(1)The Secretary of State may by order change the boundaries of a combined authority’s area by—
(a)adding a local government area to an existing area of a combined authority, or
(b)removing a local government area from an existing area of a combined authority.
(2)An order may be made under this section only if—
(a)the area to be created by the order meets conditions A to D in section 103, and
(b)each council to whom this subsection applies consents to the making of the order.
(3)Subsection (2) applies to—
(a)a county council whose area, or part of whose area, is to be added to or removed from the existing area of the combined authority;
(b)a district council whose area is to be added to or removed from the existing area of the combined authority.
(4)Where by virtue of an order an area ceases to be part of the area of a combined authority, the order—
(a)must make provision for designating an authority to be a local transport authority for the area for the purposes of section 108(4) of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), and
(b)may transfer functions to that authority from the combined authority that was formerly the local transport authority.
(5)Provision made by virtue of subsection (4) may designate different authorities for different parts of the area.
(6)The reference in subsection (4)(a) to an authority does not include an ITA.
(7)Subsection (4) does not apply if the area becomes part of the integrated transport area of an ITA by virtue of an order under section 78 or 90 of the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26).