Part 6

Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities

General powers of EPBs and combined authorities

Boundaries of power under section 113A
113B
1
Section 113A(1) does not enable an
EPB
or combined authority to do—
a
anything which it is unable to do by virtue of a pre-commencement limitation, or
b
anything which it is unable to do by virtue of a post-commencement limitation which is expressed to apply—
i
to its power under section 113A(1),
ii
to all of its powers, or
iii
to all of its powers but with exceptions that do not include its power under section 113A(1).
2
If exercise of a pre-commencement power of an
EPB
or combined authority is subject to restrictions, those restrictions apply also to exercise of the power conferred on it by section 113A(1) so far as that power is overlapped by the pre-commencement power.
3
Section 113A(1) does not authorise an
EPB
or combined authority to borrow money.
4
Section 113A(1)(a) to (d) do not authorise an
EPB
or combined authority to charge a person for anything done by it otherwise than for a commercial purpose (but see section 93 of the Local Government Act 2003 (power of EPBs, combined authorities and other best value authorities to charge for discretionary services)).
5
Section 113A(1)(e) does not authorise an
EPB
or combined authority to do things for a commercial purpose in relation to a person if a statutory provision requires it to do those things in relation to the person.
6
Where under section 113A(1)(e) an
EPB
or combined authority does things for a commercial purpose, it must do them through—
a
a company within the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006, ...
b
a registered society within the meaning of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, or
c
a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.
7
In this section—
- “
post-commencement limitation
” means a prohibition, restriction or other limitation imposed by a statutory provision that—
  1. is contained in an Act passed after the end of the Session in which the Localism Act 2011 is passed, or
  2. is contained in an instrument made under an Act and comes into force on or after the commencement of section 13(1) of that Act;
- “
pre-commencement limitation
” means a prohibition, restriction or other limitation imposed by a statutory provision that—
  1. is contained in an Act passed no later than the end of the Session in which the Localism Act 2011 is passed, or
  2. is contained in an instrument made under an Act and comes into force before the commencement of section 13(1) of that Act;
- “
pre-commencement power
” means power conferred by a statutory provision that—
  1. is contained in an Act passed no later than the end of the Session in which the Localism Act 2011 is passed, or
  2. is contained in an instrument made under an Act and comes into force before the commencement of section 13(1) of that Act;
- “
statutory provision
” means a provision of an Act or of an instrument made under an Act.
Ss. 113A-113C and cross-heading inserted (18.2.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 13(1), 240(2); S.I. 2012/411, art. 2(e)
Word in s. 113B(6)(a) omitted (1.8.2014) by virtue of Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 154(a) (with Sch. 5)
S. 113B(6)(b)(c) substituted for s. 113B(6)(b) (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 154(b) (with Sch. 5)