# Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, Section 107CA: Appointment of commissioners by the mayor


(1) The mayor for the area of a combined authority may appoint not more than 10 persons—
(a) to assist the mayor in the exercise of the mayor’s general functions in relation to the areas of competence, and
(b) to otherwise assist the mayor in relation to the exercise by the combined authority of functions which relate to the areas of competence.
(2) A person appointed under this section is referred to in this Part as a “commissioner”.
(3) Schedule 5BA makes provision about commissioners.
(4) In this section and Schedule 5BA “area of competence” has the meaning given by section 2 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/107CA (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009/section-107CA
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