Paragraph 12 Miscellaneous provisionsI1

After section 217 insert—

“MDCs outside London

Political activities of officers and staff etc

217A

(1)

Section 1 of the LGHA 1989 (disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff), and sections 2 and 3A of that Act so far as they have effect for the purposes of section 1, apply in relation to an MDC outside London as if it were a local authority.

(2)

Section 5 of the LGHA 1989 (designation and reports of monitoring officer) applies in relation to a combined authority or CCA as if an MDC for an area in the area of the combined authority or CCA were a committee of the combined authority or CCA.

(3)

In this section—

• “LGHA 1989” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;

• “MDC outside London” means an MDC for an area in the area of a combined authority or CCA.”