# Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, Section 25: Changes to boundaries of a CCA’s area

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations change the boundaries of a CCA’s area by—
(a) adding a relevant local government area to an existing area of a CCA, or
(b) removing a relevant local government area from an existing area of a CCA.
(2) In this section “relevant local government area” means—
(a) the area of a two-tier county council,
(b) the area of a unitary county council, or
(c) the area of a unitary district council.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1)(b)—
(a) may transfer functions relating to the relevant local government area from the CCA to any other public authority;
(b) may provide for any function of the CCA relating to the area to be no longer exercisable in relation to that area.
(4) In subsection (3)(a) “public authority” includes—
(a) a Minister of the Crown within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975,
(b) a government department,
(c) a county council, and
(d) a district council.
(5) Regulations may be made under subsection (1) only if the area to be created by the regulations meets conditions A and B in section 9.
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(11) Subsection (12) applies if a CCA has made provision about its constitution under regulations under section 10(1).
(12) A decision about any change to that provision as a result of regulations under subsection (1) is to be decided at a meeting of the CCA by a simple majority of the voting members of the CCA who are present at the meeting.
(13) A reference in this section to a voting member—
(a) includes a substitute member who may act in place of a voting member;
(b) does not include a non-constituent member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023/section-25
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