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2. In subsection (1)(a)—
(a)in subparagraph (i) after “metropolitan counties” there is inserted “except Greater Manchester”;
(b)the word “and” after subparagraph (i) is omitted; and
(c)after subparagraph (i) there is inserted—
“(ia)the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester shall be the area of a combined authority; and”