3.2010) by The South Downs National Park Authority (Establishment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/497), art. 1, Sch. 4 para. 9(3)
Pt. III continued (with modifications) (14.12.2011) by The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/3019), art. 5
Pt. III applied (with modifications) (22.11.2012) by The Police and Crime Panels (Application of Local Authority Enactments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2734), regs. 1(1), 3-6, Sch. Pt. 3
C5C7Chapter III Investigations etc: Wales
References to monitoring officers
I173C7 Matters referred to monitoring officers.
1
The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations make provision in relation to the way in which any matters referred to the monitoring officer of a relevant authority under section F570(4) or (5) or 71(2) or (4) are to be dealt with.
2
The provision which may be made by regulations under subsection (1) includes provision for or in connection with—
a
enabling a monitoring officer of a relevant authority to conduct an investigation in respect of any matters referred to him,
b
enabling a monitoring officer of a relevant authority to make a report, or recommendations, to the standards committee of the authorityF9, or to the standards committee of another relevant authority, in respect of any matters referred to him,
F6ba
enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to refer a report or recommendations made by its monitoring officer to the standards committee of another relevant authority,
F3c
enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to consider any report or recommendations made or, as the case may be, referred to it by—
i
a monitoring officer of a relevant authority, or
ii
the standards committee of another relevant authority.
ca
the procedure to be followed by a standards committee as respects a report or recommendation made or referred to it,
d
enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority, following its consideration of any such report or recommendations, to take any action prescribed by the regulations (including action against any member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) of F10a relevant authority who is the subject of any such report or recommendation),
e
the publicity to be given to any such reports, recommendations or action.
3
The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(a) includes provision for or in connection with—
a
conferring powers on a monitoring officer of a relevant authority to enable him to conduct an investigation in respect of any matters referred to him,
b
conferring rights (including the right to make representations) on any member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) of a relevant authority who is the subject of any such investigation.
4
The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(d) includes provision for or in connection with—
a
enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to censure a member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member)F4...,
b
enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to suspend or partially suspend a person from being a member or co-opted member of the authority F8of which they are a member for a limited period,
c
conferring a right of appeal on a member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) of a relevant authority in respect of any action taken against him.
5
Nothing in subsection (2), (3) or (4) affects the generality of the power under subsection (1).
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Pt. III applied (22.7.2004) by The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1778), arts. 1, 14(1)