Paragraph 3 C1 C2 F1

England and Wales

The Secretary of State F2... may by order make provision—

(a)

as to the dates on which and years in which elections for the return of a mayor may or must take place,

(b)

as to the intervals between elections for the return of a mayor,

(c)

as to the term of office of a mayor, and

(d)

as to the filling of vacancies in the office of a mayor.

Annotations

F1: Sch. 5B inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 1
F2: Words in Sch. 5B para. 3 omitted (8.12.2021) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(4) (with art. 12)

C1: Sch. 5B para. 3 functions transferred (9.11.2016) by The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), arts. 1(2), 3(1), Sch. 1(p) (with arts. 3(2), 6, 12)
C2: Sch. 5B para. 3: functions cease to be exercisable concurrently (8.12.2021) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), arts. 1(2), 9, Sch. 1(l) (with arts. 11, 12)