http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/342/regulation/7The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021enLOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALESStatute Law Database2026-03-20Expert Participation2022-07-15 Section 74 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (the “2021 Act”) enables the Welsh Ministers, by regulations, to establish bodies corporate known as corporate joint committees. These bodies are established in order to exercise certain functions specified in the regulations which establish them, in relation to an area comprising the areas of the local authorities which comprise the membership of the corporate joint committee (in addition, where a corporate joint committee is given functions in relation to strategic planning, a National Park authority may also have membership of the committee). PART 371In the case of each constituent council—athe executive leader, where the constituent council operates a leader and cabinet executive;bthe elected mayor, where the constituent council operates a mayor and cabinet executive,is the council member of the Mid Wales CJC.2Where a person who is a council member under paragraph (1) (“P”) is suspended or is unable to act as a council member for any period, the constituent council of which P is a member may appoint a member of its executive as a substitute member of the Mid Wales CJC for that period.2AFor the purposes of these Regulations (other than this regulation), and any other enactment, a substitute member appointed under paragraph (2) is to be treated as a council member of the Mid Wales CJC.2BBut the substitute member is not entitled to vote, or otherwise act as a council member, in relation to the discharge of any function of the Mid Wales CJC in relation to which P is able to vote or act.2CIn paragraph (2) “suspended” means—asuspended or partially suspended under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000 as a member of the Mid Wales CJC, orbpartially suspended under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000 as a member of the constituent council of which P is also a member.3Where a constituent council has a vacancy in an office referred to in paragraph (1), the constituent council must appoint another member of its executive as the council member of the Mid Wales CJC until such time as the vacancy is filled.Reg. 7 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)Reg. 7(2)-(2C) substituted for reg. 7(2) (25.3.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/372), regs. 1(2), 5(2)