72 Head of paid service

72  Head of paid service

[(1)     The Mayor and the Assembly, acting jointly, shall appoint a person to be head of the Authority's paid service.

(1A)     Section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (designation and reports of head of paid service) shall apply in relation to the Authority as if—

(a)     the person appointed under subsection (1) above were a person designated under subsection (1)(a) of that section;

(b)     the Authority were a relevant authority for the purposes of that section; and

(c)     the Mayor and Assembly members were members of that authority.

(1B)     Any appointment under subsection (1) above is an appointment as an employee of the Authority and—

(a)     section 7 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (staff to be appointed on merit) shall apply in relation to any such appointment as if the Authority were a local authority;

(b)

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