Legislation – The North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024

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Introduction

PART 1
General

1 Citation, commencement, and extent

2 Interpretation

PART 2
Establishment

3 Dissolution of the combined areas of Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland and Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland and the abolition of their respective combined authorities

4 Abolition of the Joint Transport Committee

5 Establishment of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority

6 Constitution of the Combined Authority

PART 3
Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights, Assets and Liabilities and associated provision

7 Transfer of property, assets, rights and liabilities

8 Transfer of functions

9 Continuity provision

10 Extension of financial year of the Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority and the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority

11 Statutory Officers

12 Pension liabilities

PART 4
Election of Mayor

13 Cancellation of the election for the mayor of the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority in 2024

14 The Mayor

15 The Mayor’s first and subsequent terms of office

16 Modification of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

17 Political adviser

PART 5
Transport

18 Passenger Transport Executive

19 Transfer of functions etc. relating to transport

20 Adaptation of enactments

21 Agreements between authorities and strategic highways companies

22 Permit schemes

23 Promoting road safety

24 Grants to bus service operators

25 Bus lane contraventions

26 Funding in respect of transport functions – levy

27 Power to pay grant – general

28 Modification of the 2000 Act – implementation of the local transport plan

PART 6
Education, Skills and Training

29 Adult education functions of the Secretary of State transferred to the Combined Authority in relation to the Combined Area

30 Functions of the Secretary of State to be exercisable concurrently with the Combined Authority in relation to the Combined Area

31 Conditions on the exercise of functions mentioned in articles 29 and 30

32 Modification of provisions in ASCLA

33 Functions of the constituent councils to be exercised concurrently with the Combined Authority

PART 7
Housing, regeneration and planning

34 Conferral of functions corresponding to functions that the Homes and Communities Agency has in relation to the Combined Area

35 Acquisition and appropriation of land for planning and public purposes

36 Application of provisions of the HA 1985, the 1990 Act and the 2008 Act

37 Spatial development strategy

38 Adaptation of enactments in consequence of article 37

PART 8
Mayoral development corporations

39 Mayoral development corporations

40 Application of provisions in the 2011 Act

41 Mayoral development corporation: incidental provisions

PART 9
Mayoral functions and funding

42 Functions

43 Joint committees

44 Funding

45 Conferral of the Business Rate Supplements functions

46 Modification of BRSA in consequence of article 45

PART 10
Additional functions and incidental provision

47 Other functions

48 Incidental provisions

49 Modification of section 13 of the 1989 Act

50 Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013

51 Data sharing

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Constitution

SCHEDULE 2 Adaptation of certain transport-related legislation

SCHEDULE 3 Modification of provisions in ASCLA in their application in relation to the Combined Authority

SCHEDULE 4 Modification of the 2008 Act

SCHEDULE 5 Spatial development strategy

SCHEDULE 6 Modification of the application of Part 8 of the 2011 Act

Signature

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PART 7Housing, regeneration and planning

Acquisition and appropriation of land for planning and public purposes35.

(1)

The functions of the constituent councils specified in the following provisions of the HA 1985 and the 1990 Act as applied by article 36(3) and (4) are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the Combined Area—

(a)

section 8 of the HA 1985 (periodic review of housing needs);

(b)

section 11 of the HA 1985 (provision of board and laundry facilities);

(c)

section 12 of the HA 1985 (provision of shops, recreation and grounds etc.);

(d)

section 17 of the HA 1985 (acquisition of land for housing purposes)67;

(e)

section 18 of the HA 1985 (duties with respect to buildings acquired for housing purposes);

(f)

section 226 of the 1990 Act (compulsory acquisition of land for development and other planning purposes)68;

(g)

section 227 of the 1990 Act (acquisition of land by agreement);

(h)

section 229 of the 1990 Act (appropriation of land forming part of common, etc);

(i)

section 230(1)(a) of the 1990 Act (acquisition of land for purposes of exchange);

(j)

section 232 of the 1990 Act (appropriation of land held for planning purposes);

(k)

section 233 of the 1990 Act (disposal by local authorities of land held for planning purposes)69;

(l)

section 235 of the 1990 Act (development of land held for planning purposes);

(m)

section 236 of the 1990 Act (extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired)70;

(n)

section 238 of the 1990 Act (use and development of consecrated land);

(o)

section 239 of the 1990 Act (use and development of burial grounds); and

(p)

section 241 of the 1990 Act (use and development of open spaces).

(2)

The exercise of the functions in paragraphs (1)(b) to (d) and (f) requires the consent of each Constituent Council Member whose constituent council’s area contains any part of the land in relation to which the function is to be exercised.

(3)

The functions are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.

(4)

Any requirement in any enactment for a constituent council to exercise any of the functions described in paragraph (1) may be fulfilled by the exercise of that function by the Combined Authority.

(5)

The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) apply to the Combined Authority as they apply to a constituent council.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Art. 35 in force at 7.5.2024, see art. 1(3)

67

Section 17 was amended by section 222 of, and paragraph 24 of Schedule 18 to, the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52).

68

Section 226 was amended by sections 79, 99 and 120 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to, the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) (“the 2004 Act”).

69

Section 233 was amended by section 8 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27).

70

Section 236 was amended by section 406 of, and paragraph 103 of Schedule 17 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).