Commentary on provisions of Act Combined authorities: accountability etc Section 10: General power of competence
Section 10 enables the Secretary of State by order to confer the General Power of Competence, found in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Localism Act 2011, on a combined authority, thereby aligning with the General Power of Competence available to its constituent councils. The General Power of Competence gives authorities the same power to act that an individual generally has. If such a power is conferred on a combined authority, the more limited General Power of Competence in section 113A will be dis-applied (se paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to the Act). Section 10 requires the appropriate authorities to consent before such a power can be conferred.