25 Authorities subject to investigation.E+W
(1)This Part of this Act applies to [F1the following authorities]—
(a)any local authority,
F2(aa). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F3(ab)a National Park authority;]
(b)any joint board the constituent authorities of which are all local authorities,
[F4(ba)the Commission for the New Towns,
(bb)any development corporation established for the purposes of a new town,
F5(bc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(bd)any urban development corporation established by an order under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980,]
[F6(be)any housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988]
[F7(bf)the Urban Regeneration Agency;]
[F8(c)any joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985;
[F9(ca)any police authority established under [F10section 3 of the Police Act 1996];]
[F11(caa)the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad;]
(cb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12]
[F13(d)in relation to the flood defence functions of the Environment Agency, within the meaning of the Water Resources Act 1991, the Environment Agency and any regional flood defence committee;]
(2)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide that this Part of this Act shall also apply, subject to any modifications or exceptions specified in the Order, to any authority specified in the Order, being an authority which is established by or under an Act of Parliament, and which has power to levy a rate, or to issue a precept.
(3)An Order made by virtue of subsection (2) above may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order so made and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(4)Any reference to an authority to which this Part of this Act applies includes a reference—
(a)to the members and officers of that authority, and
(b)to any person or body of persons acting for the authority under section 101 . . . F14, or
(c)any committee mentioned in section 101(9) of the said Act.
[F15(5)Any reference to an authority to which this Part of this Act applies also includes a reference to—
(a)a school organisation committee constituted in accordance with section 24 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998,
(b)an exclusion appeals panel constituted in accordance with Schedule 18 to that Act,
(c)an admission appeals panel constituted in accordance with Schedule 24 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 25 to that Act, and
(d)the governing body of any community, foundation or voluntary school so far as acting in connection with the admission of pupils to the school or otherwise performing any of their functions under Chapter I of Part III of that Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 29, Sch. 3 para. 4
F2S. 25(1)(aa) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. V with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
F3S. 25(1)(ab) inserted (19.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 63(5), 125(2), Sch. 7 para. 18(1) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7, Sch. 23 para. 12)
F4S. 25(1)(ba)–(bd) inserted by Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 29, Sch. 3 para. 4
F5S. 25(1)bc) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
F7S. 25(1)(bf) inserted (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 187(1), Sch. 21 para. 6(1); S.I. 1993/2762, art. 3.
F8S. 25(1)(c)(ca)(cb) substituted for s. 25(1)(c) by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 51(a)
F9S. 25(1)(ca) substituted (1.10.1994 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 43, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 16; S.I. 1994/2025 art. 6(1)(2)(e)(g) (with art. 6(3)-(6)); S.I. 1995/3262, art. 4(1), Sch. (with arts. 4(2)-(8), 5)
F10Words in s. 25(1)(ca) substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103, 104(1), Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 1(2)(j)
F11S. 25(1)(caa) inserted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 50, s. 88, Sch. 6 para. 11; S.I. 1998/354, art. 2(1)(2)(au)(az)
F12S. 25(1)(cb) repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. I
F13S. 25(1)(d) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 18 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 23 para. 12); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F14Words repealed by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 194(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II
F15S. 25(5) substituted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 4(2) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 25(1)(c) amended by S.I. 1985/1884, art. 10, Sch. 3 para. 4(k) and by S.I. 1989/1815, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 6(b)
C2S. 25(1)(c) extended by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(h)
C3S. 25(5) applied (with modifications) (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, art. 8(1), SCh. 2 Pt. I
S. 25(5) modified (29.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/1016, art. 6, Sch. 4 para. 9(2)(b)