{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-6/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-6/paragraph-7.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/6/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendment of section 8",
  "text": "(1) Section 8 (interpretation) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) Before the definition of “the general power” insert—\n““CCA” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;\n“combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;”.\n(3) After the definition of “local authority” insert—\n““mayor”, in relation to a mayoral combined authority or mayoral CCA, means the mayor for the area of that authority;\n“mayoral CCA” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 — see section 57 of that Act;\n“mayoral combined authority” has the same meaning as in Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 — see section 120 of that Act;”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 6 para. 7 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 108(1)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 6 para. 7 in force at 29.6.2026 in so far as not already in force, see s. 108(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/6/paragraph/7",
    "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."
}