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2.—(1) Section 9 (areas, authorities and executives) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(a)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (i), for “Greater Manchester” there is substituted “a metropolitan county which is or is included in a combined authority area”;
(b)sub-paragraph (ia) is omitted.
(3) After subsection (1)(a) there is inserted—
“(aa)any reference to a “combined authority” is to an authority established under section 103(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 for an area which is or includes a metropolitan county;
(ab)any reference to a “combined authority area” is to an area for which a combined authority is established;”.
(4) In subsection (1)(b), for sub-paragraph (ia) there is substituted—
“(ia)in relation to a combined authority area, the combined authority;”.
(5) In subsections (2), (3) and (5), for “the area of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority” there is substituted “a combined authority area”.
(6) Subsection (5A) is omitted.