Part 2: Local Democracy and Devolution Mayors for CCA areas Section 31: Procedure for direct conferral of general functions on mayor Effect
Subsection (1) provides that this section applies to regulations made under sections 19(1) (other public authority functions) and 30(1) (functions of mayors: general) for an existing CCA providing for a function to be a function of the CCA and only exercisable by the mayor.
	Subsection (2) provides that a mayor of a CCA may make a request to the Secretary of State to make regulations, without which the Secretary of State may not make those regulations. Subsection (3) requires the mayor to consult the constituent councils of a CCA before making the request.
	Subsection (4) requires the mayor to include within such a request a statement that all the constituent councils agree that these to the regulations or, if this statement cannot be made, the mayor’s rationale for proceeding.