Article 8 Combined authority’s or CCA’s decision on budgetF10I1

When any period specified under article 7 by the combined authority F1or CCA as the case may be has expired the authority must determine whether to—

The mayor’s draft budget (or revised draft budget) shall be deemed to be approved unless vetoed within the relevant period in accordance with this article.

In making a decision on a question under paragraph (1) the combined authority F3or CCA as the case may be must take into account the reasons given by the mayor under article 7.

Any decision to veto the mayor’s draft budget (or draft revised budget) and approve the mayor’s draft budget incorporating the F4recommendations of the combined authority or of the CCA as the case may be contained in the report to the mayor under article 6 must be decided by a two thirds majority of the members, or substitute members acting in their place, of the combined authority F5or CCA as the case may be, present and voting on the question at a meeting of the authority.

In paragraph (2) “relevant period” means the period of five working days beginning with the day after the date on which the period specified under article 7 expires.

Paragraph (7) applies in a case where the mayor has failed, in accordance with article 5(1), to notify the combined authority F6or CCA as the case may be of the mayor’s draft budget before 1st February.

Where this paragraph applies, the combined authority F7or CCA as the case may be must determine the relevant amounts and calculations that are to be used for the financial year.

Any decision under paragraph (7) must be decided by a two thirds majority of the members, or substitute members acting in their place, of the combined authority F8or CCA as the case may be present and voting on the question at a meeting of the authority.

Paragraphs (4) and (8) have effect subject to—

In paragraphs (4) and (8) “member” and “substitute member” does not include any person who is not a member of a constituent council.

In relation to the Tees Valley Combined Authority^f1, the reference in paragraphs (4) and (8) to a two thirds majority is to be read as a reference to a three fifths majority.