Mayoral combined authorities
2Power to provide for an elected mayor
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After section 107 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 insert—
Mayors for combined authority areas
107APower to provide for election of mayor
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The Secretary of State may by order provide for there to be a mayor for the area of a combined authority.
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A mayor for the area of a combined authority is to be elected by the local government electors for that area in accordance with provision made by or under this Part.
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In subsection (2) “local government elector” has the meaning given by section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972.
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Schedule 5B makes further provision about the election of mayors for areas of combined authorities.
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A mayor for the area of a combined authority is entitled to the style of “mayor”.
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A mayor for the area of a combined authority is by virtue of that office a member of, and the chair of, the combined authority.
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An order under this section providing for there to be a mayor for the area of a combined authority may not be revoked by making a further order under this section; but this does not prevent the making of an order under section 107 abolishing the authority (together with the office of mayor).
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In this Part “mayoral combined authority” means a combined authority for an area for which provision is made in an order under this section for there to be a mayor.
107BRequirements in connection with orders under section 107A
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The Secretary of State may make an order under section 107A in relation to a combined authority’s area if a proposal for there to be a mayor for the authority’s area has been made to the Secretary of State by the appropriate authorities.
2
A proposal under subsection (1) may be included in a scheme prepared and published under section 109 or 112.
3
An order under section 107A may also be made without any such proposal having been made if—
a
the appropriate authorities consent, or
b
in the case of an existing combined authority, there are one or more non-consenting constituent councils but the combined authority and at least two constituent councils consent.
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For the purposes of this section “the appropriate authorities” are—
a
each county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area for which the combined authority is, or is to be, established,
b
each district council whose area is within the area for which the combined authority is, or is to be, established, and
c
in the case of an order in relation to an existing combined authority, the combined authority,
and a “constituent council” is a council within paragraph (a) or (b).
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After Schedule 5A to that Act (inserted by section 8 below) insert, as Schedule 5B, the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.