Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1)

Combined authorities: accountability etc

8 Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees

(1) In section 104 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (constitution and functions: transport), after subsection (8) insert—

“(9) Schedule 5A makes provision for combined authorities to have overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees; and provision made in an order under subsection (1) is subject to that Schedule.”

(2) After Schedule 5 to that Act insert, as Schedule 5A, the Schedule set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.