Local Government Act 2003

33 Interpretation of Chapter 1 E+W

(1) The following are local authorities for the purposes of this Chapter—

(a) a county council;

(b) a county borough council;

(c) a district council;

(d) the Greater London Authority;

(e) a London borough council;

(f) the Common Council of the City of London, in its capacity as a local authority, police authority or port health authority;

(g) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

F1 (h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(i) an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) (waste disposal authorities);

(j) a joint authority established by Part 4 of that Act [F2 (fire and rescue services and transport)];

[F3 (ja) an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);]

[F4 (jb) an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

(jc) a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;]

(k) a joint planning board constituted for an area in Wales outside a National Park by an order under section 2(1B) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8);

[F5 (l) a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;]

(m) a police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16).

(2) In this Chapter—

• “functional body” has the same meaning as in the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29);

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26).

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 33(1)(h) omitted (1.4.2005) by virtue of Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/886), art. 1, Sch. para. 96

F2 Words in s. 33(1)(j) substituted (1.4.2005) by Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36), s. 34(1), Sch. 2 para. 10(3)(e); S.I. 2005/772, art. 2(b)

F3 S. 33(1)(ja) inserted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 13 para. 55(3); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(p)

F4 S. 33(1)(jb)(jc) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 117(3); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)

F5 S. 33(1)(l) substituted (1.10.2004 except in relation to W. otherwise 10.11.2004) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 101; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2