# The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 5: Amendment of the East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024


(1) The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 are amended as follows.
(2) In Part 1 (general), in regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) omit the following definitions—
(i) “the 1985 Act”;
(ii) “the 1990 Act”;
(iii) “the 1999 Act”;
(iv) “the 2003 Act”;
(v) “the 2008 Act”;
(vi) “the 2011 Act”;
(vii) “Corporation”;
(viii) “the transition period”;
(b) in the definition of “highway authority” and “local highway authority”—
(i) omit ““highway authority” and”;
(ii) for “have” substitute “has”;
(iii) for “sections 1 to 3 and” substitute “section”.
(3) Omit Part 4 (housing, regeneration and planning).
(4) Omit Part 5 (mayoral development corporation).
(5) In Part 6 (transport)—
(a) in regulation 14 (local transport functions under the Transport Act 1985)—
(i) omit paragraphs (1) to (3);
(ii) in paragraph (4), omit “Subject to paragraph (5),”;
(iii) omit paragraph (5);
(b) omit—
(i) paragraphs (1) to (5) of regulation 15 (local transport functions under the Transport Act 2000);
(ii) regulation 16 (agreements between authorities and strategic highways companies);
(iii) regulation 17 (civil enforcement of road traffic contraventions);
(iv) regulation 21 (power to pay grant).
(6) In Part 8 (mayoral functions)—
(a) in regulation 26 (functions exercisable only by the Mayor)—
(i) in paragraph (1)—
(aa) omit sub-paragraph (a);
(bb) in sub-paragraph (b), for the words from “sections 108” to “supplementary) and” substitute “section”;
(cc) omit sub-paragraphs (c), (d) and (f);
(ii) omit paragraphs (2) to (9A);
(iii) in paragraph (10), for “the general functions mentioned in paragraph (1)” substitute “any mayoral function”;
(b) omit regulation 27 (joint committees).
(7) In Part 9 (funding), in regulation 28 (funding)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) and (5)” substitute “paragraph (2)”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “the functions referred to in regulation 26(1)” substitute “any mayoral function”;
(c) omit paragraph (5).
(8) In Part 10 (additional functions), omit—
(a) regulation 31 (assessment of economic conditions);
(b) regulation 32 (data sharing);
(c) sub-paragraphs (b) to (e) of regulation 33 (incidental provisions);
(d) regulations 34 and 35 (incidental provisions).
(9) In Schedule 1 (constitution), in paragraph 3 (proceedings), omit sub-paragraph (1) and sub-paragraphs (4) to (8).
(10) Omit Schedule 2 (modification of the application of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of, and of Schedules 2 to 4 to, the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008).
(11) Omit Schedule 3 (modification of the application of Part 8 of the Localism Act 2011).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/519/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026-consequential-amendments-and-revocations-england-regulations-2026/regulation-5
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