9.—(1) Until 8th May 2017 the functions conferred by article 3(1) shall be exercised only by the chairman of the Combined Authority(1).
(2) Anything which, immediately before the day on which article 3(1) comes into force is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Combined Authority or by or in relation to a constituent council for the purposes of or in connection with the functions mentioned in article 3(1) is to be treated as having been done by or in relation to the chairman of the Combined Authority.
(3) Before the chairman of the Combined Authority designates an area of land, under functions corresponding to the functions contained in section 197 of the 2011 Act, the chairman must refer the proposal to one of the Combined Authority’s overview and scrutiny committees(2) for consideration.
(4) Before an area of land is designated as a Mayoral development area the chairman of the Combined Authority must have regard to any report or recommendation made by any of the Combined Authority’s overview and scrutiny committees.
Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to S.I 2016/449 provides that the Combined Authority must in each year appoint a chairman from among its members, at the first meeting of the Combined Authority, and in subsequent years at the annual meeting of the Combined Authority.
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 5A to the 2009 Act provides that a combined authority must arrange for the appointment by the authority of one or more committees of the authority to review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in connection with the discharge of any functions which are the responsibility of the authority. Paragraph 1(2)(c) of Schedule 5A provides that the combined authority’s arrangements must ensure that the combined authority’s overview and scrutiny committee has power (or its overview and scrutiny committees) have power between them to make reports or recommendations to the authority on matters that affect the authority’s area or the inhabitants of the area.