PART 4Additional functions

Incidental provisions13

Section 13 of the Local Government and Housing Act 198916 (voting rights of members of certain committees) has effect as if—

a

in subsection (4) after paragraph (h) there were inserted—

ha

subject to subsection (4ZA), a committee appointed by the West Midlands Combined Authority;

b

after subsection (4) there were inserted—

4ZA

A person who is a member of a committee falling within paragraph (ha) of subsection (4) or a sub-committee appointed by such a committee shall for all purposes be treated as a non-voting member of that committee or sub-committee unless that person—

a

is a member of one of the constituent councils as defined by article 2 of the West Midlands Combined Authority Order 2016; or

b

is given voting rights by resolution of the West Midlands Combined Authority in accordance with paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 1 to that Order.