Commentary on Sections Part 2 of Schedule 4 – Attendance at local authority meetings: consequential amendments
298.Paragraph 23(1) substitutes a new paragraph 29(1) of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act to provide that a community council may decide for itself the manner of voting at its meetings, rather than be required to vote by show of hands (as previously required in paragraph 29(1)), which is inconsistent with community council meetings being held by remote means.
299.Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) respectively repeal section 4 of the 2011 Measure (remote attendance) and section 59 of the 2013 Act (remote attendance at meetings of principal councils) as a result of section 47 of the Act.
300.Sub-paragraph (4) has the effect that making and publishing arrangements for holding meetings of a principal council or its executive under section 47 of this Act is not a function of a local authority executive.