Part 2 E+W Local government bodies in Wales

Chapter 2 E+W Studies and performance standards

Performance standards E+W

46 Performance standards: relevant bodies E+W

(1) Each of these local government bodies in Wales is a relevant body for the purposes of sections 47 to 49—

(a) a local authority in Wales;

(b) a committee of a local authority in Wales (including a joint committee of two or more local authorities in Wales);

[F1 (ba) a corporate joint committee;]

(c) a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;

(d) a [F2 police and crime commissioner] for a police area in Wales;

(e) a fire and rescue authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21) or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.

(2) [F3 the Welsh Ministers] may by order provide for sections 47 to 49 to have effect as if any other local government body in Wales were a relevant body for the purposes of those sections.

(3) In this section “local authority in Wales” does not include a community council.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 46(1)(ba) inserted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

F2 Words in s. 46(1)(d) substituted (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 339; S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)

F3 Words in s. 46(2) substituted (1.4.2014) by virtue of Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 50 (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)