The Local Government (Records) Act 1962 is amended as follows.

In section 2(6) (acquisition and deposit of records), after “section 103 of that Act” insert “, to a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023”.

In section 8(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “local authority”, after “section 103 of that Act” insert “, or a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023”.

The Transport Act 1968 is amended as follows.

In section 9A (general functions of Authorities and Executives), in each of subsections (3), (5), (6)(a) and (b), (7) and (8), after “combined authority area” insert “, combined county authority area”.

In section 10A(1) (further powers of Executives), for “or combined authority area” substitute “, combined authority area or combined county authority area”.

In section 12(1) (borrowing powers of Executive), after “a combined authority area” insert “, a combined county authority area”.

In section 14(1) (accounts of Executive), after “a combined authority area” insert “, a combined county authority area”.

In section 16(1) (annual report by Authority and Executive), after “combined authority area” insert “, combined county authority area”.

In section 56(6) (assistance by Minister or local authority towards expenditure on public transport), after paragraph (bc) insert—

The Local Government Act 1972 is amended as follows.

In section 80(2)(b) (disqualification for election and holding office as member of local authority), after “combined authority” insert “, combined county authority”.

In section 85(4) (vacation of office by failure to attend meetings), for “and a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority and a combined county authority”.

In section 86(2) (declaration of vacancy by local authority), for “and a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority and a combined county authority”.

In section 99 (meetings and proceedings of local authorities), after “combined authorities,” insert “combined county authorities,”.

In section 138C(1) (application of sections 138A and 138B to other authorities), after paragraph (n) insert—

In section 142(1B) (provision of information relating to matters affecting local government), after “a combined authority” insert “, a combined county authority”.

In section 175(3B) (allowances for attending conferences and meetings), after “a combined authority” insert “, a combined county authority”.

In section 176(3) (payment of expenses), for “and a combined authority” substitute “a combined authority and a combined county authority”.

In section 223(2) (appearance of local authorities in legal proceedings), after “a combined authority,” insert “a combined county authority,”.

In section 224(2) (arrangements by principal councils for custody of documents), for “or combined authority” substitute “, combined authority or combined county authority”.

In section 225(3) (deposit of documents with proper officer), for “and a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority and a combined county authority”.

In section 228(7A) (inspection of documents), for “or a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority or a combined county authority”.

In section 229(8) (photographic copies of documents) after “a combined authority,” insert “a combined county authority,”.

In section 230(2) (reports and returns), for “and a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority and a combined county authority”.

In section 231(4) (service of notice on local authorities), after “a combined authority,” insert “a combined county authority,”.

In section 232(1A) (public notices), after “a combined authority,” insert “a combined county authority,”.

In section 233(11) (service of notices by local authorities), after “a combined authority,” insert “a combined county authority,”.

In section 234(4) (authentication of documents), after “a combined authority,” insert “a combined county authority,”.

In section 236(1) (procedure for byelaws), for “or a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority or a combined county authority”.

In section 236B(1) (revocation of byelaws), after paragraph (e) insert—

In section 238 (evidence of byelaws), for “or a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority or a combined county authority”.

In section 239(4A) (power to promote or oppose bills), for “and a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority and a combined county authority”.

In section 270(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate place insert—

In Part 1A of Schedule 12 (meetings and proceedings of joint authorities etc), in paragraph 6A, for “or a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority or a combined county authority”.

The Local Government Act 1974 is amended as follows.

In section 25(1) (authorities subject to investigation), after paragraph (cf) insert—

The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (duty of authorities to publish information), after paragraph (kac) insert—

In section 98(8A) (disposal of land at direction of Secretary of State), after paragraph (ezb) insert—

In section 99(4) (directions to dispose of land), after paragraph (dbzb) insert—

In section 100(1)(a) (interpretation and extent of Part 10), for “or a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act” substitute “, a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act or a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023”.

In Schedule 16 (bodies to whom Part 10 applies), after paragraph 5BZB insert—

The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 is amended as follows.

In section 41(13) (lost and uncollected property), in the definition of “local authority”, after paragraph (ezb) insert—

The Local Government Act 1985 is amended as follows.

In section 72(5) (accounts and audit), after paragraph (c) insert—

In section 73(2) (financial administration), after paragraph (b) insert—

The Transport Act 1985 is amended as follows.

In section 27A(7)(b) (additional powers where service not operated as registered), for “or combined authority” substitute “, combined authority or combined county authority”.

In section 64(1)(a) (consultation with respect to policies), after “combined authority,” insert “combined county authority,”.

In section 93(8)(b) (travel concession schemes), for “and a combined authority” substitute “, a combined authority and a combined county authority”.

In section 106(4) (grants for transport facilities and services), after paragraph (aa) insert—

In section 137 (general interpretation), after subsection (5A) insert—

The Local Government Act 1986 is amended as follows.

In section 6(2)(a) (interpretation and application of Part 2), after “a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act,”, and on a new line, insert “a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023,”.

In section 9(1)(a) (interpretation and application of Part 3), after “a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009,”, and on a new line, insert “a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023,”.

The Local Government Finance Act 1988 is amended as follows.

In section 74 (levies), after subsection (14) insert—

In section 88B(9) (special grant: relevant authorities), after paragraph (c) insert—

In section 111(2) (financial administration: relevant authorities), after paragraph (ib) insert—

In section 143 (orders and regulations), after subsection (4B) insert—

The Housing Act 1988 is amended as follows.

In section 74(8) (transfer of land and other property to housing action trusts), after paragraph (fc) insert—

In Schedule 1 (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies), in paragraph 12(2), after paragraph (fb) (and before the “and” at the end of that paragraph) insert—

The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 is amended as follows.

In section 21(1) (interpretation of Part 1), after paragraph (jb) insert—

In section 152(2) (interpretation), after paragraph (izb) insert—

The TCPA 1990 is amended as follows.

In section 252(12) (procedure for making orders), in the definition of “local authority”, after “section 103 of that Act,” insert “a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023,”.

In Schedule 14 (procedure for footpaths and bridleways orders), in paragraph 1(3), in the definition of “council”, after “section 103 of that Act” insert “, a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023”.

The Local Government Finance Act 1992 is amended as follows.

In section 39(1) (major precepting authorities), after paragraph (ab) insert—

In section 40 (issue of precepts by major precepting authority), after subsection (11) insert—

The Railways Act 1993 is amended as follows.

In section 149(5) (service of documents), in the definition of “local authority”, for “and a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009” substitute “, a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023”.

The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.

In section 108(4) (local transport plans), after paragraph (ca) (but before the “or” at the end of that paragraph) insert—

In section 123G (response to consultation), after subsection (4) insert—

In section 123M (variation of scheme), after subsection (6) insert—

In section 123N (revocation of scheme), after subsection (7) insert—

In section 165A(1)(b) (joint local-ITA charging schemes), after “combined authority” insert “or combined county authority”.

In section 167(2)(b) (trunk road charging schemes), after “a combined authority” insert “, a combined county authority”.

In section 177A(1) (power to require information), for “or combined authority” substitute “, combined authority or combined county authority”.

In section 193(1) (guidance), after “combined authorities” insert “, combined county authorities”.

In section 194 (information), in each of subsections (1), (2) and (6), for “or combined authority” substitute “, combined authority or combined county authority”.

In section 198(1) (interpretation of Part 3), at the appropriate place insert—

The Local Government Act 2003 is amended as follows.

In section 33(1) (local authorities for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 2), after paragraph (jc) insert—

The PCPA 2004 is amended as follows.

In section 27A (default powers), in the heading and in the section, after “combined authority” insert “, combined county authority”.

The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

In section 7A(2) (exercise of Secretary of State’s public health functions), after paragraph (d) (but before the “or” at the end of that paragraph) insert—

In section 12ZB(7) (procurement regulations), in the definition of “relevant authority”, after paragraph (a) insert—

In section 65Z5(1) (joint working and delegation arrangements), after paragraph (c) insert—

In section 65Z6(1) (joint committees and pooled funds), after paragraph (c) insert—

In section 75 (arrangements between NHS bodies and local authorities), after subsection (7F) insert—

In section 275(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate place insert—

In section 276 (index of defined expressions), at the appropriate place insert—

The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is amended as follows.

In section 23(1) (definitions for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1), in the definition of “public body”, after paragraph (g) insert—

In section 104(2) (application of Chapter 1 of Part 5: partner authorities), after paragraph (ib) insert—

The Local Transport Act 2008 is amended as follows.

After section 89A insert—

In section 102F(7) (requirements in connection with regulations under section 102E), after paragraph (a) insert—

In section 102G(10) (constitution of STBs), after paragraph (a) insert—

In section 102I(7) (transport strategy of an STB), after paragraph (b) insert—

In section 102J(7) (exercise of local transport functions), after paragraph (a) insert—

In section 102U, at the appropriate place insert—

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 is amended as follows.

In section 35(2) (mutual insurance: supplementary), after paragraph (r) insert—

In section 103(5) (areas of combined authorities) at the end of paragraph (a) insert—

In section 118(5) (guidance), after paragraph (e) insert—

In section 120 (interpretation of Part 6), at the appropriate place insert—

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 is amended as follows.

The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 is amended as follows.

In section 40(6) (access to local government meetings and documents), after paragraph (ja) insert—

In section 44(1) (interpretation of Act), at the appropriate place insert—

In Schedule 2, after paragraph 28 insert—

The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 is amended as follows.

The Policing and Crime Act 2017 is amended as follows.

In section 3 (collaboration agreements: specific restrictions), after subsection (7) insert—

The Technical and Further Education Act 2017 is amended as follows.

The Digital Economy Act 2017 is amended as follows.

In Schedule 4 (public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of section 35), after paragraph 14 insert—

In Schedule 5 (public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 36 and 37), after paragraph 8 insert—

In Schedule 6 (public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 36 and 37), after paragraph 7 insert—

The Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 is amended as follows.

In section 1(7) (views of relevant authority in relation to local skills improvement plan), for paragraph (a), and the “or” at the end of that paragraph, substitute—

In section 19(2) (meaning of “relevant provider”), after paragraph (g) insert—

In section 20(7) (meaning of “funding authority”), after paragraph (c) insert—

In section 21(2) (interpretation of sections 19 to 21), at the appropriate place insert—

The Elections Act 2022 is amended as follows.

In section 37(1) (interpretation of Part 5), in the definition of “relevant elective office”, after paragraph (f) insert—

In section 45(9) (meaning of “relevant election”), after paragraph (g) insert—

In paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 8 (voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens: transitional provision), after paragraph (d) insert—