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;”; and

(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.”.