Subject to any provision made under section 9EA or 9EB, any functions which, under executive arrangements, are the responsibility of—
are to be discharged in accordance with this section.
The senior executive member—
Where by virtue of this section any functions may be discharged by a local authority executive, then, unless the senior executive member otherwise directs, the executive may arrange for the discharge of any of those functions—
Where by virtue of this section any functions may be discharged by a member of a local authority executive, then, unless the senior executive member otherwise directs, the member who may discharge the functions may arrange for the discharge of any of those functions—
Where by virtue of this section any functions may be discharged by a committee of a local authority executive, then, unless the senior executive member otherwise directs, the committee may arrange for the discharge of any of those functions—
Where by virtue of this section any functions may be discharged by an area committee, then, unless the senior executive member otherwise directs, the committee may arrange for the discharge of any of those functions by an officer of the authority.
Any arrangements made by virtue of this section by a senior executive member, executive, member or committee for the discharge of any functions by an executive, member, committee or officer are not to prevent the senior executive member, executive, member or committee by whom the arrangements are made from exercising those functions.
In this section—
"area committee", in relation to a local authority, means a committee or sub-committee of the authority which satisfies the conditions in subsection (9);
"senior executive member" means—
(a)in the case of a mayor and cabinet executive, the elected mayor;
(b)in the case of a leader and cabinet executive (England), the executive leader.
A committee or sub-committee of a local authority satisfies the conditions in this subsection if—