# Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, Section 88: EPBs and their areas

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by order establish as a body corporate an economic prosperity board (an “EPB”) for an area that meets the following conditions.
(2) Condition A is that the area consists of the whole of two or more local government areas in England.
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(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) Condition D is that no part of the area forms part of—
(a) the area of another EPB, ...
(b) the area of a combined authority , or
(c) the area of a combined county authority.
(6) Condition E is that each local government area that forms part of the area was included in a scheme prepared and published under section 98.
(7) In this Part “local government area” means the area of—
(a) a county council, or
(b) a district council.
(8) An order under this section must specify the name by which the EPB is to be known.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/88 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009/section-88
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