The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2018

This Statutory Instrument has been made as a correcting instrument in respect of SI 2017/67 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 19

Local Government, England

The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2018

Made

9th January 2018

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114(1) and (1A) and 117(5) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5B to, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(1).

The Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the Electoral Commission about this Order in accordance with paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 5B to that Act.

In accordance with section 117(2)(2) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

2009 c. 20; section 114 was amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 5 to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1); section 117(5) was inserted by paragraph 29(5) of Schedule 5 to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, and Schedule 5B was inserted by section 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, that Act. The powers conferred under Schedule 5B are exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, see section 114(1A) as amended by the Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997).

(2)

Section 117(2) was substituted by section 13(2) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).