The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Fire and Rescue Functions) (Amendment) Order 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 641

Local Government, England

Fire And Rescue Services, England

Police, England

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Fire and Rescue Functions) (Amendment) Order 2020

Made

25th June 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 107D(3)(c)(i), (5), and (7)(a) and (c), 114(1) and (3), and 117(5) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 5C to, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(1) (“the LDEDC Act 2009”).

In accordance with section 107D(9) of the LDEDC Act 2009 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority(2), the mayor of that Combined Authority, and the district councils whose areas are comprised in the area of that Combined Authority, have consented to the making of this Order.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 117(2) of the LDEDC Act 2009.

(1)

2009 c. 20. Section 107D of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the LDEDC Act 2009”) was inserted by section 4 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1) (“the CLGD Act 2016”) and amended by section 8(3) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3); section 114 was amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 5 to the CLGD Act 2016; section 117(5) was inserted by paragraph 29 of Schedule 5 to the CLGD Act 2016; and Schedule 5C was inserted by Schedule 2 to the CLGD Act 2016. Schedule 5C of the LDEDC Act 2009 applies where an order is made under section 107F(1) of that Act providing for a mayor to exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner: as to which see the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Election of Mayor with Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/448) which created the position of mayor for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (“the GMCA”) and provided for the mayor to exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner.

(2)

The GMCA was established by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/908), to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.