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.