Chapter 2: Other Provision Combined authorities Section 61: Consent to conferral of general functions on mayor Background
Part 6 of the 2009 Act provides for public authority function to be conferred onto a combined authority subject to various requirements about authorities locally consenting. Such functions can be exercisable by the combined authority or by the mayor personally. This section changes the operation of this for a public authority function to be conferred on the combined authority and exercisable on the mayor.