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<Text>Two or more local authorities may act jointly, with the relevant public bodies relating to them, to prepare and publish a community wealth building action plan for the areas of the local authorities in question.</Text>
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<Text>Where two or more local authorities act jointly under <InternalLink Ref="section-6-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/7/section/6/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/7/section/6/1">subsection (1)</InternalLink>—</Text>
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<Text>they must continue to act jointly in relation to the community wealth building action plan in all respects,</Text>
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<Text>unless the context requires otherwise, a reference in this Act to—</Text>
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<Text>a local authority, in relation to a community wealth building action plan or community wealth building partnership, is a reference to the authorities acting jointly, and</Text>
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<Text>the area of a local authority is a reference to the combined areas of those authorities.</Text>
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