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UK Law Reference
All sections of Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
2023 c. 55, s.60

Section 60 — Changes to mayoral combined authority’s area: additional requirements

Extent: E+W

This version in force from 2023-10-26

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) An order under section 106 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 which adds a local government area to an existing area of a mayoral combined authority may only be made during the relevant period if the consultation requirements in subsection (2) are met.

(2) The consultation requirements are as follows—

(a) the Secretary of State has consulted the Local Government Boundary Commission for England,

(b) the mayor for the area of the combined authority has consulted the residents of the local government area which is to be added to that area, and

(c) the mayor has given the Secretary of State a report providing information about the consultation carried out under paragraph (b), and the Secretary of State has laid the report before Parliament.

(3) In this section, “the relevant period” means the period of 9 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.