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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-20/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/23",
  "legislation_title": "English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/20/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In section 196—\n(a) before the definition of “the Mayor” insert—\n““CCA” means a combined county authority established under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;\n“combined authority” means a combined authority established under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n“constituent council” means—\n(a)in relation to a combined authority—\n(i)a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the authority, or\n(ii)a district council whose area is within the area of the authority;\n(b)in relation to a CCA—\n(i)a county council for an area within the area of the authority, or\n(ii)a unitary district council for an area within the area of the authority;\nand here “unitary district council” means the council for a district for which there is no county council;”;\n(b) for the definition of “the Mayor” substitute—\n““the Mayor” means—\n(a)the Mayor of London,\n(b)the mayor for the area of a combined authority, or\n(c)the mayor for the area of a CCA;”;\n(c) after the definition of “MDC” insert—\n““strategic authority area” means—\n(a)in relation to the Mayor of London or a mayoral development area designated by that Mayor, Greater London;\n(b)in relation to the mayor for the area of a combined authority or a mayoral development area designated by the mayor for such an area, the area of the combined authority, or\n(c)in relation to the mayor for the area of a CCA or a mayoral development area designated by the mayor for such an area, the area of the CCA;”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 20 para. 3 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(1)(3)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/20/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:43:57.197615+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}