Brecon Beacons memberE+W
8.—(1) The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (“the Authority”) must appoint an office-holder mentioned in paragraph (2) as a member of the South East Wales CJC (“the Brecon Beacons member”).
(2) The office-holders who are eligible to be the Brecon Beacons 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.
[F1(2A) The Brecon Beacons member may act as a member only in relation to—
(a)the functions conferred on the South East Wales CJC under regulation 13;
(b)any function of the South East Wales CJC that is ancillary or incidental to those functions.
(2B) But the Brecon Beacons member may also act as a member in relation to any other function of the South East Wales CJC if—
(a)the council members and the Brecon Beacons member agree [F2unanimously], or
(b)the Brecon Beacons 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 Brecon Beacons member may act in relation to the function concerned, including specifying the period for which the Brecon Beacons member is to act.]
[F3(3) Where a person who is the Brecon Beacons member under paragraph (1) (“P”) is suspended or is unable to act as the Brecon Beacons member for any period, the Authority may appoint another of the office-holders mentioned in paragraph (2) as a substitute member of the South East 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 Brecon Beacons member of the South East Wales CJC.
(5) But the substitute member is not entitled to vote, or otherwise act as the Brecon Beacons member, in relation to the discharge of any function of the South East 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 South East Wales CJC, or
(b)partially suspended under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000 as a member of the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 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), 36(5)(a)
F2Word 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), 41(3)
F3Reg. 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), 7(3)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 8 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)