48(1)Amend section 68 (disqualification and political restriction) as follows.
(2)In subsection (2) (application of disqualification and political restriction to certain bodies) after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)a Mayoral development corporation.”
(3)In subsection (3) (person appointed by Mayor as a member of his staff under section 67(1) not disqualified from becoming an unpaid member of Transport for London) after “Transport for London” insert “or a Mayoral development corporation”.
(4)In subsection (6) (“statutory chief officer” to include chief finance officer)—
(a)after “London,” in paragraph (a) insert “and
(aa)of a Mayoral development corporation,”, and
(b)after “member of Transport for London” insert “or, as the case may be, a Mayoral development corporation”.
(5)After subsection (6) insert—
“(6A)In the application of section 2 of that Act in relation to a Mayoral development corporation by virtue of subsections (1) and (2) above, any reference to the person designated under section 4 of that Act as its head of paid service is to be taken as a reference to the chief executive of the Mayoral development corporation.”