5(1)Section 60A (confirmation hearings etc for certain appointments by the Mayor) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (3) (offices to which section 60A applies)—
(a)before the entry for the chairman or deputy chairman of Transport for London insert—
“London Fire Commissioner (see section 327A);
person appointed by the Mayor under section 67(1)(b) as the Deputy Mayor for Fire;”, and
(b)omit the entry for the chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
(3)After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)This section also applies in any case where the Mayor proposes to designate as the Deputy Mayor for Fire a person appointed under section 67(1)(b).
(4B)References in section 327H and Schedule 4A to appointment of a person as the Deputy Mayor for Fire (however expressed) include such a designation.”