# The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017, Article 21: Application of provisions of the 1985 Act, the 1990 Act and the 2008 Act


(1) This article has effect in consequence of articles 18 and 19.
(2) The provisions set out in section 17 of the 1985 Act (acquisition of land for housing purposes) apply to the Combined Authority as they apply to a constituent council.
(3) For the purposes of article 19(1)(m) and (n), the Combined Authority is to be treated as a local housing authority for the Area.
(4) Part 9 of the 1990 Act (acquisition and appropriation of land for planning purposes, etc) applies in relation to the Combined Authority and land which has been vested in or acquired by the Combined Authority for planning and public purposes as it applies to a constituent council and land vested in or acquired by a constituent council for planning and public purposes.
(5) Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the 2008 Act apply in relation to the powers of the Combined Authority to acquire land for housing and infrastructure under the functions specified in article 19(1) and land acquired by the Combined Authority under those functions as they apply to the HCA and land acquired by the HCA with the modifications made by Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111153185/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-west-of-england-combined-authority-order-2017/article-21
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