“housing authority” means a local housing authority F2or a new town corporation;

“new town corporation” means a development corporation or the F3new towns residuary body;

“development corporation” means a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the M1New Towns Act 1981;

“urban development corporation” means an urban development corporation established under Part XVI of the M2Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

“local authority” means a county, F4county borough, district or London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly F5, in sections 43, 44 and 232 includes the Broads AuthorityF6, in sections 438, 441, 442, 443 and 458 includes the Broads Authority F7, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, F8an economic prosperity board, a combined authorityF23, a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004F20...F22and the London Fire Commissioner, and in sections 45(2)(b), 50(2), 51(6), 80(1), 157(1), 171(2), F9. . ., 573(1), paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, grounds 7 and 12 in Schedule 2, ground 5 in Schedule 3, paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule 5 and Schedule 16 includes F10. . . F11the Broads AuthorityF6, a F19police and crime commissioner Act 1996,. . . F12. . . F13. . . F10. . . F14, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, F8an economic prosperity board, a combined authority F23, a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ,F20... F22and the London Fire Commissioner;