The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024

Local Government and Housing Act 1989

9.—(1) The Local Government and Housing Act 1989(1) is modified as follows.

(2) In section 1 (disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff)—

(a) in subsection (9)(2), for “an elected local policing body” substitute “the Combined Authority deployed predominantly in relation to the Mayor’s PCC functions”;

(b) in subsection (10)(3), for “an elected local policing body does not include a deputy police and crime commissioner” substitute “the Combined Authority deployed predominantly in relation to the Mayor’s PCC functions does not include the deputy mayor for policing and crime”.

(3) In section 4 (designations and reports of head of paid service)—

(a) omit subsections (1) and (1A)(4);

(b) for subsection (4)(5), substitute—

“(4) It shall be the duty of the head of the Combined Authority’s paid service, as soon as practicable after he has prepared a report relating to the Mayor’s PCC functions under this section, to arrange for a copy of it to be sent to the members of the Combined Authority, including the Mayor, and to the police and crime panel.”;

(c) in subsection (5)(6), omit “(other than an elected local policing body)”;

(d) in subsection (5A)(7), for “by the head of the body’s paid service” substitute “that relates to the Mayor’s PCC functions”.

(4) In section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer)—

(a) omit subsection (1C)(8);

(b) for subsection (3)(b)(a)(9), substitute—

“(a) in the case of a report relating to the Mayor’s PCC functions, to the members of the Combined Authority, including the Mayor, and to the police and crime panel; and”;

(c) in subsection (5)—

(i) for “a relevant authority” substitute “the Mayor”;

(ii) in paragraph (a)(10)—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (i), omit “in the case of an elected local policing body”;

(bb) omit sub-paragraph (ii);

(d) in subsection (8)(11), in the definition of “relevant authority” omit “an elected local policing body”.

(5) Omit section 7(1)(aa) (all staff to be appointed on merit)(12).

(6) Omit section 13(5ZA) (voting rights of members of certain committees: England and Wales)(13).

(1)

1989 c. 42.

(2)

Section 1(9) was inserted by paragraph 200 of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act and amended by section 123(2) of, and paragraph 61 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 86 of Schedule 2 to, the 2017 Act.

(3)

Section 1(10) was inserted by section 123(3) of the 2017 Act.

(4)

Section 4(1A) was inserted by paragraph 201(2) of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act.

(5)

Section 4(4) was amended by paragraph 201(3) of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act, and by paragraph 62(2) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 87(2) of Schedule 2 to, the 2017 Act.

(6)

Section 4(5) was amended by paragraph 201(4) of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act.

(7)

Section 4(5A) was inserted by paragraph 201(5) of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act.

(8)

Section 5(1C) was inserted by paragraph 202(3) of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act.

(9)

Section 5(3)(b) was amended by paragraph 202(4) of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

(10)

Section 5(5)(a) was amended by paragraph 202(5) of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

(11)

The definition of “relevant authority” was amended by paragraph 634(3)(b) of Schedule 1 to the 2017 Act. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

(12)

Section 7(1)(aa) was inserted by paragraph 203(b) of Schedule 16 to the PRSR Act.

(13)

Section 13(5ZA) was inserted by section 7(8) of the 2017 Act.