Part 6Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities
Combined authorities and their areas
104CF1Regulations about members
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—
a
constituent members of a combined authority;
b
the mayor for the area of a combined authority in the mayor’s capacity as a member of the authority;
c
nominating bodies of a combined authority;
d
non-constituent members of a combined authority;
e
associate members of a combined authority.
2
The provision that may be made by regulations under subsection (1) includes, in particular, provision about—
a
the cases in which a decision of a combined authority requires a majority, or a particular kind of majority, of the votes of members of a particular kind;
b
the process for the designation of a nominating body or the removal of such a designation;
c
the number of nominating bodies that may be designated by a combined authority;
d
the number of non-constituent members that may be appointed by a combined authority;
e
the appointment, disqualification, resignation or removal of a non-constituent member;
f
the appointment of a substitute member to act in place of a non-constituent member;
g
the maximum number of non-constituent members of a combined authority;
h
the making by a nominating body of a combined authority of payments towards the costs of the authority;
i
the things which may or may not be done by, or in relation to, a non-constituent member;
j
the appointment, disqualification, resignation or removal of an associate member;
k
the appointment of a substitute member to act in place of an associate member;
l
the maximum number of associate members of a combined authority;
m
the things which may or may not be done by, or in relation to, an associate member.
3
Regulations under subsection (1) may confer a discretion on a combined authority to determine any matter.
4
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide, in relation to a combined authority established by an order which came into force before the coming into force of this section—
a
for the relevant provisions about membership not to apply in relation to the authority, or
b
for the authority to determine whether the relevant provisions about membership are to apply in relation to the authority.
5
In subsection (4) “the relevant provisions about membership” means—
a
b
sections 104A and 104B.
6
7
In this section “constituent member”, in relation to a combined authority, means a member of the authority (other than any mayor for the area of the authority) appointed by—
a
a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the authority, or
b
a district council whose area is within the area of the authority.