# The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Regulation 8: Article 7 (duty of combined authority and mayor to respond to overview and scrutiny committee)


In article 7 (duty of combined authority and mayor to respond to overview and scrutiny committee)—
(a) in the heading, after “authority” insert “or combined county authority”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(b), after “authority” in both places it occurs insert “or, as the case may be, combined county authority,”;
(c) in paragraph (2)—
(i) after “authority” in the first place it occurs insert “or, as the case may be, combined county authority,”;
(ii) for “the combined” in the second place those words occur, substitute “that”;
(d) in paragraph (3)—
(i) after “authority” in the first place it occurs insert “or, as the case may be, combined county authority,”;
(ii) for “the combined” in the second place those words occur, substitute “that”;
(e) in paragraph (4), after “Where” in the first place it occurs insert “, in relation to a combined authority,”;
(f) after paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) Where, in relation to a combined county authority, an overview and scrutiny committee exercises any of its powers under arrangements made in accordance with paragraph 1(2) or 1(3) of Schedule 1 to the 2023 Act in relation to a decision made but not implemented—
(a) where recommendations have been made under paragraph 1(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the 2023 Act, the combined county authority or the mayor must hold a meeting to reconsider the decision no later than 10 days after the date on which the recommendations of the overview and scrutiny committee were received by the combined county authority; and
(b) any direction under arrangements made in accordance with paragraph 1(4)(a) of Schedule 1 to the 2023 Act may have effect for a period not exceeding 14 days from the date on which the direction is issued. ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348257632/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-combined-authorities-overview-and-scrutiny-committees-access-to-information-and-audit-committees-amendment-regulations-2024/regulation-8
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