The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
.
The legislation places a duty on local authorities to promote understanding of the functions and democratic arrangements of the authority among local people. It establishes the framework for the establishment and functioning of the
local authority leaders' board
Local authority leaders' boards are voluntary regional associations of council leaders that have been established in England outside of Greater London to replace certain functions of the now abolished regional chambers. The establishment of the bo ...
s that have been set up in the eight
English Regions
The regions, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England, established in 1994. Between 1994 and 2011, nine regions had officially devolved functions within government. While they no ...
outside London.
It allows the creation of appointed
combined authorities covering multiple local authority areas.
Part 8 of the Act amends Part 2 of the
Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its long title shows that it is a piece of omnibus legislation:
:''An Act to make provision for grants and other assistance for housing pur ...
in relation to ā
construction contract A construction contract is a mutual or legally binding agreement between two parties based on policies and conditions recorded in document form. The two parties involved are one or more property owners and one or more contractors. The owner, often ...
sā.
Provisions
Part 3 of the Act provides for the establishment of the
Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE), and for the transfer to it of all the boundary-related functions of the
Boundary Committee for England The Boundary Committee for England was a statutory committee of the Electoral Commission, an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. The committee's aim was to conduct thorough, consultative and robust reviews of local government areas in Eng ...
of the
Electoral Commission
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
. Part 3 also repeals the parts of the
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that sets out how political parties, elections and referendums are to be regulated in the United Kingdom. It formed an important pa ...
which could have transferred the functions of each of the
UK boundary commissions to the
Electoral Commission
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
.
Section 59
The following orders have been made under section 59(1):
*Th
Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011(SI 2011/1)
*Th
Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2011(SI 2011/2)
*Th
Cheshire East (Electoral Changes) Order 2011(SI 2011/3)
*Th
Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2011(SI 2011/4)
* The Cumbria (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (SI 2012/3113)
Combined authorities
Sections 103-107 provide for the Secretary of State to establish combined authorities covering the whole of two or more local government areas in England.
Established in 2011
*
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is a combined authority for Greater Manchester, England. It was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of 11 members; 10 indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one ...
was the first combined authority to be established.
Established in 2014
*
Sheffield City Region Combined Authority
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is the combined authority for South Yorkshire in England, with powers over transport (public transport and major trunk roads only), economic development and regeneration. It covers a total area of 3 ...
- Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
*
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is the combined authority of the Liverpool City Region. The Liverpool City Region includes the City of Liverpool local authority area plus the Metropolitan Boroughs of Knowsley, St Helens, ...
*
North East Combined Authority - Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland
*
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is the combined authority for West Yorkshire in England. It was established by statutory instrument under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 on 1 April 2014. It is a s ...
Part 8
Part 8 relates to construction contracts and in particular:
*fees for
adjudication
Adjudication is the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation, including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants, to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the p ...
(section 141)
*payment notices and amounts due for payment (sections 142ā145).
References
External links
The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 as amended from the
National Archives.
The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 as originally enacted from the
National Archives.
Explanatory notesto the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2009
Local government legislation in England and Wales
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