http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/90Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009An 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.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-24Expert Participation2026-07-15 Part 6Economic prosperity boards and combined authoritiesChapter 1<Addition ChangeId="key-cc540c010e5a5545c18dacbdea13296c-1780568533193" CommentaryRef="key-cc540c010e5a5545c18dacbdea13296c">Economic prosperity boards</Addition><Emphasis>Constitution and functions of EPBs</Emphasis>Constitution: membership and voting901An order under section 89 that includes provision about the number and appointment of members of an EPB must provide—afor a majority of the members of the EPB to be appointed by the EPB's constituent councils,bfor those members to be appointed from among the elected members of the constituent councils, andcfor each constituent council that is a representative council to appoint at least one of its elected members as a member of the EPB.2For the purposes of this section—aa county council is a constituent council of an EPB if the area of the county council, or part of that area, is within the EPB's area;ba district council is a constituent council of an EPB if the area of the district council is within the EPB's area.3For the purposes of this section, the following are representative councils in relation to an EPB—aif the EPB's area coincides with or includes the whole of the area of a county council, the county council;bif the EPB's area includes part of the area of a county council—ithe county council, oriieach district council for an area within that part,as determined by or in accordance with the order;cif the EPB's area includes the area of a unitary district council, the district council.4In this Part “unitary district council” means a district council whose area is not part of the area of a county council.5If an order under section 89 provides for members of an EPB to be appointed otherwise than from among the elected members of its constituent councils, the order must provide for those members to be non-voting members.6The voting members of an EPB may resolve that provision made in accordance with subsection (5) is not to apply in the case of the EPB.Pt. 6 Ch. 1 heading inserted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), ss. 15(2)(a), 108(1)(3) (with s. 102)S. 90 in force at 17.12.2009 by S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(a)