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RestrictStartDate="2023-12-26"><Title>CCAs and their areas</Title><P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2023-12-26"><Title>Combined county authorities and their areas</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9" id="section-9"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-e52a6de93cc4aeb48396b64ed1c994eb"/>9</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/1" id="section-9-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Secretary of State may by regulations establish as a body corporate a combined county authority (a “CCA”) for an area that meets the following conditions.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2" id="section-9-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Condition A is that the area is wholly within England and consists of—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/a" id="section-9-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the whole of the area of a two-tier county council, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/b" id="section-9-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the whole of one or more of—</Text><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/b/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/b/i" id="section-9-2-b-i"><Pnumber>i</Pnumber><P4para><Text>the area of a two-tier county council,</Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/b/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/b/ii" id="section-9-2-b-ii"><Pnumber>ii</Pnumber><P4para><Text>the area of a unitary county council, or</Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/b/iii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/2/b/iii" id="section-9-2-b-iii"><Pnumber>iii</Pnumber><P4para><Text>the area of a unitary district council.</Text></P4para></P4></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/3" id="section-9-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Condition B is that no part of the area forms part of—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/3/a" id="section-9-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the area of another CCA,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/3/b" id="section-9-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the area of a combined authority, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/3/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/3/c" id="section-9-3-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the integrated transport area of an Integrated Transport Authority.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/4" id="section-9-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Regulations under subsection (1) must specify the name by which the CCA is to be known.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9/5" id="section-9-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this Chapter—</Text><UnorderedList Class="Definition" Decoration="none"><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-combined-authority">combined authority</Term>” means a combined authority established under section 103(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-economic-prosperity-board">economic prosperity board</Term>” means an economic prosperity board established under section 88(1) of that Act;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-integrated-transport-authority">Integrated Transport Authority</Term>” means an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-two-tier-county-council">two-tier county council</Term>” means a county council whose area includes the areas of district councils;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-unitary-county-council">unitary county council</Term>” means a county council whose area does not include the areas of district councils;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-unitary-district-council">unitary district council</Term>” means a district council whose area does not form part of the area of a county council.</Text></Para></ListItem></UnorderedList></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-e52a6de93cc4aeb48396b64ed1c994eb" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="caf2v7ua5-02347" SectionRef="section-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/9">S. 9</CitationSubRef> in force at 26.12.2023, see <CitationSubRef id="caf2v7ua5-02348" CitationRef="" SectionRef="section-255-2-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/55/section/255/2/c" Operative="true">s. 255(2)(c)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>