The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021

Transitional provision

30.—(1) This article applies in relation to—

(a) a billing authority whose area is within the Area; and

(b) the financial year commencing on 1st April 2021 (“the relevant year”).

(2) The costs of the Mayor that are incurred in, or in connection with, the exercise of mayoral functions in the relevant year shall be met in the case of the Mayor’s PCC functions, from precepts issued by the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire under section 40 (issue of precepts by major precepting authorities) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992(1).

(3) A billing authority that has been issued with a precept by the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire in respect of the relevant year must, on and after 10th May 2021, pay to the Mayor out of its collection fund the amounts owing in respect of that precept in accordance with the Local Authorities (Funds) (England) Regulations 1992(2).

(4) In this article—

“billing authority” has the same meaning as in section 1(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992(3); and

“collection fund” means the fund required to be established and maintained by a billing authority in accordance with section 89(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(4).

(1)

1992 c. 14.

(2)

S.I. 1992/2428.

(3)

1992 c. 14.

(4)

1988 c. 41.