(1)If the Secretary of State is satisfied—
(a)that special social need exists in any inner urban area in Great Britain ; and
(b)that the conditions which give rise to the existence of that need could be alleviated by the exercise of the powers conferred by this Act,
he may by order specify any district which includes the whole or any part of that area as a designated district for the purposes of this Act.
(2)In this Act " designated district authority ", in relation to a designated district, means the council of that district or the council of the county or region which includes that district.