Paragraph 5 Local Government and Housing Act 1989I1

In section 13 of LGHA 1989 (voting rights of members of certain committees: England and Wales), before subsection (6) insert—

“(5B)

Nothing in this section prevents the appointment of any of the following as a voting member of a committee or sub-committee of a combined authority or combined county authority—

(a)

a person who is a member of a constituent council of that authority;

(b)

a person who is a non-constituent member of that authority, if that authority has resolved that that person is to be a voting member of that committee or sub-committee.

(5C)

In subsection (5B)—

• “combined authority” has the same meaning as in section 21(1)(jb);

• “combined county authority” has the same meaning as in section 21(1)(jba);

• “constituent council” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a combined authority—

     1. (i)

        a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a district council whose area is within the area of the authority;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a combined county authority—

     1. (i)

        a county council for an area within the area of the authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a unitary district council for an area within the area of the authority;

     and here “unitary district council” means a district council whose area does not form part of the area of a county council;

• “non-constituent member” has the same meaning—

  1. (a)

     as in section 104A of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 in relation to a combined authority;

  2. (b)

     as in section 11 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 in relation to a combined county authority;

• “resolved” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a combined authority, resolved under section 104A(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a combined county authority, resolved under section 11(4) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.”