# Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, Paragraph 158: Children Act 2004 (c. 31)

Extent: E+W

In section 50 of the Children Act 2004 (intervention - England), after subsection (7) insert—
“(8) If any functions of a local authority in England which are specified in subsection (2) are exercisable by a combined county authority by virtue of section 18 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023—
(a) a reference in this section to a local authority includes a reference to the combined county authority, and
(b) a reference in this section to functions specified in subsection (2) is, in relation to the combined county authority, to be read as a reference to those functions so far as exercisable by the combined county authority.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/schedule/4/paragraph/158 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023/schedule-4/paragraph-158
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