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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-27/paragraph-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-27/paragraph-12.json",
  "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/27/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Strategic authorities outside London",
  "text": "(1) Regulations may make provision about voting, by any of these classes of strategic authorities, on decisions to exercise a particular function—\n(a) the combined foundation strategic authorities;\n(b) the mayoral strategic authorities other than the established mayoral strategic authorities;\n(c) the established mayoral strategic authorities other than the GLA.\n(2) The provision that may be made under this paragraph includes provision for—\n(a) a decision to be made by a CCA or CCAs otherwise than in accordance with section 13A of LURA 2023;\n(b) a decision to be made by a combined authority or combined authorities otherwise than in accordance with section 104CA of LDEDCA 2009;\n(c) a decision to require a particular kind of majority (including a majority which includes a vote or votes of a particular kind of person).\n(3) Before making regulations under this paragraph the Secretary of State must consult the following—\n(a) the affected strategic authorities;\n(b) the constituent councils of any affected strategic authorities that are combined authorities or CCAs;\n(c) any other person who exercises the function to which the regulations relate, if their power to exercise it would be affected by the regulations;\n(d) any other persons that the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult.\n(4) In this paragraph “affected strategic authorities” means the strategic authorities to whose decision-making regulations under this paragraph relate.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 27 para. 12 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 108(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 27 para. 12 in force at 29.6.2026 in so far as not already in force, see s. 108(5)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/27/paragraph/12",
    "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."
}