Legislation – The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020

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PART 3Requirements relating to meetings

Date and time of other meetings9.

(1)

A meeting which, by virtue of an enactment or other instrument, a local authority is required to hold before 1 May 2021 may be held on such day and at such time before 1 May 2021 as the local authority may determine (whether or not it is subject to any other requirements as to when it must be held).

(2)

In this regulation, “meeting” does not include an annual meeting of—

(a)

a principal council;

(b)

a community council;

(c)

a National Park authority.

F1(3)

Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to—

(a)

the requirement—

(i)

under section 115 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 to consider at a meeting a report under section 114 of that Act;

(ii)

under section 115B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 to consider at a meeting a report under section 114A of that Act;

(iii)

under section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to consider at a meeting a report under that section by a head of paid service;

(iv)

under section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to consider at a meeting a report under that section by a monitoring officer or a monitoring officer’s deputy;

(v)

under section 5A of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to consider at a meeting a report under that section by a monitoring officer or a monitoring officer’s deputy;

(vi)

under section 25 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 to consider at a meeting a report under section 22 of that Act, or a recommendation within section 25(2) of that Act;

(b)

any requirement to hold a meeting as soon as practicable (however that requirement is expressed).