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Title and introductory text
2026 No. 656 (C. 54)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, ENGLAND
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving) Regulations 2026
Made
17th June 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 108(6), (8) and (9) of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
Propose a change1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving) Regulations 2026.
Propose a change2 Provisions coming into force on 18th June 2026
The following provisions of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 come into force on 18th June 2026—
(a) section 63 (Mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners: supplementary vote system), so far as it relates to the provisions listed in paragraph (b);
(b) paragraphs 12 to 19 of Schedule 30 (Mayors and PCCs: supplementary vote system).
Propose a change3 Saving for ongoing mayoral elections
The amendments made by the provisions listed in regulation 2 do not apply for the purposes of—
(a) an election for the return of a combined authority mayor in accordance with Schedule 5B to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, or
(b) an election for the return of a combined county authority mayor in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023,
in respect of which the notice of election is published before 18th June 2026.
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