# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 20


In section 93 (travel concession schemes), after subsection (8) insert—
“(8A) A county council or a council of a non-metropolitan district is not a local authority for the purposes of this section 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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/12/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-12/paragraph-20
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