59InterpretationE+W+S
(1)This section applies for the purposes of section 58.
(2)“Local authority” means—
(a)a county council in England;
(b)a district council in England;
(c)the Greater London Authority;
(d)a London borough council;
(e)the Common Council of the City of London;
(f)the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(g)a parish council in England;
(h)a county council in Wales;
(i)a community council in Wales;
(j)a county borough council in Wales;
(k)a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(l)a community council in Scotland.
(3)A Minister of the Crown may by order amend subsection (2) so as to add, vary or omit a reference to a body which exercises functions that have been conferred on a local authority within paragraph (a) to (l).
(4)A reference to the carrying-out of official business by a person who is a member of a local authority is a reference to the doing of anything by the person—
(a)as a member of the authority,
(b)as a member of a body to which the person is appointed by, or appointed following nomination by, the authority or a group of bodies including the authority, or
(c)as a member of any other public body.
(5)“Member”, in relation to the Greater London Authority, means—
(a)the Mayor of London;
(b)a member of the London Assembly.