Chapter 2: Other Provision Combined authorities Section 70: Payment of allowances to committee members Effect
This section amends Schedules 5A and 5C to enable the Secretary of State to make provisions, by order, about the payment of allowances to members of overview and scrutiny, audit committees and, where the mayor exercises the police and crime commissioner functions, police and crime panels where the members of these committees are members of a combined authority’s constituent authorities.
	Subsection (1) amends Schedule 5A to the 2009 Act to give the Secretary of State power by order to make provision about the payment of allowances to members of a combined authority’s constituent authorities who are members of overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees.
	Subsection (2) amends Schedule 5C to the 2009 Act to give the Secretary of State power by order to make provision about the payment of allowances to members of a combined authority’s constituent members who are members of police and crime panel where the mayor of the combined authority also holds police and crime commissioner powers.