Local Government Act, 1941

Subsidiary bodies.

52.—(1) Where the members of a local authority are removed from office, the Minister may by order make such provision in relation to any subsidiary body wholly or partly appointed by such local authority as he thinks necessary or expedient for securing that such subsidiary body shall function notwithstanding such removal from office, and, in particular, may by order—

(a) where such subsidiary body is required by law to be composed wholly of persons nominated by such local authority, either—

(i) transfer the powers, duties, and property of such subsidiary body to the commissioner or commissioners for such local authority and make provision for the exercise and performance of such powers and duties directly by such commissioner or commissioners, or

(ii) make such provision as he thinks necessary or expedient for the appointment of the members of such subsidiary body, including the appointment of particular persons to be such members reducing the number of the members and the quorum of such subsidiary body, and suspending any statutory or other enactment requiring the members of such subsidiary body to be members of such local authority, and

(b) where such subsidiary body is required by law to be composed in part only of persons nominated by such local authority, make such provision as he thinks proper for filling all or any of those places in the membership of such subsidiary body which are required by law to be filled by persons nominated by such local authority, including appointing particular persons to fill such places, suspending any statutory or other provision requiring all or any of such places to be filled by persons who are members of such local authority, and reducing the number of such places and, in consequence of such reduction, reducing the total number of members and the quorum of such subsidiary body.

(2) Where the person holding a particular office in or under a local authority is by law a member of any other body by virtue of his holding such office, such person shall for the purposes of this section be deemed to be a member of such body nominated by such local authority.

(3) In this section the expression “subsidiary body” means a corporation, committee, board, or other body which is required by law to be composed wholly or partly of persons nominated by a local authority or by two or more local authorities.