Paragraph 93 Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)I1

In section 74 (levies), after subsection (14) insert—

“(15)

For the purposes of this section—

(a)

a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 is to be treated as a levying body with respect to which regulations may be made under subsection (2), and

(b)

the reference in that subsection to the council concerned shall be treated as a reference to the combined county authority’s constituent councils.

(16)

Regulations under this section by virtue of subsection (15) may be made only with the consent of—

(a)

the constituent councils, and

(b)

in the case of regulations in relation to an existing combined county authority, that authority.

(17)

Regulations under this section by virtue of subsection (15) may not make provision in relation to expenses of a combined county authority that are attributable to the exercise of mayoral functions.

(18)

In subsections (15) to (17)—

• “constituent council” has the meaning given by section 10(11) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

• “mayoral function” has the meaning given by section 41(8) of that Act.”