The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017

Article 4

SCHEDULE 1

Membership

1.—(1) Each constituent council must appoint one of its elected members to be a member of the Combined Authority.

(2) Each constituent council must appoint two of its elected members to act as a member of the Combined Authority in the absence of the member appointed under sub-paragraph (1) (“the substitute member”).

(3) A person ceases to be a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority if they cease to be a member of the constituent council that appointed them.

(4) A person may resign as a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority by written notice served on the proper officer of the constituent council that appointed them, and the resignation takes effect on receipt of the notice by the proper officer of the council.

(5) Where a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority’s appointment ceases by virtue of sub-paragraph (3) or (4), the constituent council that made the appointment must, as soon as practicable, give written notice of that fact to the Combined Authority and appoint another of its elected members in that person’s place.

(6) A constituent council may at any time terminate the appointment of a member or substitute member appointed by it to the Combined Authority and appoint another one of its elected members in that person’s place.

(7) Where a constituent council exercises its power under sub-paragraph (6), it must give written notice of the new appointment and the termination of the previous appointment to the Combined Authority and the new appointment is to take effect and the previous appointment terminate at the end of 14 days from the date on which the notice is given or such longer period not exceeding one month as is specified in the notice.

Chair and vice-chair

2.—(1) The Combined Authority must appoint a chair from among its members and the appointment is to be the first business transacted after the appointment of members of the Combined Authority, at the first meeting of the Combined Authority.

(2) A person ceases to be chair of the Combined Authority if they cease to be a member of the Combined Authority.

(3) If a vacancy arises in the office of chair, an appointment to fill the vacancy is to be made at the next ordinary meeting of the Combined Authority, or, if that meeting is to be held within 14 days of the vacancy arising, at the meeting following that meeting.

(4) The chair of the Combined Authority ceases to hold office on 8th May 2017(1).

3.—(1) The Combined Authority must appoint a vice-chair from among its members and the appointment of the vice-chair is to be the first business transacted after the appointment of members of the Combined Authority and the chair of the Combined Authority, at the first meeting of the Combined Authority

(2) A person ceases to be vice-chair of the Combined Authority if they cease to be a member of the Combined Authority.

(3) If a vacancy arises in the office of vice-chair, an appointment to fill the vacancy is to be made at the next ordinary meeting of the Combined Authority, or, if that meeting is to be held within 14 days of the vacancy arising, at the meeting following that meeting.

(4) The vice-chair of the Combined Authority ceases to hold office on 7th May 2017.

(5) The office of vice-chair of the Combined Authority is abolished with effect from 8th May 2017.

Proceedings

4.—(1) Any questions that are to be decided by the Combined Authority are to be decided by a majority of the members present and voting on that question at a meeting of the Combined Authority, and such majority is to include the Mayor, or the deputy Mayor acting in place of the Mayor, and substitute members, acting in place of members.

(2) No business is to be transacted at a meeting of the Combined Authority unless at least two members appointed by the constituent councils, including the Chair or substitute members acting in place of members are present at the meeting.

(3) If the Mayor is in post, no business is to be transacted at a meeting of the Combined Authority unless at least three members are present at the meeting, and such members include—

(a) the Mayor, or the deputy Mayor acting in place of the Mayor; and

(b) at least two members appointed by the constituent councils or substitute members acting in place of members.

(4) Each member, or substitute member acting in that member’s place, is to have one vote and no member or substitute member is to have a casting vote.

(5) Decisions must be carried by a majority of the Mayor and members of the Combined Authority appointed by the constituent councils, or substitute members acting in place of those members, present and voting on that question.

(6) If a vote is tied on any matter it is deemed not to have been carried.

(7) A decision on a question relating to the following matters requires a unanimous vote in favour by the Mayor and all members of the Combined Authority appointed by the constituent councils, or substitute members acting in place of those members, present and voting on that question at a meeting of the Combined Authority at which all members of the Combined Authority are present to be carried—

(a) approval of the Combined Authority’s constitution and standing orders and any amendments; and

(b) adoption of a spatial development strategy.

(8) A decision on a question relating to the following matters requires a unanimous vote in favour at a meeting of the Combined Authority at which all members of the Combined Authority are present, by all members appointed by the constituent councils, or substitute members acting in place of those members, present and voting on that question to be carried—

(a) approval of borrowing limits; and

(b) treasury management strategy including reserves, investment strategy, borrowing and budget of the Combined Authority, the amount of any expenses to be met by the constituent councils and the amount of any levy.

(9) A decision on a question relating to the exercise of the functions of the Combined Authority requires a vote in favour at a meeting of the Combined Authority at which all members of the Combined Authority are present, except for—

(a) where responsibility for the exercise of the function has been delegated in accordance with the constitution of the Combined Authority (and which may include delegation of such powers and functions of the Combined Authority to sub-committees or to officers as the Combined Authority considers appropriate); and

(b) matters which fall to be considered by the Combined Authority’s overview and scrutiny committee and audit committee(2).

(10) The proceedings of the Combined Authority are not invalidated by any vacancy among its members or substitute members or by any defect in the appointment or qualifications of any member or substitute member.

(11) The provisions in this Schedule relating to the Mayor or deputy Mayor only have effect where the Mayor, or deputy Mayor, as the case may be, are in office.

Overview and scrutiny committees

5.—(1) An overview and scrutiny committee appointed by the Combined Authority may not include any substitute member of the Combined Authority.

(2) No business is to be transacted at a meeting of an overview and scrutiny committee unless at least two members from each constituent council are present at the meeting.

(3) The Combined Authority must appoint an appropriate person(3) who is a member of one of the constituent councils to be the chair of any overview and scrutiny committee or a sub-committee of such a committee, appointed by the Combined Authority.

Records

6.—(1) The Combined Authority must make arrangements for the names of members and substitute members present at any meeting to be recorded.

(2) Minutes of the proceedings of a meeting of the Combined Authority, or any committee or sub-committee of the Combined Authority, are to be kept in such form as the Combined Authority may determine.

(3) Any such minutes are to be signed at the same or next suitable meeting of the Combined Authority, committee or sub-committee as the case may be, by the person presiding at that meeting.

(4) Any minute purporting to be signed as mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) is to be received in evidence without further proof.

(5) Until the contrary is proved, a meeting of the Combined Authority, committee or sub-committee, a minute of whose proceedings has been signed in accordance with this paragraph, is deemed to have been duly convened and held, and all the members and substitute members present at the meeting are deemed to have been duly qualified.

(6) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) the next suitable meeting is the next following meeting or, where standing orders made by the Combined Authority provide for another meeting of the authority, committee or sub-committee, to be regarded as suitable, either the next following meeting or that other meeting.

Standing orders

7.  The Combined Authority may make standing orders for the regulation of its proceedings and business and may vary or revoke any such orders.

Remuneration

8.—(1) Save as provided for in sub-paragraph (2), no remuneration is to be payable by the Combined Authority to its members other than allowances for travel and subsistence.

(2) The Combined Authority may only pay an allowance to the Mayor or to a member or substitute member of the Combined Authority if—

(a) the Combined Authority has considered a report published by an independent remuneration panel established by one or more of the constituent councils under regulation 20 of the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003(4) which contains recommendations for such an allowance; and

(b) the allowance paid by the Combined Authority does not exceed the amount specified in the recommendation made by the independent remuneration panel.

Article 11

SCHEDULE 2 Spatial development strategy

PART 1

Modification of the application of Part 8 of the 1999 Act

1.—(1) Part 8 of the 1999 Act (planning) is modified in accordance with the following provisions.

(2) Part 8 of the 1999 Act has effect as if—

(a) sections 344 (amendments of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990), 345 (Town and Country Planning Act 1990: costs of appeals) and 349 (abolition of joint planning committee for Greater London) were omitted;

(b) for every reference to—

(i) “Greater London” there were a reference to “the West of England”;

(ii) “the Mayor” there were a reference to “the Combined Authority”;

(iii) “he” there were a reference to “the Combined Authority”, save for section 337(6) (publication);

(iv) “under section 343” there were substituted “relating to the Combined Authority under section 343”.

(3) Section 334 of the 1999 Act (the spatial development strategy) has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (3) for “his” there were substituted “its”;

(b) for subsection (4) there were substituted—

“(4) The spatial development strategy must include statements dealing with the general spatial development aspects of such of the Combined Authority’s other policies or proposals as involve considerations of spatial development.”.

(4) Section 335 of the 1999 Act (public participation) has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (2)(a) for “his” there were substituted “its”;

(b) subsection (3)(aa) were omitted;

(c) in subsection (3)(b), for “London borough council” there were substituted “constituent council”;

(d) in subsection (4), for the words after “include” to the end there were substituted—

“—

(a) voluntary bodies some or all of whose activities benefit the whole or part of the West of England;

(b) bodies which represent the interests of different racial, ethnic or national groups in the West of England;

(c) bodies which represent the interests of different religious groups in the West of England; and

(d) bodies which represent the interests of different persons carrying on business in the West of England.”;

(e) for subsection (8) there were substituted—

“(8) In this section “the prescribed period” means such period as may be prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, regulations relating to the Combined Authority made under section 343 below.”.

(5) Section 336 of the 1999 Act (withdrawal) has effect as if —

(a) in subsection (3)—

(i) paragraph (a) were omitted; and

(ii) paragraph (b) were omitted.

(6) Section 338 of the 1999 Act (examination in public) has effect as if for “Authority” there were substituted “the Mayor of the West of England”.

(7) Section 339 (review of matters affecting the strategy) has effect as if in subsection (2) for “his” there were substituted “its”.

(8) Section 342 of the 1999 Act (matters to which the Mayor is to have regard) has effect as if—

(a) for subsection (1) there were substituted—

“(1) In exercising its functions under the preceding provisions of this Part, the Combined Authority shall have regard to—

(a) the National Planning Policy Framework;

(b) the effect that the proposed spatial development strategy or revision would have on—

(i) the health of persons in the West of England;

(ii) health inequalities between persons living in the West of England;

(iii) the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom;

(iv) climate change and the consequences of climate change;

(v) the need to ensure that the strategy is consistent with national policies and the EU obligations of the United Kingdom; and

(c) such other matters as the Secretary of State may prescribe.”; and

(b) subsection (2) were omitted.

(9) Section 347 of the 1999 Act (functional bodies to have regard to the strategy), has effect as if there were substituted—

“Constituent councils to have regard to the strategy

347.   In exercising any function, each of the constituent councils and the Combined Authority shall have regard to the spatial development strategy, but this is without prejudice to section 24 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as modified by Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (which requires certain documents of a constituent council to be in general conformity with the strategy).”.

(10) Section 348 of the 1999 Act (Mayor’s functions as to planning around Greater London) has effect as if—

(a) in subsections (1), (2) and (3) for “his” there were substituted “its”;

(b) in subsection (3), for “London borough councils” there were substituted “constituent councils”; and

(c) in subsection (4), for “the Authority” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”.

(11) Section 350 of the 1999 Act (interpretation of Part VIII) has effect as if —

(a) the following definitions were inserted, in the appropriate places—

““constituent councils” means the district councils for the local government areas of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City and South Gloucestershire;”

““the Combined Authority” means the West of England Combined Authority established by the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017;”

““Mayor of the West of England” is the person elected to the position established by article 5 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017;”

““the West of England” means the area of the Combined Authority as specified in article 2 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017;”; and

(b) subsection (2) were omitted.

PART 2 Modification of the application of the 2004 Act

2.—(1) Sections 19 (preparation of local development documents), 24 (conformity with regional strategy), 37 (interpretation), 38 (development plan) and 113 (validity of strategies, plans and documents) of the 2004 Act are modified in accordance with the following provisions.

(2) Section 19 of the 2004 Act, shall have effect as if for subsection (2)(c) there were substituted—

“(c) the spatial development strategy if the authority is a constituent council of the Combined Authority or if any of the authority’s area adjoins the West of England;”.

(3) Section 24 of the 2004 Act has effect as if—

(a) for subsection (1)(b) there were substituted—

“(b) the spatial development strategy if the authority is a constituent council of the Combined Authority.”;

(b) after subsection (4) there were inserted—

“(4A) A local planning authority which is a constituent council of the Combined Authority—

(a) must request the opinion in writing of the Combined Authority as to the general conformity of a development plan document with the spatial development strategy;

(b) may request the opinion in writing of the Combined Authority as to the general conformity of any other local development document with the spatial development strategy.”;

(c) after subsection (5) there were inserted—

“(5A) The Combined Authority may give an opinion as to the general conformity of a local development document with the spatial development strategy irrespective of whether a request is made under subsection (4A).”; and

(d) in subsection (7) for each “Mayor” there were substituted “Mayor of the West of England”.

(4) Section 37 of the 2004 Act has effect as if after subsection (6A)(5), there were inserted—

“(6B) In relation to the Combined Authority, in this section—

“constituent council” means one of the district councils for the local government areas of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City and South Gloucestershire;

“the Combined Authority” means the West of England Combined Authority established by the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017;

“Mayor of the West of England” is the person elected to the position established by article 5 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017;

“spatial development strategy”, in relation to the Combined Authority, means a strategy established by the Combined Authority in exercise of powers under article 10 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017; and

“the West of England” is the area of the Combined Authority as specified in article 2 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017.”.

(5) Section 38 of the 2004 Act has effect as if—

(a) after subsection (2) there were inserted—

“(2A) For the purposes of any area in the West of England the development plan is—

(a) the spatial development strategy;

(b) the development plan documents (taken as a whole) which have been adopted or approved in relation to that area; and

(c) the neighbourhood development plans which have been made in relation to that area.”;

(b) after subsection (10) there were inserted—

“(11) In this section—

“the Combined Authority” means the West of England Combined Authority established by the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017;

“spatial development strategy”, in relation to the Combined Authority, means a strategy established by the Combined Authority in exercise of powers conferred by article 10 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017; and

“the West of England” is the area of the Combined Authority as specified in article 2 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017”.

(6) Section 113 of the 2004 Act has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (1), after “the Mayor of London’s”, there were inserted “or the Combined Authority’s”;

(b) in subsection (11)(e), after “the Mayor of London”, there were inserted “or the Combined Authority”;

(c) after subsection (12), there were inserted—

“(13) In this section “the Combined Authority” means the West of England Combined Authority established by the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017.”.

Article 14

SCHEDULE 3 Modification of the application of Part 8 of the 2011 Act

1.—(1) Part 8 of the 2011 Act (Mayoral development corporations) is modified in accordance with the following provisions.

(2) Section 196 of the 2011 Act (interpretation of Chapter) is to be read as if—

(a) ““the Mayor” means the Mayor of London” were omitted; and

(b) at the appropriate place there were inserted —

““the Area” means the area of the Combined Authority;”;

““the Combined Authority” means the West of England Combined Authority established by the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017;”; and

““Corporation” means a corporation established by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions in section 198 following the designation of an area of land by the Combined Authority;”.

(3) Sections 196 to 222 of the 2011 Act has effect as if for every reference to—

(a) “the Greater London Authority” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”;

(b) “the Mayor” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”, except for the two occurrences in section 197(3)(e); and

(c) “MDC” there were substituted “Corporation”.

(4) Section 197 of the 2011 Act (designation of Mayoral development areas) has effect as if —

(a) in subsection (1) for “Greater London” there were substituted “the Area”;

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraph (a) for “any one or more of the Greater London Authority’s principal purposes” there were substituted “economic development and regeneration in the Area(6)”;

(ii) in paragraph (d) for “the London Assembly” there were substituted “the Combined Authority” and for “subsection (4)(d), (e), (f) or (g)” there were substituted “subsection (4)(d)”; and

(iii) in subsection (f) for “the London Assembly” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”;

(c) in subsection (4)—

(i) in paragraph (a) for “the London Assembly” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”;

(ii) paragraph (b) were omitted;

(iii) in paragraph (d) for “each London borough council whose borough” there were substituted a reference to “each district council or county council whose local government area”;

(iv) paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) were omitted;

(d) in subsection (5)—

(i) in paragraph (a) for “the London Assembly” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”;

(ii) in paragraph (b)(i) for “the Assembly” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”;

(iii) in paragraph (b)(ii) for “the Assembly members voting” there were substituted “all members of the Combined Authority who are appointed by the constituent councils (including substitute members, acting in place of those members) present and voting on that motion”;

(e) in subsection (6)(c) for “Mayoral development corporation” there were substituted “Corporation”; and

(f) subsection (7) were omitted.

(5) Section 198 of the 2011 Act (Mayoral development corporations: establishment) shall have effect as if—

(a) in the heading for “Mayoral development corporations” there were substituted “Corporations”; and

(b) for every reference to “Mayoral development corporation” there were substituted “Corporation”.

(6) Section 199 of the 2011 Act (exclusion of land from Mayoral development areas) has effect as if in subsection (2) for “the London Assembly” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”.

(7) Section 200 of the 2011 Act (transfers of property etc to a Mayoral development corporation) has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “a London borough council” there were substituted a reference to “a district council or county council wholly or partly in the Area”;

(ii) paragraph (b) were omitted;

(iii) in paragraphs (d) and (e), for “in Greater London” there were substituted a reference to “in the Area”;

(iv) paragraphs (f) to (h) were omitted; and

(v) paragraph (k) were omitted;

(b) in subsection (4) paragraph (b) were omitted;

(c) subsection (7) were omitted;

(d) subsection (8) were omitted; and

(e) in subsection (10) the definitions of a “functional body” and “public authority” were omitted.

(8) Section 201 of the 2011 Act (object and powers) has effect as if subsection (8)(b) were omitted.

(9) Section 202 of the 2011 Act (functions in relation to town and country planning) has effect as if in subsection (7)—

(a) in paragraph (c) for “the London Assembly” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”; and

(b) in the definition of “affected authority”, “(f) or (g)” were omitted.

(10) Section 203 of the 2011 Act (arrangements for discharge of, or assistance with, planning functions) has effect as if for each reference to “a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London” there were substituted a reference to “a district council or a county council”.

(11) Section 207 of the 2011 Act (acquisition of land) has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (2) for “in Greater London” there were substituted a reference to “in the Area”; and

(b) in subsection (3) for the words “the Mayor of London” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”.

(12) Section 214 of the 2011 Act (powers in relation to discretionary relief from non-domestic rates) has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (4)(c) for “the London Assembly or an affected local authority” there were substituted “the Combined Authority or a district council or county council wholly or partly in the Area”; and

(b) in subsection (4) the definition of “an affected local authority” were omitted.

(13) Section 216 of the 2011 Act (transfers of property, rights and liabilities) has effect as if—

(a) in subsection (2) “, (e)” were omitted; and

(b) in subsection (4)—

(i) the definition of “functional body” were omitted; and

(ii) in the definition of “permitted recipient”—

(aa) paragraph (b) were omitted;

(bb) in paragraph (d) for “a London borough council” there were substituted “a district council or county council wholly or partly within the Area”; and

(cc) paragraph (e) were omitted.

(14) Schedule 21 of the 2011 Act (Mayoral development corporations) has effect as if—

(a) for each reference to “the Mayor” there were substituted “the Combined Authority” , except for the reference in paragraph 1(1);

(b) for each reference to “MDC” there were substituted “the Corporation”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)—

(i) for the reference to “Mayoral development corporation (“MDC”)” there were substituted “Corporation”;

(ii) for the reference to the Mayor of London (“the Mayor”) there were substituted “the Combined Authority”;

(d) in paragraph 1(2) for the reference to “each relevant London council” there were substituted a reference to “each relevant district council or county council”;

(e) in paragraph 1(3)—

(i) sub-paragraph (a) were omitted, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “a London council” there were substituted “a district council or county council”;

(f) in paragraph 2(5)(d) for “a relevant London council” there were substituted “a relevant district council or county council”;

(g) in paragraph 4(4) for the reference to “the London Assembly” there were substituted a reference to “the Combined Authority”;

(h) in paragraph (9)(c) for “each relevant London council” there were substituted “each relevant district council or county council”; and

(i) in paragraph 10(1)(c) the reference to “and to the London Assembly” were omitted.

Article 21

SCHEDULE 4 Modification of the application of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the 2008 Act

1.—(1) Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the 2008 Act are modified in accordance with the following provisions.

(2) Sections 5 (powers to provide housing or other land), 6 (powers for regeneration, development or effective use of land), 7 (powers in relation to infrastructure), 8 (powers to deal with land etc), 9 (acquisition of land), 10 (restrictions on disposal of land), 11 (main powers in relation to acquired land) of, and Schedules 2 to 4 to, the 2008 Act, as applied by article 21, has effect as if for every reference to—

(a) “the HCA” there were substituted a reference to “the West of England Combined Authority”;

(b) “Part 1” of that Act there were substituted a reference to “Part 6 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017”;

(c) the HCA’s land or land acquired or held by the HCA there were substituted a reference to the West of England Combined Authority’s land or land acquired or held by the West of England Combined Authority.

(3) Sections 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 of the 2008 Act have effect as if for every reference to “land” there were substituted a reference to “land in the area of the West of England Combined Authority”.

(4) Section 57(1) of the 2008 Act has effect as if the following definition were inserted at the appropriate place—

““the West of England Combined Authority” means the body corporate established by the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017.”

(5) Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2008 Act (compulsory acquisition of land) has effect as if for every reference to “section 9” of that Act there were substituted a reference to “article 18 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017”.

(6) Schedule 3 to the 2008 Act (main powers in relation to land acquired by the HCA) has effect as if for references to land which has been vested in or acquired by the HCA there were substituted references to land which has been vested in or acquired by the West of England Combined Authority.

(7) Schedule 4 to the 2008 Act (powers in relation to, and for, statutory undertakers) has effect as if for every reference to the HCA under Part 1 of that Act there were substituted a reference to the functions conferred on the West of England Combined Authority under article 18 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017.

Article 25

SCHEDULE 5 Economic development and regeneration functions

1.  The functions of the constituent councils under section 1 of the 2011 Act (general power of competence) to the extent that those functions are exercisable for the purpose of economic development and regeneration.

2.  The power under section 144 of the Local Government Act 1972 (the power to encourage visitors and provide conference and other facilities)(7).

3.  The duties under sections 15ZA, 15ZB, 15ZC, 17 and 18A(1)(b) of the Education Act 1996 and the power under sections 514A and 560A of that Act (duties and powers related to the provision of education and training for persons over compulsory school age)(8).

4.  The duty under section 69 of the 2009 Act (duty to prepare an assessment of economic conditions).

(1)

Section 107A(6) of the 2009 Act provides that the mayor for the area of a combined authority is by virtue of that office a member of, and the chair of, the combined authority.

(2)

Paragraphs 1(1) and 4(1) of Schedule 5A to the 2009 Act require a combined authority to arrange for the appointment of one or more overview and scrutiny committees and for the appointment of an audit committee.

(3)

See paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 5A to the 2009 Act.

(4)

S.I. 2003/1021.

(5)

Section 37(6A) was inserted by section 85 of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 to, the 2009 Act.

(6)

Article 25 of, and Schedule 5 to, the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 confer on the Combined Authority functions exercisable for the purpose of economic development and regeneration.

(7)

Section 144 was amended by section 81 of and Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57); by section 194 of and Schedule 34 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65); and by sections 1 and 102 of and Schedule 17 to the Local Government Act 1985. There are other amendments which are not relevant to this instrument.

(8)

1996 c. 56. Sections 15ZA, 15ZB, 15ZC, 18A, 514A and 560A were inserted by sections 41, 42, 45 to 48 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), and by S.I. 2010/1158. Section 15ZA was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3(1) to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), by paragraph 44 of Schedule 14(2) to the Deregulation Act 2015 and by S.I. 2015/1852. Section 15ZC was amended by S.I. 2015/1852. Section 18A was also amended by the Education Act 2011 (c. 21), sections 30 and 82 and by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3(1) to the Children and Families Act 2014. Section 514A was amended by paragraph 50 of Schedule 3(1) to the Children and Families Act 2014. Section 560A was amended by paragraph 54 of Schedule 3(1) to the Children and Families Act 2014.