The Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025

Incidental provisions

20.  The following provisions of the Local Government Act 1972(1) have effect in relation to the Combined County Authority as if it were a local authority—

(a) section 113 (power to place staff at the disposal of other local authorities)(2);

(b) section 142(2) (power to arrange for publication of information etc relating to the functions of the authority)(3);

(c) section 144 (power to encourage visitors and provide conference and other facilities)(4);

(d) section 145 (provision of entertainments)(5);

(e) section 222 (power of local authorities to prosecute and defend legal proceedings).

(1)

1972 c. 70.

(2)

Section 113 was amended by paragraph 151 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32); by paragraph 13 of Schedule 9 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19); by paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43); by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17); by paragraph 51(a) of Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43); by paragraph 17 of Schedule 5, paragraph 3 of Schedule 7, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 17 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012; by paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 11(2) and (3) of Schedule 4 to the Health and Care Act 2022; and by S.I. 2000/90, 2002/2469, 2007/961.

(3)

Subsection (2) was amended by section 3(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10).

(4)

Section 144 was amended by Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57); by section 190 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65); and by Schedule 17 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51).

(5)

Section 145 was amended by paragraph 59 of Schedule 6 to the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17).