(1)Section 79 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (decisions of case tribunals) is amended as follows.
(2)For the sidenote substitute “ Decisions of case tribunals: Wales ”.
(3)Before subsection (1) insert—
“(A1)In this section “Welsh case tribunal” means a case tribunal drawn from the Adjudication Panel for Wales.”
(4)In subsections (1) to (15) for “case tribunal”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ Welsh case tribunal ”.
(5)In subsection (8)(c) for “must be suspended or partially suspended by the relevant authority concerned” substitute “ is suspended or partially suspended ”.
(6)For subsection (9) substitute—
“(9)The effect of a notice given to the standards committee of a relevant authority under subsection (8) is to suspend or partially suspend the person concerned as mentioned in subsection (8)(c).”
(7)In subsection (12), for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)must be given to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales,”.
(8)In subsection (13)—
(a)for “the same country (that is to say, England or Wales)” substitute “ Wales ”;
(b)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the reference in subsection (4)(a) to the relevant authority concerned is to be treated as a reference to that other relevant authority,”.
(9)After subsection (15) insert—
“(16)An appeal may not be brought under subsection (15) except with the leave of the High Court.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 199 in force at 12.12.2008 by S.I. 2008/3110, art. 2(f)