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1Citation, commencement and extent#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Consequential Amendments) (Precepts) (England) Regulations 2026.
(2)These Regulations come into force on 13th November 2026.
(3)These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
2Amendment of the Combined Authorities (Finance) Order 2017#
(1)The Combined Authorities (Finance) Order 2017 is amended as follows.
(2)In article 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “the relevant amounts and calculations”, for “the mayor’s general functions” substitute “the functions of the authority”.
(3)In article 3 (costs of mayor to be met from precepts)—
(a)in the heading, omit “of mayor”;
(b)in paragraph (1), for “The costs of a mayor that are incurred in, or in connection with, the exercise of mayoral functions” substitute “The costs incurred in, or in connection with, the exercise of the functions of the authority”.
(4)In the heading of Part 3, for “mayor’s general functions” substitute “functions of the authority”.
(5)In article 5(2)(a) (mayor to notify combined authority or CCA of proposed budget: general component), for “mayor’s general functions” substitute “functions of the authority”.
(6)In article 12 (disapplication of power to issue precepts for the financial year 2017/2018 and subsequent years in certain cases), in paragraphs (2) and (3) for “mayoral functions” in each place where it occurs substitute “functions of the authority”.
(7)In the Schedule, in paragraph 2(a), in the subsection (3A) treated as inserted into section 42A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for “mayor’s general functions” substitute “functions of the authority”.
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