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2. In these Regulations —
“the 1972 Act” (“Deddf 1972”) means the Local Government Act 1972(1);
“the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Local Government Act 2000;
“alternative arrangements” (“trefniadau amgen”) means arrangements specified in regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales under section 32(1) of the 2000 Act;
“board” (“bwrdd”) has the meaning given to it by the Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2001(2);
“chairperson” (“cadeirydd”) for the purposes of regulation 8(3) includes —
a chairman elected under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995(3), and
a chairman elected under paragraph 17 of Part III of the Schedule to any of the Fire Services Orders;
“community committee member” (“aelod pwyllgor cymunedol”) means a member of a standards committee who is also a member of a community council within the area of the relevant authority concerned;
“deputy chairperson” (“dirprwy gadeirydd”) includes —
a deputy chairman elected under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995, and
a vice-chairman elected under paragraph 17 of Part III of the Schedule to any of the Fire Services Orders;
“executive arrangements” (“trefniadau gweithrediaeth”) means arrangements by a local authority —
for and in connection with the creation and operation of an executive of the authority, and
under which certain functions of the authority are the responsibility of the executive;
“fire authority” (“awdurdod tân”) means a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the Fire Services Act 1947(4);
“the Fire Services Orders” (“y Gorchmynion Gwasanaethau Tân”) means —
“independent member” (“aelod annibynnol”) means a member of a standards committee who is not —
a member,
an officer, or
the spouse of a member or an officer
of the relevant authority concerned, any other relevant authority, or a community council.
“lay panel member” (“aelod panel lleyg”) means a member of a panel established under regulation 15 who—
is not and has not been a member, co-opted member or officer, or
is not the spouse of a member or an officer
of the relevant authority concerned, any other relevant authority or a community council;
“leader and cabinet executive” (“gweithrediaeth arweinydd a chabinet”) means the form of executive arrangements specified in section 11(3) of the 2000 Act;
“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county or county borough council;
“mayor and cabinet executive” (“gweithrediaeth maer a chabinet”) means the form of executive arrangements specified in either —
section 11(2), or
section 11(4)
of the 2000 Act;
“member” (“aelod”), unless the context otherwise requires, means —
in the case of a local authority, an elected member of that authority, and
in the case of a National Park authority or fire authority a member appointed to that authority under either —
the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995, or
any of the Fire Services Orders;
“National Park authority” (“awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol”) means a National Park authority established under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995(8);
“panel member” (“aelod panel”) means a member of a panel established under regulation 15.
“proper officer” (“swyddog priodol”) has the meaning given by section 270(3) of the 1972 Act;
“relevant authority” (“awdurdod perthnasol”) means —
a county council,
a county borough council,
a National Park authority, and
a fire authority;
“standards committee” (“pwyllgor safonau”), unless the context otherwise requires, means a standards committee of a relevant authority and includes a sub- committee of a standards committee;
“sub-committee of a standards committee” (“is- bwyllgor i bwyllgor safonau”) means a sub- committee appointed by a standards committee of a local authority under section 56 of the 2000 Act.
S.I. 2001/2284 (W.173).
S.I. 1995/2803.
S.I. 1995/3218.
S.I. 1995/3229.
S.I. 1995/3230.