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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972(1);
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(2);
“the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;
“the 2000 Regulations” means the Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000(3);
“head of paid service” means an officer responsible for performing the duties imposed by section 4(2) and (4) (designation and reports of head of paid service) of the 1989 Act;
“predecessor council”, in relation to a section 10 order, means a district council for whose winding up and dissolution the order provides;
“the reorganisation date” means the date specified in a section 10 order as that on which the predecessor council is to be wound up and dissolved;
“section 10 order” means an order under section 10 of the 2007 Act (implementation of recommendations by order);
“shadow authority” means an authority (not being a local authority) which, in accordance with a section 10 order, becomes the council for an area on the reorganisation date;
“shadow executive”, in relation to a shadow authority, means the executive created by the authority in accordance with a section 10 order;
“shadow period”, in relation to a shadow authority, means the period defined as such in the section 10 order which confers functions on the authority;
“successor council” in relation to a predecessor council whose entire area becomes part of the area of a new council on the reorganisation date, means that new council;
“transitional period” means the period beginning with—
the date on which these Regulations come into force; or
in relation to a section 10 order made after that date, the date on which that order comes into force,
and ending immediately before the reorganisation date.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to rights or liabilities of a predecessor council includes a reference to rights or liabilities acquired or incurred by any predecessor in title of that council.
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