# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 2


In section 12A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (spatial development strategy to be produced by strategic planning authorities), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) Where there is a mayor for the area of a combined authority or combined county authority, the functions of the authority under this Part as a strategic planning authority are functions of the authority exercisable only by the mayor on behalf of the authority.”

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