1.—(1) Each constituent council must appoint two of its elected members to be a member of the Combined Authority.
(2) Each constituent council must appoint two other elected members to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of a member appointed under sub-paragraph (1) (“substitute member”).
(3) The Local Enterprise Partnership must nominate one of its members to be a member of the Combined Authority.
(4) The Local Enterprise Partnership must nominate another of its members to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the member appointed under sub-paragraph (3) (“the Local Enterprise Partnership Substitute Member”).
(5) The Combined Authority must appoint a member nominated by the Local Enterprise Partnership as a member of the Combined Authority (“Local Enterprise Partnership Member”).
(6) The Combined Authority must appoint another member nominated by the Local Enterprise Partnership to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the member appointed under sub-paragraph (5) (“the substitute member”).
(7) For the purposes of this Schedule any reference to a member is to be treated as including a reference to the Local Enterprise Partnership Member.
(8) A person ceases to be a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority if they cease to be a member of—
(a)the constituent council that appointed them; or
(b)the Local Enterprise Partnership that nominated them.
(9) A person may resign as a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority, as the case may be, by written notice served on—
(a)the proper officer of the constituent council that appointed them; or,
(b)the chairman or vice-chairman of the Local Enterprise Partnership that nominated them,
and the resignation will take effect on receipt of the notice by the proper officer of the council or chairman or vice-chairman of the Local Enterprise Partnership (as the case may be).
(10) Where a member or substitute member’s appointment ceases by virtue of sub-paragraph (8) or (9)—
(a)the constituent council that made the appointment must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the Combined Authority and appoint another of its elected members in that person’s place; or
(b)the Local Enterprise Partnership must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the Combined Authority and nominate another of its members in that person’s place.
(11) A constituent council may at any time terminate the appointment of a member or substitute member appointed by it to the Combined Authority and appoint another one of its elected members in that person’s place.
(12) Where a constituent council terminates an appointment under sub-paragraph (11), it must give written notice of the new appointment and the termination of the previous appointment to the Combined Authority and the new appointment will take effect and the previous appointment terminate at the end of the period of one week beginning with the date on which the notice is given or such longer period not exceeding one month as is specified in the notice.
(13) The Local Enterprise Partnership may at any time terminate the appointment of a member or substitute member nominated by it to the Combined Authority and nominate another of its members in that person’s place.
(14) Where the Local Enterprise Partnership terminates an appointment under sub-paragraph (13), it will give written notice of the new nomination and the termination of the previous appointment to the Combined Authority.
(15) The Combined Authority must appoint a member nominated under sub-paragraph (14) and the new appointment will take effect and the previous appointment terminate at the end of the period of one week beginning with the date on which the notice is given or such longer period not exceeding one month as is specified in the notice.
(16) The Combined Authority must appoint a member nominated under sub-paragraph (10)(b) or sub-paragraph (14) at the next meeting of the Combined Authority.
(17) For the purposes of this paragraph, an elected mayor of a constituent council is to be treated as a member of the constituent council.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 2.11.2018, see art. 1