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  Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill - Regional Development Authorities - power to delegate
  
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  The majority of Lords voted against inserting a new clause[1] into the [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2008-09/localdemocracyeconomicdevelopmentandconstruction.html Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill] which would have actually resulted in a new clause in the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998[2] which said:
  
  :''Delegation of functions by regional development agencies''
  :Subject to the provisions of this section, a regional development agency shall have power to arrange for the discharge of any of their functions by a local authority within their area, or jointly by a group of local authorities within that area.
  
  Following a short debate, the proposer of this motion (Lord Hanningfield) begged leave to withdraw this amendment.  Unusually there was an objection to this, and the matter was pressed to a vote.[3]
  
  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2009-04-01a.1152.2#g1162.0 Lord Hanningfield], House of Lords, 1 April 2009
  * [2] [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=Regional+Development+Agencies+Act+&Year=1998&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&TYPE=QS&NavFrom=0&activeTextDocId=1864373&PageNumber=1&SortAlpha=0 Regional Development Agencies Act 1998], Statute Law Database.
  * [3] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2009-04-01a.1152.2#g1168.0 Lord Hanningfield], House of Lords, 1 April 2009
  
  
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