3.—(1) There is established as a body corporate a combined authority for the areas of the constituent councils.
(2) The combined authority is to be known as the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
(3) The functions of the combined authority are those functions conferred or imposed upon it by this Order or by any other enactment (whenever passed or made), or as may be delegated to it by or under this Order or any other enactment (whenever passed or made).
4. The Schedule (which makes provision about the constitution of the Combined Authority) has effect.
5.—(1) There is to be a mayor for the Area.
(2) The first election for the return of a mayor is to take place on 4th May 2017.
(3) Subsequent elections for the return of a mayor for the Area are to take place—
(a)on the ordinary day of election in 2021, and
(b)in every fourth year thereafter on the same day as the ordinary day of election.
(4) The term of office of the mayor returned at an election for the return of a mayor for the Area—
(a)begins with the fourth day after the day of the poll at the election for the return of a mayor for the Area, and
(b)ends with the third day after the day of the poll at the next election for the return of a mayor for the Area.
(5) In this article, “the ordinary day of election”, in relation to any year, means the day which is the ordinary day of election in that year of councillors for counties and districts in England as determined in accordance with sections 37 and 37A of the Representation of the People Act 1983(1).
6.—(1) The constituent councils must meet any reasonably incurred costs of the Combined Authority, other than the costs mentioned in paragraph (2), to the extent that the Combined Authority has not decided to meet these costs from other resources available to the Combined Authority.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the constituent councils must meet the costs of the expenditure reasonably attributable to the exercise of the function specified in article 12(1), to the extent that the Mayor has not decided to meet these costs from other resources available to the Combined Authority.
(3) Any amount payable by each of the constituent councils to ensure that the costs of the Combined Authority referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) are met is to be determined by apportioning such costs between the constituent councils in such proportions as they may agree or, in default of such agreement, in equal proportions.
(4) In relation to the expenditure mentioned in paragraph (2)—
(a)to the extent to which such expenditure is met by amounts payable under arrangements made under paragraph (3)—
(i)the Mayor must agree with the Combined Authority the total expenditure mentioned in paragraph (2) in advance of incurring this expenditure; and
(ii)in the absence of the agreement specified in paragraph (i), no such expenditure may be incurred; and
(b)any precept issued in relation to such expenditure under section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (issue of precepts by major precepting authorities)(2) is to be disregarded in any calculation of the costs of that expenditure.
1983 c. 2. Section 37 was amended by section 17 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) and by section 60(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28). Section 37A was inserted by section 60(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.
1992 c. 14. Section 40 was amended by section 83 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, section 79 of and paragraph 7 of Schedule 17 to the 2011 Act and section 5 of the 2016 Act.