{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/section-101",
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  "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": "section/101",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "101",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Act—\n“area of competence” has the meaning given in section 2;\n“category of strategic authorities” means each of the following—\n(a) the single foundation strategic authorities;\n(b) the combined foundation strategic authorities;\n(c) the mayoral strategic authorities except the established mayoral strategic authorities;\n(d) the established mayoral strategic authorities;\n“CCA” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of LURA 2023;\n“combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of LDEDCA 2009;\n“county council” means a county council in England;\n“established”, in relation to a mayoral strategic authority, has the meaning given in section 1;\n“foundation strategic authority” means—\n(a) a single foundation strategic authority, or\n(b) a combined foundation strategic authority;\n“FRSA 2004” means the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;\n“GLA” means the Greater London Authority;\n“GLA functional body” means a functional body within the meaning of the GLAA 1999 (see section 424 of that Act);\n“GLAA 1999” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999;\n“LDEDCA 2009” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n“legislation” means—\n(a) an Act of Parliament, or\n(b) secondary legislation;\n“LGA 1972” means the Local Government Act 1972;\n“LGA 1985” means the Local Government Act 1985;\n“LGA 2000” means the Local Government Act 2000;\n“LGFA 1988” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;\n“LGPIHA 2007” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;\n“LURA 2023” means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;\n“mayor for an EMSA” means—\n(a) the mayor for the area of a mayoral combined authority, or mayoral CCA, that is an established mayoral strategic authority, or\n(b) the Mayor of London;\n“mayoral CCA” or “mayoral combined county authority” means a CCA for an area for which provision is made in regulations under section 27(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 for there to be a mayor;\n“mayoral combined authority” means a combined authority for an area for which provision is made in an order under section 107A of LDEDCA 2009 for there to be a mayor;\n“mayoral strategic authority” has the meaning given in section 1;\n“Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;\n“non-mayoral CCA” or “non-mayoral combined county authority” means a CCA which is not a mayoral CCA;\n“non-mayoral combined authority” means a combined authority which is not a mayoral combined authority;\n“PRSRA 2011” means the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;\n“secondary legislation” means any instrument under an Act of Parliament;\n“strategic authority”, in relation to a mayoral strategic authority, has the meaning given in section 1;\n“unitary district council” means a district council (in England) whose area does not form part of the area of a county council.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 101 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(1)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/section/101",
    "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."
}