Local Government and Housing Act 1989

67 Application of, and orders under, Part V. E+W

(1) Any reference in this Part to a company is a reference to a body corporate of one of the following descriptions—

(a) a company limited by shares;

(b) a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital;

(c) a company limited by guarantee and having a share capital;

(d) an unlimited company;

[F1 (da) a registered society within the meaning of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014;] and

(e) a society registered or deemed to be registered F2 ... under the M1 Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.

(2) Expressions used in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1) above have the same meaning as in [F3 the Companies Acts (see section 1174 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Companies Act 2006)].

(3) Any reference in this Part to a local authority is a reference to a body of one of the following descriptions—

(a) a county council;

[F4 (aa) a county borough council;]

(b) a district council;

[F5 (bb) the Greater London Authority;

F5 (bc) a functional body, within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;]

(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 parish council;

(g) a community council;

[F6 (ga) the Greater London Magistrates’ Courts Authority;]

[F7 (h) a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;]

F8 (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(j) an authority established under section 10 of the M2 Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);

(k) a joint authority established by Part IV of that Act [F9 (fire and rescue services and transport)];

(l) any body established pursuant to an order under section 67 of that Act (successors to residuary bodies);

(m) the Broads Authority;

[F10 (ma) a National Park authority;]

(n) any joint board the constituent members of which consist of any of the bodies specified above;

F11 (o) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F12 (oo) a joint planning board constituted for an area in Wales outside a National Park by an order under section 2(1B) of the M3 Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and]

(p) a Passenger Transport Executive.

(4) Any power to make an order under this Part shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament; and under any such power different provision maybe made for different cases and different descriptions of cases (including different provision for different areas).

[F13 (5) The power under subsection (4) above to make differential provision includes, in particular, power to make different provision for different local authorities or descriptions of local authority.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 67(1)(da) inserted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 42(a) (with Sch. 5)

F2 Words in s. 67(1)(e) omitted (1.8.2014) by virtue of Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 42(b) (with Sch. 5)

F3 Words in s. 67(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 104(2) (with art. 10)

F4 S. 67(3)(aa) inserted (7.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/3071, art. 2, Sch. 3(6)

F5 S. 67(3)(bb)(bc) inserted (8.5.2000 for specified purposes otherwise 3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 393(1)(2) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3434, arts. 3, 4

F6 S. 67(3)(ga) inserted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 83(3), Sch. 12 paras. 4, 6 (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(i) (with savings in Sch. 2 para. 2)

F7 S. 67(3)(h) substituted (1.10.2004 except in relation to W., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 71(3); S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

F8 S. 67(3)(i) omitted (22.11.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 205; S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)

F9 Words in s. 67(3)(k) substituted (1.4.2005) by Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36), s. 34(1), Sch. 2 para. 10(3)(b); S.I. 2005/772, art. 2(b)

F10 S. 67(3)(ma) inserted (19.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 65(7), 125(2), Sch. 8 para. 10 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)

F11 S. 67(3)(o) repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/2560, art. 2, Sch.

F12 S. 67(3)(oo) inserted (23.11.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 31(3) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7); S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1)

F13 S. 67(5) inserted (18.11.2003 for E. and 27.11.2003 for W.) by Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), s. 128(6), Sch. 3 para. 2; S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8, Sch.); S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 67(3) modified (temp.) (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 67; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38

C2 S. 67(3)(k) applied (with modifications) (E.) (8.5.2017) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Fire and Rescue Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/469), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 3(2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 67 wholly in force at 7.10.1993; s. 67 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 195(2); s. 67 in force for certain purposes at 16.1.1990 by S.I. 1989/2445, art. 4; s. 67 in force so far as not already in force at 7.10.1993 by S.I. 1993/2140, art. 3

Marginal Citations

M1 1969 c.24. (N.I.)

M2 1985 c. 51.

M3 1990 c. 8.