The West of England Combined Authority (Business Rate Supplements Functions) Order 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/879
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the West of England Combined Authority (Business Rate Supplements Functions) Order 2018 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

“the BRS Act” means the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 ;

“the WECA” means the West of England Combined Authority .

Section 3 Conferral of BRS power of Greater London Authority

(1) The WECA has, in relation to its area, functions corresponding to the functions conferred on the Greater London Authority in relation to Greater London by the BRS Act.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to the function conferred by section 3(5) of the BRS Act.

Section 4 General functions of the Combined Authority exercisable only by the Mayor

(1) The functions of the WECA specified in article 3 are exercisable only by the Mayor .

(2) The members or officers of the WECA may assist the Mayor in the exercise of the functions specified in article 3.

(3) For the purposes of the exercise of the functions specified in article 3 the Mayor may do anything that the WECA may do under section 113A of the 2009 Act (general power of EPB or combined authority) .

(4) The Mayor must not make arrangements under section 107D(3)(b) of the 2009 Act (functions of mayors: general) in relation to the functions specified in paragraph (1), in relation to a political adviser appointed under article 23(1) of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 .

Section 5 Adaptation of BRS Act in consequence of article 3

For the purposes of article 3, the BRS Act applies to the WECA as if —

(a) references to the Greater London Authority in section 2(1) (levying authorities) and in section 5(2) (prospectus) of the BRS Act include references to the WECA;

(b) references in that Act to a lower-tier authority are, in relation to the WECA, references to a district council whose area forms part of the WECA’s area.

Section 6 Amendment of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017

(1) The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4) of article 6 after “and 23” insert “and the functions conferred on the Combined Authority by article 3 of the West of England Combined Authority (Business Rate Supplements Functions) Order 2018”.