OpenLegislation

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/656 · Made 17 June 2026

Original text. legislation.gov.uk does not revise statutory instruments, so later amendments are not shown here. Changes made to it are listed under each provision when known.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, ENGLAND

Made 17th June 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 108(6), (8) and (9) of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2026 c. 23.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 18th June 2026
  3. 3Saving for ongoing mayoral elections
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving) Regulations 2026.

2Provisions coming into force on 18th June 2026

The following provisions of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 come into force on 18th June 2026—

(a)

section 63 (Mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners: supplementary vote system), so far as it relates to the provisions listed in paragraph (b);

(b)

paragraphs 12 to 19 of Schedule 30 (Mayors and PCCs: supplementary vote system).

3Saving for ongoing mayoral elections

The amendments made by the provisions listed in regulation 2 do not apply for the purposes of—

(a)

an election for the return of a combined authority mayor in accordance with Schedule 5B to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009f1, or

(b)

an election for the return of a combined county authority mayor in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023f2,

in respect of which the notice of election is published before 18th June 2026.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Samantha Dixon

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

17th June 2026

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the first commencement regulations under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23).

Regulation 2 commences paragraphs 12 to 19 of Schedule 30 to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (and section 63 of that Act, to the extent it relates to those paragraphs). Those paragraphs make amendments to Schedule 5B to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20) and Schedule 2 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) which require that elections for the return of a combined authority mayor or a combined county authority mayor respectively are to be conducted using the supplementary vote system.

Regulation 3 provides that the amendments do not apply in respect of a combined authority or combined county authority mayoral election for which the notice of election is published before 18th June 2026.

An impact assessment has been produced for the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 including an Addendum on the “supplementary vote” provision. No, or no significant, impact on business, charities or the public or voluntary sector is foreseen. Copies can be obtained at https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/63710/documents/7405 or from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.