Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

[F1 50E Application to committees and sub-committees. S

(1) Sections 50A to 50D above shall apply in relation to—

(a) a committee or sub-committee of a local authority, [F2 and]

(b) a committee (not falling within paragraph (a) above) constituted under an enactment specified in section 56(9) below or a sub-committee of such a committtee, [F3 and

F3 (c) a relevant body, or a committee or sub-committee of such a body,]

as they apply in relation to a local authority.

(2) In the application by virtue of this section of sections 50A to 50D above in relation to a committee [F4 , sub-committee or relevant body]—

(a) section 50A(6)(a) shall be taken to have been complied with if the notice is given by posting it at the time there mentioned at the offices of every constituent authority and if the meeting of the committee [F4 , sub-committee or relevant body] to which that section so applies is to be held at premises other than the offices of such an authority, at those premises; and

(b) for the purposes of section 50A(6)(c), premises belonging to a constituent authority shall be treated as belonging to the committee [F4 , sub-committee or relevant body]; and

(c) for the purposes of sections 50B(1), 50C(1) and 50D(1), offices of any constituent authority shall be treated as offices of the committee [F4 , sub-committee or relevant body].

(3) Any reference in subsection (2) above to a constituent authority is a reference to a local authority which (whether alone or with one or more other local authorities) .

[F5 (a) in the case of a relevant body or a committee or sub-committee of such a body, appointed the members of the relevant body;

(b) in the case of any other committee, appointed the committee; or

(c) in the case of any other sub-committee, appointed the committee of which that body is a sub-committee.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. IIIA (ss. 50A–50K) inserted by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), ss. 2(1), 3

F2 Word in s. 50E(1)(a) shall cease to have effect (30.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/2278, art. 2(2)(a)(i)

F3 S. 50E(1)(c) and the word “and”immediately preceding it inserted (30.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/2278, art. 2(2)(a)(ii)

F4 Words in s. 50E(2) substituted (30.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/2278, art. 2(2)(b)

F5 S. 50E(3)(a)-(c) substituted (30.9.1996) for words in S. 50E(3) by S.I. 1996/2278, art. 2(2)(c)