The London Government (London Fire Commissioner and Policing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Amendment of the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990

3.—(1) The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)(2) after the definition of “the Act”, insert—

““Deputy Mayor for Fire” means a person appointed under section 67(1)(b) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999(3) as the Deputy Mayor for Fire, or appointed under that section and designated as the Deputy Mayor for Fire;”.

(3) In regulation 3 (terms of appointment and conditions of employment)(4)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4)” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5)”, and

(b) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5) Paragraphs 1(c) and 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Schedule do not apply where the appointee is the Deputy Mayor for Fire.”.

(1)

S.I. 1990/851.

(2)

Regulation 2 was amended by regulation 2(1) and (2) of S.I. 2012/1772.

(3)

1999 c. 29. Section 67(1)(b) was amended by section 9(3)(a) and (b) of, and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 2 to, the Policing and Crime Act 2017.

(4)

Regulation 3 was amended by regulation 2(1), (3)(a) and (3)(b) of S.I. 2012/1772, and by article 29 of, and paragraph 1(1), (2)(a) and (2)(b) of Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2017/863.