Regulation 29 Amendment of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017

(1)

The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Part 1 (general), in article 2 (interpretation), omit the following definitions—

(a)

“the 1985 Act”;

(b)

“the 2000 Act”;

(c)

“the 2003 Act”;

(d)

“the 2008 Act”;

(e)

“the 2009 Act”;

(f)

“the 2011 Act”;

(g)

“Corporation”;

(h)

“the HCA”.

(3)

In Part 2 (establishment of a combined authority for the West of England; election of the Mayor; funding), in article 6 (funding)—

(a)

omit paragraph (3);

(b)

in paragraph (4), for the words from “the functions specified” to “Order 2018” substitute “any mayoral function”.

(4)

Omit Part 3 (transport).

(5)

Omit Part 5 (mayoral development corporations).

(6)

In Part 6 (housing and regeneration)—

(a)

omit article 18 (conferral of functions corresponding to functions that the HCA has in relation to the area);

(b)

in article 19 (acquisition and appropriation of land for planning and public purposes), in paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “article 21(2) to (5)” substitute “article 21(4)”;

(ii)

omit—

(aa)

sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (f);

(bb)

sub-paragraphs (h) to (n);

(c)

omit article 20 (condition on the exercise of the functions conferred by articles 18 and 19);

(d)

in article 21 (application of provisions of the Housing Act 1985, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008)—

(i)

in paragraph (1), for “articles 18 and 19” substitute “article 19”;

(ii)

omit paragraphs (2), (3) and (5).

(7)

In Part 7 (functions of the Combined Authority exercisable only by the Mayor; political advisers), in article 22 (general functions of the Combined Authority exercisable only by the Mayor)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

omit sub-paragraph (a);

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b), omit paragraphs (i) and (iv);

(b)

omit paragraphs (2) and (3).

(8)

In Part 8 (additional functions), omit—

(a)

article 24 (general power of competence);

(b)

sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of article 26 (incidental provisions);

(c)

articles 27 and 28 (incidental provisions).

(9)

In Schedule 1 (constitution), in paragraph 4 (proceedings), omit—

(a)

sub-paragraph (1);

(b)

sub-paragraphs (4) to (6);

(c)

paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (7);

(d)

sub-paragraphs (8) to (10).

(10)

Omit Schedule 3 (modification of the application of Part 8 of the Localism Act 2011).

(11)

Omit Schedule 4 (modification of the application of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008).

(12)

In Schedule 5 (economic development and regeneration functions)—

(a)

omit paragraphs 1 and 2;

(b)

in paragraph 3, omit “15ZA, 15ZB, 15ZC,”;

(c)

omit paragraph 4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2017/126, amended by S.I. 2018/879, 2024/430, 2026/346.