# Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, Section 96: Dissolution of an EPB's area


(1) The Secretary of State may by order—
(a) dissolve an EPB's area, and
(b) abolish the EPB for the area.
(2) An order may be made under this section only if a majority of the councils to whom this section applies consent to the making of the order.
(3) This section applies to—
(a) a county council whose area, or part of whose area, is within the EPB's area;
(b) a unitary district council whose area is within the EPB's area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/96 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009/section-96
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