Part 4E+WLocal authority [F1and strategic authority] economic assessments

Textual Amendments

69Local authority [F2and strategic authority] economic assessmentsE+W

(1)A [F3relevant authority] in England must prepare an assessment of the economic conditions of its area.

(2)A [F4relevant authority] may revise the assessment, or any part or aspect of it, at any time.

(3)In this Part “[F5relevant authority]” means—

(a)a county council;

(b)a district council, other than a non-unitary district council;

(c)a London borough council;

(d)the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;

(e)the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

[F6(f)a combined authority;

(g)a combined county authority.]

(4)In discharging its functions under this section, a [F7relevant authority] must consult such persons as it considers appropriate.

(5)Where a [F8relevant authority] is a county council for an area for which there is a district council, the following duties also apply in relation to the discharge by the county council of its functions under this section—

(a)the county council must consult and seek the participation of the district council;

(b)the county council must have regard to any material produced by the district council in the discharge of the district council's functions under section 13 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5);

(c)the district council must co-operate with the county council.

[F9(5A)Where a relevant authority is a combined authority or combined county authority, the following duties also apply in relation to the discharge by the authority of its functions under this section—

(a)the combined authority or combined county authority must consult and seek the participation of the constituent councils and any other local district council;

(b)the combined authority or combined county authority must have regard to any material produced by a constituent council or any other local district council in the discharge of the council's functions under section 13 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004;

(c)the constituent councils and any other local district council must co-operate with the combined authority or combined county authority.]

(6)A [F10relevant authority] must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State—

(a)as to what an assessment under this section should contain and how it should be prepared;

(b)as to when to prepare an assessment under subsection (1);

(c)as to when to revise any assessment, or any part or aspect of an assessment, under subsection (2).

(7)Before giving guidance under subsection (6) the Secretary of State must consult—

(a)such representatives of local government [F11(including combined authorities and combined county authorities)] as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and

(b)such other persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

[F12(7A)Where a relevant authority is a constituent council of a combined authority or combined county authority, any requirement in any legislation for the relevant authority to exercise a function under this section may be fulfilled by the exercise of that function by the combined authority or combined county authority.]

[F13(8)In this section—

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 69 functions made exercisable concurrently (1.4.2011) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/908), arts. 1, 10, Sch. 3 para. 9

C4S. 69 functions made exercisable concurrently (1.4.2016) by The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/449), arts. 1(a), 7, Sch. 2 para. 4

C5S. 69 functions made exercisable concurrently (17.6.2016) by The West Midlands Combined Authority Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/653), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4

C6S. 69 functions made exercisable concurrently (9.2.2017) by The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126), arts. 1(3), 25(1), Sch. 5 paras. 1, 4

C12S. 69: functions made exercisable concurrently (28.2.2024) by The East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/232), regs. 1(2), 31

C16S. 69: functions made exercisable concurrently (5.2.2025) by The Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/113), arts. 1(2), 27

C17S. 69: functions made exercisable concurrently (5.2.2025) by The Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/118), regs. 1(2), 17

Commencement Information

I1S. 69(1)(2)(4)(5) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(o)

I2S. 69(3)(6)(7)(8) in force at 25.11.2009 by S.I. 2009/3087, art. 2(a)