Part IRegional development agencies

Activities

4Purposes

1

A regional development agency shall have the following purposes—

a

to further the economic development and the regeneration of its area,

b

to promote business efficiency, investment and competitiveness in its area,

c

to promote employment in its area,

d

to enhance the development and application of skills relevant to employment in its area, and

e

to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom where it is relevant to its area to do so.

2

A regional development agency’s purposes apply as much in relation to the rural parts of its area as in relation to the non-rural parts of its area.