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Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016

2016 c. 1 · Enacted 28 January 2016 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act to make provision for the election of mayors for the areas of, and for conferring additional functions on, combined authorities established under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; to make other provision in relation to bodies established under that Part; to make provision about local authority governance and functions; to confer power to establish, and to make provision about, sub-national transport bodies; and for connected purposes.[28th January 2016]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Reports about local devolution
  2. 1Devolution: annual report
  3. Mayoral combined authorities
  4. 2Power to provide for an elected mayor
  5. 3Deputy mayors etc
  6. 4Functions
  7. 5Financial matters
  8. Combined authorities: additional functions
  9. 6Local authority functions
  10. 7Other public authority functions
  11. Combined authorities: accountability etc
  12. 8Overview and scrutiny committees and audit committees
  13. 9Funding of combined authorities
  14. 10General power of competence
  15. Combined authorities and EPBs: areas and procedure
  16. 11Removal of geographical restrictions in relation to EPBs
  17. 12Removal of geographical restrictions in relation to combined authorities
  18. 13Changes to existing EPB
  19. 14Requirements in connection with establishment etc of combined authority
  20. Combined and local authorities: governance, constitution and functions etc
  21. 15Governance arrangements etc of local authorities in England
  22. 16Power to transfer etc public authority functions to certain local authorities
  23. 17Section 16: procedure etc
  24. 18Devolving health service functions
  25. 19Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006
  26. 20Referendums to undo change to mayor and cabinet executive
  27. Sub-national transport bodies
  28. 21Sub-national transport bodies
  29. National Park authorities
  30. 22English National Park authorities: general powers
  31. Final provisions
  32. 23Minor and consequential amendments
  33. 24Extent
  34. 25Commencement
  35. 26Short title
  36. Schedule 1: MAYORS FOR COMBINED AUTHORITY AREAS: FURTHER PROVISION ABOUT ELECTIONS
  37. Paragraph
  38. Schedule 2: MAYORS FOR COMBINED AUTHORITY AREAS: POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FUNCTIONS
  39. Paragraph
  40. Schedule 3: OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES AND AUDIT COMMITTEES
  41. Paragraph
  42. Schedule 4: AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 2006
  43. 1Paragraph 1
  44. 2Paragraph 2
  45. 3Paragraph 3
  46. 4Paragraph 4
  47. 5Paragraph 5
  48. 6Paragraph 6
  49. 7Paragraph 7
  50. 8Paragraph 8
  51. 9Paragraph 9
  52. Schedule 5: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  53. Local Government Act 1972
  54. 1Paragraph 1
  55. 2Paragraph 2
  56. 3Paragraph 3
  57. 4Paragraph 4
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. Local Government Act 1985
  60. 6Paragraph 6
  61. 7Paragraph 7
  62. 8Paragraph 8
  63. Local Government Finance Act 1988
  64. 9Paragraph 9
  65. 10Paragraph 10
  66. 11Paragraph 11
  67. Local Government and Housing Act 1989
  68. 12Paragraph 12
  69. Railways Act 1993
  70. 13Paragraph 13
  71. Environment Act 1995
  72. 14Paragraph 14
  73. Local Government Act 1999
  74. 15Paragraph 15
  75. Freedom of Information Act 2000
  76. 16Paragraph 16
  77. Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
  78. 17Paragraph 17
  79. 18Paragraph 18
  80. 19Paragraph 19
  81. 20Paragraph 20
  82. 21Paragraph 21
  83. 22Paragraph 22
  84. 23Paragraph 23
  85. 24Paragraph 24
  86. 25Paragraph 25
  87. 26Paragraph 26
  88. 27Paragraph 27
  89. 28Paragraph 28
  90. 29Paragraph 29
  91. 30Paragraph 30
  92. Equality Act 2010
  93. 31Paragraph 31
  94. Localism Act 2011
  95. 32Paragraph 32
  96. 33Paragraph 33
  97. 34Paragraph 34
  98. 35Paragraph 35
  99. 36Paragraph 36
  100. Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
  101. 37Paragraph 37