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 9Mayoral functions and funding

Joint committees43.

(1)

The Mayor may enter into arrangements jointly with the Combined Authority, the constituent councils and other councils in accordance with section 101(5) of the 1972 Act for the discharge of the general functions of the Combined Authority which are exercisable only by the Mayor pursuant to article 4294.

(2)

In this article “other council” means the council for a county or district in England, or another combined authority.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Art. 43 in force at 7.5.2024, see art. 1(3)

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By virtue of section 101(1) of the 1972 Act, and subject to sections 101(1A) to (1E) and (10) of that Act or other express provision made by the 1972 Act or any subsequent Act, the Combined Authority may arrange for the discharge of any of its functions by a committee, a sub-committee or an officer of the Combined Authority, whilst further to section 101(5) of the 1972 Act, the Combined Authority may enter into joint arrangements with other local authorities in relation to the discharge of any of its functions. “Local authority” includes a combined authority (section 101(13)).