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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/101</dc:identifier><dc:title>Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for the purposes of promoting public involvement in relation to local authorities and other public authorities; to make provision about bodies representing the interests of tenants; to make provision about local freedoms and honorary titles; to make provision about the procedures of local authorities, their powers relating to insurance and the audit of entities connected with them; to establish the Local Government Boundary Commission for England and to make provision relating to local government boundary and electoral change; to make provision about local and regional development; to amend the law relating to construction contracts; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-24</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-07-15</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="2026-07-15"><Number><Strong>Part 6</Strong></Number><Title>Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/part/6/chapter/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/20/part/6/chapter/1" NumberOfProvisions="16" RestrictStartDate="2026-04-29" id="part-6-chapter-1"><Number><Addition ChangeId="key-cc540c010e5a5545c18dacbdea13296c-1780568533193" CommentaryRef="key-cc540c010e5a5545c18dacbdea13296c">Chapter 1</Addition></Number><Title><Addition ChangeId="key-cc540c010e5a5545c18dacbdea13296c-1780568533193" CommentaryRef="key-cc540c010e5a5545c18dacbdea13296c">Economic prosperity boards</Addition></Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/part/6/crossheading/requirements-in-connection-with-orders-about-epbs" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/20/part/6/crossheading/requirements-in-connection-with-orders-about-epbs" NumberOfProvisions="7" id="part-6-crossheading-requirements-in-connection-with-orders-about-epbs" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2016-03-28"><Title><Emphasis>Requirements in connection with orders about EPBs</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2016-03-28"><Title>Preparation and publication of scheme: existing <Acronym Expansion="Equivalent Pension Benefit">EPB</Acronym></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/101" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/20/section/101" id="section-101"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-a3c912eda521729e4d961df6c93872e4"/>101</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/101/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/20/section/101/1" id="section-101-1" RestrictStartDate="2016-03-28"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies where one or more of the authorities that have undertaken a review under section 100 conclude 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