Paragraph 1 Membership
Each constituent council must appoint to the Combined Authority—
one of its elected members to be a member of the Combined Authority (a “Constituent Council Member”);
two other elected members, either of whom may act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the Constituent Council Member (a “Substitute Constituent Council Member”).
The Combined Authority must appoint as a member of the Combined Authority a person whom it considers to be a representative of business interests within the Combined Area and that person is to be the chair of the Business Board (the “Business Board Member”).
The Combined Authority must also appoint a person (the “Substitute Business Board Member”) whom it considers to be a representative of business interests within the Combined Area who is to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the Business Board Member.
The Combined Authority must appoint as a member of the Combined Authority a person (the “CVS Member”) whom it considers to be a representative of the community and voluntary sector within the Combined Area.
The Combined Authority must also appoint a person (the “Substitute CVS Member”) whom it considers to be a representative of the community and voluntary sector within the Combined Area who is to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the CVS Member.
A person ceases to be a Constituent Council Member or a Substitute Constituent Council Member if—
they resign from the Combined Authority;
they cease to be a member of the constituent council that appointed them;
the constituent council that appointed them terminates their appointment,
and where the appointment is terminated under paragraph (b) or (c) the constituent council must give written notice to the Combined Authority and such termination takes effect at the end of the period of one week beginning with the date on which the notice is given or such longer period (not exceeding one month) as is specified in the notice.
Where a person ceases to be a Constituent Council Member or Substitute Constituent Council Member, the constituent council that appointed them must, as soon as reasonably practicable, appoint another of its elected members to be a Constituent Council Member or, as the case may be, Substitute Constituent Council Member and such appointment takes effect at the end of the period of one week beginning with the date on which the notice is given or such longer period (not exceeding one month) as may be specified in the notice.
A person ceases to be a Business Board Member or Substitute Business Board Member if—
they resign from the Combined Authority; or
the Combined Authority terminates their appointment.
Where a person ceases to be a Business Board Member or Substitute Business Board Member, the Combined Authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, appoint another person from the Business Board to fill the vacancy.
A person ceases to be a CVS Member or Substitute CVS Member if—
they resign from the Combined Authority; or
the Combined Authority terminates their appointment.
Where a person ceases to be a CVS Member or Substitute CVS Member, the Combined Authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, appoint another person to be a CVS Member or, as the case may be, Substitute CVS Member.
The Mayor must appoint one of the Constituent Council Members to be the Deputy Mayor.
Where a Constituent Council Member acts as the Deputy Mayor then one of the Substitute Constituent Council Members appointed by the relevant constituent council may act as its Constituent Council Member in any proceedings of the Combined Authority.
For the purposes of this Order, an elected Mayor of a constituent council is to be treated as an elected member of the constituent council.
Other than in this paragraph, any reference in this Order to—
a Constituent Council Member includes a Substitute Constituent Council Member acting in the absence of the Constituent Council Member;
a Business Board Member includes a Substitute Business Board Member acting in the absence of the Business Board Member;
a CVS Member includes a Substitute CVS Member acting in the absence of the CVS Member; and
the Mayor includes the Deputy Mayor acting in the absence of the Mayor.
For the purposes of this Schedule, “Business Board” means an informal group of representatives to be appointed by the Combined Authority, the purpose of which is to share with the Combined Authority the view of business interests in the Combined Area.