Commentary The Assembly Section 5: Power to require attendance at Assembly meetings: time limits
30.Section 61 of the GLA Act 1999 contains powers for the Assembly to summon certain categories of people to give evidence at its meetings and to produce documents e.g. a person who is a senior member of staff of the Authority, the chairman or a member of the board or a senior member of staff of one of the functional bodies, or a person who has a contractual relationship with the Authority. The Authority may summon such a person up to 3 years after the end of their period in office, contractual relationship, etc.
31.Section 5 amends section 61 to extend the period during which the Assembly may summon a person from 3 years to 8 years.