Commentary on provisions of Act Combined authorities: accountability etc Section 9: Funding of combined authorities
Section 9 amends section 74 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 to enable the Secretary of State by regulations to provide that a combined authority can levy for transport functions and for any other specified functions with the consent of the constituent councils and the combined authority. Specified functions cannot include functions which are exercisable individually by the mayor. It also amends the Local Government Finance Act 2003 enabling the Secretary of State by order to enable a combined authority to borrow to fund specified functions, with all constituent councils' and combined authority's consent. Constituent councils are able to make financial contributions for any function of the combined authority if they wish.