Part 2: Local Democracy and Devolution Mayors for CCA areas Section 28: Requirements in connection with regulations under section 27 Effect
Subsection (1) provides that a Secretary of State may make regulations under section 27(1) for there to be an elected mayor of a CCA area where the appropriate authorities have made a proposal for this to the Secretary of State, and that a proposal for a CCA to have a mayor may be included in a proposal for a new CCA or proposals for changes to an existing CCA.
	Subsections (2) and (3) provide that such regulations can be made without a proposal being made by the appropriate authorities to the Secretary of State where the appropriate authorities consent or, where a CCA is already in existence, the CCA and at least two constituent councils consent; any non-consenting constituent authority must be removed from the area of the existing CCA.
	Subsection (4) defines "appropriate authorities" as used in this section.