Part 6Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities
EPBs and their areas
I188EPBs and their areas
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The Secretary of State may by order establish as a body corporate an economic prosperity board (an “EPB”) for an area that meets the following conditions.
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Condition A is that the area consists of the whole of two or more local government areas in England.
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Condition D is that no part of the area forms part of—
a
the area of another EPB, F1...
b
the area of a combined authority F2, or
c
the area of a combined county authority.
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Condition E is that each local government area that forms part of the area was included in a scheme prepared and published under section 98.
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In this Part “local government area” means the area of—
a
a county council, or
b
a district council.
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An order under this section must specify the name by which the EPB is to be known.