Local Government, England
Transport, England
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 104(1)(a), 105(1) and (3), 105A(1)(a) and (b), (2), (3)(b), (6), (7), 107D(1) and (7)(a) to (e), 114 and 117(5) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 20091 (“the 2009 Act”).
The Secretary of State, having had regard to a scheme prepared and published under section 112 of the 2009 Act2, considers that—
In making this Order, the Secretary of State has had regard to the need to reflect the identities and interests of local communities, and the need to secure effective and convenient local government4.
In accordance with sections 104(10), 105(3A), 105B(2)5 and 113D(2) of the 2009 Act the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the district councils whose areas are comprised in the area of that combined authority have consented to the making of this Order.
A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 117(2) of the 2009 Act.
In accordance with section 105B(9) of the 2009 Act the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament a report explaining the effect of this Order and why the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to make this Order.
PART 1 General¶
I11 Citation and commencement¶
I22 Interpretation¶
In this Order—- “the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19846;
- “the 1988 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 19887;
- “the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 19898;
- “the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 19909;
- “the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 199910;
- “the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 200311;
- “the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 200412;
- “the 2008 Act” means the Housing and Regeneration Act 200813;
- “the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
- “the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 201114;
- “the 1996 Regulations” means the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 199615;
- “the 2008 Order” means the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 200816;
- “the 2014 Order” means the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 201417;
- “the Area” means the area of the Combined Authority;
- “constituent councils” means the district councils for the local government areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton, and Wirral;
- “the Combined Authority” means the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, a body corporate established by the 2014 Order18;
- “Corporation” means a corporation established by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions in section 198 of the 2011 Act, with the modifications made by Schedule 4, following the designation of an area of land by the Combined Authority;
- “the HCA” means the Homes and Communities Agency19;
- “highway functions” means the functions which are exercisable by a constituent council (in whatever capacity) in relation to the highways for which they are the highway authority; and
- “the Mayor” means the mayor for the Area20 except where the reference is to the Mayor of London.
PART 2 Planning¶
I33 Spatial development strategy¶
I44 Adaptation of enactments in consequence of article 3¶
I175 Planning applications of potential strategic importance¶
PART 3 Housing and regeneration¶
I56 Conferral of functions corresponding to functions that the HCA has in relation to the Area¶
I67 Acquisition and appropriation of land for planning and public purposes¶
I78 Condition on the exercise of the functions conferred by articles 6(1) and 7(1)¶
The exercise of the functions in section 9 of the 2008 Act and section 226 of the 1990 Act by the Combined Authority requires the consent of each member of the Combined Authority appointed by the constituent councils whose local government area contains any part of the land subject to the proposed compulsory acquisition or substitute members acting in place of those members, to be provided at a meeting of the Combined Authority.I89 Application of provisions of the 1990 Act and the 2008 Act¶
PART 4 Mayoral development areas¶
I1810 Conferral of functions on the Combined Authority¶
The Combined Authority shall have in relation to the Area functions corresponding to the following functions contained in the provisions in the 2011 Act, that the Mayor of London has in relation to Greater London—I1911 Application of provisions in the 2011 Act¶
I2012 Incidental provisions¶
I2213 ¶
Section 32 of the 2003 Act applies in relation to expenditure of a Corporation but as if—PART 5 Transport¶
I2314 Power to pay grant¶
I2415 Agreements between authorities and strategic highways companies¶
I2516 Road safety¶
I2617 Traffic regulation¶
PART 6 Funding¶
I918 Funding¶
PART 7 Functions of the Combined Authority exercisable only by the Mayor; political advisers¶
I2719 General functions of the Combined Authority exercisable only by the Mayor¶
I2120 Political advisers¶
PART 8 Amendment of the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014¶
I10I1621 Amendment of the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014¶
SCHEDULE 1 ¶
Spatial development strategy
Article 4
PART 1 Modification of Part 8 of the 1999 Act¶
F2PART 2 Modification of the 2004 Act¶
I15SCHEDULE 2 ¶
Modifications to the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008: substituted Parts of Schedule to the Order regarding planning applications of potential strategic importance
Article 5(6)(d)
SCHEDULE 3 ¶
Housing and Regeneration
Article 9(3)
PART 1 Modification of the application of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the 2008 Act¶
PART 2 Modification of the application of Schedules 2 to 4 to the 2008 Act¶
SCHEDULE 4 ¶
Modification of the application of the 2011 Act
Article 11(1)
Footnotes
- I1Art. 1 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I2Art. 2 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I3Art. 3 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I4Art. 4 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I5Art. 6 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I6Art. 7 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I7Art. 8 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I8Art. 9 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I9Art. 18 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I10Art. 21(1)(2)(c) in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I11Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I12Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I13Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I14Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I15Sch. 2 in force at 17.3.2017, see art. 1(2)
- I16Art. 21(2)(a)(b) in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I17Art. 5 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I18Art. 10 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I19Art. 11 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I20Art. 12 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I21Art. 20 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I22Art. 13 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I23Art. 14 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I24Art. 15 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I25Art. 16 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I26Art. 17 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- I27Art. 19 in force at 8.5.2017, see art. 1(3)
- F1Words in art. 18(2) inserted (19.7.2018) by The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Business Rate Supplements Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/878), arts. 1, 6
- C1Order continued (temp.) (25.3.2026) by The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 11 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/169), reg. 1(3), Sch. 1
- F2Sch. 1 Pt. 2 omitted (25.3.2026) by virtue of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Local Planning) (Modification and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/170), regs. 1(2), 20(4)
- F3Art. 4(5) omitted (25.3.2026) by virtue of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Local Planning) (Modification and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/170), regs. 1(2), 20(2)
- F4Word in art. 11(7) inserted (25.3.2026) by The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Local Planning) (Modification and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/170), regs. 1(2), 20(3)(a)
- F5Art. 11(7)(h) omitted (25.3.2026) by virtue of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Local Planning) (Modification and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/170), regs. 1(2), 20(3)(b)
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2009 c. 20. Section 104 was amended by sections 8 and 14 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1) (“the 2016 Act”). Section 105 was amended by sections 6, 9 and 14 of the 2016 Act. Section 105A was inserted by section 7 of the 2016 Act. Sections 107D and 107E were inserted by section 4 of the 2016 Act. Section 113D was inserted by section 10 of the 2016 Act. Section 114 was amended by section 23 of, and paragraphs 17 and 26 of Schedule 5 to, the 2016 Act. Section 117(2), (2A) and (3) was substituted by section 13 of the 2011 Act. Section 117 was amended by sections 13 and 23 of, and paragraphs 17 and 29 of Schedule 5 to the 2016 Act.
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Section 109 was amended by sections 6 and 12 of the 2016 Act.
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Section 113 was amended by sections 12, 14 and 23 of, and paragraph 24 of Schedule 5 to, the 2016 Act.
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Section 113(3) of the 2009 Act requires the Secretary of State when making an order under sections 104, 105, 106 or 107 in relation to an existing combined authority to have regard to the need to reflect the identities and interests of local communities and to secure effective and convenient local government.
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Section 105B was inserted by section 7 of the 2016 Act.
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1984 c. 27.
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1988 c. 52.
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1989 c. 42.
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1990 c. 8.
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1999 c. 29.
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2003 c. 26.
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2004 c. 5.
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2008 c. 17.
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2011 c. 20.
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S.I. 1996/2489 amended in relation to England by S.I. 2009/1116.
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S.I 2008/580.
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S.I. 2014/865.
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The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority was established by the 2014 Order. Article 3(2) provides that “the combined authority is to be a body corporate and to be known as the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority. However, section 104(4) of the 2009 Act applies section 97 of the Local Transport Act 2008(c. 26) (change of name of ITA) to a combined authority as it applies to an Integrated Transport Authority and on 1 April 2014 the Combined Authority passed a resolution, in relation to which the requirements mentioned in section 97 (2) were met, to change the name by which the Combined Authority is known from the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
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The HCA is a body corporate established under section 1 of the 2008 Act.
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Article 3 to S.I 2016/448 provides for there to be a mayor for the area of the Combined Authority.
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Section 335 was amended by section 29(1) and (2) of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24) and section 228(2)(a), (b) and (c) and 237 of, and Part 33 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).
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Section 337 was amended by section 118(2) of, and paragraph 22(1), and (2)(b) and (c) of Schedule 7 to, the 2004 Act and sections 109(7) and 237 of, and paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 8 and Part 16 of Schedule 25 to, the 2011 Act.
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Section 338 was amended by section 48(1) of, and paragraph 52 of Schedule 8 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15) and article 2(2) of, and paragraph 19 of the Schedule to, S.I. 2013/2042.
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Section 341 was amended by section 118(2) of and, paragraph 22(1) and (3) of Schedule 7 to, the 2004 Act, section 85(1) of, and paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 5 to, the 2009 Act (c. 20) and sections 109(7) and 237 of, and paragraphs 3and 5(a) and (b) of Schedule 8 and Part 16 of Schedule 25 to, the 2011 Act.
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Section 446 was amended by section 118(2) of, and paragraph 23(1) and (4) of Schedule 27 to, the 2004 Act.
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Section 41 was amended by sections 24, 28 and 41 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007; and sections 192, 225, 227 and 237 of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 23 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 25 to the 2011 Act.
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Section 356A was inserted by section 38 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and amended by sections 225 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 23 to, the 2011 Act.
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2006 c. 12. Section 10 was amended by section 195 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 20 to, the 2011 Act.
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S.I. 2000/1491
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Section 2A was inserted by section 31 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and was amended by section 222 of and paragraph 31 of Schedule 22 to the 2011 Act; section 1 of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27); and by sections 149 and 150 of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22).
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Section 2B was inserted by section 31 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and was amended by section 28 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
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Section 2C was inserted by section 31 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and was amended by section 1 of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
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Section 2E was inserted by section 32 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007.
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Section 2F was inserted by section 35 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007.
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Section 74 was amended by section s19 and 84 of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 19 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34); section 344 of the 1999 Act; section 121 of and paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to the 2011 Act; section 30 of and paragraph 10 of Schedule 4(2) to the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7); and by sections 149 and 150 of and paragraph 17 of Schedule 12 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22).
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The Secretary of State’s power to make orders under sections 2A and 2F of that Act, is by statutory instrument, prescribing the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, the Mayor of London may give a direction under section 2F of that Act and provision in relation to public admission to representation hearings and public access to documents, etc at such hearings under section 2F of that Act.
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Section 11 was amended by section 32(1) and (2) of the Infrastructure Act 2015.
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1961 c. 33. Section 23 was amended by section 66 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 to, the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), sections 181 and 187 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 22 to, the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28) and by section 56 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to, the 2008 Act (c. 17).
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Section 226 was amended by sections 79, 99 and 120 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to, the 2004 Act.
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Section 233 was amended by section 8 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
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Section 236 was amended by section 406 of, and paragraph 103 of Schedule 17 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).
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1996 c. 61. Paragraph 9(8) of Schedule 2 was amended by paragraph 43 of Schedule 22 to the 2011 Act.
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Section 31 was amended by section 186 of, and paragraphs 44 and 45 of Schedule 22 and Parts 31 and 32 of Schedule 25 to, the 2011 Act, section 33 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7) and article 2 of S.I. 2012/1530.
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Section 38 was amended by paragraphs 36 and 37 of Schedule 19, paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 20, paragraphs 44 and 46 of Schedule 22 and Part 32 of Schedule 25 to, the 2011 Act, section 28 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27) and article 2 of S.I. 2012/1530.
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Section 60A was inserted by section 4 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24) and amended by section 224 of the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), section 20 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), paragraphs 44 and 47 of Schedule 22 and Part 32 of Schedule 25 to the 2011 Act and articles 1, 2 and 36 of S.I. 2008/2038.
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Section 68 was amended by paragraphs 44 and 48 of Schedule 22 and Part 32 of Schedule 25 to the 2011 Act.
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Section 73 was amended by sections 7 and 9 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Greater London Authority Act 2007, paragraph 16 of Part 2 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), paragraphs 36 and 38 of Schedule 19, Paragraphs 44 and 49 of Schedule 22, Part 32 of Schedule 25 to the 2009 Act and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Part 1 to the Schedule in S.I. 2000/1435.
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Section 424 was amended by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), sections 11, 12, 21, 22 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007, section 3 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011and paragraphs 44 and 52 of Schedule 22 and Part 32 of Schedule 25 to the 2011 Act.
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2008 c. 18. Paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Crossrail Act 2008 was amended by paragraph 58 of Schedule 22 to the 2011 Act.
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1989 c. 42.
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Section 1 was amended by section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) and paragraphs 199 and 200 of Part 2 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
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Section 3A was inserted by section 202(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 and amended by Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the 2009 Act and paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 25 to the 2011 Act.
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Section 5 was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Magistrates Courts Act 1994 (1994 c. 29), paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (1996 c. 16), section 132 of the 1999 Act, paragraph 24 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Act 2000 (2000 c. 22), paragraph 14 of Part 2 to Schedule 12 and Part 14 of Schedule 18 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 14 and Part 4 of Schedule 22 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (2009 c. 23), paragraphs 199 and 202 of Part 3 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011and SI 2001/2237 articles 1(2), 2(l) and 23(1)(a) to (f).
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Section 6 was amended by section 8 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), section 22 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), section 1 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1to, the Infrastructure Act 2015, and S.I. 1995/1986.
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Section 8 was amended by section 22 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, section 8 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Act 1985, and section 1 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1to, the Infrastructure Act 2015.
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1980 c. 66.
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1988 c. 52. Section 39 was amended by section 168 of, and paragraph 121(3) of Schedule 8 to, the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22), and by section 279 of the 1999 Act.
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Section 1 was amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 8 to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, paragraph 36 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), paragraph 7 of Schedule 11 to the Transport Act 2000, section 45 of the Local Transport Act 2008, and paragraph 71 of Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Act 2015.
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Subsection (4) was amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 8 to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.
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Section 9 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 8 to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, paragraph 24 of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), paragraph 4 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), and paragraph 74 of Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Act 2015.
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Section 121A was inserted by paragraph 70 of Schedule 8 to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22). It was subsequently amended by section 271 of the 1999 Act, paragraph 95 of Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Act 2015, and S.I. 1999/1820 and S.I. 2001/1400.
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Article 5 makes provision for the funding, by the constituent councils, of those costs of the Combined Authority that relate to the exercise of its economic development and regeneration functions and for the costs of the Combined Authority reasonably attributable to the exercise of its functions relating to transport shall to be met by means of two separate levies issued by the Authority.
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Section 25 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (c. 18) provides that the Statistics Board is responsible for the functions in section 19 of the Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37).
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1992 c. 14. Section 40 was amended by section 83 of the 1999 Act, section 79 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 17 to, the 2011 Act and section 5 of the 2016 Act.
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1998 c. 4. Section 74 was amended by paragraph 72 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); paragraph 21 of Schedule 60 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994; Schedule 24 to the Environment Act 1995; section 105 of the 1999 Act; paragraph 305(a) of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39); paragraph 68 of Schedule 1 to the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21); paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government and Involvement in Public Health Act 2007; paragraphs 74 and 75 of Schedule 6 and Part 4 of Schedule 7 to the 2009 Act; paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 7 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011; paragraph 182(a) of Schedule 16 to the 2011 Act; section 9(1)(a) , (b) and (2) of, and paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 5 to the 2016 Act; and by S.I. 1994/2825.
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S.I. 1992/2789, amended by S.I. 2012/213 and S.I. 2015/27.
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Section 107D(2) of the 2009 Act provides that in Part 6 of that Act references to “general functions”, in relation to a mayor for the area of a combined authority, are to any functions exercisable by the mayor other than PCC functions.
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The Mayor for the area of the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority was established by the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/782).
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2000 c .38. Section 108 was amended by section 3 of and paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Transport (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 5); sections 7 to 9, 77 and 131 of and paragraphs 41 and 42 of Schedule 4 to and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Local Transport Act 2008; and by section 119 and paragraph 96 of Schedule 6 to the 2009 Act. Section 109 was amended by section 3 of and paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Transport (Wales) Act 2006, section 9 of the Local Transport Act 2000, and by section 119 of and paragraph 97 of Schedule 6 to the 2009 Act. Section 112 was amended by sections 10, 11 and 131 of and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Local Transport Act 2008, and by section 222 of and paragraph 48 of Schedule 26 to the Equality Act 2010. Article 6 of the 2014 Order dissolved the Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority, abolished its area and transferred its functions to the Combined Authority.
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The constituent councils are local planning authorities for their areas. Section 1 of the 1990 Act provides that the council of a metropolitan district is the local planning authority for the district and the council of a London borough is the local planning authority for the borough. Section 2A(1) of the 1990 Act provides that where an application to which that section applies is made to a local planning authority, the Mayor of London may direct that he is to be the local planning authority for the purposes of determining the application.
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Section 113A was inserted by section 13 of the 2011 Act and amended by section 23 of, and Schedule 25 to, the 2016 Act.
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Section 9 was amended by sections 61 and 204 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 and by S.I. 2001/2237.
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S.I. 2003/1021.
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See Article 2(1) of the 2008 Order for the definition of “the Use Classes Order”.
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Article 13 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2014 Order confer on the Combined Authority functions exercisable for the purpose of economic development and regeneration.