The Conduct of Members (Principles) (Wales) Order 2001 No. 2276 (W. 166)

Interpretation E+W

2.  In this Order—

• “co-opted member” (“aelod cyfetholedig”), in relation to a relevant authority, means a person who is not a member of the authority but who—

  (a)

  is a member of any committee or sub-committee of the authority, or

  (b)

  is a member of, and represents the authority on, any joint committee or joint sub-committee of the authority,

  and who is entitled to vote on any question which falls to be decided at any meeting of that committee or sub-committee;

• “member” (“aelod”) includes a co-opted member; and

• “relevant authority” (“awdurdod perthnasol”) means—

  (a)

  a county council,

  (b)

  a county borough council,

  (c)

  a community council,

  (ca)

  [F1 a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1),]

  (d)

  [F2 a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies, and]

  (e)

  a National Park authority established under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995(1).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 2 inserted (5.8.2022) by The Conduct of Members (Principles) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/805), arts. 1(2), 2

F2 Words in art. 2 substituted (25.10.2005) by The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2929), arts. 1(1), 55

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 28.7.2001, see art. 1(1)

(1)

1995 c. 25.