# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 8: Strategic authorities outside London

Extent: E+W

(1) Regulations may make provision about the exercise of a function by any of these classes of strategic authorities (except for provision about voting on decisions to exercise the function — see Part 4 of this Schedule)—
(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.
(2) Before making regulations under this paragraph the Secretary of State must consult the following—
(a) the affected strategic authorities;
(b) the constituent councils of any affected strategic authorities that are combined authorities or CCAs;
(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;
(d) any other persons that the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult.
(3) In this paragraph “affected strategic authorities” means the strategic authorities to whose function regulations under this paragraph relate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/27/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-27/paragraph-8
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