Commentary Part 1: Local Government Chapter 3: Other Authorities Section 13: Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities
42.Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities are statutory bodies that may be established by order under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Subsection (1) inserts new sections 113A, 113B, 113C into the 2009 Act.
43.New section 113A provides new broader powers for economic prosperity boards and combined authorities, in line with those provided for Integrated Transport Authorities by section 11 of the Localism Act (see above).
44.New section 113B sets out the boundaries to the new powers. These are the same as those set out in section 11 of the Localism Act in relation to Integrated Transport Authorities.
45.New section 113C gives the Secretary of State power by order to prevent economic prosperity boards or combined authorities from doing something under the new section 113A powers, or to impose conditions on the exercise of those powers. Again these provisions mirror the provisions of section 11 of the Localism Act in relation to Integrated Transport Authorities, with appropriate modifications.
46.Subsection (2) amends section 117 of the 2009 Act, to provide orders that under new section 113C are to be subject to an affirmative procedure in Parliament, except orders made in order to disapply provisions contained in existing orders and orders made only in order to impose conditions on doing things for a commercial purpose.