PART 3

Membership

Snowdonia member
8
1
The Snowdonia National Park Authority (“the Authority”) must appoint an office-holder mentioned in paragraph (2) as a member of the North Wales CJC (“the Snowdonia member”).
2
The office-holders who are eligible to be the Snowdonia member are—
a
the chairman of the Authority,
b
the deputy chairman of the Authority, or
c
the chairperson of a committee with responsibility for planning matters as may be established by the Authority.
2A
The Snowdonia member may act as a member only in relation to—
a
the functions conferred on the North Wales CJC under regulation 13;
b
any function of the North Wales CJC that is ancillary or incidental to those functions.
2B
But the Snowdonia member may also act as a member in relation to any other function of the North Wales CJC if—
a
the council members and the Snowdonia member agree
unanimously
, or
b
the Snowdonia member is permitted, or required, to act in relation to that function by virtue of express provision in these Regulations or any other enactment.
2C
An agreement under paragraph (2B)(a) must specify the terms on which the Snowdonia member may act in relation to the function concerned, including specifying the period for which the Snowdonia member is to act.
3
Where a person who is the Snowdonia member under paragraph (1) (“
P
”) is suspended or is unable to act as the Snowdonia member for any period, the Authority may appoint another of the office-holders mentioned in paragraph (2) as a substitute member of the North Wales CJC for that period.
4
For the purposes of these Regulations (other than this regulation), and any other enactment, a substitute member appointed under paragraph (3) is to be treated as the Snowdonia member of the North Wales CJC.
5
But the substitute member is not entitled to vote, or otherwise act as the Snowdonia member, in relation to the discharge of any function of the North Wales CJC in relation to which P is able to vote or act.
6
In paragraph (3) “
suspended
” means—
a
suspended or partially suspended under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000 as a member of the North Wales CJC, or
b
partially suspended under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000 as a member of the Snowdonia National Park Authority.
Reg. 8 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)
Reg. 8(2A)-(2C) inserted (3.12.2021) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1349), regs. 1(2), 35(5)(a)
Reg. 8(3)-(6) substituted for reg. 8(3) (25.3.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/372), regs. 1(2), 6(3)
Word in reg. 8(2B)(a) inserted (25.3.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/372), regs. 1(2), 42(4)