# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W

(1) Paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to the Traffic Management Act 2004 (civil enforcement areas and enforcement authorities outside Greater London: bus lane contraventions) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In sub-paragraph (4), for “are to the local authority in whose area the contravention is committed” substitute
“—
(a) are references to the local authority in whose area the contravention is committed;
(b) if there is a qualifying CCA or combined authority for the area of that local authority, are also references to that authority or CCA (in addition to references that local authority).”
(3) After sub-paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) There is a qualifying CCA or combined authority for the area of a local authority if—
(a) the local authority is a constituent council of a CCA or combined authority, and
(b) the CCA or combined authority has the written consent of the local authority to act as an enforcement authority in relation to bus lane contraventions in the local authority’s area.
(6) In this paragraph—
“CCA” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
“combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“constituent council” means—
(a) in relation to a combined authority—
(i) a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the authority, or
(ii) a district council whose area is within the area of the authority;
(b) in relation to a CCA—
(i) a county council for an area within the area of the CCA, or
(ii) a unitary district council for an area within the area of the CCA;
and here “unitary district council” means the council for a district for which there is no county council.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/10/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-10/paragraph-1
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