PART 3

General provisions in relation to staff

Disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff
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1
The 1989 Act is amended as follows.
2
In section 1 (disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff)—
a
in subsection (1A)—
i
the words from “holds the post” to the end become paragraph (a);
ii
after that paragraph insert—
b
holds a politically restricted post under a corporate joint committee.
;
b
after subsection (1A) insert—
1B
A person shall be disqualified from becoming or remaining a member of a corporate joint committee if that person holds a politically restricted post under any corporate joint committee or local authority in Great Britain.
;
c
after subsection (11) insert—
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Subsections (5) to (8) of this section apply to a corporate joint committee as they apply to a local authority in Wales.
3
In section 2 (politically restricted posts)—
a
after subsection (1A) insert—
1B
For the purposes of this Part the following persons are to be regarded as holding politically restricted posts under a corporate joint committee—
a
a person appointed as the chief executive of the corporate joint committee;
b
a person described in subsection (1)(b) to (e);
c
a person not falling within paragraphs (a) or (b) whose post is for the time being specified by the corporate joint committee in—
i
the list maintained in accordance with subsection (2) and any directions under section 3;
ii
the list maintained in accordance with regulation 24(2) of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021.
;
b
after subsection (10) insert—
10A
This section, other than subsection (1), applies in relation to a corporate joint committee as it applies in relation to a local authority in Wales.
10B
In the application of subsection (2) to a corporate joint committee the reference to section 100G(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 is to be read as a reference to regulation 24(2) of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021.
10C
In the application of subsection (4) to a corporate joint committee—
a
the reference to two months is to be read as a reference to six months, and
b
the reference to the coming into force of this section is to be read as a reference to—
i
the coming into force of this subsection, or
ii
the date on which the corporate joint committee is established,
whichever is the later.
4
In section 3 (grant and supervision of exemptions)—
a
in subsection (5), in paragraph (b), after “Local Government Act 1972” insert “, regulation 24(2) of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021”;
b
after subsection (8) insert—
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In this section a reference to a local authority includes a reference to a corporate joint committee.
Reg. 10 in force at 6.5.2022, see reg. 1(3)(a)