12.—(1) The following provisions of the 1989 Act(1) shall apply as if a Corporation were a local authority—
(a)section 1 (disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff)(2); and
(b)sections 2 and 3A (politically restricted posts and exemptions from restriction)(3) so far as they have effect for the purposes of that section.
(2) Section 5 of the 1989 Act (designation and reports of monitoring officer)(4) shall apply in relation to the Combined Authority as if a Corporation were a committee of the Authority.
Section 1 was amended by section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) and paragraphs 199 and 200 of Part 2 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
Section 3A was inserted by section 202(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 and amended by Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the 2009 Act and paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 25 to the 2011 Act.
Section 5 was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Magistrates Courts Act 1994 (1994 c. 29), paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (1996 c. 16), section 132 of the 1999 Act, paragraph 24 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Act 2000 (2000 c. 22), paragraph 14 of Part 2 to Schedule 12 and Part 14 of Schedule 18 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 14 and Part 4 of Schedule 22 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (2009 c. 23), paragraphs 199 and 202 of Part 3 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011and SI 2001/2237 articles 1(2), 2(l) and 23(1)(a) to (f).