25. In Schedule 1, paragraph 8 (remuneration) to the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017(1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)—
(i)for “sub-paragraph (2)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)”;
(ii)after “members” insert “or to members of a constituent council who are appointed to an overview and scrutiny committee or sub-committee or to the audit committee of the Combined Authority”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) The Combined Authority may pay an allowance to—
(a)a member of a constituent council who is appointed to an overview and scrutiny committee of the Combined Authority, or a sub-committee of that committee,
(b)a member of the Combined Authority or a member of a constituent council who is appointed to the audit committee of the Combined Authority,
in accordance with any recommendations made by its independent remuneration panel.”.