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Section 51: Power to make provision supplemental to section 49

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 make provision preventing CCAs from doing under section 49(1) anything which is specified, or is of a description specified, in the regulations.

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the exercise by CCAs of power conferred by section 49(1) to be subject to conditions, whether generally or in relation to doing anything specified, or of a description specified, in the regulations.

The power under subsection (1) or (2) may be exercised in relation to—

all CCAs,
particular CCAs, or
particular descriptions of CCAs.

Before making regulations under subsection (1) or (2) the Secretary of State must consult—

such representatives of CCAs,
such representatives of local government, and
such other persons (if any),

as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

Subsection (4) does not apply to regulations under subsection (1) or (2) which are made only for the purpose of amending earlier such regulations—

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.

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