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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009/schedule-5BA/paragraph-10",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/20",
  "legislation_title": "Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Powers of appointment and termination exercisable on behalf of the combined authority",
  "text": "(1) The powers to make and terminate the appointment of a person as a commissioner are (by virtue of section 107D(1A)) powers of the combined authority exercisable only by the mayor on behalf of the combined authority.\n(2) Accordingly, if a person is appointed as a commissioner—\n(a) under a worker’s contract, the combined authority is the employer;\n(b) under a contract other than a worker’s contract, the contract is between the combined authority and the commissioner;\n(c) otherwise than under a contract, the commissioner holds office under the combined authority.\n(3) In this paragraph “worker’s contract” and “employer” have the same meanings as in the Employment Rights Act 1996 (see section 230 of that Act).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 5BA inserted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 3 para. 3 (with s. 102)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/23",
      "affecting_title": "English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026"
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    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/23",
      "affecting_title": "English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/schedule/5BA/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:57.702412+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}