PART 6OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY

CHAPTER 1OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Co-opted members of overview and scrutiny committees

76Guidance and directions about co-option

1

A local authority must, in exercising or deciding whether to exercise a co-option function—

a

have regard to guidance given by the Welsh Ministers, and

b

comply with directions given by the Welsh Ministers.

2

In this section “co-option function” means a function of a local authority that relates to co-opted members of—

a

overview and scrutiny committees, or

b

sub-committees of such committees.

3

That includes (but is not limited to) a function that relates to appointment of such co-opted members.