The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024

Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 232

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The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024

Made

27th February 2024

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1), 10, 13(1), 16(1), 18(1) and (3), 19(1), (2), (3) and (7), 27, 30(1), (7), (9) and (10), 32(1) to (4), 53(1), 54, 252(1) and (2) of and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023(1) (“the 2023 Act”).

The Secretary of State, having had regard to a proposal prepared and published under section 45 of the 2023 Act, considers that—

(a) the making of these Regulations is likely to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of some or all of the people who live or work in the area to which the Regulations relate,

(b) the making of these Regulations will achieve the purposes specified under section 45(7) of the 2023 Act, and

(c) any consultation required by section 45(4) of the 2023 Act has been carried out.

In making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has had regard to the need to secure effective and convenient local government and to the need to reflect the identities and interests of local communities(2).

In accordance with sections 10(8), 16(2)(a), 18(6)(a), 20(2)(b) and 46(1)(d) of the 2023 Act, the councils of the local government areas of Derby City, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have consented to the making of these Regulations.

In accordance with section 20(6) of the 2023 Act, the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament a report explaining the effect of these Regulations and why the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to make these Regulations.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 252(4) of the 2023 Act.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations:

(1)

2023 c. 55.

(2)

Section 46(1)(b) of the 2023 Act requires the Secretary of State, when making regulations to establish a combined county authority, to have regard to these matters.