PART 4Mayoral development areas

Incidental provisions12.

(1)

The following provisions of the 1989 Act52 shall apply as if a Corporation were a local authority—

(a)

section 1 (disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff)53; and

(b)

sections 2 and 3A (politically restricted posts and exemptions from restriction)54 so far as they have effect for the purposes of that section.

(2)

Section 5 of the 1989 Act (designation and reports of monitoring officer)55 shall apply in relation to the Combined Authority as if a Corporation were a committee of the Authority.