C2C3 Part I Local Authority Members, Officers, Staff and Committees etc.
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-21): extended (E.) (6.5.2002) by The Local Authorities (Elected Mayor and Mayor's Assistant) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/975), regs. 1(2), 3(6)
Interpretation of Part I
C121 Interpretation of Part I.
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Any reference in this Part to a local authority is, in relation to England and Wales, a reference to a body of one of the following descriptions—
a
a county council;
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a county borough council;
b
a district council;
c
a London borough council;
d
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, police authority or port health authority;
e
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
f
a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the M1Fire Services Act 1947;
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h
an authority established under section 10 of the M2Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);
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j
any body established pursuant to an order under section 67 of that Act (successors to residuary bodies);
k
the Broads Authority;
l
any joint board the constituent members of which consist of any of the bodies specified above; F7. . .
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In this Part—
“contravention” includes a failure to comply;
F11“council manager”, “executive”, “executive arrangements” and “mayor and council manager executive” have the same meaning as in Part II of the Local Government Act 2000;
“modifications” includes additions, alterations and omissions;
“proper officer”—
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in relation to a local authority in England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1972; and
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in relation to a local authority in Scotland, has the same meaning as in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973; and
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“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the M5Interpretation Act 1978.
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References in this Part to an officer of a local authority or to a paid office under a local authority do not include references to, or to the office of, the chairman or vice-chairman of the authority (whether referred to as such, as mayor, Lord Mayor, deputy mayor, as Lord Provost or otherwise F12or a member of any executive of the authority (other than a council manager)).
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-21) applied (temp. from 4.5.1995 to 31.3.1996) by S.I. 1995/1042, art. 4(1)
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-21): power conferred to make provisions about matters of the kind dealt with in this part (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4 para. (j)(i); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 2(1)(2)(m) (subject to art. 2(3))
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-21): extended (E.W.) (26.10.2000 for E. and 28.7.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 22, ss. 23, 108(4), Sch. 1 para. 3(13); S.I. 2000/2849, art. 2(c)