73 Monitoring officer
Greater London Authority Act 1999 (1999 c 29) | Legislation

73  Monitoring officer

[(1)     The Mayor and the Assembly, acting jointly, shall appoint a person to be the Authority's monitoring officer.

(1A)     Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (designation and reports of monitoring officer) 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)     section 8 of that Act (duty to adopt standing orders with respect to staff) shall apply in relation to a person appointed under subsection (1) above as if the Authority were a relevant authority.

(1C)     The terms and conditions of employment of the person appointed under subsection (1) above (including conditions as to remuneration) are to

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