8

For the purposes of this section—

a

a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 shall be treated as a levying body with respect to which regulations may be made under subsection (2), and

b

the reference in that subsection to the council concerned shall be treated as a reference to the combined authority's constituent councils.

9

For the purposes of subsection (8)—

a

a county council is a constituent council of a combined authority if the area of the county council, or part of that area, is within the authority's area;

b

a district council is a constituent council of a combined authority if the area of the district council is within the authority's area.

10

Regulations under this section by virtue of subsection (8) may only make provision in relation to the expenses of a combined authority that are reasonably attributable to the exercise of its functions relating to transport.