Legislation – The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025

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Introduction

PART 1
General

1 Citation and commencement

2 Interpretation

PART 2
Establishment of a combined county authority for Greater Lincolnshire

3 Establishment

4 Constitution

PART 3
Election of Mayor

5 Election of Mayor

PART 4
Housing, regeneration and planning

6 Conferral of functions corresponding to functions that the HCA has in relation to the Area

7 Acquisition and appropriation of land for planning and public purposes

8 Condition on the exercise of the functions conferred by regulations 6 and 7

9 Application of certain provisions of the 1985 Act, the 1990 Act and the 2008 Act

PART 5
Mayoral development corporation

10 Mayoral development corporation

11 Application of provisions in the 2011 Act

12 Mayoral development corporation: incidental provisions

PART 6
Transport

13 Local transport functions under the Transport Act 1985

14 Local transport functions under the Transport Act 2000

15 Agreements between authorities and strategic highways companies

16 Civil enforcement of road traffic contraventions

17 Workplace parking levy

18 Grants to bus service operators

19 Permit schemes

20 Power to pay grant

21 Amendment of the Sub-national Transport Body (Transport for the North) Regulations 2018

22 Power to direct

PART 7
Mayoral functions

23 Functions exercisable only by the Mayor

24 Joint committees

PART 8
Funding

25 Funding

26 Conferral of Business Rate Supplements functions

27 Application of BRS Act in consequence of regulation 26

PART 9
Additional functions

28 Assessment of economic conditions

29 Data sharing

30 Incidental provisions

31 (1) The Combined County Authority has the power to exercise…

32 (1) The functions of the constituent councils under section 1…

33 Section 13 of the 1989 Act (voting rights of members…

34 In Part 2 of Schedule 3 (pension funds) to the…

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Constitution

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3 Modification of the application of Part 8 of the 2011 Act

SCHEDULE 4 Permit schemes: modification of the application of Part 3 of the Traffic Management Act 2004

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PART 9Additional functions

Assessment of economic conditions28.

(1)

The functions of the constituent councils in section 69 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (duty to prepare an assessment of economic conditions)62 are exercisable by the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area.

(2)

The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.

(3)

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

(4)

Section 69 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 applies to the Combined County Authority as it applies to a constituent council.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Reg. 28 in force at 5.2.2025, see reg. 1(2)

Data sharing29.

(1)

The functions of the constituent councils described in section 17A of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (sharing of information)63 are exercisable by the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area.

(2)

The Combined County Authority is a relevant authority for the purposes of section 115 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (disclosure of information)64.

(3)

The functions mentioned in paragraph (1) are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I2Reg. 29 in force at 5.2.2025, see reg. 1(2)

Incidental provisions30.

The following provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 have effect in relation to the Combined County Authority as if it were a local authority—

(a)

section 113 (power to place staff at the disposal of other local authorities)65;

(b)

section 142(2) (power to arrange for publication of information etc relating to the functions of the authority)66;

(c)

section 144 (power to encourage visitors and provide conference and other facilities)67;

(d)

section 145 (provision of entertainments)68;

(e)

section 222 (power to prosecute and defend legal proceedings).

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I3Reg. 30 in force at 5.2.2025, see reg. 1(2)

31.

(1)

The Combined County Authority has the power to exercise any of the functions described in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of section 88 of the Local Government Act 1985 (research and collection of information)69 whether or not a scheme is made under that section.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), section 88(1) of the Local Government Act 1985 has effect as if a reference to “that area” were a reference to the Area.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I4Reg. 31 in force at 5.2.2025, see reg. 1(2)

32.

(1)

The functions of the constituent councils under section 1 of the 2011 Act, to the extent that those functions are exercisable for the purpose of economic development and regeneration, are exercisable by the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area.

(2)

The functions mentioned in paragraph (1) are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I5Reg. 32 in force at 5.2.2025, see reg. 1(2)

33.

Section 13 of the 1989 Act (voting rights of members of certain committees)70 has effect in relation to the Combined County Authority as if—

(a)

in subsection (4), after paragraph (h) there were inserted—

“(i)

subject to subsection (4A), a committee appointed by the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority”;

(b)

after subsection (4) there were inserted—

“(4A)

A person who is a member of a committee falling within paragraph (i) of subsection (4) or a sub-committee appointed by such a committee is for all purposes to be treated as a non-voting member of that committee or sub-committee unless that person is—

(a)

a member of one of the constituent councils as defined by regulation 2 of the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025, or

(b)

a non-constituent member of the Combined County Authority, as defined by regulation 2 of the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025, and the Combined County Authority has resolved under section 11(4) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (non-constituent members of a CCA) that the person is to be a voting member of that committee or sub-committee.”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I6Reg. 33 in force at 5.2.2025, see reg. 1(2)

34.

In Part 2 of Schedule 3 (pension funds) to the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 201371 in the table insert at the end—

“An employee of the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority established by the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025

East Riding of Yorkshire Council”.
Annotations:
Commencement Information

I7Reg. 34 in force at 5.2.2025, see reg. 1(2)

63

1998 c. 37. Section 17A was inserted by section 22 of, and by paragraph 5 of Schedule 9 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48) and amended by paragraph 45 of Schedule 19 to the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12).

64

Section 115 was amended by section 74 of, and paragraphs 150 and 151 of Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43); by section 97 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30); by section 219 of the Housing Act 2004 (c. 34); by section 22 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 9 to the Police and Justice Act 2006; by section 29 of the Transport for London Act 2008 (c. 1); by section 98 of, and paragraphs 231 and 238 of Part 3 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13); by sections 1, 32 and 55 and by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, paragraphs 51 and 57 of Schedule 4 and by paragraphs 83 and 90 of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7); by sections 6 and 9 of, and paragraph 80 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 106 of Schedule 2 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3); by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 57 of Schedule 4 to the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31); and by S.I. 2000/90, 2002/2469, 2007/961, 2008/912, 2010/866, 2013/602.

65

Section 113 was amended by section 57 of, and paragraph 151 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32); section 66 of, and by paragraph 13 of Schedule 9 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19); by paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43); by section 11 of, and by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17); by section 2 of and paragraph 51(a) of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43); by sections 55, 56 and 249 of, and by paragraph 17 of Schedule 5, paragraph 3 of Schedule 7, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 17 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012; by sections 1 and 32 of, and by paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 11(2) and (3) of Schedule 4 to the Health and Care Act 2022; and by S.I. 2000/90, 2002/2469, 2007/961. It is prospectively amended by paragraph 45 of Schedule 14 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 from a date and time to be appointed.

66

Subsection (2) was amended by section 3(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10).

67

Section 144 was amended by section 81 of, and Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57); by sections 190 and 194 of, and by Schedule 34 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65); and by section 102 of, and Schedule 17 to the Local Government Act 1985.

68

Section 145 was amended by section 191 of, and paragraphs 56 and 59 of Schedule 6 to the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17).

70

Section 13 was amended by paragraph 156 of Schedule 19 and paragraph 96 of Schedule 37(I) to the Education Act 1993 (c. 35); by paragraph 36 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 and Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (c. 29); by Schedule 24 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25); by paragraph 96 of Schedule 37 to the Education Act 1996 (c. 56); by paragraph 22 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31); by Part 4 of Schedule 5 to the Children Act 2004 (c. 31); by paragraph 81 of Schedule 6 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20); by paragraph 14 of Schedule 14 and by Part 4 of Schedule 22 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23); by paragraph 15 of Schedule 8 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25); by paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016; by section 7 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3); and by S.I. 2001/1517, 2010/1158.

71

S.I. 2013/2356, amended by S.I. 2015/755; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.