Article 5 Appointment of chairI1

is not a member or substitute member, or officer, of the combined authority, or, as the case may be, combined county authority;

is not a member, co-opted member, or officer of a principal council or parish council, whose area is within the area of the combined authority, or, as the case may be, the combined county authority;

is not a relative, or close friend, of a person within sub-paragraph (a) or (b); and

was not—

at any time during the five years ending with an appointment as chair of the overview and scrutiny committee under arrangements made by the authority in accordance with paragraph 3(4)(a) of Schedule 5A to the 2009 Act, in the case of a combined authority, or paragraph 3(4)(a) of Schedule 1 to the 2023 Act, in the case of a combined county authority.

the vacancy for a chair of the overview and scrutiny committee has been advertised in such manner as the combined authority F3or, as the case may be, combined county authority, considers is likely to bring it to the attention of the public;

the person has submitted an application to fill the vacancy to the combined authority F4or, as the case may be, combined county authority, and

the person’s appointment has been approved by a majority of the members of the combined authority F5or, as the case may be, combined county authority.

a member of the registered political party which has the most representatives among the members of the constituent councils on the combined authority F7or, as the case may be, on the combined county authority, or

where two or more parties have the same number of representatives, a member of any of those parties.