http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/352/regulation/13The South West 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 4 13 The South West Wales CJC has the function of preparing a strategic development plan (and accordingly Part 6 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 applies to the South West Wales CJC (see in particular sections 60K to 60N of that Act)). Reg. 13 in force at 30.6.2022, see reg. 1(3)(c)