Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

217 Definition of certain terms in amended enactments: England

(1) The Secretary of State may by order under this section—

(a) define an “entity under the control of a local authority” and an “entity jointly controlled by bodies that include a local authority” for the purposes of section 4(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 (c. 64);

(b) define for the purposes of section 80(1)(aa) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) the reference in that provision to “an entity under the control of” the authority mentioned there;

(c) define, for the purposes of sections 98(8)(d) and 100(1)(a) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), the references in each of those provisions to—

(i) “an entity under the control of” the body mentioned there;

(ii) “an entity subject to the influence of” that body; and

(iii) “an entity jointly controlled by” that body and one or more other bodies;

(d) define for the purposes of paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 7 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) the reference in that provision to “an entity under the control of” the authority mentioned there;

(e) define for the purposes of section 18(2)(b) of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) the references in that provision to—

(i) “an entity under the control of” and “a trust under the control of” an authority or Executive mentioned there;

(ii) “an entity subject to the influence of” and “a trust subject to the influence of” such an authority or Executive; and

(iii) “an entity jointly controlled by bodies that include” and “a trust jointly controlled by bodies that include” such an authority or Executive.

(2) Any reference in subsection (1) to the purposes of a provision of—

• the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70),

• the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980,

• the Environment Act 1995, or

• the Local Government Act 2003,

is a reference to the purposes of that provision as it applies in relation to England.

(3) An order under this section may provide for any expression used by it to have the meaning for the time being given by a relevant document identified by the order.

(4) In subsection (3) “relevant document”—

(a) means a document that (at the time the power under subsection (3) is exercised) is a document identified for the purposes of section 21(2)(b) of the Local Government Act 2003 by regulations made under that provision; and

(b) includes a document so identified by virtue of section 21(5) of that Act (documents not yet existing).