Paragraph 1 Membership

Each constituent council must appoint three of its elected members to be members of the Combined County Authority.

Each constituent council must appoint one of the persons appointed under paragraph (1) to be the lead member for that council.

Each constituent council must appoint another three of its elected members who may act as members of the Combined County Authority in the absence of any of the members they appointed under sub-paragraph (1) (“substitute member”).

Only one substitute member may act as a member of the Combined County Authority in the absence of each absent member appointed under sub-paragraph (1) at any time.

A person ceases to be a member or substitute member of the Combined County Authority if they cease to be a member of the constituent council that appointed them.

A person may resign as a member or substitute member of the Combined County Authority by written notice served on the proper officer of the constituent council that appointed them, and the resignation takes effect on receipt of the notice by the proper officer of the council.

Where the appointment of a member or substitute member of the Combined County Authority ceases by virtue of sub-paragraph (5) or (6) the constituent council that made the appointment must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the Combined County Authority and appoint another of its elected members in that person’s place.

A constituent council may at any time terminate the appointment of a member or substitute member appointed by it to the Combined County Authority and appoint another one of its elected members in that person’s place.

Where a constituent council exercises its power under sub-paragraph (8), it must give written notice of the new appointment and the termination of the previous appointment to the Combined County Authority and the new appointment takes effect and the previous appointment terminates at the end of one week from the date on which the notice is given or such longer period not exceeding one month as is specified in the notice.

The term “proper officer” in this paragraph is to be construed as a reference to an officer appointed by the relevant constituent council for that purpose.