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The Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020
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), (2) and (3), 107D(1), (7) and (8), 107E(1) to (4), 113D, 114(1) and (3), 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 105(3A) and 105B(1) and (2) of the 2009 Act, the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (“the Combined Authority”) and the councils whose areas are comprised in the area of the Combined Authority have consented to the making of this Order5.
In accordance with section 107D(9) of the 2009 Act the Mayor for the area of the Combined Authority, the Combined Authority, and the councils whose areas are comprised in the area of the Combined Authority have consented to the making of this Order.
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¶
This Order may be cited as the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.I22 Interpretation¶
In this Order—-
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 19896;
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“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 19997;
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“the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 20038;
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“the 2008 Act” means the Housing and Regeneration Act 20089;
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“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
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“the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 201110;
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“the 2014 Order” means the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority Order 201411;
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“adult detention” has the meaning given by section 121(4) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 200912;
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“Area” means the area consisting of the areas of the constituent councils;
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“the Combined Authority” means the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority;
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“Corporation” means a corporation established by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions in section 198 of the 2011 Act, as modified by Schedule 3, following the designation of an area of land by the Combined Authority;
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“constituent councils” means the councils for the local government areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield; and
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“Mayor” means the mayor for the Area, except in the term “Mayor of London”.
PART 2 Transport¶
I33 Transfer of functions etc. relating to transport¶
I44 Power to pay grant¶
PART 3 Education, skills and training functions¶
I55 Transfer of local authority functions¶
I66 Transfer of functions from the Secretary of State to the Combined Authority in relation to the Area¶
I77 Functions of the Secretary of State to be exercisable concurrently with the Combined Authority in relation to the Area¶
I88 Conditions on the exercise of functions mentioned in articles 6 and 7¶
I99 Modification of provisions in the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009¶
For the purpose of the exercise by the Combined Authority of the functions mentioned in articles 6 and 7, sections 86 to 88, 90, 100, 101, 103, 115 and 121 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 apply in relation to the Combined Authority with the modifications set out in Schedule 1.PART 4 Housing and regeneration¶
I1010 Housing and regeneration¶
PART 5 Mayoral development corporation¶
I1111 Mayoral development corporation¶
I1212 Application of provisions in the 2011 Act¶
I1313 Mayoral development corporation: incidental provisions¶
PART 6 Mayoral functions and funding¶
I1414 Functions exercisable only by the Mayor¶
I1515 Political advisers¶
I1616 Funding¶
PART 7 Additional functions¶
I1717 General power of competence¶
Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the 2011 Act (general powers of authorities) has effect in relation to the Combined Authority as it has effect in relation to a local authority55.PART 8 Amendment of the 2014 Order¶
Amendment of the 2014 Order¶
SCHEDULE 1 ¶
Modification of provisions of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 in their application to the Combined Authority
Article 9
SCHEDULE 2 ¶
Article 10
PART 1 Modification of the application of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the 2008 Act¶
PART 2 Modification of the application of Schedules 2 to 4 to the 2008 Act¶
SCHEDULE 3 ¶
Modification of the application of Part 8 of the 2011 Act
Article 12
Footnotes
- I1Art. 1 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I2Art. 2 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I3Art. 3 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I4Art. 4 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I5Art. 5 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I6Art. 6 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I7Art. 7 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I8Art. 8 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I9Art. 9 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I10Art. 10 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I11Art. 11 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I12Art. 12 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I13Art. 13 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I14Art. 14 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I15Art. 15 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I16Art. 16 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I17Art. 17 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I18Art. 18 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I19Art. 19 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I20Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I21Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I22Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I23Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I24Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I25Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I26Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I27Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I28Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I29Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I30Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- I31Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 28.7.2020, see art. 1
- F1Art. 7(2A)-(2C) inserted (17.7.2025) by The Combined Authorities (Adult Education Functions) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/879), arts. 1(1), 8(2)(d)
- F2Words in art. 7(1) substituted (17.7.2025) by The Combined Authorities (Adult Education Functions) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/879), arts. 1(1), 8(2)(a)(i)
- F3Word in art. 7(1) and word omitted (17.7.2025) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Adult Education Functions) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/879), arts. 1(1), 8(2)(a)(ii)
- F4Art. 7(1)(c) and word inserted (17.7.2025) by The Combined Authorities (Adult Education Functions) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/879), arts. 1(1), 8(2)(b)
- F5Art. 7(2)(a) omitted (17.7.2025) by virtue of The Combined Authorities (Adult Education Functions) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/879), arts. 1(1), 8(2)(c)
- F6Sch. 1 para. 5(ba) inserted (17.7.2025) by The Combined Authorities (Adult Education Functions) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/879), arts. 1(1), 8(3)
- 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
- F7Word in art. 12(6)(h) 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), 25(a)
- F8Art. 12(6)(i) 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), 25(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 114 was amended by Schedule 5 to the 2016 Act. Section 117 was amended by section 13(2) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and Schedule 5 to the 2016 Act.
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Section 112 was amended by sections 6 and 23 of, and paragraphs 17 and 23 of Schedule 5 to, 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 of the 2009 Act in relation to an existing combined authority, to have regard to these matters.
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This Order relates to the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority, which was established by the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/863).
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1989 c. 42.
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1999 c. 29.
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2003 c. 26.
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2008 c. 17.
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2011 c. 20.
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S.I. 2014/863.
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2009 c. 22. Section 121 was amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 1 to the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19); paragraph 22 of Part 2 of Schedule 1, and paragraph 27 of Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20); and by paragraph 8 of Schedule 18 to the Education Act 2011 (c. 21).
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1980 c. 66. 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, section 1 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to, the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), 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 1 to, the Infrastructure Act 2015.
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This definition in section 329(1) of the 1980 Act was amended by paragraph 60(1) of Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Act 2015.
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See section 105A(9) of the 2009 Act for the definition of “Minister of the Crown”.
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Section 1(2) of the 1980 Act provides that outside Greater London the council of a county or metropolitan district is the highway authority for all highways in the county or, as the case may be, the district, whether or not maintainable at the public expense, which are not highways for which the Minister or a strategic highways company is the highway authority.
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Section 51A was inserted by section 44 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and was amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
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1996 c. 56. Section 13A was inserted by section 59 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22) and amended by section 82 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to, the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) and by S.I. 2010/1158.
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Section 15A was inserted by section 140 of, and paragraph 63 of Schedule 30 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) and was amended by section 149 of, and paragraph 54 of Schedule 9 to, the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21); section 59 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009; section 82 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to, the Children and Families Act 2014 and by S.I. 2010/1158.
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Section 15B was inserted by section 149 of, and paragraph 55 of Schedule 9 to, the Learning and Skills Act 2000 and was amended by section 82 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, the Children and Families Act 2014 and by S.I. 2010/1158.
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Section 10 was amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
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Section 12 was amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
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Section 68 was amended by section 28 of the Education Act 2011 (c. 21) and by S.I. 2010/1158.
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Section 70 was amended by section 28 of the Education Act 2011 and by S.I. 2010/1158.
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Section 85 was amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
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2004 c. 31. Section 10 was amended by section 39 of and paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), section 169 of and paragraphs 82 and 83 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Education and Skills Act 2008, section 193 and 266 of and Part 5 of Schedule 16 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, sections 99 of and paragraphs 330 and 331 of Part 3 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), section 67 of and paragraph 23 of Schedule 16 to the Education Act 2011 (c. 21), section 55 of and paragraphs 127 and 128 of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), section 82 of and paragraph 80 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), and by SI 2010/1158.
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2009 c. 22.
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Section 86 was amended by paragraphs 1, 2 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20); by paragraphs 88 and 90 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6); and by section 30 of, and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 18 to, the Education Act 2011 (c.21).
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Section 87 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015; and by paragraph 91 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014.
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Subsection (1) is amended by section 114(2) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), on a date to be appointed. Section 88 was amended by paragraph 11 of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015 and by section 73 of the Education Act 2011.
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Section 90 was amended by paragraphs 5 and 20 of Part 2 of Schedule 1, and paragraphs 1 and 12 of Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Deregulation Act 2015.
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Section 100 was amended by section 27 of the Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12); by Schedules 1 and 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015; and by paragraphs 1 and 9 of Schedule 18 to the Education Act 2011.
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The Secretary of State’s guidance was published on 23rd July 2018 and is available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/730012/The_exercise_of_devolved_adult_education_functions.pdf. Copies are available on request from the Department for Education, 20 Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT.
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S.I. 2007/779, as amended by S.I. 2007/2263, S.I. 2010/1172, S.I. 2010/1941, S.I. 2011/87, S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2011/1987, S.I. 2012/765, S.I. 2012/956, S.I. 2012/1653, S.I. 2015/971, S.I. 2016/584, S.I. 2017/114, and S.I. 2018/137.
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Section 11 was amended by section 32(1) and (2) of the Infrastructure Act 2015.
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Section 200 was amended by section 151(1) of, and paragraphs 174 and 178 of Part 2 of Schedule 4 to, the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14).
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Section 216(4) was amended by section 151(1) of, and paragraphs 174 and 179 of Part 2 of Schedule 4 to, the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.
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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 and by 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, 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, 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 to S.I. 2000/1435.
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Section 403B was inserted by section 36(1) and (2) of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.
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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 2011 and 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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Section 1 was amended by section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972 , Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24), paragraphs 199 and 200 of Part 2 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and by section 123 of and paragraph 61 of Schedule 1 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).
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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 (c. 29), paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16), section 132 of the 1999 Act, paragraph 24 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Act 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 (c. 23), paragraphs 199 and 202 of Part 3 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, sections 6 and 9 of and paragraph 63 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 88 of Schedule 2 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and articles 1(2), 2(l) and 23(1)(a) to (f) of SI 2001/2237.
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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 police and crime commissioner functions.
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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. There are other amendments not relevant to this Order.
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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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S.I. 1992/2789.
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Section 113D of the 2009 Act as inserted by section 10 of the 2016 Act enables the Secretary of State by order to confer the general power of competence, found in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the 2011 Act, on a combined authority.
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Section 101 was amended by paragraphs 3 and 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015.
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Section 103 was amended by paragraphs 4 and 16 of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015.
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Section 115 was amended by paragraph 23 of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015; and by paragraphs 88 and 93 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6).
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Subsection (1) is amended by paragraphs 1 and 30 of Schedule 1 to the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19) on a date to be appointed. Section 121 was amended by paragraph 22 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 27 of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015; and by paragraphs 1 and 12 of Schedule 18 to the Education Act 2011 (c.21).