Legislation – Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

the whole of the area of a two-tier county council, and

the area of another CCA,

the area of a combined authority, or

the integrated transport area of an Integrated Transport Authority.

the membership of the CCA (including the number and appointment of members of the CCA and the remuneration of, and pensions or allowances payable to or in respect of, any member of the CCA);

the voting powers of members of the CCA (including provision for different weight to be given to the vote of different descriptions of member);

the executive arrangements of the CCA;

the functions of any executive body of the CCA.

the appointment of an executive;

the functions of the CCA which are the responsibility of an executive;

the functions of the CCA which are the responsibility of an executive and which may be discharged by a committee of the CCA or by a body other than the CCA;

arrangements relating to the review and scrutiny of the discharge of functions;

access to information on the proceedings of an executive of the CCA;

the disapplication of section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (duty to allocate seats to political groups) in relation to an executive of the CCA or a committee of such an executive;

the keeping of a record of any arrangements relating to the CCA and falling within paragraphs (a) to (f).

for each of the constituent councils to appoint at least one of its elected members as a member of the CCA.

provision setting up or dissolving an executive body of a CCA, or merging two or more executive bodies of a CCA;

provision conferring functions on, or removing functions from, an executive body of a CCA;

provision transferring functions of a CCA to an executive body of the CCA, and transferring functions of an executive body of a CCA to the CCA.

sections 11 and 12 and regulations under section 13(1) (non-constituent and associate members), and

sections 14(4) and 25(9) and (12) (procedure for CCA consents).

the constituent councils, and

in the case of regulations in relation to an existing CCA, the CCA.

subsection (8) does not apply to the regulations under this Chapter, and

subsections (6) to (13) of section 25 apply in relation to the regulations as if they contained the provision made by the regulations under subsection (1) of that section.

subsection (8) does not apply to the regulations under this Chapter, and

the regulations may be made only with the consent of the mayor for the CCA.

a county council for an area within the CCA’s area or proposed area, or

a unitary district council for an area within the CCA’s area or proposed area.

constituent members of a CCA;

the mayor for the area of a CCA in the mayor’s capacity as a member of the CCA;

nominating bodies of a CCA;

non-constituent members of a CCA;

associate members of a CCA.

the cases in which a decision of a CCA requires a majority, or a particular kind of majority, of the votes of members of a particular kind;

the process for the designation of a nominating body or the removal of such a designation;

the number of nominating bodies that may be designated by a CCA;

the number of non-constituent members that may be appointed by a nominating body of a CCA;

the appointment, disqualification, resignation or removal of a non-constituent member;

the appointment of a substitute member to act in place of a non-constituent member;

the maximum number of non-constituent members of a CCA;

the making by a nominating body of a CCA of payments towards the costs of the CCA;

the things which may or may not be done by, or in relation to, a non-constituent member;

the appointment, disqualification, resignation or removal of an associate member;

the appointment of a substitute member to act in place of an associate member;

the maximum number of associate members of a CCA;

the things which may or may not be done by, or in relation to, an associate member.

an appropriate person proposes a review, and

the CCA consents to the review.

a majority in favour of consenting under subsection (2)(b) does not need to include the mayor, but

a majority in favour of changes proposed under subsection (3) must include the mayor.

includes a substitute member who may act in place of a voting member;

does not include a non-constituent member.

a member of the CCA appointed by a constituent council, or

the mayor for the area of the CCA, if it is a mayoral CCA (see section 27(8)).

for the costs of a CCA to be met by its constituent councils, and

about the basis on which the amount payable by each constituent council is to be determined.

the constituent councils, and

in the case of regulations in relation to an existing CCA, the CCA.

that the resolution is considered at a meeting of the CCA which is specially convened for the purpose,

that particulars of the resolution were included in the notice of the meeting, and

that the resolution is passed at the meeting by not less than two-thirds of the members of the CCA who vote on it.

send notice of the change to the Secretary of State, and

publish the notice in such manner as the Secretary of State may direct.

for the function to be exercisable by the CCA concurrently with the county council or district council,

for the function to be exercisable by the CCA and the county council or district council jointly, or

for the function to be exercisable by the CCA jointly with the county council or district council but also continue to be exercisable by the council alone.

the constituent councils, and

in the case of regulations in relation to an existing CCA, the CCA.

make provision for a function of a public authority that is exercisable in relation to a CCA’s area to be a function of the CCA;

make provision for conferring on a CCA in relation to its area a function corresponding to a function that a public authority has in relation to another area.

provision for the function to be exercisable by the public authority or CCA subject to conditions or limitations specified in the regulations;

provision as to joint working arrangements between the CCA and public authority in connection with the function (for example, provision for the function to be exercised by a joint committee).

for the CCA to have the function instead of the public authority,

for the function to be exercisable by the CCA concurrently with the public authority,

for the function to be exercisable by the CCA and the public authority jointly, or

for the function to be exercisable by the CCA jointly with the public authority but also continue to be exercisable by the public authority alone.

as a reference to that document as amended from time to time, or

as including a reference to a subsequent document that replaces that document,

the appropriate consent is given and the Secretary of State considers that the making of the regulations is likely to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of some or all of the people who live or work in the area or areas to which the regulations relate.

in the case of regulations relating to an existing CCA, each appropriate authority consents;

in any other case, each constituent council consents.

to be a function of the CCA, and

to be a function exercisable only by the mayor.

the regulations revoke (in whole or in part), or otherwise amend, previous regulations under section 19(1), and

the only purpose of the regulations is to provide for a health service function of a CCA to cease to be exercisable by the CCA.

relates to the health service, as defined by section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006, and

is exercisable by the CCA by virtue of regulations under section 19(1).

a description of any consultation taken into account by the Secretary of State,

information about any representations considered by the Secretary of State in connection with the regulations, and

any other evidence or contextual information that the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to include.

each constituent council, and

in the case of regulations in relation to an existing CCA, the CCA.

is conferred or imposed on an ITA by any enactment (whenever passed or made), and

relates to the functions of a Passenger Transport Executive,

the constituent councils, and

in the case of regulations in relation to an existing CCA, the CCA.

as highway authority by virtue of section 1 of the Highways Act 1980, or

as traffic authority by virtue of section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

the area of the CCA, and

the area of the authority subject to the direction.

a particular road (whether or not specified in the regulations), or

a description of road (whether or not specified in the regulations).

has the meaning given by section 142(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and

does not include any road which is the subject of a concession agreement under Part 1 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

the provision of information about the exercise of an eligible power which the authority subject to the direction has or might reasonably be expected to acquire;

the imposition on such an authority of requirements relating to procedures to be followed prior to the exercise of an eligible power;

the imposition on such an authority of requirements relating to the obtaining of consent prior to the exercise of an eligible power;

the imposition on such an authority of conditions subject to which an eligible power may be exercised (including conditions relating to the times at which, and the manner in which, an eligible power may be exercised);

a requirement to exercise an eligible power (including a requirement to exercise an eligible power subject to conditions);

a prohibition on the exercise of an eligible power.

must be given in writing and may be varied or revoked by a further direction in writing, and

may make different provision for different cases and different provision for different areas.

the constituent councils, and

in the case of regulations in relation to an existing CCA, the CCA.

each constituent council in whose area the highway or proposed highway is, and

in the case of a mayoral CCA, the mayor.

the CCA,

the mayor (if any) of the CCA, or

a constituent council.

confers a power of direction on an existing mayoral CCA regarding the exercise of an eligible power in respect of key route network roads in the area of that CCA,

provides for that power of direction to be exercisable only by the mayor of the CCA, and

is made with the consent of the mayor after the mayor has consulted the constituent councils.

a statement by the mayor that all of the constituent councils agree to the making of the regulations, or

if the mayor is unable to make that statement, the reasons why the mayor considers the regulations should be made even though not all of the constituent councils agree to them being made.

adding a relevant local government area to an existing area of a CCA, or

removing a relevant local government area from an existing area of a CCA.

the area of a two-tier county council,

the area of a unitary county council, or

the area of a unitary district council.

may transfer functions relating to the relevant local government area from the CCA to any other public authority;

may provide for any function of the CCA relating to the area to be no longer exercisable in relation to that area.

a Minister of the Crown within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975,

a government department,

a county council, and

a district council.

the relevant council in relation to the relevant local government area consents, and

the mayor for the area of the CCA consents.

the relevant council in relation to the relevant local government area consents, and

the CCA consents.

if the local government area is the area of a county council, the county council;

if the local government area is the area of a unitary district council, the unitary district council.

subsection (5) does not apply, and

neither subsection (6) nor subsection (7) applies.

includes a substitute member who may act in place of a voting member;

does not include a non-constituent member.

dissolve a CCA’s area, and

abolish the CCA for that area.

may transfer functions from the CCA to any other public authority;

may provide for any function of the CCA to be no longer exercisable in relation to the CCA’s area.

a Minister of the Crown within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975,

a government department,

a county council, and

a district council.

a majority of the constituent councils consent to the making of the regulations, and

in the case of regulations made in relation to a mayoral CCA, the mayor for the area of the CCA also consents to the making of the regulations.

as part of a proposal under section 45, or

in accordance with section 47.

the appropriate authorities consent, or

in the case of an existing CCA, there are one or more non-consenting constituent councils but the CCA and at least two constituent councils consent.

the constituent councils, and

in the case of regulations in relation to an existing CCA, the CCA.

the mayor removes the person from office,

the person resigns as deputy mayor, or

the person ceases to be a member of the CCA.

the mayor is unable to act, or

the office of mayor is vacant.

the mayor is unable to act or the office of mayor is vacant, and

the deputy mayor is unable to act or the office of deputy mayor is vacant,

for the deputy mayor to exercise any general function of the mayor,

for another member or officer of the CCA to exercise any such function,

about the membership of the committee;

about the member of the committee who is to be its chair;

about the appointment of members;

about the voting powers of members (including provision for different weight to be given to the vote of different descriptions of member);

about information held by the CCA that must, or must not, be disclosed to the committee for purposes connected to the exercise of the committee’s functions;

applying (with or without modifications) sections 15 to 17 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (political balance on local authority committees etc).

may authorise the exercise of general functions only of a description specified in the regulations, or

may not authorise the exercise of general functions of a description so specified.

by the mayor individually, or

in accordance with arrangements made by virtue of this section or section 32 or 34.

include provision for general functions to be exercisable by the mayor subject to conditions or limitations specified in the regulations (including, for example, a condition for general functions to be exercisable only with the consent of the appropriate authorities (as defined by section 28(4)));

provide for members or officers of a mayoral CCA to assist the mayor in the exercise of general functions;

confer ancillary powers on the mayor for the purposes of the exercise of general functions;

authorise the mayor to appoint one person as the mayor’s political adviser;

provide for the terms and conditions of any such appointment;

provide that functions that the mayoral CCA discharges in accordance with arrangements under section 101(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (discharge of local authority functions by another authority) are to be treated as general functions exercisable by the mayor (so far as authorised by the arrangements).

under section 49 (general power of CCA), or

under regulations made under section 52(1) (general power of competence),

the appropriate authorities (as defined by section 28(4)), and

in the case of regulations made in relation to an existing mayoral CCA, the mayor of the CCA.

to be a function of the CCA, and

to be a function exercisable only by the mayor.

to be a function of the CCA, and

to be a function exercisable only by the mayor.

a statement by the mayor that all of the constituent councils agree to the making of the regulations, or

if the mayor is unable to make that statement, the reasons why the mayor considers the regulations should be made even though not all of the constituent councils agree to them being made.

for the mayor for the area of a CCA to be a party to the arrangements in place of, or jointly with, the CCA;

about the membership of any joint committee;

about the member of the joint committee who is to be its chair;

about the appointment of members to a joint committee;

about the voting powers of members of a joint committee (including provision for different weight to be given to the vote of different descriptions of member).

to determine the number of members;

to have the power to appoint members (whether or not members of the CCA or a local authority that is a party to the arrangements).

Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, or

any other Act (whenever passed).

the Secretary of State must by regulations provide that there is to be no police and crime commissioner for that area as from a specified date;

the Secretary of State may by regulations provide that any election of a police and crime commissioner for that area that would otherwise take place (whether before or after the specified date) by virtue of section 50(1)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 is not to take place.

for the term of office of a police and crime commissioner to continue until the date specified in regulations under subsection (5)(a) (in spite of section 50(7)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011);

for an election to fill a vacancy in the office of a police and crime commissioner, which otherwise would take place under section 51 of that Act, not to take place if the vacancy occurs within a period of six months ending with the specified date.

by the mayor acting individually, or

by a person acting under arrangements with the mayor made in accordance with provision made under Schedule 3.

by virtue of section 30(1), may exercise functions which are conferred on a fire and rescue authority in that name (“fire and rescue functions”), and

by virtue of section 33(1), may exercise functions of a police and crime commissioner.

authorising the mayor to arrange for the chief constable of the police force for the police area which corresponds to the area of the CCA to exercise fire and rescue functions exercisable by the mayor;

authorising that chief constable to arrange for a person within subsection (4) to exercise the chief constable’s fire and rescue functions.

may authorise the exercise of any functions mentioned in that subsection;

may authorise the exercise of any functions mentioned in that subsection other than those specified or described in the regulations;

may authorise the exercise of such of the functions mentioned in that subsection as are specified or described in the regulations.

members of the chief constable’s police force;

the civilian staff of that police force, as defined by section 102(4) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;

members of staff transferred to the chief constable under a scheme made by virtue of section 36(1);

members of staff appointed by the chief constable under section 36(2).

section 35 (section 34 regulations: procedure), and

section 37 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (prohibition on employment of police in fire-fighting).

functions which are exercisable by the chief constable by virtue of provision made under subsection (2)(a), and

functions relating to fire and rescue services which are conferred on the chief constable by or by virtue of any enactment.

a description of any public consultation which the mayor has carried out on the proposal for the regulations to be made,

a summary of the responses to any such consultation, and

a summary of the representations (if any) which the mayor has received about that proposal from the constituent members of the CCA.

the mayor for the area of a CCA makes a request under subsection (1) for the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 34(2), and

at least two thirds of the constituent members of the CCA have indicated that they disagree with the proposal for the regulations to be made.

copies of the representations (if any) made by the constituent members of the CCA about that proposal, and

the mayor’s response to those representations and to the responses to any public consultation which the mayor has carried out on that proposal.

obtain an independent assessment of that proposal, and

in deciding whether to make the regulations, have regard to that assessment and to the material provided under subsection (5) (as well as the material provided under subsection (2)).

as soon as is reasonably practicable after making a determination in response to the proposal, and

in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

it is in the interests of economy, efficiency and effectiveness for the regulations to be made, or

it is in the interests of public safety for the regulations to be made.

from a fire and rescue authority or the CCA to the chief constable, or

from the chief constable to the CCA,

pay remuneration, allowances and gratuities to members of the chief constable’s fire and rescue staff;

pay pensions to, or in respect of, persons who are or have been such members of staff;

pay amounts for or towards the provision of pensions to, or in respect of, persons who are or have been such members of staff.

any damages or costs awarded against the chief constable to whom the regulations apply in any proceedings brought against the chief constable in respect of the acts or omissions of a member of the chief constable’s fire and rescue staff;

any costs incurred by the chief constable in any such proceedings so far as not recovered by the chief constable in the proceedings;

any sum required in connection with the settlement of any claim made against the chief constable in respect of the acts or omissions of a member of the chief constable’s fire and rescue staff, if the settlement is approved by the CCA.

any damages or costs awarded against a member of the fire and rescue staff of the chief constable to whom the regulations apply in proceedings for any unlawful conduct of that member of staff;

costs incurred and not recovered by such a member of staff in such proceedings;

sums required in connection with the settlement of a claim that has or might have given rise to such proceedings.

regulations under section 34(2) make provision in relation to the area of a CCA, and

by virtue of the regulations, fire and rescue functions exercisable by the mayor for the area of the CCA are exercisable by the chief constable of the police force for the police area which corresponds to that area.

functions which are exercisable by the chief constable by virtue of the regulations, and

functions relating to fire and rescue services which are conferred on the chief constable by or by virtue of any enactment.

secure the exercise of the duties which are exercisable by the chief constable or another person by virtue of the regulations,

secure the exercise of the duties relating to fire and rescue services which are imposed on the chief constable by or by virtue of any enactment,

secure that functions which are exercisable by the chief constable or another person by virtue of the regulations are exercised efficiently and effectively, and

secure that functions relating to fire and rescue services which are conferred or imposed on the chief constable by or by virtue of any enactment are exercised efficiently and effectively.

provision corresponding or similar to any provision made by or under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002;

provision applying (with or without modifications) any provision made by or under Part 2 of that Act.

the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales,

the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct,

such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners,

such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of fire and rescue authorities, and

such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

apply (with or without modifications) any provision of a fire and rescue enactment in relation to a person within subsection (2);

make, in relation to a person within subsection (2), provision corresponding or similar to any provision of a fire and rescue enactment.

a chief constable of a police force for a police area to whom regulations under section 34(2) apply,

a member of staff transferred to such a chief constable under a scheme made by virtue of section 36(1),

a member of staff appointed by such a chief constable under section 36(2),

a member of such a chief constable’s police force by whom functions are exercisable by virtue of section 34(2)(b), and

a member of the civilian staff of such a police force (as defined by section 102(4) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011) by whom functions are exercisable by virtue of section 34(2)(b).

apply (with or without modifications) any provision of a local policing enactment in relation to a person within subsection (2);

make, in relation to such a person, provision corresponding or similar to any provision of a local policing enactment.

a mayor for the area of a CCA to whom regulations under section 34(2) apply,

a chief constable to whom such regulations apply, and

a panel established by virtue of regulations under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 for such an area.

the provision made by virtue of subsection (3) must include provision to ensure that the council tax requirement calculated under section 42A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 consists of separate components in respect of the mayor’s PCC functions and the mayor’s general functions, and

the function of calculating the component in respect of the mayor’s PCC functions is itself to be treated as a PCC function for the purposes of this Part.

requiring the mayor to maintain a fund in relation to receipts arising, and liabilities incurred, in the exercise of general functions;

about the preparation of an annual budget in relation to the exercise of general functions.

the mayor to prepare a draft budget;

the making of changes to the draft as a result of such scrutiny;

the approval of the draft by the CCA (including a power to veto the draft in circumstances specified in the regulations and the consequences of any such veto);

the basis on which such approval is to be given.

the mayor’s general functions, and

if the mayor exercises PCC functions, the mayor’s PCC functions.

provide that the mayor for the area of the CCA is to be known by the title of mayor, or

change the title by which the mayor for the area of the CCA is to be known to an alternative title mentioned in subsection (2).

county commissioner;

county governor;

elected leader;

governor;

a title that the CCA considers more appropriate than the alternative titles mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d), having regard to the title of other public office holders in the area of the CCA.

particulars of the resolution must be included in the notice of the meeting,

where the resolution includes a proposed alternative title mentioned in subsection (2)(e), the resolution must specify why the CCA considers that the title is more appropriate than the other alternative titles mentioned in subsection (2), and

the resolution must be passed at the meeting by a simple majority of the members of the CCA who vote on it.

send notice of the change to the Secretary of State,

publish the notice in the area of the CCA in such manner as the CCA considers appropriate, and

publish the notice in such other manner as the Secretary of State may direct.

a reference in any enactment (whenever passed or made) to the mayor for the area of the CCA is, unless the context otherwise requires, to be read as a reference to the alternative title by which the mayor is to be known, and

references to mayor, mayoral (except in the expression “mayoral CCA”) and deputy mayor are to be construed accordingly.

includes an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978, but

does not include this section or section 43.

by a resolution under section 42 or by a previous resolution under this section, changed the title by which the mayor for the area of the CCA is to be known to an alternative title,

by a resolution under section 42, provided that the mayor for the area of the CCA is to be known by the title of mayor, or

by a previous resolution under this section, provided that the mayor for the area of the CCA is no longer to be known by an alternative title.

in a subsection (1)(b) or (c) case, change the title by which the mayor is to be known to an alternative title mentioned in subsection (3).

county commissioner;

county governor;

elected leader;

governor;

a title that the CCA considers more appropriate than the alternative titles mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d), having regard to the title of other public office holders in the area of the CCA.

the resolution must be considered at a relevant meeting of the CCA,

particulars of the resolution must be included in the notice of the meeting,

where the resolution includes a proposed alternative title mentioned in subsection (3)(e), the resolution must specify why the CCA considers that the title is more appropriate than the other alternative titles mentioned in subsection (3), and

the resolution must be passed at the meeting by a simple majority of the members of the CCA who vote on it.

send notice of the change to the Secretary of State,

publish the notice in the area of the CCA in such manner as the CCA considers appropriate,

publish the notice in such other manner as the Secretary of State may direct.

send notice of the change to the Secretary of State, and

publish the notice in the area of the CCA in such manner as the CCA considers appropriate,

publish the notice in such other manner as the Secretary of State may direct.

a reference in any enactment (whenever passed or made) to the mayor for the area of the CCA is, unless the context otherwise requires, to be read as a reference to the alternative title by which the mayor is to be known, and

references to mayor, mayoral (except in the expression “mayoral CCA”) and deputy mayor are to be construed accordingly.

prepare a proposal for the establishment of a CCA for an area, and

submit the proposal to the Secretary of State.

a county council whose area is within the proposed area;

a unitary district council whose area is within the proposed area;

an economic prosperity board the whole or any part of whose area is within the proposed area;

an Integrated Transport Authority the whole or any part of whose area is within the proposed area;

a combined authority the whole or any part of whose area is within the proposed area.

carry out a public consultation across the proposed area on the proposal, and

have regard to the results of the consultation in preparing the proposal for submission to the Secretary of State.

make further provision about the matters which must be addressed by a proposal under this section;

make provision about material which must be included in or submitted with a proposal under this section.

the Secretary of State considers that to do so is likely to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of some or all of the people who live or work in the area,

where a proposal for the establishment of the CCA has been submitted under section 45, the Secretary of State considers that its establishment will achieve the purposes specified under subsection (7) of that section,

the constituent councils consent, and

any consultation required by subsection (3) has been carried out.

a proposal has been prepared under section 45,

a public consultation has been carried out in connection with the proposal and the Secretary of State has been provided with a summary of the consultation responses, and

the Secretary of State considers that no further consultation is necessary.

part of the area is separated from the rest of it by one or more local government areas that are not within the area, or

a local government area that is not within the area is surrounded by local government areas that are within the area.

prepare a proposal for the making of regulations under section 10, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30 or 33 in relation to an existing CCA, and

submit the proposal to the Secretary of State.

the CCA;

a county council whose area is within the area of the CCA;

a unitary district council whose area is within the area of the CCA;

in the case of a proposal for the making of regulations under section 25 to add the area of a county council to the area of the CCA, that county council;

in the case of a proposal for the making of regulations under section 25 to add the area of a unitary district council to the area of the CCA, that unitary district council.

have regard to the results of the consultation in preparing the proposal for submission to the Secretary of State.

make further provision about the matters which must be addressed by a proposal under this section;

make provision about material which must be included in or submitted with a proposal under this section.

the Secretary of State considers that to do so is likely to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of some or all of the people who live or work in the area,

where a proposal for the making of the regulations has been submitted under section 47, the Secretary of State considers that making the regulations will achieve the purposes specified under subsection (8) of that section, and

any consultation required by subsection (3) has been carried out.

a proposal has been prepared under section 47,

a public consultation has been carried out in connection with the proposal and the Secretary of State has been provided with a summary of the consultation responses, and

the Secretary of State considers that no further consultation is necessary.

part of the area to be created is separated from the rest of it by one or more local government areas that are not within the area, or

a local government area that is not within the area to be created is surrounded by local government areas that are within the area.

anything it considers appropriate for the purposes of the carrying-out of any of its functions (its “functional purposes”),

anything it considers appropriate for purposes incidental to its functional purposes,

anything it considers appropriate for purposes indirectly incidental to its functional purposes through any number of removes,

for a commercial purpose anything which it may do under any of paragraphs (a) to (d) otherwise than for a commercial purpose.

to its power under section 49(1),

to all of its powers, or

to all of its powers but with exceptions that do not include its power under section 49(1).

a company within the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006,

a registered society within the meaning of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, or

a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.

all CCAs,

particular CCAs, or

particular descriptions of CCAs.

such representatives of CCAs,

such representatives of local government, and

such other persons (if any),

so as to extend the earlier regulations, or any provision of the earlier regulations, to a particular CCA or to CCAs of a particular description, or

so that the earlier regulations, or any provision of the earlier regulations, ceases to apply to a particular CCA or to CCAs of a particular description.

the regulations,

scheme made by the Secretary of State under the regulations, or

a scheme required to be made under the regulations by a person other than the Secretary of State.

whether or not the property, rights and liabilities would otherwise be capable of being transferred;

without any instrument or formality being required.

for the creation or imposition by the Secretary of State of new rights or liabilities in respect of anything transferred;

for the shared ownership or use of any property or facilities;

for the management or custody of transferred property;

for bodies to make agreements with respect to any property, income, rights, liabilities and expenses of, and any financial relations between, the parties to the agreement.

for the continuing effect of things done by the transferor in relation to anything transferred;

for the continuation of things (including legal proceedings) in the process of being done, by or on behalf of or in relation to the transferor in relation to anything transferred;

for references to the transferor in any agreement (whether written or not), instrument or other document in relation to anything transferred to be treated (so far as necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of the transfer) as references to the transferee.

a county council;

a district council;

an Integrated Transport Authority;

a combined authority;

a CCA.