PART I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Other authorities and bodies
4 Other descriptions of authority.
F11
In this Act—
a
“housing authority” means a local housing authority F2or a new town corporation;
b
“new town corporation” means a development corporation or the F3new towns residuary body;
c
“development corporation” means a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the M1New Towns Act 1981;
d
“urban development corporation” means an urban development corporation established under Part XVI of the M2Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;
C1e
“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;
F15f
“ housing action trust ” means a housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988;
F16g
“ new towns residuary body ” means—
i
in relation to England, the Homes and Communities Agency so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to it as mentioned in section 52(1)(a) to (d) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008F18or the Greater London Authority so far as exercising its new towns and urban development functions; and
ii
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to them as mentioned in section 36(1)(a) (i) to (iii) of the New Towns Act 1981.
F172
In this section—
“ combined authority ” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“ economic prosperity board ” means an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of that Act;
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