# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 14: Prohibition of self-regulation

Extent: E+W

(1) Regulations under this Schedule may not provide for a regulatory function that is exercisable by a public authority in relation to the whole of England to be exercisable by the recipients if the regulated function is itself exercisable by any or all of the recipients.
(2) In this paragraph—
“recipient” means an authority, mayor or body on which a function would be or has been conferred by regulations under this Schedule;
“regulated function” means the function of carrying out an activity to which a regulatory function relates;
“regulatory function” has the meaning given by section 32 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/27/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-27/paragraph-14
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