Section 26: Dissolution of a CCA's area

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 · 2023 c. 55View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Local democracy and devolution — Chapter 1: Combined county authorities

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

dissolve a CCA's area, and
abolish the CCA for that area.

Regulations under subsection (1)—

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.

In subsection (2)(a) "public authority" includes—

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.

Regulations may be made under subsection (1) only if—

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.

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