# Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, Section 6: Local authority functions


(1) The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 105 (constitution and functions: economic development and regeneration)—
(a) for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2) Section 91(5) does not apply in relation to functions exercisable by a combined authority by virtue of subsection (1).”;
(b) in the heading, for “economic development and regeneration” substitute “ local authority functions generally ”.
(3) In section 108 (review by authorities: new combined authority), in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “ the exercise of statutory functions in relation to an area (“the review area”) with a view to deciding whether to prepare and publish a scheme under section 109 ”.
(4) In section 109 (preparation and publication of scheme: new combined authority), in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute “ the exercise of statutory functions in relation to the area ”.
(5) In section 112 (preparation and publication of scheme: existing combined authority), in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute “ the exercise of statutory functions in relation to an area of a combined authority or a proposed area of a combined authority ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/1/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cities-and-local-government-devolution-act-2016/section-6
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