Paragraph 9 InterpretationI1

at the appropriate place insert—

• ““CCA” means a combined county authority established under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

• “combined authority” means a combined authority established under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

• “constituent council” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a combined authority—

     1. (i)

        a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a district council whose area is within the area of the authority;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a CCA—

     1. (i)

        a county council for an area within the area of the authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a unitary district council for an area within the area of the authority;

     and here “unitary district council” means the council for a district for which there is no county council;”;

at the appropriate place insert—

• ““mayoral CCA” has the same meaning as in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (see section 57 of that Act);

• “mayoral combined authority” has the same meaning as in the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (see section 120 of that Act);”;

at the appropriate place insert—

• ““non-mayoral CCA” has the same meaning as in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (see section 57 of that Act);

• “non-mayoral combined authority” has the same meaning as in the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (see section 120 of that Act);”;

at the appropriate place insert—

• ““strategic authority” means—

  1. (a)

     a district council or county council that is designated as a single foundation strategic authority under section 3 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026,

  2. (b)

     a combined authority,

  3. (c)

     a CCA, or

  4. (d)

     the Greater London Authority;

• “strategic authority outside London” means a strategic authority other than the Greater London Authority.”