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Paragraph 9B F1F2

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

A person is disqualified for holding office as the mayor for the area of a combined authority if the person is an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom.

(2)

If a person—

(a)

is elected as the mayor for the area of a combined authority, and

(b)

is, on the first day of the mayoral term, an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom,

the person is not disqualified under this paragraph for holding office as the mayor at any time in the period of eight days beginning with the first day of the mayoral term.

(3)

If a person—

(a)

becomes an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom, and

(b)

is, when the person becomes the elected member, the mayor for the area of a combined authority,

the person is not disqualified under this paragraph for holding office as the mayor at any time in the period of eight days beginning with the day on which the person becomes the elected member of the legislature.

(4)

In this paragraph—

  • “elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom” means a member of—

    1. (a)

      the House of Commons;

    2. (b)

      the Scottish Parliament;

    3. (c)

      Senedd Cymru;

    4. (d)

      the Northern Ireland Assembly;

  • “first day of the mayoral term”, in relation to a person who is elected as the mayor for the area of a combined authority, means the day that would be the first day of the person’s term as the mayor if it is assumed that the person is not disqualified under this paragraph.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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

Sch. 5B para. 9B inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), ss. 17(1), 108(5) (with s. 102)