# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 2


In section 108 (local transport plans)—
(a) in subsection (4)(cb), omit “established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023”;
(b) after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A) A county council or a council of a non-metropolitan district is not a local transport authority where—
(a) the council is a constituent council of a combined authority or a combined county authority (and here “constituent council” has the meaning given by section 104(11) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 in relation to a combined authority and section 10(11) of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 in relation to a combined county authority), and
(b) the combined authority or combined county authority has completed its first full financial year.
(4B) Where a local transport authority is a mayoral combined authority, the functions of the combined authority under this section are exercisable only by the mayor acting on behalf of the combined authority.
(4C) Where a local transport authority is a mayoral CCA, the functions of the combined county authority under this section are exercisable only by the mayor acting on behalf of the combined county authority.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/12/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-12/paragraph-2
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