Legal provisions for direct democracy at the regional level

TheRegional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1962/contents/made

Regional Assemblies(Preparations) Act 2003

(Enacted in 8th May2003)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/10/pdfs/ukpga_20030010_en.pdf

Article 1, AssemblyReferendums.

The Secretary of State may by order cause areferendum to be held in a region specified in the order about theestablishment of an elected assembly for that region.