Paragraph 56 Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)I1

Section 26C (referral of complaints by authorities) is amended as follows.

In subsection (6), after paragraph (f) insert—

“(g)

in relation to a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, a member of a constituent council of the authority;”.

After subsection (8) insert—

“(9)

For the purposes of subsection (6)(g)—

(a)

a county council is a constituent council of a combined county authority if the area of the county council, or part of that area, is within the area of the combined county authority;

(b)

a district council is a constituent council of a combined county authority if the area of the district council is within the area of the combined county authority.”