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2026 No. 482 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (England) Regulations 2026 Made at 4.43 p.m. on 29th April 2026 Coming into force 30th April 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 108(9) of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
Propose a change(1) These Regulations may be cited as the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (England) Regulations 2026. (2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. (3) In these Regulations— “the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999; “the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 2003; “the 2014 Act” means the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014; “the 2023 Act” means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023; “the 2026 Act” means the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026; “local government area” means the area of a county council or a district council; “relevant council” means any of the councils for the local government areas of Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Portsmouth City, Southampton City, Southend-on-Sea City, Suffolk and Thurrock.
Propose a change(1) Paragraph (2) applies where— (a) the Secretary of State has carried out a consultation under section 46(3) of the 2023 Act (requirements in connection with establishment of CCA) before the passing of the 2026 Act; and (b) that consultation related to making regulations under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the 2023 Act(combined county authorities) (the “2023 Act provisions”) to establish a CCA in the area of a relevant council (“2023 Act regulations”). (2) For the purposes of making 2023 Act regulations and enabling such regulations to be made, the amendments made to the 2023 Act provisions by section 4 of, and Part 2 of Schedule 1 to, the 2026 Act do not apply. (3) Sections 102 (saving of orders and regulations relating to combined authorities and CCAs) and 103 (power to make consequential provision) of the 2026 Act apply to 2023 Act regulations as if the regulations had come into force before those sections came into force.
Propose a changeThe amendments made to section 424(1) of the 1999 Act (interpretation) by paragraph 20(7) of Part 2 of Schedule 20 to the 2026 Act do not apply for the purposes of— (a) section 44 of the 2014 Act (interpretation); (b) section 23 of the 2003 Act (“local authority”).
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