# Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, Section 18: Local authority functions

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a function of a county council or a district council that is exercisable in relation to an area which is within a CCA’s area to be exercisable by the CCA in relation to the CCA’s area.
(2) The Secretary of State may make regulations under subsection (1) only if the Secretary of State considers that the function can appropriately be exercised by the CCA.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision for the function to be exercisable by the CCA either generally or subject to such conditions or limitations as may be specified in the regulations.
(4) Regulations under subsection (1) which provide for a function of a county council or a unitary district council to be exercisable by a CCA may make provision for the function to be exercisable by the CCA instead of by the county council or unitary district council.
(5) Regulations under subsection (1) which provide for a function of a county council or a district council to be exercisable by a CCA may make provision—
(a) for the function to be exercisable by the CCA concurrently with the county council or district council,
(b) for the function to be exercisable by the CCA and the county council or district council jointly, or
(c) for the function to be exercisable by the CCA jointly with the county council or district council but also continue to be exercisable by the council alone.
(6) Regulations under subsection (1) may be made in relation to an existing CCA only with the consent of—
(a) the constituent councils, and
(b) ... the CCA.
(7) Subsection (6) does not apply where a proposal to make the regulations has been submitted to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 47 (proposal for changes to existing arrangements relating to CCA - locally led).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023/section-18
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