The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017

Amendment of the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014

21.—(1) The 2014 Order is amended as follows—

(2) Schedule 1 (constitution) is amended as follows—

(a) paragraph 2 is omitted;

(b) in paragraph 3—

(i) for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to the following sub-paragraphs, any questions that are to be decided by the Combined Authority are to be decided by a majority of the members present and voting on that question at a meeting of the Combined Authority, such majority to include the Mayor, if the Mayor is in office, or the deputy Mayor acting in place of the Mayor, if the deputy Mayor is in office, and substitute members, acting in place of members.”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) Each member is to have one vote and no member is to have a casting vote.”;

(iii) for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) A decision on a question relating to any of the matters specified in sub-paragraph (5A), where such a question does not relate to the exercise of a general function exercisable only by the Mayor in accordance with the provisions in article 20(1) of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017, requires a unanimous vote in favour by all members of the Combined Authority appointed by the constituent councils, or substitute members, acting in place of those members, present and voting on that question to be carried at a meeting of the Combined Authority.”; and

(iv) after sub-paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) The matters referred to in sub-paragraph (5) are—

(a) the determination and review of any transitional arrangements on transport;

(b) all matters relating to the constitution of the Combined Authority;

(c) amendments to the standing orders of the Combined Authority;

(d) all matters relating to the management, maintenance and funding of the Key Route Network of local roads which are to be maintained by the Combined Authority; and

(e) such matters as may be determined by the Combined Authority and set out in its standing orders.”;

(v) for sub-paragraph (8) substitute—

“(8) The proceedings of the Combined Authority are not invalidated by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appointment or qualifications of any member.”;

(vi) after sub-paragraph (9) insert—

“(10) The provisions in this Schedule relating to the Mayor or deputy Mayor only have effect where the Mayor, or deputy Mayor, as the case may be, are in office.

(11) In sub-paragraphs (3) and (8), the reference to a member includes—

(a) the Mayor or the deputy Mayor acting in place of the Mayor;

(b) a constituent member or a substitute member acting in that member’s place; and

(c) a member appointed by the Local Enterprise Partnerships who has been given voting rights by resolution of the Combined Authority.”;

(c) for paragraph 7 substitute—

“7.— (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), no remuneration is to be payable by the Combined Authority to its members, other than allowances for travel and subsistence paid in accordance with a scheme drawn up by the Combined Authority.

(2) A constituent council may, in accordance with its own scheme of allowances, pay a special responsibility allowance to any member appointed by it to the Combined Authority in respect of duties and responsibilities undertaken as a member of the Combined Authority.

(3) The Combined Authority may only pay an allowance to the Mayor if—

(a) the Combined Authority has considered a report published by an independent remuneration panel established by one or more of the constituent councils under regulation 20 of the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003(1) which contains recommendations for such an allowance; and

(b) the allowance paid by the Combined Authority does not exceed the amount specified in the recommendation made by the independent remuneration panel.”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/1021.