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Paragraph 1 Strategic authorities outside LondonI1I2

England and Wales

(1)

Regulations may make provision conferring an eligible function on the strategic authorities within a class specified in sub-paragraph (3).

(2)

Regulations may make provision modifying a function as it is exercisable by the strategic authorities within a class specified in sub-paragraph (3).

(3)

These are the classes referred to in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)—

(a)

the single foundation strategic authorities;

(b)

the single foundation strategic authorities that are district councils;

(c)

the single foundation strategic authorities that are county councils;

(d)

the combined foundation strategic authorities;

(e)

the mayoral strategic authorities other than the established mayoral strategic authorities;

(f)

the established mayoral strategic authorities other than the GLA.

(4)

Regulations may not be made under this section unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so having regard to the need to secure the effective exercise of the function concerned.

(5)

See also section 18 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (devolving health service functions) which contains further limitations.

(6)

Before making regulations under this paragraph the Secretary of State must consult the following—

(a)

the affected strategic authorities;

(b)

the mayors of any of the affected strategic authorities that are mayoral strategic authorities;

(c)

the constituent councils of any affected strategic authorities that are combined authorities or CCAs;

(d)

any other person who exercises the function to which the regulations relate;

(e)

any other persons that the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult.

(7)

In this paragraph “affected strategic authorities” means the strategic authorities—

(a)

on which a function would be conferred by regulations under sub-paragraph (1), or

(b)

whose exercise of a function would be affected by regulations under sub-paragraph (2).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 27 para. 1 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 108(1)

I2

Sch. 27 para. 1 in force at 29.6.2026 in so far as not already in force, see s. 108(5)