Part 2Local democracy and devolution

Chapter 1Combined county authorities

General powers of CCAs

49General power of CCA

1

A CCA may do—

a

anything it considers appropriate for the purposes of the carrying-out of any of its functions (its “functional purposes”),

b

anything it considers appropriate for purposes incidental to its functional purposes,

c

anything it considers appropriate for purposes indirectly incidental to its functional purposes through any number of removes,

d

anything it considers to be connected with—

i

any of its functions, or

ii

anything it may do under paragraph (a), (b) or (c), and

e

for a commercial purpose anything which it may do under any of paragraphs (a) to (d) otherwise than for a commercial purpose.

2

Where subsection (1) confers power on a CCA to do something, it confers power (subject to section 50) to do it anywhere in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

3

Power conferred on a CCA by subsection (1) is in addition to, and is not limited by, its other powers.

4

This section does not apply in relation to a CCA in respect of which regulations under section 52(1) have effect.