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InterpretationE+W+S
In the application of this Schedule to England and Wales, “local authority” means—
(a)a county council, a district council, a London borough council, a parish council, a community council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(b)the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as local authority or police authority;
and includes a residuary body established by Part VII of the Local Government Act 1985.
In the application of this Schedule to Scotland—
(a)“local authority” means a [council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994] or any joint board or joint committee within the meaning of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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