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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/localism-act-2011/schedule-21/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/localism-act-2011/schedule-21/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/20",
  "legislation_title": "Localism Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/localism-act-2011",
  "path": "schedule/21/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An MDC may, subject to any directions given by the Mayor, decide—\n(a) its own procedure,\n(b) the procedure of any of its committees, and\n(c) the procedure of any sub-committee of any of its committees.\n(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (1), a committee may decide the procedure of any of its sub-committees.\n(3) Subject to sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), a committee or sub-committee may decide its own procedure.\n(4) In this paragraph “procedure” includes quorum.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 21 para. 8 corresponding functions conferred (3.3.2017) by The Tees Valley Combined Authority (Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/250), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(r) (with arts. 5(1), 9(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Sch. 21 para. 8: functions made exercisable (20.12.2023) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(2), 10"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Sch. 21 para. 8: functions made exercisable (7.5.2024) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(3), 27(1)-(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:15.217969+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}