The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in specified cases, a specified function under this Part of local authorities in England is to be a function of the regulator instead of, or in addition to, the local authority in question.
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in specified cases, a relevant authority proposing to exercise a specified function under this Part must notify a specified relevant authority of specified matters.
The notification must be made in the specified way and by the specified time.
In this section—
"relevant authority" means the regulator or a local authority for an area in England;
"specified" means specified by regulations under this section.